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| Wannabe musicians Bret and Jemaine have left their native New Zealand to try to make it big in their adopted home of New York City, in this new, irreverent musical comedy series from HBO. From a shabby apartment on the Lower East Side, the friends spend their days seeking gigs for their digi-folk act, Flight of the Conchords (New Zealand's "fourth most popular folk act") in a bid to break onto the world stage. Things are not looking too promising. They've managed to find a manager, Murray, whose day job is working as the New Zealand cultural attaché, and their fan base consists solely of Mel, a married woman whose devotion borders on obsession. Their only friend is Dave, who owns the local pawn shop. But this leaves Bret and Jemaine plenty of time for their other big pre-occupation – women. Awkwardly courting girls they meet while hanging out on the street or at bohemian parties, they find it easier to express themselves with music. But, all too often, their innocent, misguided efforts to find romance or land a gig end in disappointment ... resulting in an abundance of plaintive tunes about life, love and the pursuit of an elusive music video. In the first episode, the boys' friendship is under threat when Jemaine falls for Bret's ex, Sally. And Murray bids for greatness by shooting a video of the band's song, Robots, on a mobile phone. Bret is played by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine by Jemaine Clement, with Rhys Darby as Murray, Kristen Schaal as Mel, Arj Barker as Dave and Rachel Blanchard as Sally. Flight Of The Conchords is written by Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie and James Bobin, who is also the director. |