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Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete HBO First Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Bret Mckenzie, Jemaine Clement
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Format: Pal
Language: English (Unknown)
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Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 346 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
EAN: 7321902187945
ASIN: B000UI2XN4
Release Date: October 29, 2007
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 Motherflippin Genius October 26, 2007
John Fraser (St Albans)
36 out of 39 found this review helpful
Every once in a while a comedy series comes along that seems to rewrite the comedy rule book while making you wonder "how come no-one's ever done anything like this before?"
The Flight of the Conchords is one such series. In a way, it's a great throwback to the musical format - people breaking into song in the middle of a conversation for no reason - and the humour that can be had with that conceit alone is immense (the moment when a song kicks off is always very funny.) But the structure and sheer hilarity of the songs (on the one hand pitch-perfect parodies of specific genres of songwriting and on the other, a mixture of deeply inappropriate lyrics and inventive surreality) bears repeated scrutiny and really is tears-streaming-down-your-face funny. It's also worth pointing out that the New Zealand accent certainly seems to add an additional layer of comedy to a lot of it. That and Jermaine and Brett's relentlessly deadpan delivery. Glorious stuff. bring on series two.
Phenomenal comedy duo who are worth all the success they get!! September 6, 2007
M. Faulkner
56 out of 64 found this review helpful
If you haven't heard of Flight of the Conchords already, you can do no worse than to check out this DVD.
If you love dry, surreal and ridiculously intelligent comedy/music panaches, then Bret and Jermaine are the men you seek.
Think the non-sensical ramblings of Bill Bailey, crossed with the sudden musical outbursts of The Mighty Boosh, and mix it all up with a naive attempt to break it big in the States, one sicophantic and crazy fan, and a hoard of miniature disasters!
By the way, I'm not superb at writing reviews, but I hope you get the idea!
Innovative cult comedy October 10, 2007
Ray Blake (Hemel Hempstead, UK)
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
Think of the mockumentary style of 'Spinal Tap' combined with the surreal musical comedy of Bill Bailey and the slightly claustrophobic domestic arrangements of Morecambe and Wise. These elements combine to make something genuinely original.
Bret and Jermaine are unconventional heroes, but heroes nevertheless, a couple of socially awkward New Zealanders trying against the odds to make it in New York. Their exploits and those of their amateur manager, Murray ('I'm so angry I could almost swear.') and their fanbase (a rather unhinged woman who is more of a stalker than a fan) make for a succession of laugh-out-loud moments.
You are unlikely to find a funnier American sitcom this year.
Pass the Kleenex April 26, 2008
Dale M. (Spain)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I can only sum up this series in one sentence: I laughed 'til I cried. (And so did the rest of the family).
Too funny for the overused "surreal" label February 25, 2008
L. Davison (Sydney, Australia)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Flight of the Conchords is very, very funny indeed but I am quite surprised to see it compared to Bill Bailey and the Mighty Boosh.
The humour in FotC is not "surreal" - it's certainly offbeat and extremely deadpan but at heart the show is a situation comedy based on recognisable scenarios. In fact, the humour is often rooted in the startling mundanity of the protagonists' lives - failing to get/keep girlfriends or gigs, losing confidence, falling out with each other. In other words, very far from surreal.
But no worse for it; in fact, I'd say the avoidance of self-conscious wackiness is a huge plus point. Along with being extremely funny.
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