Derek

[donaldstott 0]

I watched the first ten minutes and couldn't find a reason to continue watching. Especially when Celebrity Juice was on at the same time.

 

Is the right answer...

 

I thought it was dreadful. Did I fail to see the irony in him sitting on the bowl of custard?

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1]

I think the problem Gervais faces is that the Office was labelled as a work of 'genius' and 'groundbreaking television', when the reality is that it was just a good sitcom. Ever since then people are expecting this incredibly nuanced and insightful comedy from him, which perhaps he isn't capable of. He certainly isn't a patch on Larry David.

Edited April 14, 2012 by Kevin S. Assilleekunt

[Ayatollah Hermione 13595]

I think the problem Gervais faces is that the Office was labelled as a work of 'genius' and 'groundbreaking television', when the reality is that it was just a good sitcom. Ever since then people are expecting this incredibly nuanced and insightful comedy from him, which perhaps he isn't capable of. He certainly isn't a patch on Larry David.

 

The Office had brilliant dialogue and well-written, well-paced compelling relationships between good, likeable characters. Nothing he's done since then has had that. How much say did Merchant have in LTS?

[Gemmill 42648]

I enjoyed this. The only bits where I thought "Why?!" were the two slapstick moments. Why have him sitting on that pudding or falling in the pond? I'm not sure what it was meant to be though.

[The Mighty Hog 488]

http://33revolutionsperminute.wordpress.com/?p=888&preview=true

 

A bit wordy, but it's not a bad read.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1]

I think the problem Gervais faces is that the Office was labelled as a work of 'genius' and 'groundbreaking television', when the reality is that it was just a good sitcom. Ever since then people are expecting this incredibly nuanced and insightful comedy from him, which perhaps he isn't capable of. He certainly isn't a patch on Larry David.

 

The Office had brilliant dialogue and well-written, well-paced compelling relationships between good, likeable characters. Nothing he's done since then has had that. How much say did Merchant have in LTS?

 

Karl Pilkington wrote 98% of the Office, Gervais and Merchant mainly formatted it and corrected typos.

[Kid Dynamite 6822]

He can't act for shit, he should stick to writing imo

[Gejon 2]

Fucking hopeless. The office was genuinely funny, well observed comedy. Derek was on a par with that shite made updated sitcom in extras.

 

Meanwhile Tim Krul isn't ever going to be nearly as prolific as Chilavert...

[Jill 0]

Thought it was pretty rubbish tbh. Would probably give a series another episode or two though, just to be sure that I don't like it.

[Kid Dynamite 6822]

Everyone does realise it was a one off?

[Gejon 2]

It was a pilot and he is writing the rest now.

[Jill 0]

It was a pilot and he is writing the rest now.

 

Yep, hence why I said I'd give a series a go .. if/when it's made.

[Gejon 2]

It was a pilot and he is writing the rest now.

 

Yep, hence why I said I'd give a series a go .. if/when it's made.

 

Was responding to J69

[Jill 0]

It was a pilot and he is writing the rest now.

 

Yep, hence why I said I'd give a series a go .. if/when it's made.

 

Was responding to J69

 

I know you dafty, I was agreeing with you!

[Kid Dynamite 6822]

I can't get past this I'm afraid. Like the spacker face I used to pull when I was 12 and didn't know better. One step short of slapping his wrist and sticking his tongue under his bottom lip.

 

[ajax_andy 0]

Watched 10 mins and switched it off.

 

I probably go to 100 care homes a year as part of my job and at no point did any of what I saw reflect any real life issues, the character was ridiculous and completely inappropriate, and as a comedy it failed to make me even so much as raise a smile let alone laugh.

 

Gervais is a prick and thinks he can just pull a stupid face and act a bit mentally challenged and it's comedy / tv gold. Sadly he's mistaken!

[Holden McGroin 6229]

He looks like he is trying to break new ground by taking his cringe-comedy into the dwarfism and mentally ill now.

 

The Office and Extras was good. I stopped watching Life is Too Short. It was just boring. The only watchable parts were when the celebrities got involved but that rarely had anything to do with Warwick Davies.