...and Xmas Special. I've done Extras series 1. I've dried up on Gervais/Merchant sitcoms…that is until last Monday, when the 'critically acclaimed' second series of Extras arrived in our shop windows. Any good though? You bet!
Series one saw Gervais manage to get the likes of Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Stiller, Patrick Stewart, Kate Winslet and of course Les Dennis to appear in a comedy about an television extra, Andy Millman (played by Gervais) who's ... ...Thankfully the extras, on the Extras DVD, are plentiful. As with all Gervais' stuff, there's a 'making of' style documentary which includes interviews with a number of the big stars that appear. Of course outtakes are there, a short programme entitled "The Art Of Corpsing" which is a development from the outtakes where they discuss the problem of when they start laughing, and just can't stop. And finally "Taping Nigel II" - in series 1 they included ...
carl.mcqueen 30.03.2007
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as the next series arrives of extras, andy millian (ricky gervais), still a desperate man, may not have an acting career, however he now has a script for a new comedy and loads of ambition. however his useless agent (stephen merchant) is still holding him back from his dreams and only getting him extra work.
this second series of the award winning comedt, is just as funny as the first and featuring guest appearences form stars like, Orlando Bloom, ... ...Lindsay, Robert De Niro and of course Barry from Eastenders.
it is definatly a really find.
Double Disc set - Special Features
6 x Epiosde Featurettes Taping Nigel 2 The Art Of Corpsing Outtakes Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Dolby Digital Stereo Languages - English Subtitles - English SDH Region 2 / PAL / Colour Running Time 171 Minutes
if you loved series one you'll love this, infact proably more as it offers more laughs and tears.
but unfortunatly ...
punker123 03.11.2007
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Advantages: the celebs Disadvantages: that there arent more episodes!!!!
I love this programme. Some of it is so cringe worthy that you almost cant watch it but thats what makes it so funny. I love how they have someone famous in every episode and they all seem to poke fun rather than be out to make themselves look good. I think ricky and his co stars and consistently funny throughout both series but the second series definately shows the growth of the programme. I can watch each episode over and over again and still ...
josie.marie 02.08.2007
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Attracting yet more star names, while wisely moving the narrative on, the second series ... more
ofExtrasreally finds the show maturing nicely, and unsurprisingly, cleaned up more awards in the process.That said, it remains a far more divisive programme than it...
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Attracting yet more star names, while wisely moving the narrative on, the second series ... more
ofExtrasreally finds the show maturing nicely, and unsurprisingly, cleaned up more awards in the process.That said, it remains a far more divisive programme than it...
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