Extras Christmas Special US 8

[chatohe21]

@JanineRobin Haha, that's one of my favorite parts of the episode. Thanks for pointing it out; hilarious.

P.S. I hate seeing Maggie so damn low, she's the sweetest person in the show, and yet- all she gets in return is crap. Previous season and beginning of s2, it was funny .. but now, it's just too much. She doesn't deserve it.

[kr1shan101]

jesus how many people did she shag!

[JennyENicholson]

I think it's sort of pointless making a "US" version, but I don't think it's "selling out."

They just changed a few names, like the now-"Katie Couric" joke. It doesn't change the meaning - just ensures that everyone can get the joke straight away.

[Talkinhorn]

Do you know I look forward to this day...death!!!

[THthefirst]

Of course the irony is that Gervais recorded an American version of this scene to make sure that it sold better to the american market, when he had orginally written it as an English scene with English celebrities mentioned, which is far more realistic. So he was prepared to change and adapt for his own benefit in the USA, a market he was at the time very keen to break into. If he was really above all of this, he would have said, "my character is English, I'm not changing things for the yanks"

[dannyday58218195]

how can ricky write AND direct such quality as this - this is A* 1st class PERFECTION in every aspect - especially the observation of modern society - this is simply classic and a historical interpretation of british celebs in 2000...

so how the FUCK did he FAIL so badly with those hollywood films?! invention of lying was a good concept... but boring and hugley flawed... and ghost town again great idea... but boring... reeeeally boring. this, on the other hand... is perfection...

[THthefirst]

@dannyday58218195 The films were not as bad as you suggest, and the invention of lying was based on an interesting idea. You have a point though, which is that Gervais can't fully translate the shorter, sit-com format to the big screen. Coogan and Cleese couldn't either. A two hour film is different to a 30 min comedy.

[flynntheman90]

@dannyday58218195 what did you think of cemetery junction?

[superstelling]

greatest english sitcoms =

1 - only fools and horses

2 - the office

3 - extras

[THthefirst]

@superstelling Blackadder? Only Fools? Alan Partridge?



[soulmman]

DAYEH 4. I love that guy's accent.

[hitch4645]

"i haven't handed in my dignity"

bell rings

proceed to chicken dance

[THthefirst]

@hitch4645 Er, yes, you got the joke, well done.

[tonycatman]

The most famous person in the room is Lionel Blair. So famous that his name is cockney rhyming slang for Flares (Flared Trousers). I doubt there is anyone at all born in the UK over the age of 30 who hasn't heard of him.

[ksbaliga]

love the look gervais does when she say " sha#ed him a few times

[JediSlayer22]

That June Sarpong joke falls completely flat since they changed it from Kate Adie to Katie Couric.

[JanineRobin]

"Who's she?"

"oh, her son was murdered"

"What's she doing here?"

"She's got a single coming out"

[Qw3rtykid3]

y did u put a us and uk version there the same any way cheers 4 putting them up :p

[kellyfortune]

Vinnie Jones was in Extras and is now doing celebrity big brother :)

[MyClw]

THE PAIN OF A d list celebrity....

[MyClw]

day 3 -lionel is dancing again looooool

[when34567]

who is the girl at 3:24 (behind the one) in the shirt with black stripes?

[baerin18]

he's saying the obvious things though. people who sell themselves out will never get it or try to accept it and change anyway, so...trite. thats the kind of speech you expect in the end of cheep melodrama movies

[ThePianoSkitFiasco]

it may be obvious but the delivery and the wording is perfect and that is the important aspect, its nothing like a "cheep melodrama movie" cheap has an a in by the way

[baerin18]

my bad

[AlexisCapri]

@baerin18 so why didn't you write the TV series first

[Ccolebrooked]

So great.

[Engeldinho]

Where's part 9?

[dullahgg]

ahahaha so funny when andy milman kind of starts doing the tragedy dance really slowly ahah

[AnsellsBrewery]

Can't help but think the mum who's son was murdered is a dig at Madeleine McCann's parents?

[adeworks]

I think it was before that

[MyClw]

this was made before madeline went missing.

[JohnVB]

"My sons murder was on the news at 10" LOL

[liamdunn]

I haven't handed in my dignity..

