''Tenacious D'' is a television series that ran on
HBO from 1997 to 2000. It features the fictional accounts of the real-life
comedy rock
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duo
of the same name, which is composed of members
Jack Black and
Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's ''
The Complete Master Works'' DVD.
There were three half-hour episodes total in the season, each containing two segments. The show included many songs that would later be re-recorded for the band's studio albums ''
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. The duo's name is derived from "ten ...
'' and ''
the Pick of Destiny''.
In June 2020, the show was added to
HBO Max
HBO Max is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service is built around the libraries of HBO, Warner Bros., Cartoon Netw ...
.
Synopsis
The series follows the exploits of
JB and
KG, the two halves of Tenacious D., the self-proclaimed "greatest band on earth." Their music is heavy on
power chords
A power chord (also fifth chord) is a colloquial name for a chord in guitar music, especially electric guitar, that consists of the root note and the fifth, as well as possibly octaves of those notes. Power chords are commonly played on ...
and lyrics about sex, Satan, and why they are "the greatest band on Earth."
Episodes are typically bookended by scenes of the band performing at an
open mic
An open mic or open mike (shortened from "open microphone") is a live show at a venue such as a coffeehouse, nightclub, comedy club, strip club, or pub, usually taking place at night, in which audience members may perform on stage whether t ...
night, with the events in between often serving as inspiration for a song performed at the end.
Dispute with HBO
According to Gass, HBO offered Tenacious D a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers.
Gass and Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made ''
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny'' is a 2006 American musical fantasy comedy film about comedy rock duo Tenacious D. Written, produced by and starring Tenacious D members Jack Black and Kyle Gass, it is directed and co-written by musician a ...
''.
Episodes
References
External links
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HBO original programming
Tenacious D
1990s American musical comedy television series
2000s American musical comedy television series
1997 American television series debuts
2000 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Television series based on singers and musicians