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[Lulu_Jane]

A friend of mine recently introduced me to one of the nerdiest and funniest television shows that I have seen The IT Crowd.

I was wondering if any of you guys have seen it, and what you think of it?

To start with, how could you go wrong with a dvd that has menus designed as a homage to old isometric adventure games?


It centers around three members of the IT department (the head of which knows absolutely nothing about computers) working for a huge, souless company.


8bit graphics and even a blue screen of death for the intro cartoon, and the windows "failed download" sound effect forms part of the theme song. The Flying Spagetti Monster is displayed in an appropriate position of eminence in the basement office, which is also hung with art by Jim Woodring, and Samuri Jack vinal figurines. In the first episode the sysadmin is wearing a t-shirt which has a screengrab from Pacman level 256 (?!!) printed on it. Wow, it all gives me a hysterically funny geekgasm.

I recommend it for anyone that likes to get a little geeky now and then


"Hello, IT department.... Have you tried turning it off and on?"