Extras Christmas Special - Gervais on Celebrity

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tags: BBC, Gervais, Merchant, Andy Millman, Ashley Jenson

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Ricky Gervais's monologue on what he considers wrong with modern celebrity starts at around 2:00.

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Oh. My. GOD. I MUST SEE THIS ASAP.
SO MUCH LOVE.
AIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
(sorry for the outburst)

written by berticus

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oh man - didn't know this was out. Thanks for the heads up.

written by dag

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A-mazing.

written by finch451

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I just finished watching the full thing. Absolutely wonderful.

written by berticus

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I have unfurled my special BBC antennae, and I'm watching it tonight with a bit of chockie and some Earl Grey, hot.

written by dag

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berticus - thanks for sending this one along.

- erniecus

written by my15minutes

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Oh my god. I love Gervais, love him. Even though I can't actually watch an entire episode of The Office or Extras due to the cringe factor, I love the man. His observations and humour are so spot on.

And then this... man, respect just got even higher for the man. I do love a comedian who can switch to real heartfelt truth every now and again, it speaks to a depth... we'll see so much more from this man, not just comedy, but things of real depth.

Bravo.

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That was great. *nsfw

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written by siftbot

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*BRAVO.

I said it.

Although it appeared on TV, it might as well be presented in a theatre. Moving drama. Yes.

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Adding video to channels (Bravo) - requested by Krupo.

written by siftbot

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*quality

written by therealblankman

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Man i can't believe he got big brother to take part, with how much he slags it. Gervais is brilliant, this episode is fantastic. Cheers ricky, and thanks gorilla_squad for the great sift.

This shows the follow up to this scene and the end of the episode:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GU5RioVq6BY

Whole Episode here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Extras-Christmas-Special-2007

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Interesting that this has been edited from the original BBC version I watched.

Katie Couric = Kate Adie
American Idol = X Factor

They have obviously dubbed this version to be more understandable to an American audience. That kind of pandering to American tastes displeases me.

written by dag

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Relax, Dag! It's just about knowing your audience. If people don't get the jokes because of a foreign cultural reference, they aren't going to laugh, and then they aren't going to watch anymore. You can still enjoy your BBC version!

written by Sketch

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Perhaps part of the reason that the US is so inwardly focused is that they have things like this spoon-fed.

Shows have to be changed to appeal to the American audience instead of the American audience trying to wrap their minds around another culture.

This is a petty example - but I think it holds true in many other cases as well.

written by dag

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Probably. But I think it's safe to say that we export our popular culture a lot more than we import others'. That and, in general, Americans are retarded.

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Sorry *dead

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