Nick Jordan

HMV are currently selling the box set of Ricky Gervais’ wonderful comedy, Extras, on DVD for £10 at the moment, so I had to pick up a copy over the weekend. I have to say, it was an absolute joy to see it again, and watching the episodes more-or-less back to back really added something. The whole story came together very nicely and, on second viewing, it was much easier to appreciate some of the finer moments. If you haven’t already got a copy, do it now. You won’t be disappointed.

This afternoon my friend Vally and I got on a bus to South Woodford (after quite a bit of waiting) and saw the new Ricky Gervais film, The Invention of Lying. The first half of the film was very entertaining, as it explored what it means to have a world in which nobody lies and everybody speaks their mind all the time, and what happens to that world when one person discovers they can lie. It falls apart a bit in the second half, though. The romance feels a bit forced and the pandering-to-Hollywood saccharin happy ending feels very contrived. On the whole, I’d say that it’s worth seeing if you fancy killing a couple of hours in a pleasant enough manner but it’s not worth going too far out of your way for.