"The man that hath no music in himselfNor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils."
--From The Merchant of Venice
--From The Merchant of Venice
I previously wrote a farewell to the Sopranos on HBO. Since then, HBO has added two new shows to their line-up which are "John from Cincinatti" & "Flight of the Conchords." "John from Cincinatti" is about a parrotting, bizarre, and prophetic guy supposedly from Cincinatti. The show is as frustrating as it is foul-mouthed and, to me, annoying. I've decided that John is not a prophet, Jesus-figure, or messenger of G.O.D but, merely, an autistic adult who is screwing with a small surfing town and can, subsequently, heal himself. Either way, I don't enjoy being frustrated with dialogue, plot, and strange characters. I also don't enjoy hearing the "f" word used so inappropriately the Sopranos are rolling over in their Sunday-time-slot-graves.
Then, *sigh*, "Flight of the Conchords" redeems my hopes in HBO and their ability to cross the ambiguous cable-television line. Sure, the show is nuts and the lead characters are bizarre New Zealanders, but the Kiwis dont prophesize, they use their dry humor to the utmost, and keep me laughing at their zany antics. HBO featured the band in a special "Flight of the Conchords" comedy show a year ago. I never forgot that special that I on-demanded one night with friends and, have since, been singing their hilarious songs. Now, all the world can watch the band and bask in the glory of their humorous songs.
Its the whole package; their accents, their mocking of themselves, their hilarious lyrics, and the way they dance. Brett and Jermaine, the main characters and band members are funny and after watching "John from Cincinatti" i need a little humor in my life. The sub-characters, their agent Murray and a few other friends and a stalker-fan, make the show even more bizarre and hilarious. But, the best of it all is when they sing. My words can not demonstrate their humor...so let them do the talking.
"I’m not crying
I’m not crying
It’s just been raining on my face
It’s just been raining on my face
And if you think you see some tear tracks down my face
Please don’t tell my mates" -Im Not Crying
Please don’t tell my mates" -Im Not Crying
"Oh my God.
She’s so hot.
She’s so flippin’ hot.
She’s like a curry.
She’s so flippin’ hot.
She’s like a curry.
I want to tell her how hot she is, but she’ll think I’m being sexist.
She’s so hot she’s making me sexist.Bitch." She's So Hot - Boom
"I’m the mother flippin’ Rhymenocerous
My beats are fly and the birds are on my back
And I’m horny
I’m horny
If you choose to proceed you will indeed concede
Cos I hit you with my flow
The Wild Rhino Stampede.
I’m not just wild, I’m trained,Domesticated
I was raised by a rapper and rhino that dated
And subsequently procreated
That’s how it goes"
In conclusion, watch this show. Its full-comedy-fun. A little bizarre, but hilarious. Plus, the debate rages over who is cuter Jermaine or Bret. ~The Lady~
The characters are engaging, realistic, and well developed. We can all feel for their situations, laugh with them, and cry with them or for them. J.K does it so well we feel we are them...in a creepy sort of way that breaks the second we stop reading the book. I've never been so wrapped into a novel, consistently throughout every book in the series, that I feel my blood pressure rise when I feel nervous for the characters. I literally feel for them. J.K knows how to engage her readers on that many levels. 
