Tenacious D (fully-titled Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth, sometimes called The Adventures of Tenacious D) is an American television series created by Jack Black, Kyle Gass, David Cross, and Bob Odenkirk for HBO, featuring the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
The entire series was made available at launch, through HBO.
Premise
Tenacious D follows Tenacious D, a two-piece musical act and a pair of 'heavy acoustic' troubadours consisting of longtime friends Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in this series that documents their many struggles as friends, and as a band of two very absurd individuals.
Cast and Characters
Main
- Jack Black as Jack 'JB' Black
- Kyle Gass as Kyle 'KG' Gass
- Tenacious D as Tenacious D (themselves)
Recurring
- Paul F. Tompkins as Paul
- Kirk Ward as Instructor / Police Officer / Armed Bandit
- JR Reed as Jesus Ranch Cult Member
Production
Development
According to Kyle Gass, HBO offered them, Tenacious D, a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers. Gass and Jack Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made the 2006 film, "Pick of Destiny".
Release
There were three half-hour episodes total in the season, each containing two segments. The show included many songs that would later be rerecorded for the band's studio albums Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny.
Trivia
- Their music is heavy on power chords and lyrics about sex, Satan, and why they are "the greatest band on Earth."
- All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Master Works DVD.