Has anybody watched that show? I'm so sad that three seasons (one three episodes long), is all it will get.
Usually I hate travel shows. You have the presenter getting paid to go awesome places, telling me things that either I already know. Whenever I try to watch one I start thinking "I already knew that, and a lot more besides. Stop pretending you knew any of that before the producers gave you your flashcards a few hours ago. You're up there because you're photogenic and charming, but your charm doesn't work on me bub." Travel shows usually make me want to stab my TV screen.
I also hate everything Ricky Gervais has done, or at least everything that he's done that he's starred it. He's a really annoying person. So when I saw that there was a travel show created by Ricky Gervais, my immediate thought was: "I wonder if it's possible to hate something so much you end up liking it."
Well, as it turned out, I love it. Karl Pilkington not only makes no pretensions of knowing anything, he's usually going places I don't want to go (the slums of India) doing things I don't want to do (bungee jumping), and reminding me that not everybody likes to travel. I think it's not just my favorite travel show; it's one of the greatest shows ever. I'm sure this says something terrible about me, but I don't care; I love that show.
When I learned there would not be a fourth season, I tried watching some of the Michael Palin documentaries. Palin's charm actually does work on me, plus he doesn't act like he didn't just learn whatever he's telling you, and he does a lot of talking about the people he meets, rather than the places he goes. On account of all that, I don't feel like stabbing the TV when I watch Michael Palin travel shows. But he still gets to go places I do want to go, which means I'm still wicked jealous, which means I've been taking in his shows in small does.
I really wish there were another season of An Idiot Abroad, or even something vaguely like it. I need my fix of bald little British sad-sacks going to places I'd never want visit myself and telling me how awful it is over there.