It's the accents

Here's an interesting interview with Bret and Jemaine in New Zealand. They make a good point that millions of Americans who know nothing about New Zealand will soon think that all Kiwis are laid-back slackers.

More views from the blogosphere:

Plenty of kind words from Televisionary . . .Best week Ever is having a contest for the person who most resembles Bret or Jemaine . . . Some dude named Jake at College Humor interviews FOTC.

Top 10 reasons to see the FOTC

This is buzz week for the Flight of the Conchords. On Monday, they appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman where they performed The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room. We're sure someone will post a Letterman video clip before the day is up but, for now, we've posted a clip of the song from the first episode.

The lyrics are hilarious:

Looking at the room,
I can tell that you
are the most beautiful girl in the . . . room
in the whole wide room
and when you are on the street
depending on the street
I bet you are definitely in the top 3
good-looking girls on the street,
depending on the street.

HBO's "soft opening" (the first episode is available on the HBO website) is also showing to be a keen marketing strategy as the buzz on the Internet continues to build in anticipation of Sunday's network premiere.

The NY Times interviewed Bret and Jemaine where the duo talks about their early years in New Zealand. And on the blogs:

Lines through lines makes the point that FOTC are reminiscent of Tenancious D . . . Emonome called the FOTC earlier performance on HBO's One Night Stand, laugh out loud funny. The post includes a clip from that show . . .Well, now that we mention Tenancious D ... seems like others, like Deadbeat Jones, are making the connection.

Meet the Conchords

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement have arrived in America. And not a moment too soon.

Frankly, after six seasons of murder and mayhem and every kind of treachery under the sun, we're ready for a little comic relief.

The Flight of the Conchords takes over for Sopranos, premiering June 17 after Entourage. However, the entire first episode is already available on the HBO website.

Maybe it's their accents or their perfect deadpan delivery, but you've got to love the chemistry between Bret and Jemaine, a digi-folk comedy duo from New Zealand.

They're lovable losers, though, losers seems a bit harsh. Think of them as the anti-Entourage. They have a fan base of one and she's a wack-job.

But we can relate a lot better with Bret and Jemaine than we can with Vincent Chase. Don't get us wrong, we loved Vince and the boys when they were bright-eyed newcomers to the Hollywood snake pit. But these days, things come too easy for them.

Not so with Bret and Jemaine.

Jemaine: Here, though, I don't seem to get with any women. I just talk about getting with women.

Bret: Yeah but the ones you talk about are hot. They're a lot hotter than the ones you got with in New Zealand.