The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
TV-14 | 03 February 2006 (USA)

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    Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
    Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.
    Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
    mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
    fantasii_net I really did because I loved hilarious ''Black Books'' that were also created by Graham Linehan. But it wasn't even remotely as good as that show.It has a lot of similarities with ''Black Books'' which are probably intentional. Three not so succesful or lucky people, i.e. an Irish man, a guy who's more of an awkward/shy/sensitive type and a token woman whose weakness is shoes in the same space. What differs is that ''The IT Crowd'' humour heavily relies on stereotypes while even though ''Black Books'' has some stereotypical characters its humour is not tied to that. I don't even know why I loved the silliness of humour in ''Black Books'' so much. I think it complemented the show for some reason. In case with ''The IT Crowd'', it came off as annoying and too childlish to me.
    Banzai Ortiz Such a great show, love it. Heavy on the punchlines and slapstick side, but also on the kind of "seinfeld"-eske side with the everyday or more specifically IT Support (or Nerd) situations and problems.Gotta love the characters and funny situations they get into. Would be so deserving of more seasons and episodes.British style comedy show at it's best.
    adam "The IT Crowd" is not a complicated show. There are a few main characters, none of who I had heard of before watching it, relatively few big set designs, and a generally sparse style. Yet with so little, the show is one of the funniest that has come out of Britain in recent years. It poke fun at both the foibles of big business and "normal" people while simultaneously skewering the quirks of "nerds."Yet despite its attempts at being topical, the show is at its best when it is just silly. One of my favorite episodes involves the IT department's hapless relationship manager, Jen Barber (Katherine Parkinson), being told she's giving a speech at the end of the week. The IT workers, Roy (Chris O'Down) and Moss (Richard Ayoade), decide to play a prank on her by giving her a box "containing" the Internet, straight from Big Ben. They assume that she will be mocked at her big presentation. Instead, when the box is destroyed due to the intervention of the episode's B-plot, the assembled middle management of Reynholm Industries descends into hysterical violence.It is not a serious show, but it is a very funny one that transcends social status, social skills, and culture to bring a message of silly humor and general mockery.(I watched this show in its entirety most recently in April 2017.)
    maddstudent2005 this show is like the British version of seinfeld for the it lovers, extremely intelligent, well written and most importantly well acted. The actor who stands out is def Richard Ayoade, explosive performance. Although 10 stars, i think people ages 17-40 might like the show better, than older or younger crowds, because of the intelligence of comedic tones, and also the it parts. The first episode, might be hard to understand for Americans, because of the British English vs American English, but by video two, it takes you to it's world. Work place, co- workers. overall, this show hits between left and right in comedy, between two intelligent guys, and a co-worker, with barely any It knowledge who's an idiot at IT but brilliant at people, and IT guys, that are brilliant at IT but idiots with people. I love the automated phone message, to shut off and restart the computer, is a classic. Hilarious.