"Well, boss, it's sort of like Tenacious D meets Withnail & I..."
― da croupier, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Finally the act that will inspire Starbucks to buy Sub Pop.
― da croupier, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:21 (sixteen years ago) link
i think you might be taking this a bit too seriously.
brett is in a popular ska/reggae/funk band in NZ btw. also he was a hobbit in those movies.
― chaki, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Though the more Tenacious D embellished their folk comedy act, the further they got from their one joke. Embellishments give the Conchords a chance to think one up.
― da croupier, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Can I create a board called "Do You Like Anything????"
― dean ge, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
An elf, actually! He has the nostrils for it.
― nabisco, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link
More than you needed to know.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 2 July 2007 23:53 (sixteen years ago) link
inner inner city inner city pressure
Anyone heard the bbc radio show? Available on amazon uk. Non-produced versions of the songs along with radio comedy(which works less well).
Hope they put out a proper sdtk.
― calstars, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 01:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Ever since I heard their song for the ladies, I have wanted a t-shirt that says "redheads not warheads".
― accentmonkey, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 12:29 (sixteen years ago) link
ok i watched it and i roffld. just when its getting too cute then its funny which makes it all better. the scene where he meets the sign holding girl and he's all shes so hot omg - the part right before the song started cracked me up. the song was funny too.
― jhøshea, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 12:37 (sixteen years ago) link
This show makes my week.
I loved when they were getting mugged, Bret was wearing the safety vest Murray gave them, and Jermaine was the one who got the worst of it.
― molly mummenschanz, Friday, 6 July 2007 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Important question: is it non-weird in NZ that his name is Jemaine, with the R omitted?
― nabisco, Friday, 6 July 2007 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
i've gotta try to torrent this, it sounds like. will report back.
― jergïns, Friday, 6 July 2007 22:38 (sixteen years ago) link
saw the pilot and was all eh, but I've warmed to it considerably. John from Cinci, too
― will, Friday, 6 July 2007 22:50 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost to nabisco: i live in nz and jemaine with or without the r is a pretty weird name.
NAME DROP... brett is my friend's landlord!
― Rubyred, Saturday, 7 July 2007 01:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Is he nice?
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 7 July 2007 01:49 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't know; i stayed at their place for 3 months and never saw him. but apparently he's a pretty laid-back dude. the house has a big section (by wellington standards) and they all wanted to jazz it up and have a vege garden and stuff, so he gave them a pile of cash to do whatever they wanted to the place.
― Rubyred, Saturday, 7 July 2007 02:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I love them. The pet shop boys thing was amazing. Also, I'm a little bit in love with Bret.
― ENBB, Saturday, 7 July 2007 02:57 (sixteen years ago) link
i kind of like that i'm not in love with either of them but like them both a lot
the running around with the safety vest on + murray's tips for new zelanders in new york (stay away from dangerous crowds; stick to back alleys) = hilarious
i watched the texas (southxsouthwest fest) documentary that's up on youtube - it's pretty funny too, in a great deadpan-meets-genuine-shock-and-awe way - in general though, i'm more into their just being dudes and the adventures they have than i am into the songs. maybe this is wrong of me?
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 03:12 (sixteen years ago) link
HOW TERRIBLE OF YOU
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 7 July 2007 03:12 (sixteen years ago) link
brett: "i'm looking for my friend" cop: "dark hair, glasses, talks like a robot?" brett: "yeah that's just how new zelanders talk"
haha (paraphrased tho sorry)
xpost sometimes i am terrible haha
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 03:22 (sixteen years ago) link
ned do you like this show?
brett: "yeah that's just how new zelanders talk"
that would be correct.
― Rubyred, Saturday, 7 July 2007 03:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Only seen some of the clips. I agree with others that "Inner City Pressure" is the high point.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 7 July 2007 03:40 (sixteen years ago) link
but the strength of this show is in the, uh, show like not the clips but watching the whole thing. a bunch of smaller jokes within one big joke. that is within another, bigger joke. i probably said that upthread though and am repeating myself.
