I was looking forward to watching the IT crowd last week, after hearing so much about it. It promised a hell of a lot... a writer with pedigree (father Ted), a potentially hilarious situation, characters and location... BUT... IT WAS TERRIBLE! I felt embarassed watching it. Very poor jokes.. almost infantile in their construction. Absolutely nothing clever about them. I can't recall laughing once. How can you even compare this to such genius as Father Ted, Scrubs, Spaced, Mighty Boosh?!?!? This is dreadful. I'd be very surprised if this gets a 2nd series. If it does... god help this country!!
I agree it was a waste of prime time TV aswell as a lot of other things.
Hope you enjoy reading the other hate threads
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How can you judge it after 2 episodes? I thought it was a rather weak after watching the first episode, but the second episode was much better and its really grown on me.
To be fair... I will continue to watch the episodes. But I'm not holding out much hope of it improving. As others have mentioned, the acting is lame, the audience laughter is cringe-making, and the jokes are just an insult to your intelligence! I've watched the first 2 episodes.. both terrible. Every other sitcom I've liked, I've known almost within the first few minutes and jokes, that it has hit the mark. The IT crowd is so far off the mark, that I did start laughing from embarassment! Anyhow.. each to their own hey?!?! I just pity those of you are so deluded as to think it's a brilliant piece of comedy wiritng!
Why is everyone so upset, i though the first 2 episodes were funny the 2nd more than the first. I just hope the 3rd is any good cause if not it will spoil the sitcom
Originally posted by morphedparadox: The third is alright, a bit too much bad language without a profanity buzzer, definatly not the best ep. of the series.
thats a bit of a pity, i thought the profanity buzzer was the best thing ever! and i have to wait til thurs to even see this episode! im soo alone... i need to see it, but i am in wales, and the s4c channel (welsh thing) doesnt show it! grrrrrr......
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Roo 'Do Not Disturb' aka 'Leave Me Alone' aka 'Go Away' aka 'Don't Open The Door!!' 'Lister...Is that a cigarette you're smoking?' ... 'No...It's a chicken!' 'Tama...home...' *CALLING ALL GUESTS, CALLING ALL GUESTS... POST, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE READING THIS REPLY, EVEN IF YOUR JUST GONNA YELL AT ME!...Please...*
Originally posted by Haynesy: I was looking forward to watching the IT crowd last week, after hearing so much about it. It promised a hell of a lot... a writer with pedigree (father Ted), a potentially hilarious situation, characters and location... BUT... IT WAS TERRIBLE! I felt embarassed watching it. Very poor jokes.. almost infantile in their construction. Absolutely nothing clever about them. I can't recall laughing once. How can you even compare this to such genius as Father Ted, Scrubs, Spaced, Mighty Boosh?!?!? This is dreadful. I'd be very surprised if this gets a 2nd series. If it does... god help this country!!
Rant over.
Haynesy
well said and perfectly accurate, it appears many people hated this comedy' (Notice comedy is in inverted comma's im doing the finger thing right now lol) i dont think we will have to endure another series and if for some reason channel 4 are stupid enough to put it back on lets just hope its up against something mildly entertaining.
Originally posted by Haynesy: I was looking forward to watching the IT crowd last week, after hearing so much about it. It promised a hell of a lot... a writer with pedigree (father Ted), a potentially hilarious situation, characters and location... BUT... IT WAS TERRIBLE! I felt embarassed watching it. Very poor jokes.. almost infantile in their construction. Absolutely nothing clever about them. I can't recall laughing once. How can you even compare this to such genius as Father Ted, Scrubs, Spaced, Mighty Boosh?!?!? This is dreadful. I'd be very surprised if this gets a 2nd series. If it does... god help this country!!
Rant over.
Haynesy
completley agree apart from ur view of clever shows wat about the office and extras- as u can tell im a fan of ricky gervais
I couldn't wait for each episode ... Each one a special gem, a shiny good thing in a dark world of cardigans and women who lose all their looks and appeal before they're 30.
Finding The IT Crowd was like walking in the Co-Op and finding the Lambrini half-price.
It touched me ... Deeply.
For lunch I'm thinking Domino's Mighty Meaty, but there's still an hour to go.
Finding The IT Crowd was like walking in the Co-Op and finding the Lambrini half-price.
..or like having the person/people in front of you in the queue in Argos, actually know what they want without making the cashier go thru the catalogue.
Old geeks don't die, we just incur a fatal exception!
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