Extras - The Complete Series

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Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the same team responsible for the runaway British TV hit The Office, were at it again with the weekly, half-hour comedy Extras. Ricky Gervais himself headed the cast as Andy Millman, a would-be actor in his early forties who quit his day job to become a full-time movie and TV extra. This didn't give him much opportunity for artistic expression, but did allow him to rub shoulders with such real-life celebrities as Ben Stiller, Samuel L. Jackson, Kate Winslet, and Patrick ...
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Overview

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the same team responsible for the runaway British TV hit The Office, were at it again with the weekly, half-hour comedy Extras. Ricky Gervais himself headed the cast as Andy Millman, a would-be actor in his early forties who quit his day job to become a full-time movie and TV extra. This didn't give him much opportunity for artistic expression, but did allow him to rub shoulders with such real-life celebrities as Ben Stiller, Samuel L. Jackson, Kate Winslet, and Patrick Stewart, who according to envious Andy were "just lucky" in their success these celebs had no compunction about satirizing their own established personae, and were even willing to appear nasty and obstreperous if it paid off in big laughs!. Also seen was Ashley Jensen as fellow extra Maggie Jacobs, whose outspokenness habitually cost her valuable job opportunities, just as Andy's monumental ineptitude and gracelessness was a constant source of embarrassment for him. Rounding out the regular cast was series co-creator Stephen Merchant as Andy's unnamed agent, who in his own way was just as incompetent and woebegone as his client. Using the "showbiz" milieu to make savage comic swipes at topics ranging from genocide to mental illness, Extras was a deliciously outrageous skewering of the perennial "fringies" in the entertainment business. Originally telecast on Britain's BBC2 beginning July 21, 2005, Extras was picked up for American cable play by HBO beginning September 25 of that same year.
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Special Features

Two behind-the-scenes documentaries: "The Difficult Second Album" and "Extras Backstage"; Outtakes; Featurettes: "Finding Leo," "Taping Nigel: The Gimpening" and "Art of Corpsing"; Deleted scenes
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/15/2008
  • UPC: 883929003464

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  • Source: Hbo Home Video
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Mixed Media Set
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 8,658

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
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Disc #1 -- Extras: The Complete First Season
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Disc #4 -- Extras: The Complete Second Season
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Disc #5 -- Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    One of the Funniest Shows of All Time!

    I still can't believe Ricky Gervais convinced celebs to participate in this fabulous comedy, but thank goodness for his persuasive powers because the result is hilarious!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    One of the best

    I bought this DVD without actually seeing it in the past. It was definitely worth it! This is one of my all time favorite shows now. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are fabulous together yet again! Buy it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Ricky Gervais is a genius!

    One would think the BBC series "The Office" would be a hard act to follow. But Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant mine the same acid wit with "Extras." Gervais plays Andy Millman, a fortysomething film & TV extra. Despite his best intentions, Andy consistantly sabotages his career. Merchant plays his clueless agent and Ashley Jensen is hysterical as his good friend, Maggie. As amazing as the core cast is, its the celebrity appearences that really make the show. Where else can you see Kate Winslet giving phone sex tips, Ben Stiller boasting about his box-office receipts, or Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) begging to Maggie to relieve him of his virginity, and accidently flinging an (unused) condom on Dame Diana Rigg's head? This is mordant British humor at its best.

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