REACTING TO THE IT CROWD | (First time!) Series 1 Ep: 1 | Yesterday's Jam

[@5hanesBoard]

The main difference between this and Big Bang Theory is that this is funny.

[@stephenderbyshire7849]

I can't agree more.

[@gregstephens]

I will agree more.

[@Cheepchipsable]

You thought TBBT was unfunny, you should see the pilot for the US IT Crowd, (or Peep Show, Red Dwarf...)

[@pcrana1]

@@Cheepchipsable didn't even know there was a US pilot for the IT Crowd, you just ruined my year pal

[@elbruces]

@@pcrana1 Starring Joel McHale, no less.

[@mhagain]

I work in IT. This show is a documentary.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Is the IT department physically & socially cut off from the rest of the building?

[@Varksterable]

@@DavidZ4-gg3dmUsually both. At least. Socially, physically, mentally, financially, metaphysically. Anything ending in "lly" is cut out for IT workers. Yes; "wi" too. They do immensely complex hard work that nobody else really understands. And which changes the world. What a weird society we have formed. ^H They have formed.

[@tsrgoinc]

We’ve just moved to a new building and the put our office over the canteen, next to the AC plant. The offices, production floor and the server room are in the building opposite. Now we appreciate people are less likely to bother us in person but now get frantic phone calls and have to go over to the building in the pissing down of rain ever 20 minutes. Some how everyone has forgot we supported them remotely at for 8 months and now 3 days a week for the last 3 years but when they are in office they need roadside assistance, just for us to restart their computer that they haven’t restarted in 6 sodding months! 🤨

[@j_finglish]

True, not much has changed in almost 20 years since this first aired 😂

[@donp1964]

I had a 32 year career in IT, and you would be amazed at how accurate this show is.

[@robling1937]

I have a friend who does IT stuff for hospitals. He once had to drive 3 and a half hours to turn on a power switch that 3 separate people had assured him was already on and it must be something else. When he saw the switch was off, he dragged all 3 of those people into the room to show them. He turned it on and everything was working fine. He also confirmed that turning a device off and back on again fixes like 80% of computer issues.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Chris Morris, who played Denholm, is a comedy genius.

[@mickyfinn1948]

So pleased you are reacting to the "IT Crowd," Megan. For me, this is one of best comedies ever! Moss has got to be the funniest character for ages, and his co-stars are perfect in their roles, too. Looking forward to seeing your reaction to the rest of the series that just gets funnier and funnier! 👍😄

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

The IT Crowd should've continued for longer. TBBT should've ended much sooner.

[@user-EricWatson55]

Her complete lack of computer knowledge is hilarious! 😂

[@robertcopeland2946]

You're going to love it anything with ANY of these guys in it is awesome. I just have to remember the episode when they go to the theatre and I almost pee my pants!

[@vincentking2552]

This is one of my favourite tv series. Most people think this a comedy show, but in reality....this is what happens in IT support. 😉

[@MeganRuth]

aha noted! 😆

[@ChristopherStendeck]

I worked in a broadly open plan office where the bookcases, pot plants etc that divided the room into departments were arranged such that the only person that could see the screens of the IT department was me, from my desk in the marketing department (I was the artist). There were four of them, and they were pretty much like Moss and Roy. They would only very begrudgingly help anyone if they even bothered at all, invariably pretending to be too busy. But from my position I could see they spent all day, and I do mean all day, playing Counterstrike and watching Futurama.

[@MeganRuth]

Aha so it’s not just a TV show! It’s real life. Being in IT sounds like quite the easy job to be fair! 😆

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

How did they manage to keep their jobs?

[@dylanbollinger6872]

Coupling is another fantastic and underrated British series

[@JoergWeida]

Yes, it is. But it was so unfortunate that they replaced Richard Coyle's Jeff Murdock by that other bloke in season four! He and Gina Bellman's Jane were the funniest characters of that show!

[@fleason771]

I went to Pinewood Studios many a time during it's run to watch the IT Crowd being taped & performed live. The cast messing around was always fun 😂 For anybody who don't know it takes about 4hrs to watch a record of a 30min sitcom but if you love sitcom it's a fascinating experience to be a part of that audience & can be quite addictive going again & again

[@stefanc4520]

Season 2 Episode 1 is literally the funniest episode of anything ever, not even exaggerating!

