New sit-com about IT workers...

[aldi]

Hope this isn't .

The Register said:

A new sitcom - set among IT workers in the dingy basement of a glamorous company - is due to arrive on the UK's Channel 4 next month. The IT Crowd, written by Graham Linehan (the scribe behind Father Ted, Black Books), will debut on the internet on 27 January, a week before its terrestrial broadcast on Friday, 3 February at 9.30pm. Channel 4 describes the show's premise thus: "The high-rise towers of Renham Industries are full of go-getters, success stories, and winners... apart from in the basement. While their beautiful colleagues work upstairs in fantastic surroundings, the I.T. department - Jen, Roy and Moss - lurk below ground, scorned by their co-workers as geeky losers." The six episode first series was filmed in front of a live studio audience and stars Chris O´Dowd, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson. Chris Morris, the well-known satirist, makes a rare acting appearance as the trio's dour Scottish boss, a character more akin to 70s corporate fantasist Reggie Perrin than The Office's David Brent, according to Linehan. The series is produced by Ash Atalla, whose previous credits include The Office.

I can see the inaccuracy allready, there's a girl working there

[zoom_jones]

so it's basically Dilbert-esque sit com then?

[FunkyNige]

The trailer looked OK when I saw it last night, maybe it'll become one of the many decent but forgotten comedies of late (Black Books anyone?).

[scared but happy]

I used to like the geeky 1970's style broadband adverts not that long ago.

[R988]

Father Ted and Black Books, two of my favourite shows, if it's even half as good as those then it should be excellent

[eharding]

R988 said:

Father Ted and Black Books

Ted said:

"Dougal, I won't be happy until the only rabbit here is the one sitting in your head working the controls."

Bernard said:

Oh excellent...Skinheads!........Right..Which one of you bitches wants to dance?

[aldi]

I feel reassured now, haven't seen black books so didnt know what to expect. Chris Morris from brass eye should be good in it too, I can really see him in a power suit playing bullshit bingo.

[Darth Dave]

I bet they're not going to be either as sarcastic or as sadistic as normal IT workers.

[Mr E]

Darth Dave said:

I bet they're not going to be either as sarcastic or as sadistic as normal IT workers.

No comment.

[pdV6]

Mr E said:

No comment.

...from 75% of PH readership?

[Code Monkey]

pdV6 said:

Mr E said: No comment. ...from 75% of PH readership?

It normally takes 5 working days to receive anything from IT and even then only if you put the request to them in triplicate.

[smp]

aldi said:

Hope this isn't . The Register said: A new sitcom - set among IT workers in the dingy basement of a glamorous company - is due to arrive on the UK's Channel 4 next month. The IT Crowd, written by Graham Linehan (the scribe behind Father Ted, Black Books), will debut on the internet on 27 January, a week before its terrestrial broadcast on Friday, 3 February at 9.30pm. Channel 4 describes the show's premise thus: "The high-rise towers of Renham Industries are full of go-getters, success stories, and winners... apart from in the basement. While their beautiful colleagues work upstairs in fantastic surroundings, the I.T. department - Jen, Roy and Moss - lurk below ground, scorned by their co-workers as geeky losers." The six episode first series was filmed in front of a live studio audience and stars Chris O´Dowd, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson. Chris Morris, the well-known satirist, makes a rare acting appearance as the trio's dour Scottish boss, a character more akin to 70s corporate fantasist Reggie Perrin than The Office's David Brent, according to Linehan. The series is produced by Ash Atalla, whose previous credits include The Office. I can see the inaccuracy allready, there's a girl working there

[pdV6]

Code Monkey said:

It normally takes 5 working days to receive anything from IT and even then only if you put the request to them in triplicate.

Relevance?

[sadako]

We actually have had girls working here, including fit ones, but they all went off to other contracts

[scared but happy]

Checking out the Channel 4 website and the first two episodes here. Quite funny.
www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/I/itcrowd/video/index.html

[YarisSi]

Black books rocks. Series 1 Episode 1 being my favorite and one quoted above.
The trailers are not looking particularly funny.

[aldi]

Double bill Tonight @ 9 on 4!

[BliarOut]

*bump*

[tinman0]

why does he keep calling IT it? its "eye tee".

[moleamol]

tinman0 said:

why does he keep calling IT it? its "eye tee".

I think it's meant to be ironic.