DISQUS

Webomatica: The IT Crowd: The Work Outing

  • papa · 2 years ago
    Excellent...I'm gonna procure this one for viewing. Sounds excellent!

    I love how many of these British programs have shorter length seasons. Makes it easy to catch up if you missed the first season.
  • webomatica · 2 years ago
    Yes - "procure" is a good word as it isn't out on DVD in the states. I was able to find some streaming options etc. by digging around. An American DVD of the first season should be coming out early next year and I'm planning on buying it.
  • papa · 2 years ago
    I started season 1 and watched the first 2 eps. It's pretty amusing, though the humor is a bit more direct and in-your-face than something like the UK Office (which I find more subtle and profound). Surprisingly reminds me a bit more of a U.S. sitcom than a British show in some ways with the prominent physical humor and blunt (but funny) jokes.

    Still, it's worth watching. Moss cracks me up. The hair and the voice are spot-on. Loved the way he deals with the fire in episode 2 (series 1).

    I read on Wikipedia that NBC picked up the rights to do a U.S. version. Supposedly it's slated to air midseason in 2008. As always, I'm a skeptic with the remakes, but as the U.S. version of The Office proved, it is possible to do it right.
  • webomatica · 2 years ago
    Yeah it's definitely more blunt and a bit surreal at times. I must say the episodes get better as they go along - I like the Goth guy and that first episode of Season 2 - man I might watch it again.
  • John · 1 year ago
    Dave - so it's not as long as some TV series?
  • papa · 1 year ago
    John, I should've clarified. Like the UK version of The Office, the IT Crowd consists (so far) of two 6-episode seasons. So unlike some US series with 22-24 episodes, it's fairly easy to "catch up" season-wise ;-)