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I watched a couple episodes of The IT Crowd. When does it get good?
- Thread starter G_Shumi
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I loved it from the jump. It's probably not for you. Of course it helps if you've worked for a place like that...
Try Toast Of London.
Other than that, maybe you just don't get on with some of our brand of humour...that's cool, I've never been able to understand the appeal of some the sitcoms we get from the other side of The Atlantic over here.
Frasier/Fawlty Towers are still the benchmarks though and PhoneShop is criminally underrated.
Other than that, maybe you just don't get on with some of our brand of humour...that's cool, I've never been able to understand the appeal of some the sitcoms we get from the other side of The Atlantic over here.
Frasier/Fawlty Towers are still the benchmarks though and PhoneShop is criminally underrated.
Yeah, stop watching it. I've had two girlfriends now that do not find British comedy funny. At all. They sit there looking at me weird because I think it's funny.
But with one of them the IT Crowd was the exception.
But I can't complain because I'm the same way with Arrested Development and Modern Family. Neither are funny and should not exist. Lol
But with one of them the IT Crowd was the exception.
But I can't complain because I'm the same way with Arrested Development and Modern Family. Neither are funny and should not exist. Lol
The episode where they go to GAY: The Musical had me laughing so hard my stomach hurt.
False. Monty Python's Flying Circus had a laugh track.
British Comedy takes some getting used to, but once it clicks you'll find yourself watching everything and hating that you have to watch shitty YouTube rips of Cats does Countdown because you don't live in the UK.
I loved it when I was younger, but watching it now... Doesn't hold up nearly as well. Part of it is the laugh track. Moments in it are still brilliant though. I laugh at the phone scene with the really long number for the police.
Though I'm rewatching Peep Show and that's held up for me.
Though I'm rewatching Peep Show and that's held up for me.
It's alright, a bit too 'wacky' for me at times though. I'm a big fan of Matt Berry's delivery of the line "thank you, computer man".
I was sitting at work earlier, laughing out loud for 10 mins off and on about that.
How can you like Fawlty Towers and then think that IT Crowd is too cartoony? You never even finished the Work Outing episode so you didn't get to the best parts. That episode builds to perfect crescendo.
Always Sunny has just as many crazy situations and Arrested Development has just as much goofy humour like the loose seal and Bob Loblow.
Maybe you just didn't like the characters? Moss and Roy are hilarious to me.
First time I tried to watch it, turned it off almost immediately. Revisited it later and loved it.
I find myself randomly quoting "damn these electric sex pants" all the time
The electric pants episode was pretty good too. That "Fuck off!" was a thing of splendor.
I find myself randomly quoting "damn these electric sex pants" all the time
The characters Moss and Roy are so naturally funny to me. I think I've seen each episode at least 50 times each. There's not that many episodes, unfortunately. I adore IT Crowd.
I could be wrong, but I think you have to somewhat enjoy British humor. It may even be an acquired taste. I think it may come off as cheesy to some. Have you seen any other British comedies, like Red Dwarf for example? Or movies like Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz?
I wouldn't say "The Work Outing" is the best. It's good. I would say give "Friendface" a shot. If you don't like "Friendface", just call it a wrap for now. It's just not your thing.
IT Crowd is currently in my top five favorite sitcoms all time. In there with King of Queens, Seinfeld, The Office, and Wings.
I could be wrong, but I think you have to somewhat enjoy British humor. It may even be an acquired taste. I think it may come off as cheesy to some. Have you seen any other British comedies, like Red Dwarf for example? Or movies like Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz?
I wouldn't say "The Work Outing" is the best. It's good. I would say give "Friendface" a shot. If you don't like "Friendface", just call it a wrap for now. It's just not your thing.
IT Crowd is currently in my top five favorite sitcoms all time. In there with King of Queens, Seinfeld, The Office, and Wings.
That is such an obvious milquetoast take on satirizing the anti-piracy ads. Super lazy and groanworthy.
Like damn, every time I try this show out it's just the lamest shit out of a 1001 Jokez book.
EDIT: Case-in-point
overall it's a good show when it concentrates on the cast being terrible people, but the nerd humour is the big bang theory level trash.
You missed the first part, I was still editing the post.
Watched the whole series numerous times already, still makes me laugh hard.
The actors are exceptional and the kind of humor is right up my alley. Love all the characters, great chemistry between them.
So, so many quotes I still think of to this day.
The work outing episode is famous because it's one joke after another like a machine gun, things keep getting worse and worse by the minute. But most episodes are good, can't really think of a 'bad' one -maybe the special they filmed not too long ago, because something felt off, Jen in particular-
If you've watched the work outing and didn't fin it funny, just watch anything else, the it crowd is not for you
The actors are exceptional and the kind of humor is right up my alley. Love all the characters, great chemistry between them.
So, so many quotes I still think of to this day.
The work outing episode is famous because it's one joke after another like a machine gun, things keep getting worse and worse by the minute. But most episodes are good, can't really think of a 'bad' one -maybe the special they filmed not too long ago, because something felt off, Jen in particular-
If you've watched the work outing and didn't fin it funny, just watch anything else, the it crowd is not for you
Sounds like you don't like that humour, so the shows not for you. Pretty simple.
I think it's one of the funniest shows of all time, up there with the young ones, the office, Blackadder, fawlty towers, etc.
I think it's one of the funniest shows of all time, up there with the young ones, the office, Blackadder, fawlty towers, etc.
I hope you got Won Ton's permission to post that or your arse is grass.