Ricky Gervais first season finished

Not sure how I feel about this.

Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, along with their pet imbecile friend, Karl Pilkington, have now finished their first season of comedy podcasts. All in all they managed to give us 12 free half hour shows, mostly on Mr. Pilkingtons amazing thought processes. The shows were funny, peppered with Mr. Gervais's maniacal laughter and the nonplussed reactions of Mr. Pilkington. Steve Merchant acted as a kind of referee, poking fun but ensuring that the show actually progressed in some manner.

Now, however, after amassing a staggering 400.000 downloads, they have decided to return for another season but now for a fee. This is truly the end of an era. Podcasts will start charging for the content and the magic will either fade or... this will simply become another way for broadcasters to make money.

I´m not really sure how this will work - if they will charge a miniscule amount, say 1 pounds for 12 new shows.. I would agree with that. If they are going to charge a pound for each show - no way I will spend that kind of money on a comedy radio show.