An Idiot Abroad DVD Review (3.5/5)

Ah, Karl Pilkington, what an innately strange mind you possess: throughout the eight-episode television series An Idiot Abroad, you've made us laugh, cry in frustration at your ability to see the wonders of the world in a different light, then laugh somemore. Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais have made intermittent cameos at the opening and midway through each romp to iconic locations such as the Christ the Redeemer statue and the Great Pyramids, but this truly has been your show, and most of its strengths come from its sole dependence on your views and wise-cracks. Wise-cracks, you might ask, Karl? Well, at times it did seem as if you couldn't decide between sharing your true thoughts on such grand spectacles as the Taj Mahal or gaining an additional million viewers for Sky One and more importantly your payday. No disrespect meant, but if anything you should have stuck to your own opinion more frequently so as not to acheive the opposite effect which often prevailed as you tried to inject awkward humour into more serious situations. Nevertheless, this reviewer is sure that a cult following has already risen from the show's flaws and is already amassing on Facebook to ask for the Season 2 you clearly dread, and those who are interested by co-star Ricky's appearance on the cover of this DVD could do much worse then to pick this release up.