The IT Crowd Reviews
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The brits are pumping out great shows left and right. too bad the American remakes are awful.
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“I had heard of this show for what seems like ages. After an acquaintance recently recommended the show, describing it as similar to the UK Office, I gave it a shot.
As it turns out, The IT Crowd resembles not so much The Office as the -- you know in Ricky Gervais' other show, Extras, he spends the first season trying to get his sitcom, When the Whistle Blows, on the air, and then spends the second season regretting it? This is almost identical to Gervais' show-within-a-show. The same broad comedy, the same poofy hair and glasses gags.
The writing, format, and performance are all bafflingly on-the-nose, but not objectionable on their own. What riles me is -- well, maybe I've been spoiled. After so many excellent TV comedies of the last decade -- both versions of The Office, 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny, Peep Show -- I can no longer countenance laugh tracks. I now even have trouble watching Fawlty Towers, as I find the constant audience intrusion so disruptive. Yet this show not only contains a laugh track; it is written and performed to milk the laughter at every beat.
When the second episode rolled around, my wife observed, with no little wonder, how much better the intro sequence was than the actual show. And indeed, if the intro were representative then this might be one of the best shows around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJY4N5Csd1w
It's not at all representative. Don't get your hopes up.”
As it turns out, The IT Crowd resembles not so much The Office as the -- you know in Ricky Gervais' other show, Extras, he spends the first season trying to get his sitcom, When the Whistle Blows, on the air, and then spends the second season regretting it? This is almost identical to Gervais' show-within-a-show. The same broad comedy, the same poofy hair and glasses gags.
The writing, format, and performance are all bafflingly on-the-nose, but not objectionable on their own. What riles me is -- well, maybe I've been spoiled. After so many excellent TV comedies of the last decade -- both versions of The Office, 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny, Peep Show -- I can no longer countenance laugh tracks. I now even have trouble watching Fawlty Towers, as I find the constant audience intrusion so disruptive. Yet this show not only contains a laugh track; it is written and performed to milk the laughter at every beat.
When the second episode rolled around, my wife observed, with no little wonder, how much better the intro sequence was than the actual show. And indeed, if the intro were representative then this might be one of the best shows around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJY4N5Csd1w
It's not at all representative. Don't get your hopes up.”
Reviewed by fnoo
Other Reviews
“Saw this somewhere on blippy and thought I would give it a try. I'm going to watch a few more before i can leave a legitimate review.”
“I don't need to continue to express how fucking awesome this show is, do I?”
“i'm addicted. you can watch full episodes on youtube, though.
save yo monies.”
save yo monies.”
“A bit of a change from the 1st season but still so funny :)”
“It's more about an office with IT instead about the IT itself. It is still an excellent series.”
“The laugh track bothers me a lot.... but it's a good enough show to get over it. That says a lot.”
“The usual 2 geeks and 1 pretty girl comedy. Good for a few laughs.”
“This is an eccentric nerdy sitcom. The jokes are so outlandish it's unrealistic, but it's still hilarious so I watch it anyway. It gets much better as the series progresses so you might want to try to last a little longer than just the first season. :)”
“Okay so I love it, it's hilarious & it's an eye opener on British humor. If you like laughter watch it!”
“LOLOLOL. I'm curious if they'll introduce a geeky chic in subsequent seasons ;)”
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It's really weird to see. I tried to figure out if it was being ironic, maybe sending up the format. I don't think so, though.