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This is a link post Yes it's Limmy, but what he has to say about Gervais
is sort of what I think of him. It's about his show Derek .
skip to 09:47
(I helped save b3ta! --- ---, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post He's right and it is shit
But he needs to finish his thoughts rather than simply saying "isnae fuckin'... " before staring silently into his monitor for 30 seconds.
 (hieronymus bosch pcmechanic 4ver in ar harts, goodnite sweet angle, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post yeah
it is just ramblings, but what he says at 16:00 , I think Ricky needs to ask himself a few questions.
 (I helped save b3ta! --- ---, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Gervais has always been pretty shit
And a lot of his stuff has been almost Jim Davidson-esque. The office and the Karl Pilkington things were the only things he did of any merit and he's been living off them for a long time now.
 (hieronymus bosch pcmechanic 4ver in ar harts, goodnite sweet angle, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post I agree
his highpoint has been the relentless bullying of the 'idiot' character
 (I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Its like mysogny in reverse.
I cannot believe this guy has a legion of joke and script writers working for him and he consistently pumps out shite.
 (Spin Its a thing., Sat 16 Feb 2013, 0:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post I saw him tweeting about this earlier
He seems to have felt guilty about slagging him off because he's deleted them all now.
 (User #86772, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sorry but Limmy isn't as funny as he thinks he is either.
I don't get people who don't get Derek.
 (I helped save b3ta! Bamboo Steamer, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post I get it
but I don't think it is all that good.
 (I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post i think derek is great, its made me laugh out loads.

(chopchopchopchop chopchopchopchopchopchopchop, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post You've got to take Limmy with a massive pinch of salt
He's a troll extraordinaire, you can never tell when he's serious or not.

Derek is absolutely fucking shite though, horrible, mean-spirited piece of work.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hardfarter Following through since 1978, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 20:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post How do you see it as mean spirited?
Just curious. I don't find it like that. I watched it thinking it would be utter shite, but I felt it was smarter than people gave it credit for.

For me the humour lies in getting to laugh at the dicks who treat the characters like dirt, as it shows them up to be utter cunts. I think it highlights a lot of prejudices and assuptions people make about the elderly and impaired and brings them out in the open.

I work with and I am also related to some of the most ignorant people who think mentally impaired people should be locked away, and I get to laugh at them cos they make themselves out to be cunts who aren't worth the time of day.

I guess I like Derek as it brings those assumptions out and shows everyone how stupid and damaging they can be.

Each to their own though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Bamboo Steamer, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post The mere fact that Gervais feels that what he is portraying
is a representation of people with mental disabilities is in itself utterly misguided at best and sneeringly patronising at worst. I'm assuming the former as I can't believe for a second that someone of Gervais' stature would intentionally mock the mentally impaired in portraying Derek however he is inadvertently mocking and deriding the real Dereks in this world with stereotypes and generic composites.

Sometimes, certain things are just not funny and even if you have all the greatest intentions in the world, the simple truth of a situation is just the truth and it cannot be parodied into light comedic entertainment.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hardfarter Following through since 1978, Sat 16 Feb 2013, 1:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post I didn't find it very funny
but I did find it very touching indeed.
 (I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post My Wife watches Derek.
She also watches Gypsy Weddings, X Factor and Hollyoaks. I think that sums it up nicely.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Sat 16 Feb 2013, 8:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post i think its odd to have such different opinions about all his works
when they are all so similar.
 (chopchopchopchop chopchopchopchopchopchopchop, Fri 15 Feb 2013, 21:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post not clicking that because http://limmyisntfunny.blogspot.co.uk/
and I'm more interested in my nan's opinions than his, and I'm not the least bit interested in hers.

The Office was magnificent, Extras is a fine piece of work largely, but his stand-up is lazy and weak and Derek is patronising arrogant crap that shouldn't have got anywhere near the screen. But it's better than Life's Too Short.
 (I helped save b3ta! feckler https://twitter.com/LeonardEctric1, Sat 16 Feb 2013, 9:10, , Reply)