America destroys everything - either with b0mb$ or remakes.
The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
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Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's exactly the same script.
Some parts are different. One thing that put me off was that the boss wasn't an insane lunatic that did random things. The boss is the US version was a more collected, planning and evil character. Like the scene where he called back after firing an entire department to say "I was just keeping the IT-department in line", suggesting that he knew what they where up to all along. The UK boss wouldn't do that. He would ke…
That single unnecessary addition after the "team" scene completely diffused Reynholm's character, I don't understand why they would do that. I guess they're going for the evil boss kind of thing but it doesn't seem to fit the format at all.
I think this remake could've gone well if they changed up the script a bit and maybe alter the characters some more. Except for the views and some change of wording, this felt like a fan remake featuring Richard Ayoade more than it felt like a serious attempt to get the show to America.
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#173I watched it in full this time around. Maybe it should have been titled a screen test instead of a pilot, only for people who haven't seen the original. I have never seen the UK Office and I love the Office (US).
The two versions of the Office are fantastic for different reasons.
I find everyone loves the US Office, the humor is much more accessible by the wider public.
The UK Office tends to be lost with those that haven't worked in an office environement. The comedy is much more tuned.
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#174Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not at all. There's a cadre of people who enjoy British television programming in America, but they don't count. I'd estimate that the number of people that have watched for example the UK office is maybe 1% or less than the people that watched the US office in the US.
You wouldn't have look very hard to find an American who has seen Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, or Bake Off. The biggest problem keeping Americans from watching UK TV is access, not some inherent dislike or disinterest in compelling television whenever British people are involved. A show has to be wildly popular before Americans even get the chance to be exposed to it, which really limits the amount of viewers for UK pr…
Comedy is too fractured in the US for panel shows to really work IMO. I think a big part of why panel shows work so well in the UK is you have a lot of camaraderie and familiarity with the relatively smaller and more tightly knit group of UK comedians (it doesn't take long at all watching panel shows to start seeing familiar faces), which definitely helps keep banter running smoothly.
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#175I'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…
The UK show has like 6 episodes in a season, while an American show needs at least 22.
That's almost completely a relic nowadays though. Most things worth watching are on streaming, which has pretty much completely abandoned the 22 episode format and 6-10 seems to be where things have settled.
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#176Coincidentally the YouTube recommendation algorithm showed me an American guy absolutely destroying the pilot by way of comparison to the UK original [1]. Most of the points he made are also being made here.
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I rechecked it if I can still recite this from memory, and yes I can
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would guess that the hard drive platters seized, and the cooling made it shrink enough to un-seize.
Yes, have used a similar technique of putting the drive in the freezer. Didn't believe it would work, surprised when it did.
I was watching Fringe at the time. I felt a bit like Walter interrogating a corpse while doing it.
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#179I'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…
There are lots of other examples too; see the awful red dwarf US pilot with jane leeves as holly
Re: The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
#180I find it awesome they couldn't recast Moss. Nobody else can be Moss.