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i think i must be missing something. i've never understood exactly why people think the IT crowd is so funny.

i love 'dark place' & father ted - own the dvds and think ayodade is one of the funniest actors on british tv, but i've been generally unimpressed with both seasons.

i was expecting a lot from Lineham. Something a) nearly as funny as 'father ted' or b) a sitcom with IT jokes in it & smacks of Chris Morris (all hail). the IT crowd doesn't seem to fall into any category other than 'generic sitcom' and just hangs between possible laughs. e.g. the team night out episode (going to theatre) didn't have a single IT joke in it. The new character of douglas just seems like a clone of 'peterman' from seinfeld.

Some of the blame should lie with katherine parkinson who just seems to force 'jen' onto the screen. i'm sorry to say she doesn't deliver her lines that well, often making me think she is squinting at dummy boards (she isn't).

In short - its not a very good sitcom. Blame whoever you want, just don't let it go to season 3.