Rather large amounts of amusement

[andrewducker]

The IT Crowd isn't that well written.  It's not that well performed.  And yet somehow I can't stop watching - it's captured _something_ so well that it hypnotises me.

It also helps that at least three people have told me that the character of Moss was clearly created by people following me around with video cameras.

Today it became clear that they've also noticed the propensity of goths to occasionally inhabit server rooms - the portrayal was accurate in the way that only hyperbole can be.

Oh, and I became happy afterwards on discovering that Moss is played by the writer/director of Dark Place, which I would own, if only it existed on DVD.

Comments

[draconid.livejournal.com]

I saw half the first episode and couldn't bear to watch anymore. While I could see accuracies I was spending most of the time cringing and screaming that "IT people aren't like that!!!!"

[themongkey.livejournal.com]

Now you know how Catholic priests feel when watching Father Ted.

[andrewducker]

Clearly we spend time with different IT people :->

[johnbobshaun.livejournal.com]

I agree wholeheartedly. Especially about Moss (the spider thing last week clinched it). One of the main problems I have is that Roy often comes across as a less endearing rehash of Bernard in Black Books. Chris Morris though, is fantastic IMHO.

As for Dark Place... no there isn't a DVD yet. However there are copies floating around on ebay.

[azalemeth.livejournal.com]

I saw the first episode, laughed, liked the girl, and saw a lot of parallels. Alas, perhaps, too many parallels - I daren't watch the rest of it simply because I think I might cry in a mix of anguish and anachronism sometimes......Methinks the boxed set for christmas.

[opusfluke.livejournal.com]

Sod IT crowd. I prefer Hyperdrive anytime. The IT gags are far better for a start.