How hard would it be to hire a couple of composers to crank out Conchords-type material?

What? Nooooooooooo!

Whut?

Their songs were the only reason why I didn't watch the show.

Tenacious D nods in agreement.

I don't know, I LOVED the first season of the TV show, but when you'd hear their stuff out of context (listening to their record or seeing them live) it just isn't as funny. Or.. funny at all I guess.

The show was hilarious though.

notmtwain: How hard would it be to hire a couple of composers to crank out Conchords-type material?

To come up with stuff of this quality? Very hard

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Okay I forgot about the "binary solo" in that song.

That is farking funny.

This makes me sad, but better that than letting the quality go down just to crank out more episodes.

Plus now they have more time to tour!

/inner city pressure

Guess Murray needs to find them a new gig.

Sweet a cameraphone!

emptykay: I don't know, I LOVED the first season of the TV show, but when you'd hear their stuff out of context (listening to their record or seeing them live) it just isn't as funny. Or.. funny at all I guess.

The show was hilarious though.

See, it's the other way around for me. I loved hearing them live, but was a little disappointed initially with the show.

What?
Nooooooo!

I think another part of it has to do with HBO being frikkin Lame now. No Preacher eather kids! Its been confirmed. For ( get this) being too dark and controversial. Deadwood gone and all these new lame shows. The Vampire show..yes Vampires are how we treat gays. WE GET IT! HBO has lost its luster and has become another regular network if you ask me. New head of programing saw to that
The old HBO whould have been fine with waiting till they were ready for season 3 like they did with Larry David.
Oh well there is showtime now.

looky loo: notmtwain: How hard would it be to hire a couple of composers to crank out Conchords-type material?

To come up with stuff of this quality? Very hard

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God I love that song.

This really sucks, but I swear I'm not crying. It's just been raining on my face.

I'm not weeping cause they won't be such a rocking band, for your information there's an inflammation in my tear gland.

I'm not upset because they left us this way, my eyes are just a little sweaty today... Etc.

That farking sucks. That was by far the best show on TV last year. I'm so mad I could dance.

Traborn: This really sucks, but I swear I'm not crying. It's just been raining on my face.

I'm not weeping cause they won't be such a rocking band, for your information there's an inflammation in my tear gland.

I'm not upset because they left us this way, my eyes are just a little sweaty today... Etc.

I've been cutting up onions....for chili...

ItchyMcDoogle: I think another part of it has to do with HBO being frikkin Lame now. No Preacher eather kids! Its been confirmed. For ( get this) being too dark and controversial. Deadwood gone and all these new lame shows. The Vampire show..yes Vampires are how we treat gays. WE GET IT! HBO has lost its luster and has become another regular network if you ask me. New head of programing saw to that
The old HBO whould have been fine with waiting till they were ready for season 3 like they did with Larry David.
Oh well there is showtime now.

i'd like to biatch about HBO, but In Treatment and Generation Kill have been two of the better things on tv in recent years... they dropped the ball on Deadwood and that Jesus of Malibu things sucked but it seems like HBO always delivers something of quality.

there goes my reason for getting cable.

Seeing as a good portion of the first season was adapted from the BBC radio series, I'm not terribly surprised that they're having a hard time with the second season. I'm excited at the prospect of more FOTC, but only if it's good stuff (episodes 1-4, 9-12) and not episodes like the one about racism or the one about Bowie.

They're probably best off if they can follow the template Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have been using with "The Office" and "Extras" and produce a second season and a special that ties up the loose ends. It gives the series a sense of finale without running it into the ground.

Ain't no party like my nana's tea party...

As much as I love FOTC, I pretty much expected that they'd only go 2 seasons. It's hard work to try to come up with all new material when you've used your backlog for the first series. This just isn't the songs, but they have to write 12 shows as well. Plus, the novelty is wearing off. Be smart like Gervais and get out while the gettin's good. I'd rather have 2 seasons of great shows than 10 seasons of crap (Friends, anyone???). They can still develop other ideas for shows, or keep putting out albums and touring.

