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Read this over at Tim Goodman: The bastard machine

On December 16, HBO will present “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” which wraps up Andy Millman’s story and runs a full 80 minutes. (And unlike “The Office” specials, the United States gets the first look, then it airs in England.)

Having already seen “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” I can tell you that it’s a stunningly great piece of work - an emotional patchwork of dark, hilarious, moving, smart and dramatic moments. Not only is it one of the best farewell episodes in TV series history - Gervais and Stephen Merchant take care to wrap up loose ends and bring the series to its pitch-perfect end - there’s real depth and diversity of emotion involved here.

They didn’t just throw this one together as a bone for die-hard “Extras” fans. This is a near feature-length examination of fame, friendship and life’s disillusionment and redemption. I certainly didn’t expect that going into it and was stunned and surprisingly moved by how thoughtful (and painfully funny) the closure was.

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