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September 26th 2006 06:29
Well, the second episode of the second series of Extras went to air just the other night in the UK. I didn't realise the second series would be upon us so soon!
How does it shape up?
Well, we pick up Andy Mailman's story just after series 1... he's filming a pilot with the BBC and having trouble maintaining integrity in the face of network-control. Meanwhile, Maggie continues her extra work on various films.
In the first episode of the series Maggie is working on a film with Orlando Bloom. Bloom turns out to be tremendously vain and over-the-top with jealousy in regards to Johnny Depp, which makes for marvellous self-parodying. Andy's sitcom pilot is almost painful to watch, and the batterings issued to self-esteem all round make for much cringing and laughing - as we've come to expect from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
'Barry from Eastenders' seems to be very much a supporting member of the cast now, as he features prominently in both episodes so far screened of the new series. Barry's bits are probably some of the funniest in the first episode. And some of the most embarrassing.
The second episode, screened just two or so days ago and featuring David Bowie, is very hard to watch. It's still funny but I'm not sure if I'll be able to take it if it sinks any lower! How low will Gervais go? How much of a beating can he take? How much of a beating can an audience take? The fact that it remains top quality and manages to break such new ground never ceases to astound me... Gervais and Merchant could shape up to be the first truly genius comics of the 21st century.
Other celebrities set to appear in the next four episodes of Extras Series 2 include Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Martin, Ian McKellen and Jonathan Ross.
Extras Series 2 - watch clips and episodes on the BBC website!
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