The IT Crowd

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Personally I enjoyed it although Richard Ayoade ('Moss' - co-creator of Garth Marenghi and was in Nathan Barley) and the all-conquering Chris Morris were a cut above the rest.

Chris O'Dowd who plays Roy and the lass who plays Jen were less good unfortunately.

[Hobo]

I thought the opposite, I wasn't a big fan of Moss at least for the first episode. In the second he grew on me. Though I wouldn't call my self a fan of Richard Ayoade anyway.

I liked it but I didn't expect not to cause Graham Linehan is the writer and he brings the funny.

Edited February 5, 2006 by The Lonesome Hobo

[John Stones' Paint Trophy]

I only caught the first 10 minutes of the first episode and had to go out.

If I start from the third episode, does it matter? Like, will I miss important plot points?

[Hobo]

I only caught the first 10 minutes of the first episode and had to go out.

If I start from the third episode, does it matter? Like, will I miss important plot points?

Nah, you'll pick it up easy.

[fourstarfizzle]

Personally thought it was rather shite, Morris is way too good for it.

That Roy bloke kinda reminds me of a poor version of Dylan Moran in Black Books, dunno why.

[stokeriño]

I caught an episode the other night (there was a fire in the office...). I didn't laugh once, so needless to say I shan't bother with it again.

[Guest muddatrucker]

Its actually terrible, as I said in the donators forum, its much like childrens comedy (the kind you'd get on bodger and badger), its a real shit smear on the ass of British comedy, that and that Nathan Barley shit.

Some of the jokes were too obvious or so poorly acted that they just had no appeal, its the type of humour I'd expect girls and children laugh at, basically drizzly shits.

[Lord Nibbler]

The trailers I saw made it look shit, but I haven't actually seen it yet.

[Pander Opiate]

It was really crap. I think I laughed once and it wasn't much more then a chuckle. Most of the jokes were really predictable. I wont watch it again

[Skummy]

I thought it was fucking terrible. I don't know how so many funny people can add together to create such an appalling result. It's formulaic, canned laughter-tastic shite sitcom, proving once again that the sitcom, or at least it's traditional form, is dead.

How Chris Morris ever got involved with this, I'll never know. But even he is terrible in it. He's playing a character almost identical to the majority of characters he played in his earlier work, yet overacts everything to the point where it becomes even less funny. How anyone could turn one of the most important and funniest British comedians out there into a generic naff sitcom actor is beyond me. Not to mention that he looks like he's aged 20 years since he was last on television.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Chris Morris has hit middle age

Whoever said about that guy being a poor imitation of Dylan Moran is right...A MUCH poorer version!

[Guest muddatrucker]

I'm glad so many people disliked it too, I was worried this was going to billed as hilarity and as a result I'd have to kill myself.

[Lord Nibbler]

I'm glad so many people disliked it too, I was worried this was going to billed as hilarity and as a result I'd have to kill myself.

[probablyoliver]

It wasn't terrible, it doesn't live up to the hype but there were some very funny moments. It's not something I'd go out of my way to see; but it's the kind of thing I could watch if nothing else is on. The fact I watched it at half 3 in the morning whilst I was very almost asleep probably made it funnier.

[Jook]

It was pretty poor, which is a shame, because with Chris Morris and Richard Ayoade being main cast members it could've been a lot better. But you could see the jokes coming a mile off and it was just generally unfunny.

[King Ellis]

It's watchable but far from great. I think it might be a case of high expectations especially when you have people like Chris Morris and Graham Linehan associated with it.

[probablyoliver]

It's watchable but far from great. I think it might be a case of high expectations especially when you have people like Chris Morris and Graham Linehan associated with it.

Yeah that's the way I see it. The ad campaign Channel 4 had going for it was immense, and thus people's expectations were high. Plus, with some recent successes from the guys responsible (see: Nathan Barley, Merenghi), there was too much hype for it.

I see it as a case of Jackie Brown-itus, in that on its own, it's not all that terrible, but when coupled with the previous work by the people on board it's terrible in comparison.

[YI]

Jesus Christ is was fucking terrible.

That is all.

However I have to disagree with Mudda about Nathan Barley. Nathan Barley was good, there were also some clever observations in Nathan Barley. Granted it was shit compared to Chris Morris's previous stuff, but it was still 100 times better than this.

Noel Fielding is meant to be on 2 episodes....NOOO!! Don't ruin yourself Vince.

Speaking of Vince, The Mighty Boosh is on BBC 2 tonight, for all of you interested in good comedy.

[probablyoliver]

Ugh. Mighty Boosh.

[Pesci]

My friend said this was the funniest program he's ever seen, but I missed it myself. It sounds like he was talking a load of shit then, but I'll probably give it a chance next week.