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The IT Crowd is one of my favorite shows. I watched this awhile back and I was really sad to think, “well good thing that wasn’t made.”

OJFord 4y ago
Although if there had only ever been a pilot of The Office (US) I would've felt the same way about that, whereas once it got going I could appreciate it as 'different'. (To be blunt, in the beginning it's just the same jokes with far worse delivery.)
- dotBen 4y ago
  There were only two series of the UK version made, and a lot of it was unscripted or loosely scripted and a lot of improv on Ricky Gervais's part. The first two series of the US edition of The Office was kind of uncomfortable because it was essentially the scripting and acting of what was previously improvised. I hear the 3rd series onwards was better received in part because it was originally written for the US audience, it was never made for the UK audience, and it wasn't improv'd.
  - vlunkr 4y ago
    That’s not really accurate. The pilot episodes have nearly identical scripts, but none of the other episodes do. They borrow some episode concepts and character arcs, but the scripts are original. That said, there is definitely a tonal shift away from the UK series in the beginning, most notably starting with season 2.
    - autoexec 4y ago
      Yeah, the US office turned into it's own thing pretty quickly considering it started with the same premises and characters. The pilot is painful to watch, but it took the general concept and ran with it until it doesn't seem fair to compare the two anymore. They're two very different shows.
- FullyFunctional 4y ago
  I agree. I actually didn’t fully enjoy the British version of the office (Gervasi wasn’t my taste), but the US version was brilliant. It really chocked me as I can’t think of many remakes that are better than the original. I think original IT Crowd is perfect and should be left that way.
  - mellosouls 4y ago
    It really shocked me as I can’t think of many remakes that are better than the original. It isn't better than the original. It's very good though.
- baby 4y ago
  If you've watched the pilots of The Office made in different languages they are all different. The US IT Crowd pilot was the exact same plot.

OJFord 4y ago

Although if there had only ever been a pilot of The Office (US) I would've felt the same way about that, whereas once it got going I could appreciate it as 'different'. (To be blunt, in the beginning it's just the same jokes with far worse delivery.)

dotBen 4y ago
There were only two series of the UK version made, and a lot of it was unscripted or loosely scripted and a lot of improv on Ricky Gervais's part. The first two series of the US edition of The Office was kind of uncomfortable because it was essentially the scripting and acting of what was previously improvised. I hear the 3rd series onwards was better received in part because it was originally written for the US audience, it was never made for the UK audience, and it wasn't improv'd.
- vlunkr 4y ago
  That’s not really accurate. The pilot episodes have nearly identical scripts, but none of the other episodes do. They borrow some episode concepts and character arcs, but the scripts are original. That said, there is definitely a tonal shift away from the UK series in the beginning, most notably starting with season 2.
  - autoexec 4y ago
    Yeah, the US office turned into it's own thing pretty quickly considering it started with the same premises and characters. The pilot is painful to watch, but it took the general concept and ran with it until it doesn't seem fair to compare the two anymore. They're two very different shows.
FullyFunctional 4y ago
I agree. I actually didn’t fully enjoy the British version of the office (Gervasi wasn’t my taste), but the US version was brilliant. It really chocked me as I can’t think of many remakes that are better than the original. I think original IT Crowd is perfect and should be left that way.
- mellosouls 4y ago
  It really shocked me as I can’t think of many remakes that are better than the original. It isn't better than the original. It's very good though.
baby 4y ago
If you've watched the pilots of The Office made in different languages they are all different. The US IT Crowd pilot was the exact same plot.