Derek - Ricky Gervais - Channel 4 - 10 pm tonight

[Mr Burns]

 

[bn3gunner]

Absolute shit

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Utter crap

 

[essbee]

awful, awful. awful

 

[GingerBeerMan]

I don't get it

 

[Drumstick]

I think it has the potential to be great. Will be tuning in next week.

 

[16bha]

I thought it was good. Not the normal Gervais stuff. More of a black tragi-comedy.

 

[Driver8]

I think it has the potential to be great. Will be tuning in next week.

Isn't it a one off?

 

[darters74]

Massive Gervais fan here and liked Pilkington long before he hit the limelight from an extra on Gervais' Politics DVD.

I have a HMV voucher (only £5) and was looking the other day - I can get both series of an idiot abroad for £15 - Would people say it's worth getting?

Thanks

Yes mate, definitely. Best thing I've seen on tv for a long time.

Enjoyed Derek too, without it being funny it was easy to watch......

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Enjoyed it.

Office > Extras > Derek > Life's Too Short.

All his films are shit.

 

[Wilko]

Well, I really enjoyed it, thought it was touching, not all comedy has to be obvious 'friends' humour.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Well apart from laughing at a Hamster on YouTube (which I do when I am bored) that was toilet. Rather strange subject matter for comedy, mental illness, old age and death.

 

[Drumstick]

Isn't it a one off?

Yeah but it is a premier I believe so if it's good enough will become a series. Was a turn of phrase I didn't make it very clear I guess.

 

[clapham_gull]

When someone spots something intelligent about his recent efforts, please let me know.

Pseudo clever comedy painted by numbers, no wonder he's a fan of the Simpsons.

 

[Butch Willykins]

Just watched it. So does this Derek chap post on NSC?

 

[Drumstick]

Just watched it. So does this Derek chap post on NSC?

*Cough*

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

I watched it and was pleasantly surprised. Against all expectations there was some really nicely observed and subtle comedy moments and it was, as mentioned above, very touching.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I thought the second half was very moving and a well thought out and sensitive portrayal. Overall I would give it 8 out of 10.

 

[Paris]

Wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. Some amusing moments.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I was hopeful, but that was dire. Terrible "acting" by Gervais and a very unfunny 24 minutes culminating in borrowing snippets of the soundtrack to This is England 86 to add "depth" and emotion to something mostly feeble.