I quite liked this episode - I love the idea of there being an underground Countdown movement. I agree though... overall, when everything is put together, it's quite an un-even show still!
Perhaps the problem is the three characters aren't doing things together most of the time, but rather off on three separate adventures and we're having to jump between them.
I wouldn't be upset if this just became The Moss Show.
I'd rather The Roy Show!
I'll take the Jen show then!
I've just polled everyone at our house and it was unanimously for Moss, with Roy as a frequent guest star.
Just watched it, and it did make me laugh..
I think I'll try not to watch the series through a critics eyes & just enjoy it.
I'll judge it after it's finished it's run.
I'm disappointed so far. I think it may be past its best.
You can tell from the real, genuine non-canned laughter that the real live audience wasn't massively impressed last night either.
And that Windows joke at the end was atrocious.
Quote: Mark @ July 2 2010, 11:39 PM BSTI quite liked this episode - I love the idea of there being an underground Countdown movement. I agree though... overall, when everything is put together, it's quite an un-even show still!
Perhaps the problem is the three characters aren't doing things together most of the time, but rather off on three separate adventures and we're having to jump between them.
My feelings too. Jen's miniplot, in particular, felt a bit tacked on and unnecessary.
I've not seen any of this series yet but obviously Lineham has run out of ideas. After all probably Dermot died at the right time for Father Ted. Maybe he should move onto his next project. Not Dermot because he already has.
I did love Roy's ROFL t-shirt this week.
I've just watched it, and yes, Roy and Jens plots weren't great, though there were great moments in each, such as Roy sat on the toilet with the window cleaner looking in, but I thought it was a very funny episode indeed. All the Countdown stuff was fantastic, I'm surprised it's got such a lukewarm reaction, really.
I loved it last night, one of my favourite episodes. I think it's a very different show now from when it first started, far more surreal. I'm still of the opinion it peaked in the first series and still much preferred Denholm to Renholm. Yet, still extremely good comedy in my opinion.
Quote: Chappers @ July 3 2010, 8:41 AM BSTI've not seen any of this series yet but obviously Lineham has run out of ideas. After all probably Dermot died at the right time for Father Ted. Maybe he should move onto his next project. Not Dermot because he already has.
Father Ted was ending anyway, they had already decided before Dermot Morgan's sad death they weren't going to do anymore.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ July 3 2010, 1:20 PM BSTI've just watched it, and yes, Roy and Jens plots weren't great, though there were great moments in each, such as Roy sat on the toilet with the window cleaner looking in, but I thought it was a very funny episode indeed. All the Countdown stuff was fantastic, I'm surprised it's got such a lukewarm reaction, really.
I think it was just the last joke that was a bit rubbish. That, for the punchline of the whole show? Bad choice!
The Countdown stuff was good.
I suspect that one of the problems is that Lineham does not know enough about IT to write a series called "The IT Crowd".
The whole of Roy's story in this last Episode all the stuff with the window cleaning was leading up to that pun at the very end, but the trouble is that it wasn't presented appropriately at the end. To those who know IT it was just an old worn out joke, but to those who don't know the difference between a computer & a TV there wasn't enough fill-in for them to understand the distinction between Mac computers & Windows computers to get the joke at all, thus wasting Roy's whole sub-story. It needed something funny, earlier, to bring out the rivalry between Mac & Windows evangelists.
The complete reversal of attitude by the boss when Jen sneaked her way into the 'meeting' was also a complete cop-out.
Quote: billwill @ July 3 2010, 1:44 PM BSTI suspect that one of the problems is that Lineham does not know enough about IT to write a series called "The IT Crowd".
But, personally, I've never thought it was about IT, it's about geeks.
Doesn't help that it sounded like he said "Max" at first.
