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Cabe
14th January 2006, 22:32
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_I.T._Crowd

I remain sceptical.
Aardvark
14th January 2006, 22:35
Dude. Chris ****ing Morris!
Gunsmith
14th January 2006, 23:46
who?

as amusing as it sounds i doubt it will really capture the horrors of real IT life.
kandy
15th January 2006, 00:26
Chris Morris is the satire genius hated by a lot of people, the day to day, brass eye etc. etc.

legend
Gunsmith
15th January 2006, 00:34
omg, i take it back

perhaps it might just work.
Maak
15th January 2006, 00:50
apparently its also written by one of the guys from Father Ted
Switch`
15th January 2006, 01:54
theoreticaly cant go wrong
TimmyNoShoes
15th January 2006, 02:01
Originally posted by Maak
apparently its also written by one of the guys from Father Ted

It has my vote on that basis alone.
andyf
15th January 2006, 02:51
Gonna bomb harder than Pearl Harbour.
Aardvark
15th January 2006, 03:23
Surely that would BE bombed?
Zenith
15th January 2006, 03:59
Sounds like a proper TV series based on www.salmondays.tv

Go watch and understand...
http://www.remote-films.com/salmondays/downloads/salmondays_trailer.asf

"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** off!"
"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** OFF!"
"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** OFF!!"
andyf
15th January 2006, 04:49
Originally posted by Aardvark
Surely that would BE bombed?

3am pedanticity.
Shouldn't you be pushing up zee's in the comfort of your knitted jumper ?
SilentMike
15th January 2006, 07:56
Originally posted by Zenith
Sounds like a proper TV series based on www.salmondays.tv

Go watch and understand...
http://www.remote-films.com/salmondays/downloads/salmondays_trailer.asf

"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** off!"
"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** OFF!"
"Hey! It looks like you're writing a letter!"
"**** OFF!!"

That just looks like a total dick of an IT Manager pissing off his colleagues.

Looks good though, cheers for the link :)
GeeDee
15th January 2006, 11:36
salmondays was awful.
Bootz
15th January 2006, 12:29
if its in the style ot The Office I may enjoy it.
Aardvark
15th January 2006, 14:17
Yeah, I did find the Office to be very hit and miss... :rolleyes:
Rhi
15th January 2006, 15:42
RAM Bam Thank You Ma'am

...the episode titles are making me squirm
SprayCan
15th January 2006, 15:48
I just read that, actually made me chuckle. Not sure why though.
UberMonkey
16th January 2006, 05:17
havent seen it so i might be wrong, but it looks a lot like

'less than perfect'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_than_perfect

on 'abc1' right now... i was scrolling through channels and saw scrubs on that channel, so it got added to my favourites...
Jazza
16th January 2006, 09:53
Nope, nothing like Less than Perfect.

I'm confused as to why Chris Morris was mentioned at the top of this thread, as from what I can see, he's not involved with this.

*edit* just seen that Chris Morris has a guest appearance.
snowblind
16th January 2006, 11:28
Originally posted by Jazza
Nope, nothing like Less than Perfect.

I'm confused as to why Chris Morris was mentioned at the top of this thread, as from what I can see, he's not involved with this.

*edit* just seen that Chris Morris has a guest appearance.

Looks on the wiki like he's a main character.
Jazza
16th January 2006, 11:32
The official site says "special appearances by Chris Morris" I trust that over wikipedia
King-Kodiak
16th January 2006, 12:48
"Jen's creepy date - Adam Buxton"

I MUST find a link to being related to this person, I MUST

In case it doesn't dawn on certain less awake people, my surname is Buxton as well
Strych
16th January 2006, 13:26
I'm related to Bill from Bill and Ted (Alex Winter); do I win?

This will either be utterly utterly win, or cringe-making on a par with Mr Bean...
TE-Hellfire
16th January 2006, 18:51
Well we're all related to each other if we trace the family history right back.

You bunch of incestuous rednecks!
Georgecooldude
21st January 2006, 12:19
Hey the guy pronounces this on Channel 4 as the "it" crowd and not the "I.T." crowd.


Damn! This is gonna suck
Jazza
21st January 2006, 14:13
they got it wrong, it's the I.T. Crowd.

From Channel4.com

The high-rise towers of Renham Industries are full of go-getters, success stories, and winners... apart from in the basement. While their beautiful colleagues work upstairs in fantastic surroundings, the I.T. department - Jen, Roy and Moss - lurk below ground, scorned by their co-workers as geeky losers.

Originally posted by Georgecooldude
Hey the guy pronounces this on Channel 4 as the "it" crowd and not the "I.T." crowd.


Damn! This is gonna suck
Joey
21st January 2006, 16:33
i think that's the joke in the title... I.T. people in general aren't considered to be part of the "IT" section of "society"

which personally I consider a good thing, if someone put me in the same category as Tara-ra-boom-de-ay Palmer-Tompkinson or Paris Hilton I'd kill myself
Mingtea
22nd January 2006, 12:04
Thinking a show is going to suck because they use a play on words is well... plain stupid.

I'll reserve judgement for the first ep.
andyf
22nd January 2006, 13:58
Originally posted by Joey[kins]
i think that's the joke in the title... I.T. people in general aren't considered to be part of the "IT" section of "society"

which personally I consider a good thing, if someone put me in the same category as Tara-ra-boom-de-ay Palmer-Tompkinson or Paris Hilton I'd kill myself

You have nicer hair than either of them anyway Joey :)
SprayCan
28th January 2006, 11:10
The first episode is available to watch on the C4 website. (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/I/itcrowd/)

Can anyone spot the rather distinctive brand of school-IT hardware on display during the Basement scenes?

It's hard to make out but you should be able to get it.
KingDaveRa
28th January 2006, 11:36
Oh wow... I can watch it in a postage stamp.

I think I'll wait until next week tbh!
SprayCan
28th January 2006, 11:37
Originally posted by KingDaveRa
Oh wow... I can watch it in a postage stamp.

I think I'll wait until next week tbh!

Did you miss the full-screen uber blur option? :p:
D0c
28th January 2006, 11:58
dual screen auto-fullsize ftw!

it wasnt as bad as it could have been :) A lot of silence/repetition comedy but imo they could have done a lot worse.

Plus Chris Morris says Team a lot :D
Gunsmith
28th January 2006, 12:39
it wasnt bad, made me laugh ina few places, the white noise was amusing

i think i'll check out next weeks episode :)
KingDaveRa
28th January 2006, 13:08
Originally posted by SprayCan
Did you miss the full-screen uber blur option? :p:

Damnit! Always missing out!

Oh well.
Zatoichi.uK
28th January 2006, 14:00
Mildly amusing in places with a few painful moments. Nice RTFM T-shirt though. :)
SprayCan
28th January 2006, 14:19
Intro music I found quite good for a tv show.

Anyone spot the RM monitor on one of the background shelves?
Afty
28th January 2006, 14:27
Started awful but had a few half decent gags toward the end. Will flop utterly because no-one can associate/empathise with the main characters. The Moss character is awful and needed a far better actor/director to pull off.

End credits were the funniest bit of the whole lot. Leading birds looks alright, so might get a few male fans on that front...
Georgecooldude
28th January 2006, 20:44
was alright but I felt there was too much canned laughter. Would have prefered more computer jokes :)

Well its only 6 episodes in total so we'll have to watch and see what happens.