+1 on Generation Kill and The Wire... but FX has been doing a hell of a job with The Shield (ending tomorrow...sniff) and Rescue Me, good competition to HBO.

I'm the Rhymenocerous.

GREAT show overall
and good for them for not trying to milk it forever

one more season?
sounds about right.

Good, less stupidity on that channel. I don't understand how something like this survived when John for Cincinnati was canceled. It had so much potential to be something great, but no one watched it. I'm giving True Blood a chance next week, mainly because I'm a sucker for anything with Anna Paquin in it. I'm also looking foward to the return of Big Love and Entourage, although I have to wait till next year for Big Love to come back.

This is good news - keep the series short and of quality. Besides, we give bands 3 years to write a new album, when these guys have got to write a new album and a tv show.

/can't believe they were turned down by the networks here in NZ
//Bret was at one of my band's shows last year
///i think he left before we went on

yaknowthatguy: +1 on Generation Kill and The Wire... but FX has been doing a hell of a job with The Shield (ending tomorrow...sniff) and Rescue Me, good competition to HBO.

I'm the Rhymenocerous.

See, FX keeps blowing it because by the time I find out my favorite shows have restarted the new season is over!

HBO to hurry up and greenlight the Song of Ice and Fire series, kthx.

What?

An absolutely terrible show didn't get renewed?

/shocked

secularsage: or the one about Bowie

i LOVED the bowie one.

/i've had some pretty freaky dreams

Necrocide: What?

An absolutely terrible show didn't get renewed?

/shocked

Welcome to the thread about that show, genius. Thanks for being common.

Cuthbert Allgood: i LOVED the bowie one.

/i've had some pretty freaky dreams

Were they about parties... in space? Does that freak you out?

I'm just happy that they're definitely having a second season. And for those that think the songs don't work out of context? My group covers "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" and "Business Time" and even those unfamiliar with FOTC love them.

Well, the parents with little kids out too late get concerned looks, but whatevs.

Talk about a Tenacious D ripoff without the funny. Good riddance.

DAMN! I thought they were so hilarious! Especially when Brett accidentally took his hit of acid, goes into the bathroom, and the walls are shifting back and forth and then they are panicing about a three way...well...they could always come over and crash at my house - there are a few musicians here anyways :)

factoryconnection: My group covers "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" and "Business Time" and even those unfamiliar with FOTC love them.


That would be pretty freaky, Bowie

/would pay the cover to hear them

ElTaco: Talk about a Tenacious D ripoff without the funny. Good riddance.

Sigh. 2 people playing novelty songs was not created my Tenacious D.

Jerseysteve22: Whut?

Ya know, I never understood a farkin word that guy said.

/besides they're unhygenic

There's an old saying in the music business.

"You've got your entire life to write your first album (season).
And six months to write your second."

its a lot of pressure, and I dont blame them.

Wow this makes me sad. I was just getting into the show...bought the DVD ect..

Murray is beyond hilarious.

The David Bowie dreams were awesome.

leggy legggy leggy legggy blondy blondy blondy blondy

/goodbyeeeeeee

We will miss them. Jack Black sucks and he's fat.

Lookin 'round the room, I can tell that you, are the most beautiful girl, in the...room (in the whole wide room)



...it's just me an you, and seven other dudes around you on the dance floor, i draw you near, let's get out of here...let's get in a cab, I'll buy you a KABAB...

They're probably suffering from
Inner.
Inner City.
Inner.
City.
Pressure.
inner city PRESSURE!

Don Lockwood: They're probably suffering from
Inner.
Inner City.
Inner.
City.
Pressure.
inner city PRESSURE!

Maybe they should "just stay home and play synthesizers" (sp?)

arf arf, arf arf. ( fist wave )

"HBO to hurry up and greenlight the Song of Ice and Fire series, kthx."

Yeah. Really anticipating the next book.

Took me a while to get into but once I did...these guys are absolutely demented.