There are two kinds of people making web series: Those making art, and those making a business out of it. 'The Office' creator Ricky Gervais belongs to the latter. 

This week, Gervais announced he has completed the pilot episode of Learn English with Ricky Gervais, a web series that aims to help people learn the English language.

"I'm going to put out the first one free as a taster then work out the best way to distribute. Might charge a small fee or get it sponsored. Unlike the audio podcasts this actually costs quite a bit to make, but even if we charge it will still only be a couple of quid," said Ricky on his blog.  

He added that he hopes to get the series subtitled to as many languages as possible. 

"I'm thinking of making a clean version of the pilot available for download so people can put their own subtitles on it and repost it. You can do a Klingon version if you want."

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