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The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season

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This is one of those amazingly funny shows that make me laugh like crazy. It is definitely in my top 5 list! :)

While some episodes are funnier than others, each episode has at least one really good laugh in it. The type of stuff that you spend the next few days giggling about whenever you remember the scene. I just really love it.

Hopefully, they will make a fourth season, since I already miss it.

Enjoy!

The third series of The IT Crowd is the show's peak, in my opinion. Unlike American TV, British seasons are so short that one bad episode can really weigh down a season. That's why The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season is the only DVD of a British show I've ever bought; three of the six episodes are funny, and the other three are completely hilarious.

Canned laughter is a negative and some of the humor goes too far into zany territory for my taste, but the cast and writing of The IT Crowd are great fun. I watched all three seasons on Netflix before getting this one to share with friends and family. I'm an IT guy so I expected this show to be a lot of un-funny pandering (think The Big Bang Theory), but I was impressed and recommend this to fans of British comedy. You don't have to be a geek to get the jokes, but it probably helps.

As I approach middle-age, In watching tv, i have witnessed many a tv show, both American, and from the UK.
This was recommended to me by a friend who claimed it was not just funny, but at times outrageous. At the time I bought this, Series 2 was also released, so i purchased both.
What a wise move.
The show is not as outrageous as was told, but is pure fun. I am still laughing at one joke, where the female boss of the IT department in a meeting of higher-ups claims that 'If you type Google within the Google site, you will break the internet'. Ok, is not as funny in print, but seeing it made my sides split.
Ross is my favorite. He is so hysterical, and what comes out of his mouth is so endearing, and all else that happens to the 3 employees of a business that has yet to say what they do believe it or not makes a classic tv show. Not offensive, and yet at times a little risque, you sense to be part of a family who work leisurely among those who think they know everything, but when it comes to computers, are clueless. It gives a new meaning to 'Is your computer turned on?'.
Love this show!

This is the third season to the side-splitting comedy, The IT Crowd. If you are reading this you most likely have already discovered the genius behind this show. IT Crowd has turned out to be one of the best series I've seen in the past decade. The writing is clever and sharp. The best part about this show is that it can be enjoyed by everyone. Just the other day I watched it with my (very) leftist Aunt, my (very) rightwing Aunt, my techy-nerd brother, and my sister who doesn't know the difference between a laptop and... uh... the larger one. The show's humor is so widespread and downright raw funny.

There are six episodes, plus a few special features (nothing too noteworthy). Like the past seasons, the menus are interactive and enjoyable to watch themselves.

I love the IT Crowd, so much. So so very much. It's some of the funniest stuff ever, and even my friends who aren't really "into" computers find it hilarious. Each season is only 6 episodes long (I guess that's a British thing?), but each episode is so packed with awesome, that it makes up for it.

Hello all,

This is one of the best serial comedies out, what I think caps it off is the DVD's themselves.

The menu's are just suberb each different selection has a new menu which is just

amazing, eg the Episode select on Season 1 is a whole little game.

You can just watch the menu's

Do yourself a favour and watch it.

Maybe Season Three of The IT Crowd carried the burden of high expectations (at least as far as I was concerned). Seasons One and Two were hilarious and, judged by those pre-set standards, I couldn't help feeling that Season Three came out of the gate a little sluggishly. Was creator-writer Graham Linehan (of "Father Ted" fame) coasting just a little?

The first four episodes - From Hell, Are We Not Men?, Tramps like Us, and Speech - all succeed on their own terms and have plenty of laughs. But I've come to expect more from Roy, Moss and Jen. Sure, I like the way each episode introduces a variety of disparate elements and then uses them all to great comic effect. For example, when Roy gives a homeless guy 50p but criticizes his hard-luck story in episode three, we know that's a sentiment that will come back to haunt him. As soon as Roy and Moss bluff their way into the hearts of some "real men" in episode two, we know there's trouble in store. And it's funny to see Jen take her employee of the month award so seriously - even putting an Oprah quote on her office door - in episode four. Through the end of episode four, most of this season's surprises come from Douglas Reynholm (Matt Berry), the boorish boss who is forced to wear "electric sex pants" as part of a harassment settlement and gets to date a post-op transsexual, too.

The season reclaims past heights with episodes five and six - Friendface and Calendar Geeks. The intro to the Friendface episode , with its takedown of social networking sites ("don't think about germs..."), is uproarious. The episode pokes fun at all aspects of the social networking phenomenon in ways big and small, while staying true to its nerdy roots and its specific character quirks (for example Moss is mildly disgusted to be told his newly friended mom's "current mood"). Episode six starts with Roy finagling his way into the photography assignment for a nude charity calendar - only to see the assignment morph into something that could haunt him for life.

If you enjoyed Seasons One and Two of The IT Crowd, you won't want to miss Season Three.

If you're new to the show and want to sample a 22-minute burst, then start with Friendface and reboot from there.

How can you not LOVE Moss, Roy, and Jen? They are down-to-earth every day people just like the rest of us. I appreciate British comedies for their subtle witty humor - more like the old I Love Lucy - rather than stupid in-your-face stuff like Jack Black or Jim Carey's Pet Detective. I laughed out loud the whole time - you will, too! :-)

This season of The IT Crowd proves itself to be imaginative and inventive, and just downright funny! Clearly, this is one of the best comedy series on UK television, and was no doubt an inspiration to America's "Big Bang Theory." Loveable geeks rule, and IT Crowd leaves us hungering for more Roy, Moss and Jen. The standout episode "The Speech" says it all as the boys decide to get even with Jen for her questionable award of employee of the month. "Sometimes I could kiss your mind, Roy."

This is the best season/series that I have seen of the IT Crowd. My favorite episode in this set is "The Speech," where Moss and Roy loan Jen the internet for a speech. You need to start with season/series one to understand the characters. We like to watch one episode a night; it clears away all the thoughts and worries. I swear I sleep better afterwards. If you are accustomed to watching US shows, you will think that the first season looks like someone filmed them in a basement, but you will still laugh. Be aware that there are only six episodes in each season/series. Also keep in mind that even though this is a TV show, there is very strong language. I wouldn't watch it with the kids.

"Have you tried turning it off and on?"