The IT Crowd
February22
One of those opinions that I’ve felt the need to share recently is how underwhelmed I was at Channel 4′s new comedy, The IT Crowd.
Tony downloaded the first episode the week before it aired. The only time I laughed was during the end credits when Tony suggested hopefully: “Maybe it’ll get better?”.
I have to admit that we have watched each episode since but mainly because it’s on directly before the excellent My Name Is Earl (\o/ Jason Lee). The IT Crowd has got very marginly better in subsequent episodes but, in general, the writing is terrible, the characters one-dimensional, the plots predictable, and the jokes unoriginal. Nothing like as good as Spaced or The Office, say.
See also Tony’s view on why The IT Crowd is not good: http://www.tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/index.php?id=98
[...] As Laura says, the characters are thin stereotypes – one geek with funny hair, glasses and a croaky voice, the other unkempt in an RTFM t-shirt, a female IT manager who knows nothing about IT and a shouty, buzz-word obssessed boss. I really rate Chris Morris, who is one of the most edgy and subversive talents in British comedy. I love his work on BrassEye, The Day Today and Nathan Barley. His interviews with Peter Cook are hilarious. But the part he plays in this show is unconvincing and jars with the more traditional sitcom acting going on around him. [...]