Extras - The Complete First Season

Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais Director: Stephen Merchant Stephen Merchant

Overview

Own the entire first season of Ricky Gervais' Extras in this release featuring all six episodes plus some seriously hilarious bonus materials.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/09/2007
UPC:	0026359306921
Original Release:	0000
Rating:	NR
Source:	Hbo Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	3:00:00
Sales rank:	56,078

Special Features

The difficult second album - Behind the scenes of Extras; Finding Leo; Deleted scenes; Outtakes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ricky Gervais	Actor
Emma Thornett	Wardrobe Lady
Grace Kingslene	Actress
Shawn Williamson	Barry
David Ricardo-Pearce	Jobsworth AD
Peter Sullivan	Film Director
Katherine Parkinson	Woman in Queue
Barunka O'Shaughnessy	Woman Extra
Tony Way	Chef

Technical Credits

Ricky Gervais	Director
Stephen Merchant	Director

Menu

Disc #1 -- Extras: Episodes 1-3 & Bonus Features
   Play All
   Episode Selection
      Kate Winslet
      Ben Stiller
      Ross Kemp
   Language Selection
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: French
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None
   DVD Extras
      Deleted Scenes
         Episode 1 - Hymn
         Episode 2 - Department Store
         Episode 3 - Gypsy Joke
      Outtakes
Disc #2 -- Extras: Episodes 4-6 & Bonus Features
   Play All
   Episode Selection
      Samuel L. Jackson
      Les Dennis
      Patrick Stewart
   Language Selection
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: French
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None
   DVD Extras
      Deleted Scenes
         Episode 4 - Waiter
         Episode 4 - Hiding From Dullard
         Episode 5 - Agent
         Episode 6 - Agent Plugs Barry
      Finding Leo
      The Difficult Second Album
      Outtakes

Editorial Reviews

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Extras is not just another day at The Office. It's more inside and less universally relatable, but it is often as funny and cringe-worthy as its illustrious predecessor. Gervais stars as Andy, a movie extra, or, as he likes to call himself, a "background artist." Although he insists he is a proper actor, Andy is not so much delusional -- in the mold of clueless Office boss David Brent -- as he is desperate for his big break, which he invariably manages to sabotage at every opportunity. As with Jerry on Seinfeld, the shallow and tactless Andy is not the most likable character. Andy has his own George Costanza character in Maggie (Ashley Jensen), a fellow extra who is similarly hapless when it comes to relationships. Merchant is also hilarious as Andy's "fool for an agent." What gives this series a little something extra are the subversive turns by its A-list guest stars. Kate Winslet is shockingly funny as herself portraying a nun in a Holocaust drama, whether giving the repressed Maggie phone sex tips to engage her new boyfriend or confiding to Andy that appearing in a Holocaust film is the ticket to a "bloody Oscar." It's also hard to beat Captain Picard as a pervert: Patrick Stewart makes it so when he shares with Andy his screenplay for a proposed film about a man who uses his telekinetic powers to make women's clothes fall off. At a mere six episodes, Extras leaves viewers eager for Season 2, especially with Andy at a surprisingly promising career crossroads. And speaking of "extras," this two-disc set contains deleted scenes, bloopers, and a behind-the-scenes featurette.

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson