Flight of The Conchords: “What Goes on Tour”
This is probably the closest FoTC is ever going to get to Spinal Tap, so I hope everyone enjoyed it. That long haul from Manhattan, to LaGuardia, to “a central park” in Newark (originally thought to be Central Park in New York), proved detrimental to the sake of the band, and led Murray to question his abilities in talent management.
Some of the highlights include leather suits, Murray’s car falling into a pool, a women’s “North Jesrsey University” water polo team and an argument over sparkling bottled water. It wasn’t the best episode they have done, but at the very least it revolved around the band, as opposed to potential girlfriends. I asked for something like this last week and it was answered, so I guess there is little room for complaint. Still, it just felt a little tired to me. All of the humor was running jokes. With the leather suits shrinking and Murray’s objection to Bret and Jermaine trying to out “rock ‘n roll” each other, when in all actuality they’re just idiots.
The music was forgettable at best, though I liked the psuedo-lounge singing parody. Given that there was only one track, and the drive looked like it was going to break into one, they might need a season off to write some new material, should they bring the series back. I mean, the only song they performed opened with them saying, “Mermaid” in a peculiar voice for the first minute or so.
The highlight of the episode was clearly Murray. And more specifically his brief departure from the band, in which he actually cursed at Bret and Jermaine, despite their pleads not to (go fuck yourselves!). Between this and his phone conversations with his off-camera wife and Rhys Darby’s portrayal of the “responsible” band manager, the episode wasn’t a total loss.
In short, this episode raised more red flags about whether or not they can extend this relatively strong run into a second season. I suppose it doesn’t really matter, I’m going to watch them anyways, regardless of caliber.
Possibly back with some links or something later. It’s a really slow day.
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