Talk:The IT Crowd/Archive 1

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[edit] Press release

Should something be written about this to conteract the POV of the press release? Looking at this page compared to most of the other TV programs makes it sound like the best program ever (it's the worst bile I've seen in a long time but that's just my POV... )

I think that was put in as a placeholder before it was shown, and it hasnt been changed yet. The press release should be completely removed now. I cant really think of anything worthy to say about the plot though... -- jeffthejiff 09:45, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The IT crowd

The show is actually called the IT crowd. --XenoNeon (converse) 20:25, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

You are correct (though I think that it would have been better if the initials had been separated so that the continuity announcers didn't mispronounce it). Timsheridan 22:49, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
it cannot be moved, due to somebody moving it here from there earlier on. Put up a speedy deletion. -- 9cds(talk) 22:56, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
Actually it the shows name is pronounced it - as it is a play on wordsGeorgeryall 01:29, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion for Popular Refrences

I have a suggestion to list the popular geek references. Such as the EFF stickers, MP3 is not a crime, Flying Spaghetti monster, having Slashdot.org on a PC monitor for a second.

Sounds good. Why don't you add it? --Thorpe | talk 22:05, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm adding a little. VJ Emsi 20:07, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

As the geek references are an intrinsic part of the show, I felt that listing them was a good suggestion. However, the trivia section seems to be causing Improv a degree of suspiration. Any ideas how to keep everyone happy? SDS 10:11, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks to whoever just edited it, my own one was quite basic. VJ Emsi 13:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi VJ - that was me - relieved you're happy with me chopping up your work! I've just changed the section heading from Trivia to Cultural References, and emphasised its importance and relevance. Hopefully this satisfies the encyclopedic requirements ... SDS 22:27, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
Thankyou SDS, it looks good now :-). I'm just adding some quotes... VJ Emsi 00:01, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quotes

Some quotes. Trouble is, they look ugly as hell. I can't get it to look tidy... can someone help? VJ Emsi 00:09, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
Oh, it's gone. Whatever... :P VJ Emsi 11:28, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
I've removed them, since Wikipedia isn't a list of quotes. Consider Wikiquotes. -- 9cds(talk) 14:09, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] If I may make so bold ...

I'm up for helping to totally rewrite this relatively iffy article IMHO.

Thanks for being bold! You may consider joining the British TV shows wikiproject. This page is our collaboration of the month next April! -- 9cds(talk) 22:30, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
I will do what I can - time is not my friend at the moment, but will pitch in as much as poss Srck 13:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Listed on IMDb

Managed to get the article on IMDb. [1] --Thorpe | talk 21:55, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DRM

Was episode 5 the only episode that didn't have DRM? I only watched 5 & 6 online. - LeonWhite 05:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

1 and 2 didn't have DRM, 3 and 4 did. --CapitalLetterBeginning 11:17, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Screenshots

Just wondering...should there be screenshots for each episode? -therearenospoons 03:55, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

It wouldn't hurt to have screenshots of some of the other characters on the show, not just the main three. --Patito 08:16, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Worldwide downloads" of the series

Links to torrents to download the series have made digg/slashdot multiple times, do you think we should add some sort of "the show was massively (possibly illegally) downloaded by a world audience? -- Tawker 07:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

How is this different to other popular TV shows? --ozzmosis 09:01, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I just added one onto external links, and someone removed it. Chickenofbristol 22:26, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

It was removed because we cannot link to illegal content. //9cds(talk) 23:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Second series commission reference

We have

a second series of eight episodes has been commissioned by Channel 4

Can we have a reference for this? Duckbill 21:56, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I've added one.--CapitalLetterBeginning 22:08, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
Marvellous, thanks. I've moved it into an endnote. Duckbill 22:13, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't seem to be able to find the show list3ed in the radio times for the date givemGeorgeryall 01:33, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The show was filmed in front of a live audience at Teddington Studios

"The show was filmed in front of a live audience at Teddington Studios " Is that realy possibel? Big parts of the show are outside, in a disco or other places? Glücksritter 12:15, 31 March 2006 (CEST)

