Extras is always hit and miss, it too often follows a generic formula but when it doesn't it can be very funny and entertaining. Personally I would have liked to see Andy's sitcom being succesful in this series to see if Gervais and Merchant could try and be funny without using characters that aren't meant to be pathetic losers. The characters of Andy's agent and "Barry from eastenders" are used too much in this series, they were perfect in series one, now they are just exploited.