I can't believe wardrobe let them go on with those 'nearly matching' maroon jumpers / shirts! Most distracting!
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Aw, I thought they looked rather nice. Like Quality Street.
Gervais is incredibly interesting to watch. I watched him on The One Show earlier in the week. He brings out the lay-psychologist in me - he wears his psyche on his sleeve. Sometimes listening to him speak it's hard to believe he's not fourteen years old. He's the sort of person that a counsel would never let take the stand as a defendant in a court case.
The Office and the first series of Extras is his oeuvre. He will never better either of these shows.
I think him having lacked strong emotional bonds with either of his parents is significant.
No I definitely sensed a sort of hierarchy in place, perhaps not an intentional one, maybe Merchant is just a very polite bloke, in fact it's obvious that he's a lot less conceited than his partner. Was still mightily impressed by Gervais's passion and general sitcom knowledge though, it reminded me of the John Cleese interview for the FT celebration - his attention to every minor detail was astonishing.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ September 6 2009, 1:41 AM BSTThe Office and the first series of Extras is his oeuvre. He will never better either of these shows.
I hope that Gervais has at least one more sitcom in him. Going by the amount of material he churns out, I reckon there's room for another classic.
I'm still waiting for When the Whistle Blows.
The wig, the glasses, the catchphrase... brilliant. 
Quote: Leevil @ September 6 2009, 1:57 AM BSTI'm still waiting for When the Whistle Blows.
Is he havin a laugh?
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 6 2009, 2:04 AM BSTThe wig, the glasses, the catchphrase... brilliant.
It was a genuinely funny show, no matter how much of a piss-take it was.
I know that Stephen was genuinely proud of the "fish stew" gag in the Extras finale.
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 6 2009, 2:12 AM BSTI know that Stephen was genuinely proud of the "fish stew" gag in the Extras finale.
That's the first joke I remember when thinking about Extras. 
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 6 2009, 1:29 AM BSTSteve Merchant's the funny one.
Definitely.
Quote: AngieBaby @ September 6 2009, 1:36 AM BSTI can't believe wardrobe let them go on with those 'nearly matching' maroon jumpers / shirts! Most distracting!
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ September 6 2009, 1:48 AM BSTNo I definitely sensed a sort of hierarchy in place, perhaps not an intentional one, maybe Merchant is just a very polite bloke
If there was any hierarchy, it's Merchant at the top. Did you see Ricky's body language when Stephen was speaking? It screamed of a repressed child desperate for attention and validation.
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ September 6 2009, 1:48 AM BSTJohn Cleese interview for the FT celebration - his attention to every minor detail was astonishing.
Despite getting things wrong?
I've never watched a single episode of The Office.
Does that make me bad?
Not at all. It's extremely overrated.