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I am – Hercules!!
I find “Flight of the Conchords” plenty funny! But not everybody does! How some talkbackers greeted the show when it hit HBO June 17:
“Fucking Awful! what a piece of shit!”
-- talkbacker “Gqtaste”
“Sounds awful. Just what the world needs, another too-black-to-be-genuinely-funny fish-out-of-water comedy.”
-- talkbacker “forgot_old_username”
“only made me giggle twice. Not all that funny. I smiled at a couple bits and laughed twice."
-- talkbacker “StovetopStuffin'”
“Would work better as a series of one-minute TV commercials for some prodcut nobody cares about. It's about that entertaining too. HBO, don't just cancel this show--never show any more episodes. Dead air would be preferable.”
-- talkbacker “Subversive01057”
Bad news for the haters: HBO liked “Conchords” well enough to give it a second season arriving next year.
HBO says of tonight’s finale:
Murray (Rhys Darby) foists a new bongo-playing band member (Todd Barry) on Bret (Bret McKenzie) and Jemaine (Jemaine Clement), triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands. Written by James Bobin & Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie; directed by James Bobin.
For those unaware, Todd Barry is a generally hilarious stand-up comic.
10:30 p.m. Sunday. HBO.
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I am – Hercules!!
HBO has given “Entourage” and “Flight of the Conchords” orders for a fifth and second season, respectively.
The Sunday-night sitcoms both conclude their current seasons on Sept. 2, but will be back sometime next year.
Look! Press release!
For Immediate Release
HBO RENEWS HIT COMEDY SERIES ENTOURAGE AND
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS FOR NEW SEASONS, TO DEBUT IN 2008
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2007 - HBO has renewed the hit comedy series ENTOURAGE for a fifth season and FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS for a second season, it was announced today by Carolyn Strauss, president, HBO Entertainment. Currently debuting new episodes back-to-back on Sunday night (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), both series conclude their current season Sept. 2, and will return with new episodes in 2008.
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It’s an HBO sitcom about a pair of thirtysomething New Zealand musicians struggling to succeed in New York. One of those thirtysomething musicians is the star of the new movie “Eagle Vs. Shark.”
Variety says:
… seems like any of the cut-rate slacker comedies that overpopulate Comedy Central -- until they burst into song and madcap lunacy ensues. Hardly a great show, those eclectic musical numbers nevertheless yield some extremely clever moments …
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