The I.T. Crowd: Seasons 1-4

It's odd that the discussion on The I.T. Crowd was rekindled today, as I watched a number of episodes throughout the series (what should I use instead of "series" for British shows?) today to have finally finished it all off. Not too hard, as I had seen 15 or so beforehand and the 4 seasons have resulted in a whopping 24 total episodes. Anyway, as with Trevor, I really can't tell what makes this show so addicting. It's basically a look at the lives of I.T. guys Roy, the slacker; Moss, the socially-challenged geek; and Jen, their computer-illiterate boss. A lot of the jokes come from the disconnect between tech-savvy people and everyone else, but that's hardly the basis of the show. The easy jobs they all have give them a lot of time to goof off and get into classic sitcom hijinks. I'd say it has as much to do with computers as Always Sunny does with bars- it's just a part of the setting really. I think the humor mostly derives from the over-acting. A few of the characters really ham it up and go overboard. I'll cite this scene, a favorite of mine- after the CEO of Reynholm Industries commits suicide (a great scene on its own), his long-lost son shows up at his funeral like this. Then that's quickly followed by this. It's a show that is continually focused on wackiness- every time you think the classic sappy-but-funny sitcom moment is about to happen, it doesn't. And as a final selling point, this is the easiest to understand British show I've ever seen. So yeah, this is good stuff, and I wish there were more than six episodes each season- I'll have to wait for series 5.