| Actors: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant Genres: Comedy, Television Sub-Genres: Comedy, Comedy Studio: Hbo Home Video Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 01/09/2007 Original Release Date: 09/25/2005 Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/2005 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 3hr 0min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 9 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
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  | Extras - The Complete First Season Actors: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant Genres: Comedy, Television UR 2007 3hr 0min Meet Andy Millman, Actor. Never forgets his lines because he never gets any. Andy (Ricky Gervais) is a desperate man. He's been an actor for five years but thanks to his useless agent (Stephen Merchant), he?s never done an... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews Samuel K. (Solvanda) Reviewed on 11/25/2018... OMG...I had to play the Patrick Stewart episode several times over when this first aired. Couldn't believe how well he went along with the whole thing. You'll never see Captain Picard the same way again. There's some real long strings of foot-in-mouth moments here. Didn't seem to finish off as well as it started, but overall well worth the watch.  Deanne E. (kindredspirit12) from CASHMERE, WA Reviewed on 11/28/2010... A wonderful represent of Ricky Gervais and all that his comic genius has to offer. Glad to have it in episodic format so I can watch just one at a time. I would highly recommend this series to anyone. 2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.  Michelle S. (Chelly10s) from W HOLLYWOOD, CA Reviewed on 7/16/2010... The sitcom at its finest. I would certainly recommend this show to anyone who enjoys British humor. I have watched this two-disc set about 5 times, and I just received it last week. Ricky Gervais is a comic genius, and Stephen Merchant (playing his agent) is the perfect buffoon. The way the show deconstructs the public's idea of the celebrities that appear on the show is absolutely hilarious. The special features are great too; more than just your usual 1:00 reel of outtakes. 2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Movie ReviewsWho are these British 'celebs'? Trevor Hirst | Merced, CA USA | 10/27/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "Well, let me help you out! As a British ex-pat living in the USA perhaps I can shed some light on who these "famous" people are: Ep. 3 Ross Kemp: A former regular cast member of BBC soap "Eastenders", he played tough-thug-with a-heart-of-gold Grant Mitchell ('e loved 'is Mum, 'e did!) for many years, then went on to front a TV show about fishing. Hmm. Ep. 3 Shaun Williamson: Another Eastenders regular, he played failed son of a second-hand car dealer Barry Evans, who (in the show) married Natalie, who had an affair with Ricky, who was married to Samantha Mitchell (Grant's sister). Oh, and Barry's father was married to Ricky's mother, Pat. It's all true!! Ep. 3 Vinnie Jones: Actually you may have heard of him - he was recently seen in X-Men 3: The Last Stand as Juggernaut. He was also in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (debt collecting) and Swordfish (random thug). In the UK however, Jones is best known for playing football (sorry, Soccer...) for Wimbledon and grabbing fellow UK football star Paul Gascoigne by the scrotum during a game (all true and caught on film). I realize it may be confusing for those who associate Wimbledon only with Tennis, but the place is well known for its (now defunct) football team and Wombles (but that is another tale for another day). Ep. 5 Les Dennis: Les came to the public eye as part of a comedy/impersonations duo with Dustin Gee on Russ Abbott's Mad House (old-fashioned British humor from the eighties, say no more), which led to their own show "The Laughter Show". Their best known skit featured impersonations of Vera Duckworth (Gee) and Mavis Riley (Dennis) from UK soap Coronation Street. The Mavis Riley character was known for being wimpy, downtrodden and indecisive, hence Dennis's (over)use of the phrase, "I don't really know!" Dennis's more recent role was that of host of Family Fortunes (the UK version of Family Feud) which spawned his famous catchphrase, "If it's up there I'll give you the money myself", when contestants came out with particularly stupid answers. Both of these catchphrases feature in the Extras episode, hence the long and boring explanation. I hope that shed some light on things. Episode numbers are per HBO screening. Fortunately there are fewer UK celebs in Season One than in Season Two!" Just as enjoyable as The Office wendy sullivan | Salisbury, Massachusetts United States | 11/02/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "As a huge fan of The Office, which I think is one of the best sitcoms ever, I was anxiously anticipating Extras by the brilliant Ricky Gervais. Extras follows Andy Millman who earns a living as a "background artist" in film and television. Andy wants to break out into bigger and better parts but first needs to at least get one line in a feature that won't end up on the cutting room floor. Andy's best friend Maggie, played by the adorable Ashley Jensen shares Andy's dream but is also in search of a relationship she can maintain past the two week mark. Gervais' underacheiving Andy is not a cringe-worthy David Brent knock off but a multi-dimensional character whose struggles are shared by the audiance albeit in a unique field. Each episode features a relatively big named star such as Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller, Samual L Jackson and Patrick Stewart, though some stars such as Les Dennis and Vinny Jones are less well known here in the United States, though we get the general idea, Andy wants a speaking part and tries to befriend each of the stars in order to snag a speaking part. Andy, pretending to be catholic, or "the "C" word" as he calls it and claiming that Michael Flatly was his childhood priest certainly remind us of David Brent but moments such as keeping suicidal Les Dennis company for the night or taking a more pathetic and desparate extra to dinner show Andy isn't quite the narcissist Brent was. Watching highly acclaimed and well respected actress Kate Winslet offer phone sex suggestions to Maggie is one of the most hilarious moments in television. Ben Stiller as a control freak threatening to shoot a childs mother in order for the child to act better and Samual L Jackson putting up with Maggie calling Louis Armstrong Sasquatch are refreshing and original compared to most watered down sitcoms. " Does what any great comedy series should do... nicjaytee | London | 10/20/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Which is?...make you laugh. And, for fans of "The Office" and deadpan English humour who haven't had the opportunity to catch it yet, this DVD is a real treat. Different, opaque to start off with, but almost as good, the six episodes hold together as a "story" and, as you start to understand what's going on, the three main characters just get funnier & funnier. Ricky Gervais' acting is superbly understated, Ashley Jenson is his perfect foil as the "put upon" extra, Stephen Merchant (Gervais' co-writer of The Office) is a perfectly cast comic revelation as his fast-talking but hopeless agent, and the idea of making famous stars make fools of themselves is excruciatingly embarrassing and, as a result, brilliantly funny.
Sure, some episodes work better than others - and, for non-English viewers several of the "star" actors will be totally unknown, making what's going on even more difficult to fathom out - but, with the possible exception of Fawlty Towers, no "classic" English comedy series has hit the bull's-eye every single time and there are more than enough winners here to put it straight into "classic" status. The result? A full evening's worth of great comedy that you'll watch over & over again. Not bad for a follow-up. " |
