The OFFICE is back

[T soprano]

In a one of comic relief special David Brent is back to be aired March 15th
This time he's trying to be a Simon cowell type of music mogul ,also in The Office special we get to hear the whole of "the serpent who guards the gates of hell "

 

[Racek]

They should leave it alone.

 

[PWA]

In a one of comic relief special David Brent is back to be aired March 15th
This time he's trying to be a Simon cowell type of music mogul ,also in The Office special we get to hear the whole of "the serpent who guards the gates of hell "

Great!

David – “Fits perfectly.”
Dawn – “Not the car crash bit.”
Gareth – “Your relationship with Lee is a bit like a car crash.”
Dawn – “In Paris?”
Gareth – “City of Love.”

 

[T soprano]

They should leave it alone.

It's just a one off special

But then the yanks go and make 100 episodes of it so why in this country when we get a great sitcom/comedy do we mostly only end up with about 12 episodes like with Fawlty towers & The Young Ones etc

 

[Tricky Dicky]

It's just a one off special

But then the yanks go and make 100 episodes of it so why in this country when we get a great sitcom/comedy do we mostly only end up with about 12 episodes like with Fawlty towers & The Young Ones etc

For the very good reason that they run out of steam. Keep the quality short. What Gervais did, of course, was exactly right in this country, then make millions out of the Americans by churning out series after series of papp.

 

[albion534]

It's just a one off special

But then the yanks go and make 100 episodes of it so why in this country when we get a great sitcom/comedy do we mostly only end up with about 12 episodes like with Fawlty towers & The Young Ones etc

Because each episode is a classic, if there were more. Some wouldn't be held in such high regard, and thought of as instant classics

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

It's just a one off special

But then the yanks go and make 100 episodes of it so why in this country when we get a great sitcom/comedy do we mostly only end up with about 12 episodes like with Fawlty towers & The Young Ones etc

Because they don't understand the phrase " too much of a good thing" they always end up jumping the shark.

 

[Stat Brother]

I wonder if he'll do that dance

 

[Biscuit]

I can't wait. As long as he keeps the quality up I don't care when I see it! He could do another series if it was written well enough.

 

[shoreham seagull 1973]

Hmmmm - something to miss.

 

[strings]

Is this special going to reunite the entire cast? I think it would be a waste if it were just a half-hour catch-up with David Brent. What happened to Tim and Dawn - did they live happily ever after? What about Gareth - has he re-enlisted in the TA and served in Afghan? Did he have to "pull a man off" whilst he was in the field?

 

[matthew]

I hope Big Keith and Gareth are involved!

 

[strings]

I hope Big Keith and Gareth are involved!

Big Keith!!

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[Arthritic Toe]

Anyone watching Derek? I must say I find Ricky Gervais a bit hard work himself, but he is an undoubted genius when it comes to original comedy. His character 'Derek' is just so believable and brilliantly acted.

 

[tinycowboy]

He's thrown a kettle over a pub. What have you ever done?

 

[Superphil]

Big Keith!!

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.......Your minge!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Not.......




.......Your minge!

"Neil makes me laugh though, because, you know, it's his interfering, it's his timing. Going on about he wants some report doing- it's Red Nose Day, you know. Ooh, what's more important, you Neil, with your report, or some starving children? Ooh I don't know. Ooh, what would Lenny Henry say? I think we know- imagine him going out of the door on Comic Relief day and Dawn French is going 'Where you going, you haven't done the washing up. You haven't put the rubbish out'.

'Do it yourself I've gotta save some Africans!'".

 

[Easy 10]

Gareth: "My dad, for example, he's not as cosmopolitan or as educated as me and it can be embarrasing you know. He doesn't understand all the new trendy words - like he'll say "poofs" instead of "gays", "birds" instead of "women", "darkies" instead of "coloureds".

 

[Easy 10]

Brent: "I don't look upon this like it's the end, I look upon it like it's moving on you know. It's almost like my work here's done. I can't imagine Jesus going 'Oh, I've told a few people in Bethlehem I'm the son of God, can I just stay here with Mum and Dad now?' No. You gotta move on. You gotta spread the word. You gotta go to Nazareth, please. And that's, very much like... me. My world does not end within these four walls, Slough's a big place. And when I've finished with Slough, there's Reading, Aldershot, Bracknell, you know I've got to-Didcott, Yately. You know. My-Winersh, Taplow. Because I am my own boss, I can-Burfield. I can wake up one morning and go 'Ooh, I don't feel like working today, can I just stay in bed?' 'Ooh, don't know, better ask the boss.' 'David can I stay in bed all day?' 'Yes you can David.' Both me, that's not me in bed with another bloke called David."

 

[tinycowboy]

I prefer flan.