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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on June 30, 2009, 10:58:31 PM
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Any of you IT blokes watch this British comedy? I just discovered it on Netflix last week. You have to "get" British comedy, but IT comedy is universal and it had me hooked when the first scene of the first show had one of the IT guys answering the phone (after letting it ring 20 times) and saying, " Hallo, IT. Did you turn it off and then back on again?" :laugh:
It's on "watch instantly" for anyone interested.
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I am not an IT guy.
I do, however, think the show is hilarious. I have only seen a couple of episodes, but it is a fine British comedy.
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Thanks for the word, Ben. I'll give it a look-see. I like Brit humor.
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I will say I thought Series One had hit or miss episodes, but that could be because they were new and trying to define themselves or that I was missing funny cultural references, or both. Series Two was just released to "watch instantly" and I watched the first three episodes last night. I couldn't stop laughing. Especially episode 1 -- I'm pretty sure I laughed non-stop through the entire thing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9j80Jkc_A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9j80Jkc_A)
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IT guys answering the phone (after letting it ring 20 times)
Being in the field pretty quickly cured me of conditioned need to answer a ringing phone. Ring. ring. ring ........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9j80Jkc_A
Love his t-shirt.
(RTFM. If I have to explain it, you're defiantly on the outside.)
....ring, ring, ring......
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Love his t-shirt.
He has many more... :)
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Big fan of the show, the first two seasons especially. I heard they had plans to release an American version, with the same guy playing Moss and new cast for everyone else. Couldn't believe it the first time I saw an episode, I've got an old friend from high school named Moss who had a ton of the same mannerisms.
Saw Better off Ted for the first time last night, had some similar humor, and it never hurts to spend half an hour looking at Portia De Rhossi (sp?).
Black Books is well worth watching for anyone who enjoys British humor.
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I just watched some clips on YouTube. Of course, I then tried to break the Internet by typing 'google' into Google.
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I just watched some clips on YouTube. Of course, I then tried to break the Internet by typing 'google' into Google.
LOL
Yes... I did that too....
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Of course, I then tried to break the Internet by typing 'google' into Google.
Recursion. <yawn>.
What were you expecting, the computer to start babbling to you in a higher and higher pitch until it self destructed in a shower of sparks? "Divide by zer0? NFW! Aaaaaa! BOOM!"
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it never hurts to spend half an hour looking at Portia De Rhossi (sp?).
Portia de Rossi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_de_Rossi). Ehhhh. I'll pass.
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Recursion. <yawn>.
What were you expecting, the computer to start babbling to you in a higher and higher pitch until it self destructed in a shower of sparks? "Divide by zer0? NFW! Aaaaaa! BOOM!"
That always seemed to work on Star Trek.
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Saw Better off Ted for the first time last night, had some similar humor, and it never hurts to spend half an hour looking at Portia De Rhossi (sp?).
Black Books is well worth watching for anyone who enjoys British humor.
de Rossi earns major cred for me for having been in Arrested Development. Despite being British, I honestly believe that Arrested Development was one of the best television shows ever created.
Black Books is good. They preserved that status by knowing when to stop. Three series was enough to leave fans wanting more and not discussing the shark jump moment.
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So is anyone here one of the 'Elders of the Internet"?
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So is anyone here one of the 'Elders of the Internet"?
We're not supposed to discuss such things....
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Portia de Rossi. Ehhhh. I'll pass.
And if you don't, I m sure she will. :laugh:
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ROFL, I just started watching some of the clips off of youtube and was having a hard time staying in my chair. :lol: One of my favorite parts was the road to nowhere clip where he throws the coffee. Also for some reason Moss sounds really familiar, like I've heard his voice somewhere else. Has he been on other things?
edit - New favorite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg&feature=related Anti-Piracy warning, made even more funny due to the recent thread that was locked. :lol:
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So is anyone here one of the 'Elders of the Internet"?
I'm a member of the Order of the Camel and the Bat, which doesn't strictly make me one of the Elders, but grants me access to the Monastery where they congregate.
Also I've personally received e-mail from W. Richard Stevens, which gets me a certain amount of cred points.
-BP
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AHA! I know why his voice sounded familiar. After watching a few more clips I then saw some with the character Douglas. And I was like, man he seems really really familiar. And then it hit me. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Now that show was freaking hilarious. That would show on I think it might of been PBS, because they used to show Monty Pythons Flying Circus too, here a long time ago and would stay up to watch it. That show would have me cracking up for hours.
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saw some with the character Douglas
I'm still trying to figure out where else I've heard his voice. None of the IMDB references rang a bell. In the first episode where he shows up, he does a great "Dune" reference.
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Ring. ring. ring ........
BANANA PHONE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE28RsJDEu8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE28RsJDEu8)
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After running across this thread I picked up a torrent of all 3 seasons.
Bloody hilarious stuff.
I especially like Richmond.
Friend face ad was classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pebihz0FJA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pebihz0FJA)
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I also watched all of it.
Awesome. =)
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Did you turn it off and then back on again?" laugh
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I just watched some clips on YouTube. Of course, I then tried to break the Internet by typing 'google' into Google.
For a laugh got to google maps and put an address in for the eastern US and one in Australia. There is a sick programmer over there at google. Give it a try and look at the turn by turn directions, see if you notice whats wrong with them.
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For a laugh got to google maps and put an address in for the eastern US and one in Australia. There is a sick programmer over there at google. Give it a try and look at the turn by turn directions, see if you notice whats wrong with them.
LOL!
28. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Hawaii 2,756 mi
42. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan 3,879 mi
106. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Australia (Northern Territory) 3,358 mi
And with all that it will only take 56 days, 2 hours!!
I must be a MEAN Kayaker.
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:O lol Thats crazy. :lol:
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For a laugh got to google maps and put an address in for the eastern US and one in Australia. There is a sick programmer over there at google. Give it a try and look at the turn by turn directions, see if you notice whats wrong with them.
At least you get to kayak it, going that way.
Someone pointed out that a trip from NYC to London has you making one HECK of a swim, according to Google Maps. =D Been a while since I saw that, though, so it may have changed by now.
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Someone pointed out that a trip from NYC to London has you making one HECK of a swim, according to Google Maps. =D Been a while since I saw that, though, so it may have changed by now.
It's not working for me. But yeah, it used to have you swim it.