The Ricky Gervais Show : your opinions?

Digitalle · 3 May 2012 at 13:08

Haha trentlad, I can always rely on you to keep this thread alive with your spontaneous posts, even after months of dormancy!

I'm currently going back through the new Monkey News complications that are up on Pilkipedia. I wonder if I'll ever get tired on them.

OzzyUK87 · 3 May 2012 at 13:27

Karl is great, I'm really looking forward to the new series

Sefirosu · 3 May 2012 at 13:42

I haven't listened to the shows in ages and now it's like hearing them for the first time - it's amazing. ;D

trentlad said:
Goodness me... Karl Pilkington predicts augmented reality over 10 years ago!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-vJr1mxYY#t=3m44s

Nah, that Guide To was released in Dec 2009, plus I'm sure he'd heard of that idea somewhere.

Mark A · 3 May 2012 at 19:29

I know I said I hate this earlier in the thread, but that was when I thought this was all new stuff. I didnt realise they were using bits from the pod casts etc. Seemed like they were just re doing all their old material again for these animations, which seemed far too scripted.

Looking forward to their 4th season which will use all new material

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trentlad · 5 May 2012 at 10:58

Digitalle said:
Haha trentlad, I can always rely on you to keep this thread alive with your spontaneous posts, even after months of dormancy!

I'm currently going back through the new Monkey News complications that are up on Pilkipedia. I wonder if I'll ever get tired on them.

Hehe thanks!

That's the best part about their radio shows, there's so much funny stuff going on that you can literally get to the end then immediately start from the very first episode and get just as much enjoyment from it.

How do I keep forgetting about Pilkidedia?? Thanks for the link mate.

Mark A · 5 May 2012 at 11:19

trentlad said:
Hehe thanks!

That's the best part about their radio shows, there's so much funny stuff going on that you can literally get to the end then immediately start from the very first episode and get just as much enjoyment from it.

How do I keep forgetting about Pilkidedia?? Thanks for the link mate.

This is true

. I listened to them all a while back and then recently went through them again and it was just like listening for the firs time. Amazing how much stuff I must have missed the firs time.

Digitalle · 5 May 2012 at 12:08

Yeah the Monkey News and the really, really bad Rockbusters clues are probably my favorite bits of the entire show. Which when I think about it is just when Rickey gets proper mad.

The guys at Pilkipedia do a great job, especially with these new compilations. The have done all the hard work going through the series' and bringing it all together. Crazy how much you miss, and Iv lost count how many times Iv listened to them all.

trentlad · 8 May 2012 at 03:55

Really really bad rockbusters

I couldn't stand Rockbusters at first but it slowly became one of my favourite parts. The clues were barely enough to even have a chance at getting the answer right. No wonder Gervais is blown away when people got it right.

For example, the clue here is "they're having problems, they don't have any rice left"... I mean... wh... hahahaaaaa!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQNCWn9SD8&t=0m38s

fozzybear · 8 May 2012 at 18:44

Strange time to put Series 3 on tonight isn't it? Starts at 11.30pm on E4! :confused:

fozzybear · 8 May 2012 at 23:32

Just started on E4.

trentlad · 9 May 2012 at 02:27

Nice one fozzy. Thanks for the heads up.

So I was under the impression that HBO had a bunch of podcasts and animated their favourite scenes. Do they sit down and re-record each one again?

I only assumed that with no idea of any effort. But I've heard Ricky actually say that they've 'he's been working on the next season', which implies some effort on his part. I wonder if that's just his input on which scenes to select. I just found this promo to season 2 and their sitting there live talking about it.

SexyGreyFox · 9 May 2012 at 07:57

What XFM episode was it where Karl is talking about his mum having a spider with tippex on it's back and his brother coming home from the army with all his mates?

Sefirosu · 9 May 2012 at 10:19

Spider with Tippex was apparently series 5 of the podcasts (last episode):

Ricky talks about a spider-infested village in Indonesia; Karl discusses his mother’s pet spider with "Tipp-Ex on its back". Steve discusses living under the Nazi regime. Karl is asked to consider whether he would harbor Anne Frank. Finally, Karl muses on learning new vocabulary on a desert island.

Here are all the mentions of Karl's brother:

Mentions on the show

16 February 2002 - Karl tells that his brother had girls all over the house as a child, so he had to utilize Feng Shui and sleep on the couch.
02 March 2002 - Karl tells that his brother would apply for jobs without any skills. He applied to be a mechanic without even picking up a spanner. Karl also compares his brother to Rasputin.
09 March 2002 - Karl lets out that his brother got out of the Falklands War because of a note from his mother. Karl also tells that he got kicked out for going for a pack of fags in a tank (and sleeping with the sergeant's wife). Karl hasn't seen his brother in 11-12 years.
21 December 2002 - Karl recalls the Christmas that his brother broke his brand new train set.
05 July 2003 - Mark moved away from Manchester, but they don't know where he is now.
Fame Souvenir Program Podcast - "Family Reunion" for the boiler

SexyGreyFox · 9 May 2012 at 18:17

Sefirosu said:
Spider with Tippex was apparently series 5 of the podcasts (last episode):

Here are all the mentions of Karl's brother:

I'm after where Karls brother comes home from the Army unexpected with all his mates and they have to be careful of the Tippex spider.

Clipsey · 10 May 2012 at 02:59

Think I'm the opposite of most, I don't find Karl funny at all really, I like how Ricky makes fun of him but that's about it. Towards the end of the series, Karl featured too much, I prefer more of Ricky & Steve!