"Extras" David Bowie (TV Episode 2006) Poster

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9/10
this one was so painful ...
marwan1118 January 2024
The only episode in this show that made me feel so sad .. Many did not understand the way of writing and the message that Ricky was trying to convey.. How people talk about you can psychologically destroy you .. How cruel it is and how people look at you without knowing your past and how you suffered to get to that point that finally you've made your first step, but what a step.. The episode was filled with a lot of philosophy and symbolism .. When he finally met that celebrity .. Did you expect that the song sung by David Bowie was put without meaning .. he says the words (he sold his soul to shoot at fame ) .. A lot of celebrities have done this .. They sold their soul for fame .. And what the ring says.. Awkward situations .. A lot of haters .. Not being able to walk on the street normally .. These are the traces of Fame that Ricky was trying to make you understand .. A very philosophical and painful episode .. this was really something.

Put the 'hopful'if you agree with me.
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8/10
A very nice continuation of the newest struggle for Andy Millman
Mike-on-TV26 September 2006
There is a bit of a change of taste for the second episode in season 2 of Extras. Andy, dealing with his new celebrity, must live through scathing reviews and the sadness of success as his critically acclaimed sitcom gains popularity.

It's funny how pathetic Andy can be in both of the two different bar scenes he visits. In the local pub he shrugs the appraise he gets from authentic fans, yet Andy feels he should be valued with more demeanors. So at the more illustrious setting he is ridiculed and tormented by the entire clientele of the lounge during a breakout singing session lead by mega-celebrity David Bowie.

The episode played fair to the structure we are used to from Extras however there are signs that Maggie is still not feeling on the same level with Andy. Although they both feel the gimmick role he has on his show is a joke, Andy still goes along with it. Maggie looked pretty disgusted when they had to return to the original tavern to entertain the lot of underachievers who truly appreciate Andy's pitiable character role.

This game shouldn't go on much longer (as the title of the show suggest). I predict the staged sitcom 'When the (Wind) Whistle Blows' will be canceled in the coming episodes. Keep watching

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6/10
David Bowie
Prismark104 January 2020
The first episode of Andy's sitcom has been broadcast and the critics have slaughtered it.

The viewing figures have been pretty decent though.

Andy thinks he is on the first steps of real fame. Even though the sitcom has not turned out the way he hoped.

This one is a real cringefest. The way Andy thinks he needs to give a homeless guy some money or else the guy will tell people Andy is a miser.

The ultimate humiliation comes when David Bowie sings a song that mocks and embarasses Andy. He ends up returning to a pub where some ordinary fans were mobbing him. He was embarrassed with them at first, but now he takes comfort in the same shallow but real fans.

I cannot help noticing the parallels to how Ricky Gervais must have felt when he first hit the big time with The Office.
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