[@HankD13]

I worked in that very role for some large companies by in the 90's.... bang to rights, nailed it, spot on!

[@thoso1973]

The IT Crowd is so much a documentary that it should have been narrated by David Attenborough.

[@gdm2417]

Yes - I've worked with some chimps...

[@jamesmasefield6109]

One of the best comedies ever made. It just gets better with each episode. Watch till the end. 😂

[@dizdane5549]

“Are you sure,are you sure,are you sure,are you sure!?”….poor Jen😂

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

🎈

[@Codex7777]

Believe me, it just gets better and better! It really takes off from the second series onwards. Ahead of you are some of the funniest moments in tv comedy history! :)

[@MeganRuth]

I’m looking forward to it! :)

[@WolfHreda]

This first season has two of the funniest episodes ever put to television. I will not be taking other opinions on this matter. The Red Door and The Haunting of Bill Crouse are comedy gold.

[@1969gawa]

Major difference between this and Big Bang is that this is funny.

[@MeganRuth]

I agree!

[@willx8837]

Most of PC support is done remotely now, 90%. What staff don't realise a lot of I.T work is down in the the back office. Servers, network infrastructure, monitoring, etc

[@MeganRuth]

ahh fair enough! That make sense.

[@ritahamblin1043]

Of the three made by this guy. Black books,. Father Ted, the it crowd is my favourite. I did have the it crowd theam as my ringtone

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Graham Linehan is a great comedy writer, but he's often criticised for insisting that women don't have male genitals.

[@jasperdevries1726]

In fairness, he only worked on Black Books for the first season, so I'm inclined to hand that one to Dylan Moran (if I have to narrow it down to a single person).

[@Salfordian]

This was before Big Bang and believe or not lots of what happens really does go on in I.T including people who haven't got the computer plugged in

[@ducomaritiem7160]

I worked in iT during the nineties. A lot of times it is like 1 or 2 minor settings to adjust and turn it off and on again. Or real stupid things like backup floppy disks for important programs are attached with a MAGNET to the computer housing. Really. Or floppies put in drives and "disappear" - No, the user found a gap between 2 drives and has about 8 floppy disks inserteted INTO that gap... Etc etc etc .and there is also the famous "My cup-holder doesn't come out anymore"... They meant the CD ROM player, a d its no fantasy, I had them all come by, worked for about 30 years in iT and the level of stupidity is really amazing..

[@TheOnlyGazzLam]

Having worked on first level service desk recently, this show made me consciously avoid asking people to turn it off and on again. If I need to I make a joke about the trope, and then ask them to do it

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

I actually worked in a cellar as the it department.... i also have a special mug from the show and a box, but not gonna spoil what it is ;) this series is EPIC

[@anonymes2884]

"Switching it off and on again" (the _order_ is crucial BTW, that's day 1 of most IT degrees) is _at least_ 80% of the job. A further 10% is just doing what it _actually_ says on screen. And the remainder is what we get paid for :). A real exchange that underlines "The IT Crowd" is bordering on documentary: Boss: "We wondered if you wouldn't mind switching offices ?" Me: "Where to ?" Boss: "Just by the canteen" Me: "...but that's a cupboard ?" Boss: "Well, yes, it's a cupboard _now_ ..." (I did indeed switch - in my time i've had desks in basements, the classic cubical, "former" cupboards and a roof space that I shared with rolls of insulation, sweltering heat in the summer and the occasional mouse. In fairness, i've _also_ had offices, some of them even _with a window_ !?!)

[@maurer3d]

About 20% of IT is updating software and hardware, 10% is dealing with real problems, then 10% is asking "Is it turned on" or "Do you have power" and the last 60% is asking "Did you turn it off and on again".

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

Back in the day when I worked Internet Helldesk and desktop support... 1/4 the time I was just listening to a problem... asking a few questions... and essentially giving the person license to do the thing they knew they needed to do to solve their problem on their own. The "computers are hard" meme was strong in society at one point.

