
British TV stars continue to take the lead from John Cleese and
Fawlty Towers, which ran a mere twelve episodes over two seasons (or "series"), yet retains its place as a classic TV comedy, when it comes to
not running a show into the ground.
Ricky Gervais, whose original UK version of
The Office played out over two seasons and a Christmas special (he'll leave it to NBC to stretch its ripoff version until it breaks), is pulling the plug on his latest series,
Extras, also after two seasons, and also with a special.
HBO suits says its his decision to wrap the series with a movie-style finale. The special is set to be shot in August. No date yet for when it will run.
HBO also says its negotiating a Ricky Gervais stand-up comedy special for next season--which could be a lot less satisfying, in light of the brickbats Ricky's received over two recent high-profile standup appearances. They were apparently so cringe-inspiring that his fellow Brits are claiming their wonder by has "lost it"!
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