Remember when Bret McKenzie was just a guy in a wig with a dream in Lord of the Rings? Now, look -- he and bandmate Jemaine Clement, are Grammy-winning HBO stars who amuse themselves by starting rumors that their show is in trouble...
The delay in the second series sparked speculation among fans that it could be the last.
"Maybe," said Clement. "We haven't decided."
McKenzie joked that he had been on the Internet a lot, starting rumors about the show's future and Clement added "if he starts a rumor that it's the last season, we might get a bit of a better pay offer."
That first series has now been shown in at least 18 countries -- "apparently it's popular in Sweden and Singapore," said McKenzie, who "like most New Zealanders appeared in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but Bret is most well-known for wearing his stripy sweater," according to the HBO website. (Yahoo News)
Speaking of which, let's take a look back at a time when Bret spent his days wearing velvet and hanging out with Liv Tyler...