Orlando Bloom
- Episode aired Jan 8, 2007
- TV-MA
- 30m
Andy finally gets the chance to make his sitcom, but things aren't going his way. Meanwhile Maggie is an extra on an Orlando Bloom film.Andy finally gets the chance to make his sitcom, but things aren't going his way. Meanwhile Maggie is an extra on an Orlando Bloom film.Andy finally gets the chance to make his sitcom, but things aren't going his way. Meanwhile Maggie is an extra on an Orlando Bloom film.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the season 1 finale, Maggie takes down a poster of Orlando Bloom hanging in her living room while tidying up. In the season premier, she spends the entire time convincing Orlando Bloom that she isn't a fan and finds him unattractive.
- GoofsMaggie says she's not attracted to Orlando Bloom yet in season 1 she had a poster of him on her wall.
- Quotes
[Maggie is annoyed at all the girls fawning over Orlando]
Maggie Jacobs: They're just doing it because you're famous.
Orlando Bloom: ...Well, they're not doing it *just* 'cause I'm famous... No, it's my looks as well.
Maggie Jacobs: I just don't think they'd be acting like that if you weren't a film star.
Orlando Bloom: ...Yeah, they pretty much would. I've always had attention.
Maggie Jacobs: No, all I'm saying is if you were the prop boy, you'd just get ignored.
Orlando Bloom: [smirks] What, with this face? I wouldn't get ignored. I'll tell you who *does* get ignored: Johnny Depp. On the set of 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' the birds just walked straight past him - 'get out the bloody way, whoever you are, we wanna get to Orlando.' Around me like flies around shit.
Maggie Jacobs: [surprised] They ignore Johnny Depp?
Orlando Bloom: Yeah! They're going 'oh, Orlando, who's that freak over there that we didn't notice?' I'm going, 'it's Johnny Depp!' They're going 'who cares? You were Legolas in Lord of the Rings!'
[mocking Johnny]
Orlando Bloom: 'Ooh, look at me, I make art-house movies! Ooh, I've got scissors for hands!' Willy Wonka? Johnny *Wanker.*
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)
His comedy idea has been taken up by the BBC and it has started shooting. The problem for Andy, the Head of BBC comedy wants it as an old fashioned sit com with silly characters and a catchphrase.
Andy protests but when he sees Barry from Eastenders reduced to stealing food from the canteen, maybe principles should go out of the window to be replaced by a curly wig and a pair of glasses.
Orlando Bloom makes the star cameo appearance, obsessed by his good looks and his hatred of Johnny Depp.
Maggie is repeated shown up by another Extra who has become successful and graduated to smaller parts. Maggie gets to show her up when Orlando asks Maggie to kiss him.
Keith Chegwin plays a racist and homophobic version of himself who has a small part in Andy's sitcom. Keith keeps fluffing his lines and is confused. In real life Keith Chegwin started out as an actor.
Obviously Ricky Gervais must have been inspired by how his proposal for The Office was repeatedly rejigged to be more traditional.
I think we can safely assume Gervais does not rate Lenny Henry as a comedian.
I did wonder if Andy was unhappy with the changes to his comedy script, he would had raised it before shooting had started.
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- Runtime30 minutes
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