I finally got some time to watch the first two episodes of the IT Crowd over at BBC4. It’s pretty funny stuff and while most of it is farce there’s just enough truth to it to make your typical IT folks nod with familiarity. When Moss asks Roy “Did she continue talking to you AFTER you fixed her computer?” for example, classic single IT guy comedy right there…
I’ll be watching for future episodes to be available on-line.
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There were 2 episodes? I only saw one…..off to go take a look.