[@greigclement9081]

Graham Linehan also wrote/co-wrote "Father Ted" and the wonderful "Black Books". I will watch all your reactions for the IT Crowd , but I'm especially waiting for Season 2 Episode 1 "The Work Outing".

[@Theegreygaming]

I would say 80% is a decent estimation of the number of calls I recommend that they turn it off and on again. of those, I would estimate over half were corrected by turning it off and on again. but this show probably also increased my desire to ask them to turn it off and on again.

[@user-EricWatson55]

This is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen! 😂

[@johnrussell-bk7lv]

I used to work IT for a company that built charging stations for electric cars right when the whole system was still brand new. They hadn't worked out the kinks. Half of my calls ended with people screaming at me about it being now my fault that they're stranded in a snowstorm when there was nothing I could do. The other half we could actually get things working, but it was like solving some complex theorem and it was never the same problem twice. This show is how I've learned to laugh about it later.

[@KrK-EST]

80% of the time we diagnose and fix the problems(80% of that if a repeating problem is the fixing otherways if new one then 80% of time to diagnose). Or something like that. Been on the field for decades.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

When I worked helpdesk, restarting your computer was frequently the last thing I wanted one of my users to do... it does help sometimes... but sometimes it was the worst thing a user can do.

[@iKhalid93]

great content keep up the good work

[@MeganRuth]

Thank you! 😊

[@user-EricWatson55]

Once in computer class the woman sitting next to me complained that her computer wasn't working. I said, "You do realize you have to turn it on, right?", as I hit the power switch for her. 😂

[@trikky2.2]

The ' have you tried turning it off and on again' is picked up by a lot .... however the RTFM tshirt does get missed quite a bit :)

[@qq_02]

It is not turning the computer "on and off again". That would result in the computer being off, hence unusable for the user. It is turning the computer "off and on again" meaning a reboot. When you get it wrong, you can trust the user to follow your instructions to the letter and get it wrong as well.

[@noirgatherer]

I have IT requirements at work and it’s true. It’s mostly turn it on and off again.

[@donrichards271]

I spent near 30 years in different aspects of IT and turning it off and on again was very useful. Not really a solution since it addressed a symptom instead of a cause, it often allowed folks to get back to work while I searched for underlying issues.

[@daryllyew62]

I had a problem with an app at work today that I solved by turning it off and on again!

[@DMSG1981]

@10:45 Or maybe not. I won't bore you with the details, but if people turn their computers on and then off again, it won't work.

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

Everyone thinks they can work in IT but they don't realise how hard it is to say words the right way around.

Nowadays, most IT customer support people has no idea of computers... they have a manual of things they need to ask you first (turn off and on again, check the router cable, check this light or another light) and if they can't help you with that (most of the calls are this bogus stuff), then they will pass your call to a "real" support guy ;)

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

As with many sitcoms, s2 is much better than s1.

[@richmcclure3917]

Megan, can you react to Absolutely Fabulous? Very funny british show from the '90's

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

OUR IT GUYS WERE COOL. ID WATCH WHAT THEY DID AND LEARNED ALOT!!!

[@tristandunn4628]

I work in IT, and can confirm that a reboot fixes a hell of a lot of problems. There is a science in knowing why and when that will work, though 😁

[@newpuritan9292]

Try Black Books if you liked that.

[@jonathanross149]

It is just a great series. If both me and my wife like something, then it is a lock.

[@knowlzer]

No one has ever reacted to spaced in my eyes the best British comedy that and peep show peep show is definitely number 2

[@michaeltunnicliffe4935]

Sorry but I'm going to have to say this. Because you're not the first American/Canadian who I've heard saying this. So I'm wondering if it's a thing your side of the pond to say "On and Off again"? Because it's "Off and On again." The computer is on, that's how you know there is a problem. So you have to turn it OFF and then turn it ON again to see if the problem is resolved. I'm used to the fact that there are differences in language depending which side of the Atlantic you are on. But I'm just curious if there is a difference or if I just keep hearing people making the same mistakes

[@MeganRuth]

You know I’ve actually never noticed this! But you’re absolutely right. I’m not sure if it’s a North American thing or a me thing. Thanks for brining it to my attention, though! I’ll try to remember to say “off and on again” aha :)

[@twiddlinbits]

@@MeganRuthI'm afraid you're just not cut out for I.T., on any continent.