Graham Lineham has discussed the use of an audience. No idea how they do the external scenes with laughtrack. http://www.theitcrowd.co.uk/q-a/

They film the outside stuff beforehand and then play them to the audience on monitors.
Just like every other sitcom, in fact. - Eyeresist 23:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Darkwave bands

On the cultural references section: Darkwave might not be innaccurate to describe "Cradle of Filth," just overly general. In America, Darkwave refers only to soft, moody, Cocteau Twins inspired music; but abroad it's a catchall term for gothic rock. Symphonic Gothic Rock would have been more specific and less confusing, but given the genre controversy of Cradle of Filth, specificity is probably dangerous. Darkwave was probably as good a term as any other.

I thought that the fact that the Filth aren't actually darkwave was part of the joke! (see also the inaccurate track listing) - Eyeresist 23:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aritcle nicked on http://www.e-subversive.net/soundboards/itcrowd/ (bottom)

I don't know if the website owner has a account on here. S/he didn't even brother to remove '[edit].

[edit] Fansites?

What's the point of deleting the fansite links? What's wrong with fansites? VJ Emsi 08:38, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

The relevant guideline is Wikipedia:External links. —Whouk (talk) 08:58, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode 5

Template:Spoiler In The Haunting of Bill Crouse (EP5), what is the name of the office postman who gives Jen a ride on his cart? Jen says his name, or perhaps his nickname, but I can't hear it. He should be listed in guest appearances, in any case. --Patito 08:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Small Paul - I've added him to the guest appearancesGrangousier 14:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
If Judy really the office cleaner? So, did she really get a PC of her own, or was it just an elaborate ploy to get Roy into her clutches? Daen 12:41, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
In the first appearance of Judy, you see her in an orange overall, hunched over a mop as she's mopping the floor. And when we see her at said computer, she has a broom right behind her. I think she's a cleaner. It's a big company, and modest computers aren't really that expensive, relatively speaking. She could have simply had one in order to receive messages from offices in the building about cleaning. --Patito 14:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
An, but given the rather odd nature of the company, isn't it equally likely that she's a middle-manager with severe hygiene issues and a mop fetish? Daen 10:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Yes, that could very well be the case, of course. But I've actually had some experience with cleaning in a big company, and the cleaning crew had a computer to log hours worked, and to recieve messages about changes in the work schedule, etc. Besides, she doesn't seem like management material to me, her vocabulary is dreadful. ;) --Patito 10:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] inaccuracy

This line: Moss suggests the reason for this is that people are constantly mixing the number up with the American 9-1-1, as Roy does seconds later when he tries to downplay the changes. is inaccurate because Moss makes no reference to the American 911 - it is only Roy who makes such a reference when he himself makes the mistake. All Moss says is, "Well THAT'S easy to remember! 0118999881999119725...3!" Anyone object if I correct it? Paulfp 14:58, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. That's the problem with huge lists of mindless trivia, they're too boring to fact-check. Chris Cunningham 15:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

According to Graham Linehan on the DVD commentary for episode 1, the pronunciations "The IT Crowd" (Eye-Tee) and "The It Crowd" ("it") are both equally valid. Indeed, he deliberately varied the way Channel 4 continuity announcers introduced the show during its initial run. Should the pronunciation guide at the start of the article be changed to reflect this. 80.93.170.99 10:02, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Update of 22nd November 2006

Noel Fielding (Richmond) was removed from the cast list by 87.194.76.159 on the grounds that he isn't a series regular. I'm not entirely sure I agree with that; certainly the impression I got from the DVD commentaries is that Linehan considers Richmond to be a regular. Linehan mentions that originally Richmond was going to be introduced in episode two, because he thought that introducing a regular character part way through the series would be a bit odd. He then reconsidered and decided it would keep the audience on their toes. What does everyone else think? Should Richmond be on the cast list or down as a guest character? Marwood 14:09, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural References

Following a clean-up request on the Cultural References section, I've consolidated and reduced the section. Marwood 22:14, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent! Many thanks. Chris Cunningham 22:36, 25 November 2006 (UTC)