“Extras” special Christmas.
Looks like 2.5 is the magic number for Ricky Gervais as he decides to produce a Christmas Special for his popular HBO and BBC series Extras in lieu of a third season. Extras will then follow the same path as his previous hit, the unquestionably flawless The Office.
This is welcome news in MagneticMedia Land, though does raise an occasional eyebrow. Unlike The Office, whose bleak second season certainly could use an optimistic coda, Extras never really left anything hanging. In fact, in the Extras season two finale Andy Milman seemed to come to terms with what he had made of his life. David Brendt, on the other hand, needed that Christmas Special to completely hit rock bottom before he could see a little sunshine.
Not that I’m going to turn my back on more Extras.
No word yet on when the Christmas Special will air, though something tells me it won’t be in July.
Tags: The Office (UK)
