Ricky Gervais Revives Office Character for YouTube Series
For those mourning the departure of NBC’s The Office this Thursday, here’s something to help ease the transition to an Office-less world. read more
Found in: TV, NewsMuppets Sequel Titled Muppets...Again!
According to Entertainment Weekly, the sequel to 2011’s The Muppets is titled Muppets…Again!... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRicky Gervais in Talks for Muppets Sequel
As the Muppets sequel moves forward in development, some big names are signing on for the project. Earlier this month it was reported that Modern Family‘s Ty Burrell will play a lazy Interpol inspector, and now comedian Ricky Gervais is in talks to star as the film’s human lead character. The exact role is being kept under wraps, however he is expected to play as big of a part as Jason Segel did in the first movie, THR reports. Gervais actually shot a cameo for the first film that never made the final cut. James Bobin is back to direct... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRicky Gervais Releases Mobile App
Ricky Gervais has created a new mobile app to make the world of social networking a little bit more personal. Gervais teamed up with voice technology company CloudTalk and developed the free app called “Just Sayin’,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
Found in: NewsAn Idiot Abroad: "Karl Comes Home" (2.8)
The worst episode of An Idiot Abroad‘s first season was its finale, and I wish that I could say that wasn’t the case here. But since the show’s creators decided to use the same format for season two’s finale, which is to say a glorified DVD extra, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion before it even began.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAn Idiot Abroad: "Climb Mount Fuji" (2.7)
While it implies in An Idiot Abroad‘s opening credits that Karl knows what he’s getting into this time, the show’s second season hasn’t really captured that jadedness until now. With Karl finally at his last journey, he seems ready for the usual visit to a culture he can’t understand while partaking in various activities that he can’t hope to be remotely good at. In “Climb Mount Fuji” Karl is pretty much resigned to it and as a result the episode doesn’t have quite as much fun as some of the others. The torments have become standard and he’s ready for... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLife's Too Short Review: Episodes 1.02 and 1.03
Life’s Too Short is troll TV. It’s either an incredibly cruel and misguided attempt at extreme cringe comedy or it’s an attempt to make us question why we like shows like The Office or Extras. More importantly, it simply isn’t funny enough to justify its cynicism.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAn Idiot Abroad: "Route 66" (2.6)
An Idiot Abroad has always been a picaresque show, but whenever possible this has been tempered by heading towards a goal. While the journey provides the adventure, this prize at the end has frequently been exciting in itself, and even the anticlimaxes have been interesting. “Route 66” takes this to the furthest extreme, though, in that the entire episode is the journey. Travelling down the road isn’t so exciting—it’s a highway, that’s pretty much it—so as usual there are a series of events for Karl to check out along his route.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAn Idiot Abroad: "Meet a Gorilla" (2.5)
Like many fans of An Idiot Abroad, I was led to the show through Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. A basic familiarity with the pair is embedded in the show’s format. Not only is Karl only a pseudo-celebrity because of them, but since Karl is doing the show at their behest, it’s always had the conceit that he needs to continually check in with them for more information about what he’s doing next. While it’s the type of silliness and fake hurdle that you’ll see on pretty much any reality TV show, it manages to work because Karl himself believes... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLife's Too Short Review: Episode 1.01
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant didn’t create cringe comedy, but with the original Office they might have perfected it. The two return to America with Life’s Too Short, their third live action series and second to be co-produced by HBO. Like Extras, it’s a show business mockumentary starring a middle-aged actor struggling in both his personal and professional lives. Gervais cedes the spotlight to another actor this time, though, and that’s where the show gets its punny title. Warwick Davis, the British dwarf actor best known for costumed roles in various Star Wars films, the horror franchise Leprechaun and the... read more
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