Last night Extras, the HBO series by The Office creator Ricky Gervais, went off the air with a huge punch.
While full of wild laughs poking at the absurd life of the entertainment industry and our fascination with celebrity life, Extras always found a way to build a serious under score to their comedy plot line over it's short three seasons.
The final one is no different and in fact, it really turns up the heat with its unflinching gaze at what we choose to celebrate as a culture.
As the final 90 minutes wind down Gervais takes us along on a wild ride with the pain of the choices we all make (or will not make) in our lives while in pursuit of measured success.
Without giving anything away, the final episode firmly catapults Extras into a group of one of the best modern television series.
With long winter nights upon us, I cannot think of a better way to pass the time all the while dreaming of what spring will mean in 2008.
The first two seasons are now on DVD.
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