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does anyone else not find the it crowd funny at all?

i have had it recommended to me over and over, but i simply do not find it funny at all. yes, it has geeky jokes, but as a comedy and an overall tv show is utterly appalling imo.

compared to something like black books, which is just brilliant

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I find it fairly funny. But I watched some of 'black books' and just didn't get that at all.

Different strokes for different folks...

<insert non-IT person> doesnt know <insert IT thing>, lololol

it seems to be this joke over and over and over, i just dont understand ;[

The first series especially was more to do with office politics/stupid boss/etc. Moss is a fantastic character, Denholm as well. It's fairly tame and mainstream though so if you like darker/more cutting humour it's probably not for you.

Me. I saw the first episode and found it utterly unfunny.

I would rather prefer The Big Bang Theory.

http://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/the-big-bang-theory-review....

I think it is fair to compare both these shows, but we have to remember that they are funny on different levels.

I love both The IT Crowd and The Big Bang Theory, but their appeal, while somewhat similar, is inherently different.

Yeah I'm suprised by the popularity too. The jokes are way too obvious, even for non-techies, and the characters are overdrawn caricatures.

I felt the same, basically. There were a few very funny episodes, but on the whole it was pretty much "meh". I think that it mostly pokes fun at the it people, so it's not laugh "with" it's laugh "at".

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