I shuddered a bit when Big Keith popped up in the promo for next week's show. I thought, "Oh no, he's finished sullying our memories of Extras, now he's going to start on The Office." 
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Quote: zooo @ December 16 2011, 10:16 AM GMT
It was the bit where he stayed on the top step as the door swung open. Obviously.Of course they reused it a few times too many, but the first time I found it highly amusing.
Fair enough, maybe I wasn't feeling particularly charitable towards Gervais by that point in the show.
BTW, you can get door peephole periscopes for smaller people, although it's clearly much more hilarious to contrive a different solution in order to make dwarves look ridiculous, and anyone who objects is a racist or something.
So it's a safe bet you guys won't want this as a memorable birthday present when it's released on DVD then??
I thought last night's episode was sligtly better than last week's. Highlights for me were the washing machine scene and how Warwick reacted after finding out it was the new one, going up the little steps to answer the door and Les being sick.
Just a quick question about the solictor Ian Would, is he the same actor who appeared in 'The Office' Series 2 as the computer geek?
I thought it was a little over the top last night when it appeared he intentionally tried to put Warwick "right in it" with Cat Deeley.
Quote: Nogget @ December 16 2011, 11:48 AM GMTFair enough, maybe I wasn't feeling particularly charitable towards Gervais by that point in the show.
BTW, you can get door peephole periscopes for smaller people, although it's clearly much more hilarious to contrive a different solution in order to make dwarves look ridiculous, and anyone who objects is a racist or something.
Quote: johnny smith @ December 15 2011, 11:51 PM GMTI couldn't have been the only one at the end hoping that "Keith" was going to get a scotch egg out.
You weren't!
Quote: swerytd @ December 15 2011, 12:39 PM GMTI said borderline comedy genius!
I don't think that makes it that much better! 
Anyway, last night's episode. I too laughed at the climax of the washing machine routine, tumbling into the stream (?) and Warwick's reaction. But it was utterly, farcically ridiculous. This is supposed to look and feel like a documentary, right?
As always, loved Keith, Les and Shaun. They should get their own sitcom - and a proper sitcommy sitcom at that, not a wanky piece of mock-doc faux reality shite like this.
Quote: Stephen Ryder @ December 16 2011, 11:50 AM GMTJust a quick question about the solictor Ian Would, is he the same actor who appeared in 'The Office' Series 2 as the computer geek?
Yes, and the über-pedantic conversation between him and Gareth ending with Matthew Holness claiming that Bruce Lee faked his own death to become an undercover cop is a fantastic piece of comedy writing and acting.
It is in a different class to this rubbish, rubbish show. This is even worse than Whites.
Quote: Aaron @ December 16 2011, 1:42 PM GMTAs always, loved Keith, Les and Shaun. They should get their own sitcom - and a proper sitcommy sitcom at that
Yes please.
Why hasn't Merchant headlined a sitcom yet? I would have watched a spin-off featuring his Extras character and Barry.
I think that like most comedians, Gervais and Merchant have reused an awful lot of previous actors they've worked with... doesn't take anything away from the show, but doesn't do much to make it feel like a different show to Extras/The Office.
This just isn't anywhere near as good as previous work. Can't see a 2nd series coming!
Quote: Stephen Ryder @ December 16 2011, 11:50 AM GMTHighlights for me were the washing machine scene and how Warwick reacted after finding out it was the new one, going up the little steps to answer the door and Les being sick.
F**k me.
Surprisingly, viewers crept back up this week above the million mark.
The powerful draw of Cat Deeley...
Quote: MTpromises @ December 14 2011, 7:53 PM GMTI doubt there will be too many edits for the HBO airing. There's a lot of hate in this thread and low ratings; but IMDB has it at 8.1 rating and everything I've seen has been funny. Americans don't have lofty expectations for sitcoms and Ricky Gervais has a much lower profile/no people lined up to hate him.
It's interesting that the word 'hate' crops up so often with Gervais, but always about his audience. From where I'm standing most of the 'hate' is on the other side.
Last night's episode had Les Dennis discussing killing himself with pills and Keith Chegwin talking about killing himself through masturbation and auto-asphyxiation and then announcing that he was off to have a wank. Why do Gervais and Merchant humiliate real people in this way with such undignified lines?
It's hard to see it as anything other than a power trip where they can amuse themselves that some celebrities will say and do basically anything to be part of their show.