Daily entertainment news covering Flight of the Conchords en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/02/jemaine_clement_on_why_there_won_t_be_mo Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:27:57 EST Entertainment News 142900@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Flight of the Conchords have sworn off a third season of their HBO show, to the dismay of their fans (they actually have more than the one played by Kristen Schaal on TV.)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/04/new_tv_on_dvd_aug_4 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:00:23 EST Entertainment News 132349@http://www.starpulse.com/news The rollicking HBO offering Flight Of The Conchords chronicles the misadventures of a two-man "digi-folk" band from New Zealand. Season two is now on DVD.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/16/emmy_nomination_surprises_snubs_and_shou Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:17:21 EST Entertainment News 130496@http://www.starpulse.com/news To paraphrase Ned Flanders, apparently an Emmy nomination is easier to get than an acceptance letter from Arizona State.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/10/emmy_awards_part_2_tv_honorees_that_shou Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:02:35 EST Entertainment News 125529@http://www.starpulse.com/news Yesterday, we went over the Emmy nominees who have overstayed their welcome. Those perennial TV honorees that simply don't deserve the recognition they once did or, in some cases, never did at all.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/11/spotlight_on_large_pad_comic_demetri_mar Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:46:03 EST Entertainment News 117874@http://www.starpulse.com/news It may seem like Demetri Martin is new to the comedy scene, but he has been involved in it for about eight years. After graduating from Yale University and dropping out of NYU's Law School,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/23/aziz_ansari_talks_about_new_nbc_series_p Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:03:30 EST Entertainment News 115033@http://www.starpulse.com/news It may be a terrible thing to be fired by Dr. Cox on Scrubs but Aziz Ansari knows how to rebound. Aziz was nice enough to join us and discuss his time on Scrubs and his new show, Parks and Recreation

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/16/what_s_on_this_week_in_television_8 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:49:05 EST Entertainment News 114156@http://www.starpulse.com/news The tournament field is set, and now everyone will be filling out their brackets in hopes of winning their office pool. The madness begins Thursday at Noon ET on CBS.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/10/rhys_darby_from_flight_of_the_conchords_ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:42:42 EST Entertainment News 110303@http://www.starpulse.com/news On June 10, 2007, "Made in America," the final episode of The Sopranos, aired on HBO. The proverbial darkness of our television screens was not just because of that half-genius, half-absurd

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/13/new_series_and_returning_favorites_spark Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:34:34 EST Entertainment News 107806@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ever wonder how reality shows got that name? What's "realer": The spectacle of a larger-than-life chef pitching fits for the camera on the Fox reality show

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/25/watch_the_premiere_episode_of_hbo_s_flig Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 106756@http://www.starpulse.com/news Transplanted New Zealanders Jemaine and Bret live in New York City's Lower East Side and split their time between seeking venues where they can perform and awkwardly courting women.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/25/great_tv_duos Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:17:04 EST Entertainment News 98944@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who could forget Lucy and Desi from I Love Lucy, Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street, Jim and Pam from The Office or Beavis and Butthead from MTV?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/19/little_britain_hits_the_usa_sept_28_on_h Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 98605@http://www.starpulse.com/news Matt Lucas and David Walliams rocketed to stardom in the UK and Australia as stars of the irreverent BBC comedy series Little Britain.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/21/hbo_vs_showtime Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:43 EST Entertainment News 96029@http://www.starpulse.com/news An average TV viewer has hundreds of options to watch on any given time slot, so if he or she chooses to pay extra money for a special channel, it better deliver

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/tv_shows_that_deserve_an_emmy_nomination_17 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:30:30 EST Entertainment News 91552@http://www.starpulse.com/news As TV continues to evolve, so does the Emmy voting process. This year, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences leaked the preliminary results of the voting

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/27/the_wire_among_emmy_award_semifinalist_n Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:30:45 EST Entertainment News 91176@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Emmy nominations could mark a breakthrough for shows as varied as "The Wire," ''Mad Men" and "Family Guy."

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/21/in_treatment_features_stellar_writing_di Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:06:55 EST Entertainment News 81772@http://www.starpulse.com/news In Treatment, the powerful HBO series, stars Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Westin, a middle-aged therapist who runs a practice out of his home, and it's probably the best thing on television. Although the series is nearing the end of its first season, it's something you should watch on demand, next season, or if and when there is a DVD release.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/15/tune_in_to_cable_tv_for_top_notch_edgy_s Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:00:47 EST Entertainment News 78099@http://www.starpulse.com/news There's plenty to watch on network television, but we have long been living in the Golden Age of Cable. Ever since HBO told us, "It's not TV. It's HBO," we've been hooked. Ponying up the money for cable can be difficult, but these channels make it worth the price.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/27/2007_tv_year_in_review_top_5_comedies Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:00:56 EST Entertainment News 72427@http://www.starpulse.com/news Long gone are the days of NBC's "Must See TV," which consisted of classics such as The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, and Friends. Although today's comedic offerings aren't as legendary as those in the past, there are still a few gems that shone slightly brighter in '07.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/pushing_daisies_damages_other_shows_nomi Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:51:12 EST Entertainment News 71129@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) just announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, and promotional writing during the 2007 season to be honored at the upcoming 2008 Writers Guild Awards - the WGA's 60th Anniversary award show - held on February 9, 2008, in Los Angeles and New York.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/06/week_in_video_game_news_nintendo_s_holid Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:42:04 EST Entertainment News 70274@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -NINTENDO THANKSGIVING: What's the hot toy this holiday season? TMX Elmo? Webkinz? Transformers? If Thanksgiving weekend sales are any indication, video-game systems could eclipse all of those once Santa has received everyone's wish list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/25/starpulse_qaamp_a_sklar_brothers_talk_me Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:46:22 EST Entertainment News 65324@http://www.starpulse.com/news Less than a year after they taped the final episode of ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats, which did for sports what Mystery Science Theater 3000 did for bad movies, The Sklar Brothers have released a comedy album and filmed a web series about a web series called Layers , where they play publicists for an agent (Nick Kroll) who represents other agents. In this Starpulse Q and A

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/most_popular_07_halloween_costumes_drunk Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:35:25 EST Entertainment News 64006@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Vick and Miss Teen South Carolina made the list, but not Britney or Lindsay. See which of the biggest stories from 2007 made the leap to the most popular costumes this Halloween on The Rundown, a daily briefing on everything that matters outside the office.

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