[@rikmoran3963]

@@MeganRuth As someone who has worked in IT in the UK for over 30 years, I can confirm that almost everybody outside of IT says "turn it ON and OFF again". So, don't feel bad, but as others have said, it does disqualify you from working in IT! 😂

[@gdm2417]

No - it's because the switches are upside-down in N. America!

[@jaykarimi7123]

Just wait.. unlike most shows who get new characters as it goes along, this one just keeps getting better & better & better.. Wait till you meet Matt Barry's character.. I'm excited for you. That's all I'm gonna say. ;)

[@kosh6612]

Not guite IT but yeah... off/on again is certainly a thing and resolves most issues. I love the fact most people miss the fact Moss also said the same, but just used a LOT more words about the unexpected error and 'forced reboot' lol

[@andychapman-th3bl00dynine4]

I'm an IT Project Manager so we set incredulous milestones and even if it isn't working handover to BAU anyway and runaway quickly citing the project is a success, lying about lessons learned and getting wasted at the milestone celebration whilst gloating about how much profit was made whilst the BAU teams get hit with service credits...ooops.

[@morbid1.]

I worked in IT aka helpdesk for 3 months... it was the most boring job

[@CoL_Drake]

80% is telling people that an external IT isnt responsible for their drucker in their office and we cant do shit about it xD

[@Wagoo]

*printer

[@sailingschooners8668]

Hilarious...

[@colinwilson4609]

Father Ted tries to impress the sexy lady novelist with has "appreciation" of Tolstoy, and Roy tried to do the same thing with Jen. Did Graham Linehan in wis youth have a "Tolstoy moment?"

[@seijika46]

I believe its only in the case of Chernobyl that 'turning it off and on again' actually made things a great deal worse.

[@CoL_Drake]

the "naughties" ? whats the naughies ? i first thought u said 90s but then u said 2006

[@ColinTedford]

"Naught" is nothing, aka zero, so the "naughties" are the 00s.

[@McBeelzebub]

IT support is maybe 5% legitimate problems. Another 3-5% is users doing something insane they shouldn't have even been capable of doing to begin with. The rest is turn it off and on again problems or propping up/replacing obsolete equipment and software.

[@dashalpha]

please keep reacting because I don't want to leave a comment about because .

[@commander_tm]

No, you cant work on IT, you said "have you tried turning it on and off again" ...instead of "off and on" :D But good reaction. Hope there will be more :)

[@KrK-EST]

99% of people think they can work in "IT", only 2% of them go and do it and only 5% of them actually are capable of doing it, most just wing it and dodge most (actual) work. Anyone in this field needs to have the basic understanding of programming, electronic and chip basics, all the other is based on the field. Any seroyous tech guy will never want to use IT as it is a dumb simplefication for the people who do not understand also the actual tech field is massive (thousands of different jobs and hundreds of fields under the blanketed IT or Tech field).

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Moss is such a pimp

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

I build gaming pcs no it not lol it could be your psu is not turned on 😜

[@pipe2devnull]

Its 'turn it off and on again' not 'turn it on and off again' sheesh.

[@nf5416]

50% is turn off and on🤣

[@ulodetero]

Don't know why it bothers me so much, but it's "off and on again", not "on and off again". Americans (and Canadians) always seem to get it the wrong way round for some reason.

[@BaldusCattus]

It's an easy mistake to make, even in the uk. When listing paired opposing things, it's common to say the 'positive' one first: hot & cold, light & dark... on & off.

[@CoL_Drake]

u did cut the a team thats a crime xD

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

perhaps the editing team got fired, for not working as a team? team, team, team.....

[@shaneord7527]

Don't think this and BBT are on the same level, I do really like this I just find BBT to be a bit funnier.

[@MrBaronCabron]

to each their own i guess

[@harrymarshall]

You would never guess this was made by Nazis

[@wiseblood90]

Wait till series 2 when it gets even better