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Re:The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video] by ck425 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @04:01AM (#32936010)
I can't find it but Alex Horne did an interview about the US remake and why it didn't work. The main reason in his opinion was that the network insisted on making it 30min (presumably 22min with ads) and that meant they had to cut out a lot of the contestant banter. The tasks themselves are funny but what really adds the humour is the interactions between the contestants, the TaskMaster and his assistant.

Maybe that decision was due to the USA's lack of panel shows?

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Re:The IT Crowd US Pilot (2007) [video] by lupire on Thursday September 22, 2022 @07:04AM (#32937242)
USA "unscripted" shows are terrible. The producers think the audience is too dumb to tolerate genuine conversation, and/or they can't find any charismatic people to put on screen. Kitchen Nightmares is the canonical side-by-side example of how the USA style ruins everything.
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