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The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by sylens »

This reminds me that they also had a US version of Skins that I think I saw the pilot (or a clip of it) somewhere and thought it was awful.

There’s some jokes in the IT Crowd that are clearly for the home audience (the fire extinguisher that doesn’t work having a big “Made in Britain” label on it) but I think a lot of it is just universal technologist stuff. Fooling your boss into thinking the internet all comes from a small box at the top of Big Ben, navigating a dinner party, dealing with inter-office politics…there’s a lot there to relate to.

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by oakesm9 »

Longlius wrote: post #20
dotBen wrote: post #8

I'm pretty sure this pilot is the same script as episode 1 of the original UK series. Clearly someone felt the need to recast and reshoot the series with US actors (plus Richard Ayoade), like they did the US Office. I wonder if that's old thinking (or wasn't actually needed) - the amount of UK TV that's now on Netflix and other OTT platforms seems to suggest that US audiences are open to enjoying original UK series w…

Part of it is simply different television formats. The Office UK specifically aired on BBC One without commercials which meant that it had to be cut down to fit on a major network's timeslot of 20-24 min. Shows like that typically have to go to special TV stations like PBS or BBC America in order to get a commercial-free timeslot or (in BBC America's case) finagled into a less common time slot with weird commercial b…

The IT Crowd was actually aired on Channel 4, not the BBC. Channel 4 is publicly owned (for now…) but is fully funded through adverts. The ad break timings likely don’t match what you have in the US though (at the start and end and a single break in the middle over a 30 minute runtime).

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by happymellon »

martinflack wrote: post #60
Bluecobra wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The biggest problem keeping Americans from watching UK TV is access I love British TV. I would happily pay for a UK television license if I could access iPlayer/Channel 4/etc from the US. I don’t get why they are so hell bent against making more money and insist on region locking content. Instead I have to resort to pirating it or buying import DVDs/BluRays. A long time ago I used to pay for a Linux shell account o…

You should look into BritBox[0], a BBC and ITV project, available on Roku, Amazon, and probably other platforms. I have no affiliation; I was just born and raised as a child in the UK and miss the shows. It's got quite a lot. [0] https://www.britbox.com/us/

I really dislike Britbox and NowTV since for some reason they do not support the Android TV in the UK.

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by thefz »

LAC-Tech wrote: post #78

It's really hard for me to imagine any alternate scenario where the IT crowd could be improved upon. It was kind of a perfect storm - Richard Ayoade during the only time he ever was or ever will be likable or funny, Christopher Morris back when was one of the funniest people on earth, Matt Berry just being absolutely brilliant and completely stealing the show, the cultural "geek" zeitgest of the time, etc etc. It's n…

Yes, completely agree, there's no point remaking it. If you enjoy the IT crowd's atmosphere, check out Garth Marenghi's Darkplace as well. Same-ish cast and humour.

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by laumars »

ehnto wrote: post #85
LAC-Tech wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think my issue with the UK office is that it was just too bleak and dull to be funny. I got the jokes, but it didn't make laugh, just made me kind of feel worse about life. This is not a "UK comedy is has more flawed characters" thing either, IT Crowd, Peep Show were full of terrible, flawed, miserable human beings but there were still some drama & larger than life aspects to those shows that gave it some element o…

I can't watch any show set in an office. They are relatable, but not in a pleasant way.

Same but I found Parks and Recreation a welcome change

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by rossmohax »

jrockway wrote: post #96

Too bad they didn't make it to episode 2. I feel like "they're not just THE emergency services, they're YOUR emergency services" is one of the most British things I can imagine. (I say that as an American, though, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.) The IT Crowd always impressed me with their set design. I was working as "IT" at the time, and our office was nearly identical to the one in Season 1. We had…

How did you battle condensation on a super chilled hard drives?

Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]

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Post by mkwarman »

jrockway wrote: post #96

Too bad they didn't make it to episode 2. I feel like "they're not just THE emergency services, they're YOUR emergency services" is one of the most British things I can imagine. (I say that as an American, though, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.) The IT Crowd always impressed me with their set design. I was working as "IT" at the time, and our office was nearly identical to the one in Season 1. We had…

That's fascinating, I've never heard of hard drive data recovery using liquid nitrogen. Is the idea that the lower temperature prevents the drive from overheating long enough to recover the data? Sounds very cool.
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