TheSilverPox on 20/9/2006 at 13:09
Excellent stuff :laff:
although, I surprised to hear a laugh track on the Harry Potter clip. I didn't think that was RG's style.
oudeis on 20/9/2006 at 13:16
Ah- the forum post on joblo.com that I unabashedly stole this from explained that it was actually a video of the clip being shown on a British talk show.
OnionBob on 20/9/2006 at 13:19
Extras isn't that good but the gimmick of "let's take celebrities and make them look like fucking sociopaths" is always worth a chuckle
TheSilverPox on 20/9/2006 at 13:44
Quote Posted by oudeis
Ah- the forum post on joblo.com that I unabashedly stole this from explained that it was actually a video of the clip being shown on a British talk show.
oh I see.
Have you checked out any of the Karl Pilkington stuff yet?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBlZIXu3Yg)
Shug on 20/9/2006 at 14:07
Quote Posted by OnionBob
Extras isn't that good but the gimmick of "let's take celebrities and make them look like fucking sociopaths" is always worth a chuckle
You're a picky man, Robert
Paz on 20/9/2006 at 14:22
He's correct though - the first series of this was extremely weak. I've not seen a full episode of series 2.
TheSilverPox on 20/9/2006 at 14:28
Such a shame Ricky didn’t consult you two before making Extras. It could have been so much funnier :cheeky:
Paz on 20/9/2006 at 14:57
I didn't realise you knew him personally.
Is this a stupid "you can't critique comedy unless you've written a sitcom" argument in waiting? Because that, as they say, would be quite stupid.
The first series was lazy, relied far too much on his previous Office success (which WAS very good in a number of ways), attempted to poorly crowbar in some "make talking about 'nothing' seem hilarious" bits from Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm (it's no secret he's a fan of those shows), included too many "ironic" barbs about racism/disability which fell flat, contained alarming number of situations which were just "character A says something OUTRAGEOUS, character B REACTS!" in place of real, actual, funny lines and just generally wasn't terribly amusing.
Een mai hopinion, of course.
TheSilverPox on 20/9/2006 at 16:04
The peanut gallery strikes again!!
