How exactly like the brilliant Cronenberg film eXistenZ is this? (the actual brain-interface at the end, that is, not the organic pod things).

My favourite has got to be the one on maths--that is, Mathmatical Anti-Telharsic Septomin Harfatum.

Loved the water one too...

As someone who has spent far too much time this year downloading British comedies, I offer a brief guide to a few of thse mentioned by others above (in particular shows that have some connection to The I.T. Crowd):

DARKPLACE is mainly a parody of the miniseries "Kingdom" by Lars von Trier (later re-made by Stephen King as "Kingdom Hospital". But yeah, great sci-fi parody, particularly ep 4, The Apes of Wrath. (Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding)

*Also fun is the Garth Marenghi interview in first ep of spinoff show Man to Man with Dean Learner.

THE MIGHTY BOOSH is a whole different vein, a wonderful surrealist musical about the adventures of a goth and a psuedo-intellectual. Check out S02E06, The Nightmare of Milky Joe, for an excellent metaphysical thriller. (Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade)

Not to be missed is the brilliant Chris Morris's NATHAN BARLEY, about a cretinous webmaster/filmmaker/dj and other "idiots" of his kind who mistake crass shock value for intelligent deconstruction, and a miserable magazine writer whose job keeps him in constant contact with these idiots. Really sharp satire that I'm sure people around here will enjoy. (Julian Barratt, Nicholas Burns, Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding)

LOOK AROUND YOU: hysterically funny parody of the patronizing, lo-tech 70's and 80's science shows we all remember from childhood (they point to everything with pencils!) combined with outright absurdism. The music and computer-themed shows (eps 1/5) in series two are a lot of fun, but my fave is series one, especially the maths episode (S01E01). Also, I believe creator Peter Serafinowicz is Graham Linehan's brother-in-law.

As someone who has spent far too much time this year downloading British comedies, I offer a brief guide to a few of thse mentioned by others above (in particular shows that have some connection to The I.T. Crowd):

DARKPLACE is mainly a parody of the miniseries "Kingdom" by Lars von Trier (later re-made by Stephen King as "Kingdom Hospital". But yeah, great sci-fi parody, particularly ep 4, The Apes of Wrath. (Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding)

*Also fun is the Garth Marenghi interview in first ep of spinoff show Man to Man with Dean Learner.

THE MIGHTY BOOSH is a whole different vein, a wonderful surrealist musical about the adventures of a goth and a psuedo-intellectual. Check out S02E06, The Nightmare of Milky Joe, for an excellent metaphysical thriller. (Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade)

Not to be missed is the brilliant Chris Morris's NATHAN BARLEY, about a cretinous webmaster/filmmaker/dj and other "idiots" of his kind who mistake crass shock value for intelligent deconstruction, and a miserable magazine writer whose job keeps him in constant contact with these idiots. Really sharp satire that I'm sure people around here will enjoy. (Julian Barratt, Nicholas Burns, Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding)

LOOK AROUND YOU: hysterically funny parody of the patronizing, lo-tech 70's and 80's science shows we all remember from childhood (they point to everything with pencils!) combined with outright absurdism. The music and computer-themed shows (eps 1/5) in series two are a lot of fun, but my fave is series one, especially the maths episode (S01E01). Also, I believe creator Peter Serafinowicz is Graham Linehan's brother-in-law.