| | | "Big, Big, Big Stars. And This Guy."
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
What happens when an unknown actor who can't catch a break actually catches one? For Andy Millman, who's just broken through with a TV sitcom called When the Whistle Blows, celebrity doesn't necessarily mean happiness - it just means your follies and faux-pas get that much more attention. Extras: The show with big, big stars...and Andy Millman.Includes all six episodes from The Complete Second Season of Extras!
"...far more observant and astute than most comedy series these days..." Kevin Gilvear, DVD Times
"...a beautiful, cathartically hilarious and wince-inducing crash of comedic genius..." Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
The second season of EXTRAS finds British funnyman Ricky Gervais returning to play Andy Millman, a lowly extra who has finally made some headway in the entertainment industry. Millman's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows," has been commissioned. But Gervais's character soon discovers that fame brings a whole new set of problems into his life, especially when the BBC starts tinkering with his ideas. The formula of the first season--which featured plenty of celebrity cameos, with stars often playing themselves--is adhered to once again, and the core cast of Gervais, Ashley Jensen, and Stephen Merchant is supplemented by David Bowie, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Martin from Colplay, Ian McKellan, Robert De Niro, and many others.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Documentary: Extras Backstage - An Hour-Long Feature That Goes Behind-The-Scenes Of Extras | | Featurettes: Taping Nigel - The Gimpening - A Hilarious Featurette That Shows The Loving Relationship Between Extras Cast & Crew, & The Art Of Corpsing - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How The Extras Cast Handles The Most Outrageous Moments On The Set | | Interactive Menus | | Outtakes | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: HBO |
| Release Date: 1/6/2009 |
| Running Time: 180 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 94020 | | UPC: 00026359402029 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | British Academy Awards, Stephen Merchant, Best Comedy Performance | | | British Academy Awards, Ricky Gervais, Best Comedy Performance | |
Nominee (2006) | | | British Academy Awards, Ashley Jensen, Best Comedy Performance | | | British Academy Awards, Charlie Hanson, et. al., Best Situation Comedy | | | British Academy Awards, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Best Writer | | | Emmy, Patrick Stewart, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Ben Stiller, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Kate Winslet, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety 8 of 10
HBO's monochromatic all-Hollywood spectrum of comedies has indulged in up-and-comers ("Entourage") and has-beens ("The Comeback") before reaching into the hasn't-been bin to deliver "Extras," the pay channel's best half-hour since "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Drenched in mortifying moments courtesy of "The Office" creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, it's an at-times painfully funny tribute to wannabes everywhere, with Gervais as a self-described "background artist" who will descend into all manner of humiliation and treachery to get any speaking part..."Extras" remains genuinely clever throughout. - Brian Lowry
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