Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Chris Rowson
>> > Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy >> > The IT >> > Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? >> I have a female friend who doesn't appreciate BBT having only one >> female lead character who is portrayed as ditzy and clueles

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 14:41 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > Matt, > > On 29/06/10 12:53, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 11:53 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > >> > >> On 29/06/10 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: > >>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 29 June 2010 11:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Tony Arnold
Matt, On 29/06/10 12:53, Matthew Daubney wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 11:53 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: >> >> On 29/06/10 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: >>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: > Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Lucy
On 29 June 2010 11:29, Alan Pope wrote: > On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: >> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT >> Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? >> > > I have a female friend who doesn't appreciate BBT having only one > female

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread pmgazz
Me too! On 29/06/10 12:53, Matthew Daubney wrote: On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 11:53 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: On 29/06/10 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: Well, it's not nearly as good as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 11:53 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > > On 29/06/10 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > >> On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: > >>> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT > >>> Crowd. Bit silly

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Tony Arnold
On 29/06/10 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >> On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: >>> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT >>> Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? >> I have a female friend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread pmgazz
I thought Leslie Winklier was great. There's also Raj's childhood friend who prefers Sheldon. Not to mention Leonard's mother who has me in stitches. Penny sort of represents Middle America rather than any idiocy specifically of womankind, I thought. She had to be a woman, the geeks obviously

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Alan Pope
On 29 June 2010 11:32, Steve Garton wrote: > I would argue that Jen (in ITC) was portrayed as ditzy & clueless too > (remember the episode where she won Employee of the Month?) > I don't think she likes the IT Crowd either, for much the same reason. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Alan Pope
On 29 June 2010 11:35, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >> On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: >>> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT >>> Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? >> I have a female frie

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Jon Spriggs
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: >> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT >> Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? > I have a female friend who doesn't appreciate BBT having only one > f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread pmgazz
An excellent point - which I probably should've noticed ;) Paula On 29/06/10 11:32, Steve Garton wrote: On 29/06/10 11:29, Alan Pope wrote: On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT Crowd. Bit silly but when was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Steve Garton
On 29/06/10 11:29, Alan Pope wrote: > On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: >> Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT >> Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? >> > > I have a female friend who doesn't appreciate BBT having only one > female lead

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread Alan Pope
On 29 June 2010 11:22, pmgazz wrote: > Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT > Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? > I have a female friend who doesn't appreciate BBT having only one female lead character who is portrayed as ditzy and cluele

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-29 Thread pmgazz
Well, it's not nearly as good as The Big Bang Theory but I do enjoy The IT Crowd. Bit silly but when was a Brit sitcom not silly? Paula On 28/06/10 23:48, Steve Flynn wrote: On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:26 PM, javadayaz wrote: I agree. The it crowd is really quite good Like I said,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Steve Flynn
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:26 PM, javadayaz wrote: > I agree. The it crowd is really quite good Like I said, thank christ opinions differ. Wouldn't have Linux if it were not so. I find The IT crowd dire, even after several pints of Guinness, a kernel dump and an S18-04 abend from a colleagues po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Liam Proven
On 28 June 2010 23:11, Steve Flynn wrote: >>> Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the kitchen. > > Frankly, I'm surprised that anyone actually watches the programme as a > whole. I've endured 6 or 7 episodes and tried to like it but as my > wife says "This is shit." and I have to agree with her. > > Eac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread javadayaz
I agree. The it crowd is really quite good On 28 Jun 2010 23:19, "Tim Dobson" wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/06/10 23:11, Steve Flynn wrote: >>> Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the kitchen. > > Frankly, I... 1, 2, 3 ... I suspect that opinions not going to be the domi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Tim Dobson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/06/10 23:11, Steve Flynn wrote: >>> Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the kitchen. > > Frankly, I'm surprised that anyone actually watches the programme as a > whole. I've endured 6 or 7 episodes and tried to like it but as my > wife says "This is s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Steve Flynn
>> Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the kitchen. Frankly, I'm surprised that anyone actually watches the programme as a whole. I've endured 6 or 7 episodes and tried to like it but as my wife says "This is shit." and I have to agree with her. Each to their own... thank christ. -- Steve When one p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Ben Crisford
> Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the kitchen. I noticed that too :D. I was meaning to blog about it, don't suppose i'll bother now. I'm hoping it could help convert some of my 'IT Crowd' fan friends: "Hey man, wanna try this Ubuntu CD?" *"Look, i'm not sure, windows works for me a..-"* "Moss uses

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Tim Dobson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/06/10 10:35, darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: > Did anyone spot the Ubuntu logo on the back of Moss's screen? As most of > the episode focuses on Moss talking from behind his screen, the Ubuntu > logo was visible quite a lot! It was practicall

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Alan Pope
On 28 June 2010 10:35, wrote: > Did anyone spot the Ubuntu logo on the back of Moss’s screen? As most of the > episode focuses on Moss talking from behind his screen, the Ubuntu logo was > visible quite a lot! > http://popey.com/~alan/itcrowd_ubuntu.png Yup! Also spotted an Ubuntu mug in the k

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Anthony Burton
On 06/28/2010 10:35 AM, darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: > Did anyone spot the Ubuntu logo on the back of Moss's screen? As most of > the episode focuses on Moss talking from behind his screen, the Ubuntu > logo was visible quite a lot! > > > > Darren > > > Yeh, I spotted it! -- ubuntu-uk@

[ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd

2010-06-28 Thread Darren.Mansell
Did anyone spot the Ubuntu logo on the back of Moss's screen? As most of the episode focuses on Moss talking from behind his screen, the Ubuntu logo was visible quite a lot! Darren -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd filming, was:help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

2008-09-17 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey Dave, I applied, of course and a 7PM sounds decent as it'd only take around an hour and a half to get them from Leicester so I'd leave early (before 4PM) to be safe if I got a ticket for any of the Fridays. On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Dave Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jai Harriso

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd filming, was:help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

2008-09-17 Thread Dave Walker
Jai Harrison wrote: > It doesn't specify a time which makes it pretty difficult to build > plans around it. Sadly it doesn't seem to specify prices either. It's > a shame because if it's at a reasonable time I might be able to make > it. > > Hi Jai, Tickets are free, and filming seems to start

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd filming, was:help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

2008-09-17 Thread Jai Harrison
It doesn't specify a time which makes it pretty difficult to build plans around it. Sadly it doesn't seem to specify prices either. It's a shame because if it's at a reasonable time I might be able to make it. On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2008-08-

[ubuntu-uk] The IT Crowd filming, was:help Ubuntu/freesoftwareize the third season of the IT crowd!

2008-09-16 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 18:23 +0100, Gordon Allott wrote: > A friend poked me towards > http://whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/be-my-hive-brain/ > today, which is the blog of graham linehan (creator/writer of the it > crowd), basically the jist is that normally he designs the look of t