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Conchords take off
American TV deal for folk parody duo
Folk parody duo Flight Of The Conchords have landed their own American TV series. The Perrier-nominated New Zealanders have been commissioned for an 11-episode comedy from the prestigious HBO network. Their show is being described as similar to fellow HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, as it will be partially improvised around a script and offers a fictional version of the lives of its stars, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. It will also feature original songs, in a format similar to the pair's Radio Two series last year. The series was commissioned following a successful pilot, which Clement and McKenzie created with Ali G director James Bobin and Stu Smiley, executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond. The Conchords had previously developed a pilot with the rival NBC network after executives spotted them at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival, but this didn't make it to a series. McKenzie had previously played an elf in the Lord Of The Rings movie.
Okay the last part is the funniest part, because now tha I think about it, I totally remember him as the elf in ROTK who talks to Arwen as she's leaving Rivendell (pictures below)... now I really am in love with Bret.
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that is the creepiest of all the elves ... no wonder I like Jermaine better ...
Just stopping by to say thatnks for the link to "Saved by the Bell". Now it's gonna be in my head all day. =)Have a Nitty.Gritty. enjoyable rest of the weekend. Ciao!
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