''Tenacious D'' is a limited television series that ran on

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from 1997 to 2000. It features the fictional accounts of the real-life

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duo of the same name, which is composed of members

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and

Kyle Gass Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) is an American musician and actor, best known for being a member of Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He is also a member of Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band. Early life Kyle Richard Gass was ...

. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's ''

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'' 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 in 1994 by the actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing. Critics have described their fusion of ...

'' and '' the Pick of Destiny''. In June 2020, the show was added to

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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

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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

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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''.

Episodes

References

External links

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