** Klaxon > birdy song**

Splendid xD

[19george73]

HAND IN YOUR DIGNITY!!! LMFAO gervais rocks

[dannyday58218195]

the build up to this big brother section was perfect...

wonderfully captured the idea of a lost desperate celeb who just wants some attention!

[aligreatestofalltime]

he's an awesome actor much better than he let's on

[whatcheeseareyou]

100 greatest cesareans..lol

gutter press.....so true

[kamikrazi123]

so sad... yet so funny... but so sad...

[berlinmitte10117]

A brilliant satire on British celebrity 'culture' (and I use that word advisedly!)

[moocow1188]

yes how sad that us ignorant Americans don't know who the British equivalent of Ryan Seacrest is. We really should all start following the British tabloids and reality shows as well as our own. That seemed to be the main point Gervais was trying to get across in his speech at the end.

[Maverac]

Of course moocow1188! We're just such shit heads for not knowing the D list stars of European countires. We are indeed insultar!

[baobaojames123]

funny bit on lindsay lohan photographers at the end!

[CystVonCysor]

They're really that insular.

[baobaojames123]

its like this: in the US they have the worlds most popular culture so they dont really have to give a shit about UK popstars etc so when UK producers make the show for them they know that so they take out all the british culture refernces... if u really believe they changed a few insignificant references here or there to patronise their US audience either you gotta be fucking stupid or your having a laugh

[0ldShoes]

damn this is depressing

[baobaojames123]

its funny actually

[Kiddae27]

The ending is one of the most uplifting things I've seen on the television in such a long time. From 8:15 to the end, I think it's absolutely joyous.

[akamola]

Tragedy is the most annoying song on the planet !!!!!!

[CptCrash21]

I like that the mom who's son was murdered starts dancing to the song.

[The8thDOCTOR]

and yet 2 years later we still watch Big brother and look up skirts.

people who are saying very true are hypocrits and the biggest consumers of this crap

[TheHibbleton]

it's true, and i'm not.

i don't watch the shows, i don't buy the magazines. they're all mindless filfth.

[baobaojames123]

you are right dude

[bigwobblyspunkbomb]

THE LAST SCENE IS SO TRUE!

[Bkgrill81]

Day three ' Lionel is dancing again' awesome, lol.

[writer8788]

-random chicken dance- xD -dies laughing-

"Love me or I'll kill myself" xD

[benjaminsims]

amazing so true ,but its the world not just big brother,get rid of the celeb

[Mucky1little2me3]

Give some credit to the likes of Lionel Blaire too who are prepared to laugh at themselves and celebrity culture.

[superarmysoldier12]

@Mucky1little2me3 probably just desperate for a job.

[fossilvivo]

Gervais is right no doubt, but he profited with other people's fame in this series as well. Everybody ends up sailing with the wind instead fighting this celebrity culture.

[dillinjaesc]

this is a historic piece of television. Some people view it as mere entertainment. The fact of the matter is Gervais couldn't be more correct on the current state of society.

[bichoalder]

i completely agree with you

[candyfloss030]

i'd love to see ricky gervais on celebrity big brother lol..

[ressymezzo]

lol, it'd be the only thing cabable of getting me to watch that toss, him or MIlla Jovovich that is :P

[londonspud08]

jack dee was worth watching when he was on celeb bb

[irishck]

'i didn't hand in my dignity' then the bell goes and they all do chicken dance absolutly brilliant!!!!!!lol

[Zorg2006]

I nearly choked to death laughing at that bit.

[archeronfoot]

Gervais's comment at the end about the gutter press was sheer brilliance. It says everything about them and the people who lap it up

[boonersalmon]

get it now, this is da yankee version, gawd bless usa

[boonersalmon]

sum one put me right cos im sure he said kate adie at 6:26 when i seen this on the tv

[219970]

This is the version made for US TV mate, a few names have been changed

[hahabinga]

maggie is the best thing in this show,always silly,but reallly the only wise one

[ArtfulDodger92]

i think we can all agree stephen merchant and barry are the funniest things on extras lol

i love the christmas special it's my fave episode

[pubbies]

handing in dignity lol