OK you've convinced me now, I'm giving this a watch!
Do I like Gervais? No, only because he comes over (and I believe him to be) a bully - for example Xfm and his Twitter feed.
Do I believe that makes a difference if produces good or bad art? Of course not.
However, his stand-up, his films and the previous TV shows I've seen him make have all been the same style of joke, playing an character subversive from normal etiquette, narcissistic and selfish.
If he is doing something genuinely different from this at least I'd actually find it interesting...
To 4OD!