extras... wtf?
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mk12 said:
Now I think you're speculating
May Kasahara
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Dubversion said:
I think you have pinpointed something that I was also trying to delineate in my own mind but couldn't because I was overcome with revulsion at the thought of Gervais. Well done Dub!
May Kasahara said:
<bows>
Dubversion said:
no - in the office, whose the sensible character? Tim. It's clear Gervais portrays Tim as the person with the "correct" views about things. In my opinion, Gervais likes to think Tim represents what Gervais thinks is "right". So Tim is appaled at Finchey's sexism, Gareth's homophobia, Brent's racism etc.
If Gervais himself was homophobic, how could he have written a character like Tim? Why would he have?
The funny thing was Tim's reactions to things Gareth said. Your supposed to laugh at Gareth for thinking those things.
I can't believe after 5-6 years of Gervais comedies we're discussing this!
mk12 said:
I never said Gervais is an out and out bigot, but I think he is quite like his characters - Brent is all too aware of what's 'correct' and blows it a lot. I think Gervais is clever enough to have it both ways.
mk12 said:
it's because you don't understand their humour.
here.
but i was only kidding
mk12 said:
but i was only kidding
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
I thought the funniest bit was Marchant waiting for the toilet bowl to fill up again so he could try and flush the rest of his crap away. Not very subtle but very funny. And Ian MacKellan and the vaseline.
goldenecitrone said:I thought the funniest bit was Marchant waiting for the toilet bowl to fill up again so he could try and flush the rest of his crap away. Not very subtle but very funny. And Ian MacKellan and the vaseline.
i actually cried with laughter when that bottle fizzed up.
mk12 said:i actually cried with laughter when that bottle fizzed up.
That was really funny! What a dick
mk12 said:
For someone championing humour, you're being peculiarly humourless this morning. Perhaps there's a link with you finding Gervais funny?
goldenecitrone
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mk12 said:i actually cried with laughter when that bottle fizzed up.
Fuck, how did I forget that bit. Beautiful.
goldenecitrone
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I do quite like Mitchell and Webb, too. I liked the odd couple of the paediatric surgeon and the ice-cream taster last week. And the fella that used to play Captain Pugwash in the restaurant.
J77 said:Please can you explain it to us mere mortels
You miss my point. it was a reference to one of mk12's earlier posts.
goldenecitrone
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I also like the fact that Extras is actually a play within a play and there are lots of small references to Hamlet running through it. Clever stuff.
XerxesVargas
formerly MrMalcontent
mk12 said:
Thats a wonderfully patronising statement. And balls too.
I do understand his humour, I find him funny. But that doesn't mean his views aren't a bit dodgy.
Ms Ordinary
randompointlesschemistry
bluestreak said:
Yes, the way it ended was crap, especially - I was waiting for a twist to the ending - like his macho friends to turn out to have nothing against gay people & think Milman was a twat for being a homophobe. Or to actually be gay & he'd never noticed. That would've been funnier and more believable and more awkward.
This way just made me think Gervais didn't get the point of the joke he was trying to make. Someone should make him watch the 'Jesus tells the parable of the good Samaritan' sketch from last week's Mitchell & Webb.
OTH Ian Mckellen's description of his 'acting technique' was lovely though.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Ms Ordinary said:
They weren't his friends, though. They were just a bunch of dickheads he looked up to at school and he's such a snivelling wuss he still cares what they think about him, despite their obnoxious views.
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