The IT Crowd - new series

[Gingerman]

To be honest, and I'm a gargantuan fan of Father Ted and liked Black Books and Big Train too, The IT Crowd isn't really rocking my boat. It hasn't got that surrealism in normality that FT had, and Moss is the only really good character for me.

Feel the same way meself,wanted to like it because of Linehan but find it a bit meh.

 

[fogbat]

I think the IT Crowd needs some time to get into. I didn't think Father Ted was good when I first saw it, but it's now one of my favourite ever sitcoms.

Big Bang Theory, on the other hand, would be improved if the television just sprayed raw sewage straight into your face for half an hour.

 

[stavros]

I think the IT Crowd needs some time to get into. I didn't think Father Ted was good when I first saw it, but it's now one of my favourite ever sitcoms.

FT got me within the first scene; Dougal walks in with shaving foam all over his face.
Ted: "Dougal, you've got some foam just there."
Dougal: "What, just here?"
Ted: "Yes, and behind.... and there.... God Dougal, it's all over your face."
(Dougal looks in the mirror)
Dougal: "God how did that get there? I didn't even shave this morning."

 

[Jorum]

I liked the line about the role play "well it certainly helped me learn to buy sandwiches". I like lines in comedy that just allude to unseen jokes.
The near death experience scene tickled me as well "was that hitler?". "that looked exactly like hitler". That said I like Matt Berry. His voice alone makes me smile.

 

[zoooo]

and become moist.

 

[idioteque]

Well I thought that was a pretty good episode.

 

[Talkie Toaster]

That was pretty funny.

 

[DJ Squelch]

I hate football so I quite enjoyed tonights episode.

I think I might go to the sport forum to try some of those lines.

 

[Talkie Toaster]

What WAS Wenger thinking?

I'm so going to try that in the office next week and see who bites ...

 

[Augie March]

It was a pretty funny episode, I love the escalation of the surreality in the show, from them just trying to fit in with blokes, to becoming involved in a bank job. The snog at the end with the never-ending police cars was brilliant too, reminded me of the bit in Black Books with Bernard's accountant.

Only downsides were that there was no Matt Berry (weird, considering it seemed like he was getting a bigger part this series) and also the Jen/Magician storyline was a bit slight and not very funny either.

 

[girasol]

Good episode indeed, although my favourite bit wasn't the football stuff - funny though that was - it was the boyfriend who looked like a magician

something for everyone on it last night

 

[dlx1]

Jen dated a magician & a Peterfile

 

[DJ Squelch]

It seems to work best when they take the characters out of the office ie last night & the theatre episode.

 

[dweller]

I like the IT crowd as its done by the same people as Father Ted
and you can feel that same ridiculous humour coming thru.
I sort of cross my eyes and get some good F Ted type laughs out of it.
Only seen a couple of episodes though.

 

[Orang Utan]

Tonight's episode is hilarious - they've really hit their stride with this series. Was not impressed with the first series at all, but maybe that's just because it wasn't Father Ted. Took a while to get used to the characters too.

 

[Augie March]

The second series was always meant to be an improved version of the first series (a la Evil Dead 2) which is why plotlines weren't resolved from the cliffhangers. As is what happened with this series too it seems.

How'd you get to see the new episode already LTC?

 

[Orang Utan]

How'd you get to see the new episode already LTC?

I had to watch it for work

 

[Augie March]

They make you watch new episodes of the IT Crowd and then pay you for it? The bastards.

 

[Orang Utan]

I sometimes have to watch Desperate Housewives and Everybody Loves Raymond though. And shite like Grand Designs and Location x 3

 

[Talkie Toaster]

(((LTC)))

 

[Augie March]

'Fuck off!'

 

[dlx1]

And shite like Grand Designs

 

[DJ Squelch]

lol Friendface

great episode

 

[ChrisFilter]

I sometimes have to watch Desperate Housewives and Everybody Loves Raymond though. And shite like Grand Designs and Location x 3

I enjoy watching all of those things.

I'm an everyman.

 

[scifisam]

Does anyone have any links to watch the new series online? I can't seem to find it. Youtube search seems to have turned into shit, and Google only brings up clips.

 

[zoooo]

http://www.friendface.co.uk/

(sorry, unfortunately that's not a reply to you scifisam!)

 

[Dillinger4]

That was so unfunny that I think I frowned with disgust

 

[8ball]

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

I may be a bit drunk.

 

[Orang Utan]

Does anyone have any links to watch the new series online? I can't seem to find it. Youtube search seems to have turned into shit, and Google only brings up clips.

4OD? Catch up on digital? They're the reason I have to watch these programmes, so people better be using them

 

[scifisam]

4OD? Catch up on digital? They're the reason I have to watch these programmes, so people better be using them

Ah. 4OD doesn't work on this computer for some reason.