I discovered this show over the summer and love it. Season 4 finally became available on Netflix streaming recently. Anyone else like it?
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Mon 10 Jan 2011, 10:52 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Father Ted's better. Jen's power dressing gives me the horn. That is all.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Mon 10 Jan 2011, 11:02 pm
by Your Funny Uncle
I love it. Father Ted is different, and both are hilarious. Graham Linehan is a comedy genius.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Mon 10 Jan 2011, 11:14 pm
by Dipso
My favourite episode is when Moss becomes the Countdown Champion of Champions. Brilliant, just brilliant.
Is there going to be a US remake? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Tue 11 Jan 2011, 3:25 am
by gregf
Brilliant.
I worked in IT for more years then I care to mention.
And the books and old computers at the back of the office
are full of industry wit and history. It's as if they have one
clever person just getting that right.
I laughed most at the dinner party ep.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Tue 11 Jan 2011, 9:19 pm
by le petit corbusier
Oh, it's the funniest series ever! It always makes me think of a modern "The young ones".
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Tue 11 Jan 2011, 11:47 pm
by Firthy2002
It's a classic, I love it.
They tried for a US remake, but the pilot was panned.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 8:48 am
by le petit corbusier
I had forgotten the PSB connection here: Frances Barber plays Moss' shrink in some chapters. And that hilarious chapter about a disco musical called "Gay". I'm sure it was C2H influenced.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 10:39 am
by Kris
le petit corbusier wrote:And that hilarious chapter about a disco musical called "Gay". I'm sure it was C2H influenced.
That's my favourite episode. In fact, it's one of the best episodes of a sitcom ever written.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 1:02 pm
by le petit corbusier
Kris wrote:
le petit corbusier wrote:And that hilarious chapter about a disco musical called "Gay". I'm sure it was C2H influenced.
That's my favourite episode. In fact, it's one of the best episodes of a sitcom ever written.
And Neil Hannon did the series theme. Everything in this show is brilliant!
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 2:47 pm
by Lucy
It's ok, but it's not a patch on Father Ted.
I'm surprised they made a series 4 as Graham Linehan often says comedies tend to go downhill after 3 series...
he also wrote some of Black Books which is a good comedy, better than IT Crowd imo.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 3:30 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Lucy wrote:It's ok, but it's not a patch on Father Ted.
I'm surprised they made a series 4 as Graham Linehan often says comedies tend to go downhill after 3 series...
he also wrote some of Black Books which is a good comedy, better than IT Crowd imo.
Yeah, Father Ted has far stronger characters and has always struck me as rather Beckettian. Who else is Father Jack but Lucky?
The IT Crowd is rather one-dimensional by comparison, and certainly not as funny.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 5:01 pm
by le petit corbusier
I'll have to check that Father Ted show, then.
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 8:41 pm
by CBA
Dipso wrote:Is there going to be a US remake? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.
There's a German version...
Re: The IT Crowd
Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 10:33 pm
by West 4th
Dipso wrote:My favourite episode is when Moss becomes the Countdown Champion of Champions. Brilliant, just brilliant.
Is there going to be a US remake? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.
A US pilot was made the Richard Ayoade playing Moss and Joel Mchale playing the "Roy" role but it never got picked up. You can find it on youtube. I did hear though that a US remake was back in the works thought. As far as if they'll do it with a live studio audience this time around is unclear since hardly any sitcoms are produced that way anymore.