03-03-2011, 08:05 PM
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I've got the whole series on HD and it really is excellent. Karl Pilkington is in fact a very intelligent guy and he and RG are really the best of friends. Karl was the producer & co-presenter of The Ricky Gervais Show on Xfm London between 2001-2005. They know how to put a good show together, and that's what "An Idiot Abroad" turned out to be.
Where Karl appeared to be in some horrible situations, we should keep in mind he was never alone... film crew, sound techs etc. He was meant to grumble and moan. If he hadn't it would just have been another boring "Wickers World" type travelog.
If anyone was actually a "victim" of their combined humour it was the TV company that footed the bill for the whole thing. It was/is an extremely funny series and I have absolutely no doubt that Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant (also involved) went into it with their eyes wide open. They're all independently succesfull, and as a trio they continue to go from strength to strength.
Where Karl appeared to be in some horrible situations, we should keep in mind he was never alone... film crew, sound techs etc. He was meant to grumble and moan. If he hadn't it would just have been another boring "Wickers World" type travelog.
If anyone was actually a "victim" of their combined humour it was the TV company that footed the bill for the whole thing. It was/is an extremely funny series and I have absolutely no doubt that Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant (also involved) went into it with their eyes wide open. They're all independently succesfull, and as a trio they continue to go from strength to strength.