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 04:00 (sixteen years ago) link
sorry i spelled new zealand wrong twice there... um uh
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 04:10 (sixteen years ago) link
on behalf of all new zealanders: we forgive you ;)
― Rubyred, Saturday, 7 July 2007 04:31 (sixteen years ago) link
i'll never do it again!
murray: "he may be dead" dude with paintball gun - dave?: "he maybe did what?" m: "he may be DEAD" dave: "i know but what did he maybe do?" m: "he may be DEAD" dave: "maybe he did or maybe he didn't, what did he maybe do?" brett: "no, he may be dead" dave: "are you guys fucking with me?"
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 04:49 (sixteen years ago) link
full eps are on y0utube btw of course which is why that above is like a transcript and my previous entry re: new zealand accent is a fairly inaccurate paraphrasing...
also: rhymenoceros
― rrrobyn, Saturday, 7 July 2007 04:57 (sixteen years ago) link
"Inner City Pressure" is my new theme song.
― kenan, Saturday, 7 July 2007 07:38 (sixteen years ago) link
You want to sit down But you sold your chair So you just... You just stand there.
― kenan, Saturday, 7 July 2007 07:41 (sixteen years ago) link
No one cares No one sympathizes You just stay home And Play synthesizers
― kenan, Saturday, 7 July 2007 07:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Also:
She's so hot she's making me sexist. Bitch.
― kenan, Saturday, 7 July 2007 08:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Also: I smell a lot of Ween-level comedy begging to happen in this show, but thankfully so far it hasn't gotten that inexcusable. So far it's just a little South-Park-y. And fine and whatever and -- deep breath -- ok.
― kenan, Saturday, 7 July 2007 09:45 (sixteen years ago) link
my fave verses on the what's wrong with the world R&B song are the one about Monkeys giving people diseases and the one about high sneaker prices. Those cracked me up.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 7 July 2007 14:52 (sixteen years ago) link
this show is brilliant. me and lxy watched all three last night. Inner City Pressure was tear-inducing. the phrasing was so perfect pet shop boys. I concur with rrrobyn above that you really need to watch the whole show: the genius is in the silences and looks and awkward moments. their manager kind of kills me, like a cross between Ian Fiath and David Brent.
Jemaine is really weird looking. In a good way.
― jergïns, Sunday, 8 July 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
also i love the week-in-the-life format. "What, all that happened on Tuesday??"
and thankx guys for the Daft Punk reference
― jergïns, Sunday, 8 July 2007 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
it's pretty good except for the songs
― am0n, Sunday, 8 July 2007 20:27 (sixteen years ago) link
The manager is my favorite for laffs; I love both the main guys & they are v.v. good looking. I am surprised no Tenacious D comparisons have been made (ie on their NPR interview): HBO show about unpopular two-man band. But xxx100k better of course.
― Abbott, Sunday, 8 July 2007 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
HBO's streaming the entire episode this week.
― Eazy, Monday, 9 July 2007 14:11 (sixteen years ago) link
wow is this ever hit and miss. but it hits enough
― jergïns, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 06:06 (sixteen years ago) link
TENACIOUS TWEE
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 06:10 (sixteen years ago) link
3rd time's the charm!
― David R., Tuesday, 10 July 2007 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
DAVID BOWIE
― David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 04:22 (sixteen years ago) link
TENACIOUS DUNDEE
SHOW REFERENCE
― David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 04:23 (sixteen years ago) link
murray will make me cry at some point
― jergïns, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 07:35 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0
the apple toss kills me every time
― deeznuts, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 23:23 (sixteen years ago) link
i missed Coco this episode
― jergïns, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 23:26 (sixteen years ago) link
murray will totally make me cry he is the most sad of them all
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 23:33 (sixteen years ago) link