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Extras is a sitcom about (wait for it) film extras. Gervais plays Andy Millman, a lovable guy who is both very funny but also very vulnerable - a comic mix. Office co-creator Stephen Merchant also takes a role in the show, playing the idiotic agent and ex-Carphone Warehouse worker Darren ... Read review
Series One:Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) is a desperate man. He's been an actor for five ... more
years but thanks to his useless agent (Stephen Merchant), he's never done any acting.Instead he's just a lowly film extra, walking around in the background while the stars do their lines. Andy's only friend in the world is Maggie (Ashley Jenson), a fellow extra and a hopeless romantic. While Maggie pursues the man of her dreams, Andy decides he'll do whatever it takes to get himself noticed.Series Two:After getting his comedy script accepted by the BBC, things are looking up for Andy. However, Andy's dreams of becoming a respected auteur are roundly demolished and he must claw back what little self-respect he can.The second series of the award winning Extras is as edgy, uncomfortable, daring and funny as no other comedy.
Extras is the hotly-anticipated new comedy series from the creators of The Office Ricky ... more
Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky plays Andy Millman who having given up his day job to be an actor finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact he rarely gets a speaking role so spends most of his days stuck in a green room with other extras envying the A-list stars with his fellow actor Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen). Each week Extras has a different setting and cameo appearances from guest artists including: Samuel L Jackson Kate Winslet Ben Stiller Ross Kemp Vinnie Jones and Les Dennis!
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Extras is the spiritual successor to The Office created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen ... more
Merchant. Series 1: Ricky plays Andy Millman who having given up his day job to be an actor finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact he rarely gets a speaking role so spends most of his days stuck in a green room with other extras envying the A-list stars with his fellow actor Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen). Each episode Extras has a different setting and cameo appearances from guest artists including: Samuel L Jackson Kate Winslet Ben Stiller Ross Kemp Vinnie Jones and Les Dennis! Series 2: The second series sees Andy (Gervais) experience the highs he has longed for with his newly written sitcom 'When The Whistle Blows'. However while the show achieves high ratings Andy's creative integrity is under threat from the catchphrase-riddled mainstream appeal of it all. The answer; artistic credibility and celebrity friends which leaves poor Maggie out in the cold now working as a background artist on Andy's breakthrough venture. As before a slew of high-profile celebrities pop up for some hilarious cameos including Sir Ian McKellen Robert De Niro and Orlando Bloom amongst others all willing and able to humiliate themselves!
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Extras is a sitcom about (wait for it) film extras. Gervais plays Andy Millman, a lovable guy who is both very funny but also very vulnerable - a comic mix. Office co-creator Stephen Merchant also takes a role in the show, playing the idiotic agent and ex-Carphone Warehouse worker Darren Lamb.
Andy Millman is very different to David Brent, sharing only a couple of facial expressions. Millman is more down to earth, ... .../>
Deleted Scenes
Featurette:The Difficult Second Album- Behind the scenes of EXTRAS Finding Leo- featurette
Outtakes
As you may imagine, the outtakes are just brilliant, and even funnier than the show itself!
All in all, an excellent DVD for a great price. ... more
When Ricky Gervais finished 'The Office', he was in an interesting position; dozens of Hollywood stars and British favourites were asking him to include them in his next project. The unprecedented success of his show meant he was in a powerful position, and one he used well.
Extras is a sitcom about (wait for it) film extras. Gervais plays Andy Millman, a lovable guy who is both very funny but also very vulnerable - a comic mix. Office co-creator Stephen Merchant also takes a role in the show, playing the idiotic agent and ex-Carphone Warehouse worker Darren Lamb.
Andy Millman is very different to David Brent, sharing only a couple of facial expressions. Millman is more down to earth, a very cynical guy with a biting sense of humour and a vulnerable desire to achieve.
