Netflix: This series is better than The Big Bang Theory and we recommend you catch up

They are certainly the biggest geeks we can meet and we follow them both in their personal lives and in the context of their work… This comedy series will soon leave Netflix, but its synopsis may remain that it is a sitcom The Big Bang Theory. , though we’re talking about a different series: The IT Crowd.

Originally from the UK, this hilarious series produced by Channel 4 stars Chris O’Dowd (My Best Friends) and Richard Ayoade (Jerry’s Voice in Soul) as IT service technicians, soon joined by a new manager (played by Catherine Parkinson) who He knows absolutely nothing about computers!

Straddling the line between sitcom and office comedy, The IT Crowd has had four seasons and has been a huge success outside of Britain’s borders. An American remake almost saw the light of day – Richard Ayoade was set to play his role and Joel McHale ( Community ) – but the pilot shot by NBC was ultimately not considered convincing.

Like The Big Bang Theory, The IT Crowd pokes fun at clichés surrounding geeks, but unlike the American series, which mixes references and cameos, the British program stands out for its absurd and cynical tone.

Starting with the portrait of the CEO of the company that employs the characters played by Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows), an archetype full of self-indulgent behavior towards women.

A true British TV comic since the early 2000s (on the same level as Spaced, the series that featured Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), IT Crowd will sadly leave the Netflix catalog on April 25.

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