Re:The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video]
by foobar1962 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @03:47AM
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> The UK series is very short which is typical.
Indeed, there were 4 series each of 6 episodes, plus one special, so only 25 shows in total.
IIRC in one of the series extras this is talked about: because a series is just 6 episodes, producers are willing to give a wider range of ideas a chance, and if they do well, a second season (of six more episodes) isn't a big stretch. Notably there wasn't a fifth season because they all felt the concept had gone as far as it need to: they didn't want to "jump the shark".
Indeed, there were 4 series each of 6 episodes, plus one special, so only 25 shows in total.
IIRC in one of the series extras this is talked about: because a series is just 6 episodes, producers are willing to give a wider range of ideas a chance, and if they do well, a second season (of six more episodes) isn't a big stretch. Notably there wasn't a fifth season because they all felt the concept had gone as far as it need to: they didn't want to "jump the shark".