Thursday, May 15, 2008

Blondes Not Bombs


Did you actually need another reason to pick up the Flight of the Conchords disc? No. You didn't. But just in case you've been dragging your heels, I feel its my duty to tell you that the disc packaging includes not only a pop-up illustration of Bret and Jemaine, but a mind-bending two-sided poster that you can slap on the coolerator or keep neatly folded up for decades to come.

If you've been sound asleep for the past 12 months: Flight of the Conchords is a half hour HBO comedy series about a pair of twenty-something New Zealanders trying to drive their band to the big time via Manhattan's Lower East Side. The duo have a pathetic but well-meaning New Zealander manager, one fan/stalker, and some songs that make you want to alternately shake 'em on down and piss yourself laughing.

The rest of the show, the characters, the situations all defy description. It's geek chic nirvana, and brilliant beyond words.

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