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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:55 pm    Post subject: An Idiot Abroad Starring Karl Pilkington Reply with quote

An Idiot Abroad created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant

The show stars Karl Pilkington

http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=An_Idiot_Abroad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpePyoqbtJ0

Airs in september. 8 x 60 min episodes

Can't wait for this.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Will watch. Will enjoy. I could eat a knob at night.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Very psyched for this show, naturally. We're certainly getting our arses in gear over at Pilkipedia to keep coverage at a maximum, though as always they're not exactly flooding us with info. Once it broadcasts over here though, expect lengthy episode descriptions and plenty of screenshots.

Gonna be the best thing since podcast series 1 I reckon.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Ever since Adam introduced me to Karl, I've been hooked. The single greatest podcast since SModcast. Will be watching.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The entire preview show has been uploaded to youtube:




If the series is half as funny as this, consider it the best new comedy show of the year. Looks like there'll be plenty of Karl-isms to add to the list too:

This ain't a place where they need a iPod. Have toilet roll first.

He truly is one of a kind.

NSFW due to knobs and bollocks.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It was a fantastic preview. Seems to have really captured people too, I wasn't so sure that it would, considering his previous (original-)TV work which pretty much bombed; 'the masses' generally don't understand him. The response has been amazing though.
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Just watched the 1st episode. Show was very funny, so many funny lines.
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watched it. laughed.
but i think he needs Ricky and Steve to bounce off of.

i mean it still had his trademark naivetƩ, but i think he's funniest when Ricky or Steve ask him to qualify his statements, where he usually digs himself further in.

maybe he just hasn't built that rapport with the crew following him yet, i dunno...

still very much worth watching though. icon_y1.gif
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i mean it still had his trademark naivetƩ, but i think he's funniest when Ricky or Steve ask him to qualify his statements, where he usually digs himself further in

This was honestly the only thing that had me worried about the series. I was wondering if the phenomenon that is Karl could really function on his own. Sounds like the answer is 'sort of'.

I guess that's good enough for me. I'll have to grab the next month though as my net is on the brink of cappage.
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I thought it was hilarious. I was expecting it to be....not so funny due to the above reasons, but i laughed out loud on many occasions.

He may be "dumb" etc....but some of his observations are quite witty.

Cant wait for the rest.
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Sky1 have been putting up a series of deleted scene videos up on their website:

China


India


Jordan


Mexico


Last week's Mexico episode was one of the funniest 40 minutes of television I've ever seen.
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I still need to watch episodes 3, 4 and 5.
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An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List coming this year

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=59305&area=1
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I watched all episodes and its often very funny.. But while funny I also find something continually annoying about how ignorant he is about other cultures.. But I suppose thats where all the humor comes from. But really I would find him unbearable if I knew him in real life o_O
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Series 1 starts tonight on One HD at 8.30pm
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This played maybe about a month and a half ago at the states and I have to I really enjoyed it. My favorite episode was China and I loved he called the Great Wall the "Alright Wall of China".
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Series 1 starts tonight on One HD at 8.30pm


Watched it last night... think I ruined it by watching so many Youtube vids beforehand though. Great series, definitely one for the DVD collection.
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Season 2 trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_gKcq9aAh4&feature=player_embedded
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Van Halen Ban Karl Pilkington's Version Of Jump

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Rockers Van Halen are trying to ban Karl Pilkington’s version of ā€˜Jump’ from appearing in ā€˜An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List’ because his performance of their hit was so ā€terribleā€.

Van Halen are trying to ban Karl Pilkington’s version of ā€˜Jump’ from appearing in ā€˜An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List’.

The Sky1 TV show – devised by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant – sees Karl being sent around the world to undertake a list of challenges you should do before you die, with one of them being to perform in an American ā€˜Glee’-style chorus club.

He sang the rockers’ hit ā€˜Jump’ but his rendition was so bad, the band are trying to stop it from being aired.

Ricky said: ā€œVan Halen are trying to put a stop to it, because it is that bad. But Sky have got a blanket agreement so we can put it out in England. But we can’t put it out in America or on the DVD.

ā€œBut they can’t stop us. Even if I have to put it out on the web it’s being used.ā€

Ricky admits the performance is awful as Karl has to learn the song as well as a routine and gets it all wrong.

He added: ā€œHe’s doing ā€˜Jump’ and he’s so terrible. It’s the most mortifying thing I have ever seen. I was cringing. I was watching it through my fingers. You know when you wind a mate up and it’s bad and then you wish you hadn’t done it? That’s what we felt.ā€


Season 2 starts september 23 in the uk
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