tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post116880094557387311..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Extras: What a damned handsome manAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168990947367837712007-01-16T18:42:00.000-05:002007-01-16T18:42:00.000-05:00I loved Season 1. Not having seen the original "Of...I loved Season 1. Not having seen the original "Office," this was my window into the humor of Ricky Gervais, and I dug it. Really enjoy the Scottish chick... a great female comic role.<BR/><BR/>Now, the Season 2 premiere left me a little cold. The Orlando Bloom stuff... one joke, and not much of a joke. Gervais hit the celebrity narcissism thing pretty hard last season.<BR/><BR/>And there was something off-putting about Gervais's contempt in this ep... Dissing Lenny Henry for no apparent reason, and attacking the sitcom audience for laughing at typical sitcom humor.<BR/><BR/>I expect things to get better, and Gervais to deliver something more surprising, based on what I've read.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168958809273697782007-01-16T09:46:00.000-05:002007-01-16T09:46:00.000-05:00The bit with Orlando Bloom was hilarious. Loved it...The bit with Orlando Bloom was hilarious. Loved it. But the rest...very little laughter at our house. Not enough laughs between the non-comedic parts. <BR/><BR/>I watched one episode last year and didn't like it much. Thought I'd give it another go, but....K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168899592833075982007-01-15T17:19:00.000-05:002007-01-15T17:19:00.000-05:00I've seen all of season 2 and the next episode has...I've seen all of season 2 and the next episode has one of the funniest moments in television history. Season 2 is far superior to season 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168886219559332232007-01-15T13:36:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:36:00.000-05:00I thought the first season was a bit weak, but wow...I thought the first season was a bit weak, but wow what a hilarious start to the 2nd seasons. The Keith bit was absolutely hilarious, and I liked how Orlando Bloom played himself as someone obsessed with overcoming Johnny Depp.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245472084190224186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168879711801335802007-01-15T11:48:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:48:00.000-05:00Great episode. Gervais has matured into a pretty d...Great episode. Gervais has matured into a pretty decent actor; he did an amazing job of conveying Andy's despair and helplessness as people laughed harder and harder at his catch phrase.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful bit of symbolism pointing back toward the Office Christmas Special: having Andy as the boss enter with the joke about "she'd have to be a dog to go out with him" line. David Brent's response marked his progress on the road to being a functional human being and now Andy's response is revealing his decline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com