I came across a bit of new–well, news if you read between the lines–that suggests that HBO might. not. renew. the. greatest. show. currently. on. television. No, not Cathouse. I’m talking about Flight of the Conchords (“FotC”).
“But Matt!” you say, “What about the Hills?!”
Yes, I realize that the new season of the Hills just started, which promises to include frequent appearances by my favorite character, Lo from the original Laguna Beach series. Nonetheless, I heart FotC more than anything else on the tube right now. I will admit my fascination with the Hills is mainly because I have such a Tiger Beat crush on white girl extraordinaire LC and I can see the show for the shallow, contrived beast that it is. But what a hot beast it is. On the other hand, I find FotC to be incredibly smart, hysterical and in a way relevant to utter romantic nerds such as myself. There’s no other show like it, as I’ve stated before (Wow, how self-absorbed and meta to self-link).
It would be huge mistake and incredibly short-sighted of HBO if it decides to not pick FotC up again for another season. To adopt the terminology of the NBA’s draft day commentators–the day when the professional teams engage in a more pricey version of the playground game of picking players–this HBO show has tremendous upside, baby. It’s too quirky to neatly wrap up in a 5 second clip or sound bite, however like the Knick’s sophomore player David Lee, the talent and energy becomes quickly evident when viewed in person. In his rookie year, he transformed from an unknown nobody to a fan favorite to one of the team’s few stalwarts and an “untouchable” player in trade discussions. I think FotC has the same analogous potential for HBO.
HBO, please do not cancel Flight of the Conchords! Let this comedic Australian duo soar by signing them up for another season!
I agree that it’s one of the best shows on TV right now, but the last few episodes seem to be lacking that certain something that the first five episodes had. Do you think that they might be running out of ideas for programs and songs?
I could see this being aired on FOX or something, but HBO?
This is by far the worst show they’re offering and with many of the good ones like Deadwood, Carnivale, Sopranos, Rome, Six Feet Under, The Wire all finished or canceled, I can’t believe HBO went on to try and pander to the lowest common denominator of viewers out there with this flop of a show.