Rumors have been swirling this week about an HBO renewal of the music-comedy seriesFlight of the Conchords, following statements from band member Jemaine Clement in a recent interview withThe Guardian.It was supposed to be this year, Clement told the publication, in reference to a new four-episode comedy on the network. But according to Clement, this new series has nothing to do with the fan-favoriteConchords, which ended its two-season run in 2009.
Before this rumour gets out of hand we are not working on a 4 ep Conchords show for hbo, Clement tweetedTuesday night. I am working on another idea with them though, hence the mix-up.
Sad news indeed. But asUproxxnotes, the actor-musician also discussed other, more epic, options he and co-star/bandmate Bret McKenzie could take for a reunion project.
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We talk about a movie every so often, he said. Sometimes it feels like we lost a lot of impetus over the last couple of years. But Bret, [lead director] James [Bobin] and me, we all want to do a musical. It would be good to do something all togetherI miss playing Flight of the Conchords gigs.
The Flight of the Conchordsseries started off in primitive form as a BBC Radio program before finding a home on HBO. The show, which followed fictionalized versions of Clement and McKenzie as they struggled to find gigs (and real jobs) in their new home of New York City, ran for two acclaimed seasons.
In late 2009, theduo announced they would not be making a third season. They did, however, reunite for a successful live tour in New Zealand. Clement has found a number of minor film roles (Rio,Men in Black 3), and iscurrentlypromoting his new horror-comedy filmWhat We Do in the Shadows, a mockumentary about living as a vampire in modern society (which saw wide New Zealand release in June).
McKenzie has found success writingmusic for films, serving as music supervisor for two Muppet revival movies, 2011sThe Muppetsand 2014s Muppets Most Wanted. One of his tunesfor the former film, Man or Muppet, won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
When I sat down to write Man or Muppet, I was listening to a lot of Harry Nilsson, McKenzie told Rolling Stoneback in March. I love those power ballads he did. The production on those are just fabulous. Eric Carmens song All By Myself was a big influence as welltheres a lot of top-notch soft rock that went into the making of that song. And Paul Williams for the lineage and the brilliance, obviously; Rainbow Connection is a perfect Seventies pop song. But mostly it was me doing a Harry Nilsson rip-off. Sorry, I meant to say tribute.'