Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestThe IT Crowd US pilot, released in 2007, was an attempted remake of the popular British sitcom The IT Crowd. Despite sharing the same script as the original, the American adaptation failed to capture the charm and humor of the British version.
You know those cool guys who charm the ladies, have tons of friends and get invited to the hottest parties? Roy and Moss are not those guys. A night of fun for these I.T. nerds means getting dressed to the nines for the latest iPhone webcast. But Jen, their new office manager, is going to change all that. Tech-savvy, she’s not, but she knows how to win people over and get ahead. After living for years in oblivion, Roy and Moss hope Jen can help them get the recognition they so desperately long for.
Acting
Richard Ayoade's Moss remains somehow watchable
Writing
Line-for-line remake proves jokes need context, not just words
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot was so poorly received NBC never aired it; it only surfaced years later online. Graham Linehan, the original creator, publicly disowned it.
The 2007-08 WGA strike killed this and similar remake attempts, which might be the only good thing that strike accomplished.
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