[TOONARMY12]

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Ricky Gervais: 'Derek doesn't make fun of the disabled'
'Derek': New teaser video for Ricky Gervais comedy

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ek-sitcom.html.

Starts next week. Will anyone be watching?

[performingmonk]

After seeing the clips I won't be watching. I didn't even smile at the clips, it looks boring and unfunny as hell. Gervais trying to play a 'dumb' character with a constant stupid expression on his face is like the kind of thing he might have done in the past but as parody, not as something we're meant to take straight. Karl playing a role other than himself (even though it IS just himself) is also pointless.

I loved The Office and Extras, so I'm not just someone who bashes Gervais for the sake of it. I just wish he'd go back to doing something good. Life's Too Short, while a great idea, was dreadfully executed.

[performingmonk]

Btw, they are calling this a 'pilot', right? Well they blatantly know it's not good enough to go to series, which is why it's being shown! There's absolutely no chance more will be made. It's easy to say that now even.

[Deserana 12]

Originally Posted by performingmonk

Btw, they are calling this a 'pilot', right? Well they blatantly know it's not good enough to go to series, which is why it's being shown! There's absolutely no chance more will be made. It's easy to say that now even.

You do know how stupid this sounds right?

Channel 4 screen the pilot, if the response is good a series is made. Why does it just being a pilot mean its rubbish EVERY show has a pilot.

[cliffy91]

Originally Posted by performingmonk

Btw, they are calling this a 'pilot', right? Well they blatantly know it's not good enough to go to series, which is why it's being shown! There's absolutely no chance more will be made. It's easy to say that now even.

Ricky is currently writing a full series for it so someone must be interested in it

[Crimsonmon]

Originally Posted by performingmonk

Btw, they are calling this a 'pilot', right? Well they blatantly know it's not good enough to go to series, which is why it's being shown! There's absolutely no chance more will be made. It's easy to say that now even.

4 often show pilots.

[AA2009]

Will it be as bad as Life's Too Short?

[Andy Birkenhead]

How come this is on Channel 4, when everything else he has done has been shown on BBC2 ? (Apart from his stand-ups and An Idiot Abroad)

[doom&gloom]

In the clip he looked like he was doing a schoolyard "spaz" face, if it wasn't Ricky Gervais would the right-on Channel 4 touch this with a barge pole?

[penelopesimpson]

Originally Posted by cliffy91

Ricky is currently writing a full series for it so someone must be interested in it

Yeah, and it's his cat.

[valkay]

Thanks for telling us, so we can avoid it.

[sensoria]

I will be, the man writes stuff that hits my humour.

[Heavenly]

I adore Ricky Gervais, love The Office and Extras and have seen him live twice. But was very disappointed with Life's Too Short so am hoping Derek will be better.

[TOONARMY12]

Am confused though. I thought he was playing a service user of a day centre but hes playing somebody who works at a retirement home?

[BinCat]

Originally Posted by TOONARMY12

Am confused though. I thought he was playing a service user of a day centre but hes playing somebody who works at a retirement home?

I don't know, in the clips he's shown stroking an old ladies hair, so maybe he visits the centre every day to see his Mum/Nan?

[Deserana 12]

Originally Posted by valkay

Thanks for telling us, so we can avoid it.

Originally Posted by penelopesimpson

Yeah, and it's his cat.

Oh the wit of some people.

[far2cool]

Originally Posted by AA2009

Will it be as bad as Life's Too Short?

that possible?

[theonlyweeman]

It's an appauling trailer, maybe their saving the best bits for the show, so they don't ruin it? [Wishful thinking, it's probably gonna be crap]

[valkay]

Originally Posted by Deserana 12

Oh the wit of some people.

Same as Gervaise?

[cliffy91]

Originally Posted by AA2009

Will it be as bad as Life's Too Short?

Still think I'm the only person in the country who liked that

[Treble]

I'm really not a fan of Ricky Gervais, the only time I found him slightly amusing, was on the simpsons when he 'guest starred' on that.

[TOONARMY12]

Originally Posted by far2cool

that possible?

I liked Lifes Too short! . "heads to unpopular tv opinions thread".

[Viscount Byron]

Lifes too Short was great at times but as somebody said it was poorly executed.

I wonder if Ricky decided to make ''Derek'' after the ''2 mongs don't make a right'' incident?

[Gusto Brunt]

I've always thought Gervais was a one trick pony. I never liked The Office, and I thought Extras was self indulgent sychophantic rubbish.

His 'dwarf' comedy had a lot of short comings and basically bombed. Now he's drafted in his former radio producer Karl in an acting role. Once again, his lack of judgement shows no bounds. Just another mate put in an acting role, whether he can act or not.

As usual, I won't be watching.

[Alrightmate]

That face he's constantly pulling looks like the 'Joey' impression children did when I was at school.

That in itself isn't a good sign. Not only for obvious reasons but also because it just doesn't look believable. It looks more like a Little Britain character.
Which might work if that's the type of cartoony show he's trying to make, but not if he's trying to do the reality fly on the wall style comedy that he usually does.