Anyone else watch this show? It's really well done and I like it a lot, but it is a very sad show. I appreciate that a show can just go with that feeling and lean into it.
After Life on Netflix
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 24, 2020 1:35 AM |
I loved when he called the kid a “ginger cunt.” Surprisingly good show.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 9, 2020 8:46 PM |
Excellent. Gervais shows are perfectly cast. I love the women on this show. Funny and heartfelt.
I started watching Back to Life (British series on SHO, also on Hulu) and it so reminded me of After Life with its humor and tone.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 10, 2020 12:09 AM |
This show is well worth watching if you're looking for something else to watch on Netflix. Looks like it is going to have a third season at least as well.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 10, 2020 12:34 AM |
Very well done. Great look at living with grief and depression. Genuinely funny and bittersweet, like life. I love the quirky characters.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 10, 2020 12:40 AM |
Before this I was never really a Ricky Gervaise fan, but this is so excellent I’ve decided to go back and find and wstch . . . Extras, Derek and the original British version of The Office.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 11, 2020 11:21 AM |
R5 "Extras" is one of the best shows I've ever seen. Hysterically funny with great quirky characters.
The final season gets very dark, though, so be prepared for a big change in tone. That's what I love about Ricky Gervais - he's equally adept at exploring the funny and the sad.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 11, 2020 11:27 AM |
I appreciate it but I tried to get into it and couldn't.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 11, 2020 11:29 AM |
It's sad, depressing, and bittersweet, but it's a pleasure to watch and I feel better after watching it.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 11, 2020 11:31 AM |
I liked it very much as well. Always a few laugh out loud moments in every episode, yet very bittersweet at times. Ricky's character is pretty off-putting in the first episode but bear with it!
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 11, 2020 12:24 PM |
[quote]I appreciate that a show can just go with that feeling and lean into it.
Well said, OP. It's difficult to describe the show. Yes, it's about depression but it's not depressing. I don't care for Gervais in any of his hosting or stand-up gigs but his series are always good. The Office is a classic; his David Brent was the epitome of 'cringeworthy' and the entire cast was spot-on.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 11, 2020 1:41 PM |
If you haven't seen this yet, watch it this weekend. You won't be disappointed.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 15, 2020 1:17 AM |
It's the only show about grief that I could recommend to someone who is grieving. It captures the rage and pain perfectly.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 21, 2020 2:56 PM |
R12, Maybe I’ll try to watch it again. I only made it half way through the first episode. It didn’t occur to me that it was my own grief that I didn’t want to see. I just thought the show was too heavy.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 21, 2020 3:24 PM |
It's funnier than it is sad. The minor characters as always in Gervais stuff are so beautifully drawn. Everyone gets attended to at some point in the series.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 24, 2020 12:35 AM |
Love this show. I was surprised there was a second season. And yet, a couple of episodes in the second season made me LOL.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 24, 2020 12:59 AM |
When will Season 3 be released?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 24, 2020 1:35 AM |