On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > I appreciate Gervais taking the piss out of people that either deserve it or > can give a little bit back. Pilkington, as best as I can tell, fits in > neither category. > Watching this feels like the comedy equivalent of watching a flogging. > > Nice animation, but I'd have punched out Gervais by about the 7:30 mark. > > David
David, If you haven't heard Karl Pilkington before, it is tough to explain him, or to justify Ricky's often hostile reaction towards him. I liken it to a sort of sibling rivalry thing, and the two genuinely are friends. If anything, the animated Karl seems very innocent and childlike, whereas the actual reaction, as evidenced in the two "Pointless Conversation" clips (also on both iTunes and YouTube), show that he can hold his own. And, in the podcasts, he does snap back at Ricky a few times... which I hope gets animated. In the end, the purpose of the podcasts (and subsequent audiobook series, the last of which will be released on Tuesday) was to provide Karl a paycheck. Not only did it do that, but it also resulted in Karl getting a book deal (called "Karlology" in the US and "The World of Karl Pilkington" in the UK). So I think he's OK with the teasing. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
