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Extras: Seasons 1 & 2 from: HBO Home Video List Price: CDN$ 62.48 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 42.99 You Save: CDN$19.49 (31%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 0883929003464 Format: NTSC, Widescreen Label: HBO Home Video Manufacturer: HBO Home Video Publisher: HBO Home Video Release Date: January 15, 2008 Studio: HBO Home Video Sales Rank: 113 MPN: HBOD35867D Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Extras is Hilarious!!!If you seek clever comedy, then Extras is a prudent choice particularly if you enjoy British vehicles. Disregard the "Disappointing" review by David Land. I wouldn't be surprised if Land thinks Friends is funny... NOT!!! Rating:  - DisappointingSadly, I must say I found the "Extras" seasons 1,2 and finale very disappointing. Let me say that I am a huge fan of "The Office" and was looking forward to this new creation to continue along the lines of the comedy lurking in the minds of Gervais and Merchant. Season #1 was disappointing in the extreme and I questioned whether I should waste my time going further. I did , however, and was rewarded somewhat by Season # 2 as it seemed the boys started to produce some comedy. Kudos to Merchant (who plays the loser agent). Very comical and well done. The scenes surrounding the "naked pen lady" were very well done. The repartee between Merchant and Gervais is excellent and clearly shows them as two friends you would like to meet in real life ... Read More: Rating: - Extras galoreA few years back, Ricky Gervais created "The Office," a Dilberty satire on office work. Now, he's created "Extras," a wickedly funny satire on showbiz and acting, both seasons of which are contained here. And the fact that prominent actors appear in it -- as warped versions of themselves -- is just the icing on the comedy cake. Andy Millman (Gervais) and Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jenson) are film extras -- Andy is embittered by his lack of success and his inept agent (Stephen Merchant, Gervais' work partner), while well-meaning Maggie merely pursues a series of crew members on the films they work in. The first episode features the two working in a biopic directed by a brusque Ben Stiller ("Would you stop going on about your ... Read More: |
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