Each episode sees Andy working as an extra on a film or theatre show, and stars a celebrity. The celebrity plays themselves but (this quote is from Wikipedia) 'twisted versions of themselves; an exaggerated or inverted parody of their famous public personas'.
The best episode is week 3: Kate Winslett. Kate is playing a nun in a film, but is foul mouthed and dirty which is absolutely hilarious.
Because each episode contains a different star, the quality of each episode varies depending on who is in it. Myself, I didn't much enjoy Ross Kemp or Samuel L Jackson, but Les Dennis was absolutely great, as was Kate Winslett. Ben Stiller was OK, and Patrick Stewart was just crazy funny.
The regular characters are well written and lovable, particularly Andy and Maggie, his friend. Suggestions of a romance between the two add a bit of spice to the show too.
In terms of DVD extras, we have the following:
Deleted Scenes:Never-before-seen deleted scenes featuring Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Stewart. Over 20 minutes of exclusive outtakes. Other:"The Difficult Second Album" behind-the-scenes featurette. "Finding Leo" -- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant?s desperate attempt to secure a guest appearance by one of Hollywood?s top celebrity?s. Deleted Scenes Featurette:The Difficult Second Album- Behind the scenes of EXTRAS Finding Leo- featurette Outtakes
As you may imagine, the outtakes are just brilliant, and even funnier than the show itself!
Advantages: Very Funny Disadvantages: Should have more extras.
that series one and two are close in how funny they are. I meant the main difference with series 2 is that Andy appears to making steps up the fame ladder and has his own sitcom(which becomes one of those sitcoms within a sitcom type thing).I would recommend getting both and this is a decent Box Set to do so. The big names in series one include: Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet and Patrick Stewart. Big names,huh? But one of the most funny and classic moments doesn't come from a massive movie star but Les Dennis in Series1.
Over in series 2 the stars include: Orlando Bloom, Sir Ian Mckellen, Daniel Radcliff and David Bowie.
On the DVDextras front, it would of course be deeply ironic if a show with the title it has, did not have many extras but thankfully its not the case. I mean theirs not as many as big blockbusters often have but a decent ...
Advantages: Hilarious and the Return of the Gervais Disadvantages: None.
When I first watched the programme the office when it was first on TV I remember thinking it was one of the funniest programmes I had seen for a long time. Every single character was pure genius and Ricky Gervais became one of the people I would love to meet. When it was announced that The Office was finishing I was a bit disappointed that Ricky had not created more as I think he is a very clever and witty man. Then last year Ricky announced he was creating a programme called Extras and I couldn't wait. Everybody went crazy over the programme and although it could not live up to the standard that is The Office I think it was one of the funniest comedies I saw on TV last year.
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What is Extras about?
Andy and Maggie have the most glamorous jobs in the world - they wish. In fact they are Extras for films and TV programmes ...
Advantages: Funny, Decent Extras Disadvantages: Some of the big stars disappoint
is Stewart seeing women with no clothes. Dennis nearly comes close with his closing scene and the punch line 'if it's up there I'll give you the money myself'.
Extras is well worth a look and I hope there's a second series in the near future.
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Extras comes in a two-disc set. The first disc houses the six episodes of this first series. It worth noting that the first episode is the Ross Kemp one. On it's broadcast they started with Ben Stiller; I don't know the reason for the difference.
Sound and vision wise it's fairly solid. The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is pretty crisp for a TV production. The stereo soundtrack serves it's purpose, as you'd expect.
-S.A.S stands for super army soldiers-
The second disc contains a decent array of extras. The out-takes run for around twenty minutes and perhaps it ...
The creators of 'The Office' have struck gold again. (The Sun, )
DVD Description
Andy Millman is an actor but his agent cannot get him an acting job. Instead he is just an extra in films, a different film a different location, ever hopeful that one day he will actually get some lines. Guest stars include: Ben Stiller, Kate Winslett, Samuel.L Jackson, Ross Kemp, Les Dennis and Patrick Stewart.
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