"Extras"

[partygirluk]

Follow up by Gervais & Merchant (those of the incredible "The Office"). I was anticipating a flop but the previews have been unanimously glowing thus far so I can't wait.

[stigmata]

linky? when does this air?

[partygirluk]

linky (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extras/)

[Yeti]

Clips I've seen have looked average. We'll see, I hope it delivers.

[diebitter]

Slightly OT, but have you seen that clip of a mickey-take of Blake's 7 called Blakes Junction 7.

It has the guy that plays Gareth in the Office dressed as Servalan! LOL!

Here's a link http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/cult/2004/09/23/14386.shtml

enjoy

[IndieMatty]

I'm looking forward to this.

[stigmata]

Blake's Junction 7

Review: Fab short film set at Newport Pagnell services.

OK, just to move this thread even more off-topic, I used to live near Newport Pagnell services. We used to take acid and go there to get a cup of tea, it was the only place still open at 4am in those days. Yeah, I'm british. We take acid and then go and get a nice cup of soothing tea. It takes the edge off /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[diebitter]

I think hallucinagenics and doing things that are 'British' somehow go together really well.

It's like going to a nice quiet meadow to find magic mushrooms, and then just eating them there and then, and sittng there for a few hours...

Imagine trainspotting or feeding the pigeons mid-trip. Whoah!

[stigmata]

Glad someone else understands /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[TheWorstPlayer]

I was very disappointed to see that this was not about a massage parlour.

[CallMeIshmael]

I. Cant. Wait.

[partygirluk]

That was good, with some great moments. The Stiller scenes were particularly great. Not in the same league as The Office, but that is no disgrace.

[TylerD]

"would you shut up about your dead wife". Brilliant.

[johnnycakes]

so...anyone know if a torrent available yet?
i haven't been able to find one.

[partygirluk]

Episode II was some way better than I.

I must have been laughing out loud for half of the episode - very very funny.

[TylerD]

III > I > 2.

Amazingly Kate Winslet was really funny in the third one + gags about the disabled are always funny.

[jokerthief]

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I was anticipating a flop...

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No poker content in OOT! Come on!

[partygirluk]

I thought the third one was good - but more so in the cringeworthiness stakes than the previous episodes which were lol funny.

[partygirluk]

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III > I > 2.


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IMO

II > III > I

[partygirluk]

Episode IV was really bizarre, but excellent, especially the second half.

[Yeti]

Ep 1 - Not bad.
Ep 2 - Meh.
Ep 3 - F'ing great.
Ep 4 - Awful mostly, one or two laughs.

[stigmata]

I thought Les Dennis was funny as hell, they gave him some great lines.

[someday]

i think the office is perhaps the finest comedy series to grace a television set. Im also a big fan of gervais's stand up.

I think extras was pretty weak in comparison. I found it very hit and miss. When it was good it was great when it was bad it was absolutly awful.

lets face it the office is a tough act to follow and anything that gervais had done after it was almost destined to disapoint the hardcore office fans.

i think on the whole he did well with extras and look forward to the upcoming second series.

hes also writing an episode of the simpsons- cant wait for that.

cheers.
someday.

[partygirluk]

I also thought the Les Dennis episode was great.

[TylerD]

Were there only 4 episodes?

[spamuell]

I think there were 6.

[Yeti]

Ep 1 - Not bad.
Ep 2 - Meh.
Ep 3 - F'ing great.
Ep 4 - Awful mostly, one or two laughs.
Ep 5 - Meh.
Ep 6 - Not bad.

[spamuell]

I thought 2 (the one with Ross Kemp, right?) was the best one.

[Yeti]

It's hard to put into words how much better than the rest episode 3 was. It was sublime.