Life's Too Short

[Jonty]

6/10. Funnier than most other shit on tv but bit disappointing from Gervais. Hopefully improves later in the series, which extras did to be fair.

 

I think I prefer Fresh Meat.

[Big Man]

Lifes too short to watch that pish, that's for sure. .

 

Like you say, same old shit from Gervais. It was like i was watching the lines of Gervais/david brent/andy milman being spoken by someone else (the dwarf). Same old pish as extras just the charachters have rotated.

 

Gervais is a one trick pony - he only knows one type of comedy and its starting to get old.

 

p.s. I have to concede however i pissed my pants at the liam neeson aids prostitute scene - merchant obviously wrote that (he's the brains).

 

5/10

[Bluto10]

anyone see it?

 

but reminded me lots of extras. which in turn reminded me of the office.

 

brent is the same character in all of them, and all three are basically the same comedy but with different plot.

 

was o.k. better than my family. i'll persevere.

[Henry]

Do you get the good old Beeb in that absolute cunthole you live in?

[Jonty]

Beat you to it; -

 

http://www.afc-chat.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=27847

 

Agreed that Gervais is proving himself to be a one trick pony...

[Bluto10]

Do you get the good old Beeb in that absolute cunthole you live in?

 

 

yeah, i live in the developed western world so bbc can be easily found.

 

what about the cesspit of society that you call the dump you live in?

[phoenix]

My tuppence worth , adjusted for inflation , that I have also posted on Mad where there is a similar ongoing discussion.

 

Gervaise can be funny and goes where angels fear to tread. He exposes and gets his humour in the sensitive areas of relationships where the majority of us would prefer to remain silent altho' possibly thinking the very same things that Gervaise gives voice to. He's nae respector of elephants in rooms , in fact he gets a boner as soon as he spots one. As such he is arguably providing a useful social service.

 

He has mined this seam for a long time and has mebbe run out of steam a little bit altho' I'm sure there will always be material in this area of life for every generation , he's just mebbe nae that fashionable ony mair.

 

 

He's been handsomely rewarded for being arguably the funniest man over the past ten years...mebbe he should now just take the money and run now.

 

I also suspect he's nae as funny since he lost weight....for some reason.....beyond the realm of science.

 

 

[tup]

Fat cunts are 'bubbly' everyone kens that.

[phoenix]

Fat cunts are 'bubbly' everyone kens that.

 

 

 

'The Strangest Man' imminent.

 

As you'd ken if you followed every post of mine.

 

Obediently.

[tup]

'The Strangest Man' imminent.

 

As you'd ken if you followed every post of mine.

 

Obediently.

 

So I hear, it's like the Scottish Parliament, it's been 'in the pipeline' for some time.

 

I've just found an Aladdin's Cave of books in my attic, so hurry the fuck up and read those other two, and I'll send you more.

[360]

I think it's class. The wedding scene in the second episode was the funniest thing on TV for years. IMO.

 

All hail Gervais (and Merchant).

[bonzodaddy73]

I thought the bit when Johnny Depp had the wee fella in the toilet was hilarious!

[Bobby Connor]

Pretty much underwhelmed so far. First episode was poor, second was not much better.

 

It could be a slow burner, I like Gervaise but the highlight of his stuff over the past few years has been the genius contributions of Karl Pilkington. Gervaise just seems to sit in the background contributing nothing.

[360]

Extras (and to an extent, The Office) both got better as they went along. Life's Too Short is just getting started.

[Chrisyboy81]

Extras (and to an extent, The Office) both got better as they went along. Life's Too Short is just getting started.

I never really rated Extras until I got the DVD, now I think it's hilarious. Maybe the new one will be the same?