Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie may soon have to end their comedic antics on the small screen after the broadcast of the sophomore season of Flight of the Conchords, the HBO series that follows the adventures of the New Zealand folk duo as they seek fame and success in New York City.

According The New Zealand Herald, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie revealed to British magazine Q that they are seriously contemplating on ending the series after the second season due to the creative struggles they've encountered in making it.

"The second series seems to me like it would be a good end to the show.  I feel like another 10 [episodes]... that will be enough," McKenzie said of the show.

The Grammy Award-winning New Zealand comedy duo, who used already written tunes during the first season of Flight of the Conchords, is still in the process of writing the new music narratives for the new season, which they've found “difficult.”

"We've got a lot of half-songs," Clement said.  "We've got an album's worth of beginnings of songs."

Flight of the Conchords was not deemed a huge HBO hit last summer.  However, it attracted a devoted cult of fans and massive critical praise.  The show is also up for four Emmys, one each for writing and directing for a comedy series and two in the original music category.  As of this moment, there is no word yet on when season 2 will premiere.

Meanwhile, Clement and McKenzie have been pursuing other projects, including auditioning for movies.  In fact, Clement recently landed a leading role in the American movie Gentlemen Broncos while McKenzie applied for a part in a film adaptation of the Justice League of America.  Additionally, McKenzie wants to focus on music and script writing, as well as being a member Wellington band The Black Seeds.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: New Zealand Herald
(Image courtesy of HBO)