Wikipedia Summary:
The series revolves around the day-to-day lives and loves of two musicians, Jemaine and Bret (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, playing fictionalised versions of themselves), who have uprooted themselves from their native New Zealand to try to make it big as a novelty folk duo in New York City. The two have frequent appointments with their band manager, Murray (Rhys Darby), a Deputy Cultural Attaché at the New Zealand consulate, who is overly officious and ineffectual. Jemaine and Bret constantly fend off the amorous attentions of Mel (Kristen Schaal), a married woman who is their sole fan and stalker. Their friend Dave (Arj Barker) works at a pawn shop and gives them advice on dealing with American women and culture. Other recurring characters include their landlord, Eugene (played by Eugene Mirman), Bret's short-term girlfriend Coco (Sutton Foster) and Jemaine and Bret's ex-girlfriend Sally (Rachel Blanchard).
Jemaine and/or Bret break into song periodically throughout each episode. The songs are built into the narrative structure of the show in several different ways. Some songs form part of the actual plot of the show. In these instances, Bret or Jemaine sings to another character. Other songs serve as the internal monologue of one of the two. Typically, at least once per show, a song is shot in the form of a music video. Some songs use a combination of the styles. For example, in the first episode, "Sally", the song "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" is a mix of Jemaine's inner thoughts, which are inaudible to those around him, and his spoken invitations to Sally to get a kebab and to go back to his place, while the music video for "Business Time" (from "Sally Returns") depicts a daydream that Jemaine is having.
The enthusiastic manner in which the characters express themselves through song is in stark contrast to the very low-key, monotone manner in which the characters express themselves throughout the rest of the show. Thus, when the characters cannot verbalize their feelings, the songs serve as inner monologues and explain the thoughts and feelings they are unable to communicate to others.
sorry but i had to create this thread. it doesn't feel right to not have a thread on one of the best shows currently on tv while we have one for hannah montana or whatever. i mean, these people got a grammy nomination for The Distant Future! anyways, for those who watch this show, what's your favorite episode or song? my favorite episode has to be "Mugged" (the camera phone lol) and my favorite song "Bret, You Got It Going On" ("why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly?" man these guys are brilliant). i also find Bret ridiculously attractive, and apparently he has like this cult following for playing "Figwit" in Lord of the Rings. so yeah, if you've seen the show (or a clip, or whatever), let me know what you think.
and while, we're on the subject of great HBO shows:
Wiki Summary:
Extras charters the lives of Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais), his friend Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen) and Andy's substandard agent and ex-Carphone Warehouse employee Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant) as Millman rises to fame.
Andy and Maggie began as extras - or "supporting artists". Andy, who believed himself to be a "proper" actor, despite never having a speaking role in a production, was discontent with just appearing in the background and was often discouragingly cut out of programmes altogether. His agent, Darren Lamb (whose only other client is Barry from Eastenders), was unable to attain any substantial or suitable roles for Andy and, although morally well-guided, was terrible at his job.
Eventually, determined to produce a sitcom, Andy wrote a pilot script for When the Whistle Blows - a show centred around factory workers in Wigan. Andy's agent failed to draw attention to the script but, whilst working as an extra on set with Patrick Stewart, Andy gave Patrick the script who eventually passed it on to the BBC.
Famous guest stars include Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Stewart, Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Martin, Ian McKellen, Robert De Niro, and, most recently, Clive Owen and George Michael.
the series is pretty much done, and the christmas special (in the tradition of The Office) just aired last week in the US and will air later this week in the UK. i actually watch the bbc version of the show because they changed some of the dialogues for the hbo version. it's one of my favorite shows for the past two years and i enjoyed it as much as The Office (BBC). so yeah, if any of you watch this series and/or catch the christmas special, feel free to respond.
i have a feeling not a whole lot of people are gonna respond to this thread, since i don't know anyone who watches these shows outside of my college friends (who are film and TV nerds, mind you). but that's ok, i just wanna know if people are aware of these series, cos they're really really good.
personal faves are "it's business time" and "the most beautiful girl in the room". LMAO!!!
yay!
) and "Part Time Model." 
