07.11.07 5:00 AM CDT
• TV & DVDs
• Josh Robertson
And the surprise winner in the post-Sopranos HBO lineup is … Flight of the Conchords? Even though we’re just a few episodes in, this meandering sitcom about two dopey Kiwi singer/songwriters lost in New York has become the highlight of our Sunday nights.But if I may step out of the editorial “we” for a moment—I am not a person who is often compared to other people. (Unlike, say, Tim Mohr, our music editor, who is essentially a more-articulate and less-dead John Belushi.) But Flight of the Conchords is becoming a problem. It started when more than one friend told me it’s "my kind of show." Then someone said the character Jemaine looks "kind of looks like me." Today I received an e-mail from my college roommate suggesting that the show may be loosely based on my life. Not an hour later, a group of co-workers without anything better to do gathered outside my office to discuss the theory that Jemaine has "stolen" my look and affect. If I understand these idlers correctly, Jemaine and I wear similar glasses, clothes and sideburns, and we speak in the same monotone. We share a sense of comedic delivery that is understated to the point of not being very funny. We also share some dental shortcomings, although maybe I’m the only one who’s noticed that.
Now, I do not speak with a New Zealand burr, nor do I play any instrument or sing/songwrite, and I don’t have a sidekick named Bret. But in matters such as this, it’s pointless to argue.
In the picture above, that’s me on the right. Me, Jemaine. From New Zealand.
If you’ve missed Conchords thus far, you ought to check us out—HBO.com has been kind enough to post our most recent episode in its entirety. You’ll likely find us either stupid or hilarious. Here’s some representative dialogue from our first episode; do your best to read it with a New Zealand accent:
JEMAINE: It’s just that I think she might be "the one."
BRET: Sally?
JEMAINE: Yeah.
BRET: What makes you think that?
JEMAINE: You just know. When it happens to you you’ll know.
BRET: You said Michelle was “the one”.
JEMAINE: Yeah, she’s "the one."
BRET: You said Claire was "the one."
JEMAINE: Yeah, she’s another "one."
BRET: You have more than one "one."
JEMAINE: Some people are lucky. I’ve had a few "one."
BRET: Well how many "ones" can you have?
JEMAINE: Five.
BRET: How many have you had?
JEMAINE: Three. How many have you had?
BRET: One. Just one.
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Comments on this entry:
Josh, you are just that Brit pop- Kiwish-Captain Pugwash- lovin- kinda guy folks who love that stuff reference because you make them feel like they've got "The Good Life" on DVd.
I mean it beats being mistaken for Eli Cash right?
xoxoxo Love Amanda