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Little Fat Man Who Sold His Dream—9:27 AM

Get thee to a copy of the Extras finale if it's at all possible. It's Ricky Gervais brilliance in top form, and despite the somewhat uncharacteristic ending, its message is fantastic and well explored.

I know season one was a little spotty, but season two through this extended finale were just excellent – an engrossing examination of fame and ego, and hilarious all along the way. I'd be interested to know if this was his planned trajectory from the start. It might warrant re-viewing those first episodes in a new light.

I think I actually forgive him for stealing Alec Baldwin's Emmy. (Plus, with his Tracy Jordan therapy role-playing scene this year, is there any doubt that Baldwin will capture the Comedy Lead Actor Emmy along with two or three Lifetime Achievements?) (I submit that there is not!)

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BrandonWed, 12/19/07 1:18pm

Quite awesome. A lot of really interesting and admirable story/character beats. And I liked the ending. He finally made a choice.

I'm inclined to believe this was the trajectory all along. However, unless a re-viewing of season one would make it funnier (in my opinion, the biggest problem with season one), I'm not sure if there's much new light to discover there. If anything, I think the quality of season two and the special begs the question "Why take six episodes to get there?"

That said, I may still go back and re-watch anyway.

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