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Let's hope not, but this might be the end of HBO's spectacular musical comedy which brings us the lyric, "It ain't no good if there's too much wood, you gotta know before you go, the dancefloor bro-ho ratio."

Flight Of The Conchords could be back as a movie, a stage show - or not at all, according to one of the cast.

Rhys Darby, who plays the duo's hapless manager Murray Hewitt, told NME.COM that having wrapped up the second series – which was released on DVD this week (August 3) – that the digi-folk duo are pausing before deciding the show's future.

"I'm open to whatever Bret [McKenzie] and Jermaine [Clement] want, it's their baby and I'm just along for the ride. I know they're going to take a year off, but there's already a bit of pressure already from people saying 'How can you end this thing now?,'" explained Darby.

"There's no decision made. There's been orders for another season but I know the guys have a British mentality where you create something, you finish it and move on."

There's also a British mentality where you eat sausages made of blood. Come on guys, keep on going.