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Old 11-14-11, 04:14 PM
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"Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Really, no buzz about this show?
I know it hasn't aired in the US yet but still, this is the internet
It's coming to HBO next year though.

Observational sitcom series, created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is described by Gervais as about "the life of a showbiz dwarf", with Davis playing a fictionalised version of himself. Gervais and Merchant will appear in cameos as themselves.

The first episode was hilarious.

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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

The scene with Neeson was the only funny part of the episode. They made Davis too much of an asshole.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

I'm guessing this will be paired with the animated Ricky Gervais show?? If so, when will the The Life and Times of Tim run?
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

I like the Johnny Depp clip.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

I loved it. Can't wait for more on Friday. It will replace An Idiot Abroad quite nicely.
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I can't see anything replacing An Idiot Abroad.

This doesn't have the absolute genius of Pilky 01 - just the average genius of Gervais and Merchant.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

It's all I've got! Gervais said yesterday on twitter that there won't be a third series of AIA.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Originally Posted by pinata242
It's all I've got! Gervais said yesterday on twitter that there won't be a third series of AIA.
Fuck, that sucks. That show should of gone on forever (or anything following around Karl).
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Most of the reviews for this show have been pretty bad. I'll check it out eventually, but I liked the Depp and Neeson clips that I've seen.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Second episode was even funnier.
at Johnny Depp.

If you liked Extras, you'll like this.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Originally Posted by windom
I'm guessing this will be paired with the animated Ricky Gervais show?? If so, when will the The Life and Times of Tim run?
No, The Life & Times of Tim season 3 starts on Friday, Dec. 16th for HBO. Life's Too Short won't hit HBO until early next year.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

I really liked the first episode. Warwick feels a lot like David Brent in the Office special.
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The brainstorming session in the second episode is genius.
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I think I tore something laughing at him falling out of the SUV.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Enjoyed the first two shows, but I was rolling my eyes at the wedding toast. The character hasn't been potrayed as being so stupid he would think he could make all those "jokes" without offending people.

The scene of Johnny Depp angry at Gervais over the Golden Globes was even funnier now that Gervais will be hosting again.
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This premiers tonight on HBO for those of us who haven't seen it.
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I absolutely loved this. It's in the same vein as Extra and the Brit version of The Office, both of which I loved. Liam Nesson had me in stitches, will they be doing a celebrity of the week as was done on Extras? If so, here's hoping Patrick Stewart is on this as well.
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Liam Neeson's scene = genious
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Originally Posted by pinata242
It's all I've got! Gervais said yesterday on twitter that there won't be a third series of AIA.
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
That sucks. I was hoping for more.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Well, since then they've started working on "The Short Way 'Round" with Karl and Warwick going around the world on a bicycle
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It was okay. I wish Warwick could have come up with something for his character other than his lame David Brent impression.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Davis was too much of an a-hole, but the bit with Neeson was hilarious.
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I thought this was kinda boring for the most part, but the Liam Neeson part made it worth watching.

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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

Originally Posted by slop101
The scene with Neeson was the only funny part of the episode. They made Davis too much of an asshole.
This.

I'll give it one more chance.
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Re: "Life's Too Short" - New show from Gervais/Merchant

The Liam Neeson scene was hilarious. The rest was decent -- I'm likely in for the season.

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