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American IT Crowd

15. May 2007, 5:35Gridman3 comments

Zap2it.com => NBC’s New Shows for the 2007-08 Season: The IT Crowd

I’m still very dubious about the American IT Crowd, but my fears about the casting being completely off-base are at least 1/3 unfounded. Richard Ayoade (The original UK Moss) has been cast in the American version (presumably as Moss.)

I just hope he doesn’t try to put on an American accent, alà Daleks in Manhattan.

Here’s what we know, from Zap2it:

The IT Crowd
Midseason comedy

Premise: A group of IT workers deals with the daily humiliations of their jobs and a new, tech-averse boss. Based on a British series of the same name.

First Impressions: NBC didn’t show a preview of the show.

Stars: Joel McHale (“The Soup”), Jessica St. Clair (“For Your Consideration”), Richard Ayoade (the British “IT Crowd”), Rocky Carroll (“Invasion”)

Studio: NBC Universal TV, FremantleMedia North America

Producers: Joe Port (“Just Shoot Me”), Moses Port (“Just Shoot Me”), Joe Wiseman (“Mad About You”), David Guarascio (“Mad About You”), Gail Mancuso, Graham Lineman, Steve Tao

“No preview” is often not a good sign.

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3 comments:

  1. US Version of British Hit ‘IT Crowd’ On NBC Mid Season | TeamDroid (Pingback), 16. May 2007, 11:11
     

    [...] Ayoade, if not this will crash and burn like the US adaptation of "Ad Fab" did. [via lonelocust]NBC’s New Shows for the 2007-08 [...]

     
  2. s a r s, 15. January 2008, 21:33

    y would they do this
    americans miss the point in all english comdey like the office
    look what they did to that

     
  3. ben, 12. May 2009, 17:17

    I’d call the Office a rare success story actually. It is definitely Americanized, but I think it’s just as funny as, if not funnier than, the British original. Red Dwarf would be a good example of a failed attempt or Ad Fab, I’m sure this show won’t be as bad as either of those.

     

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