So then, Father Ted or IT crowd ?

[discokermit]

ted.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

The Disabled Toilet episode of IT Crowd and the Ted's a racist episode of Ted

 

[Gerry1time]

Father Ted. This is hardly even a question.

 

[stavros]

Father Ted is near the top of attainments by the human species. It's what organised religion was invented for.

The IT Crowd was OK but I lost interest fairly early when I realised it wasn't nearly as good.

So what do I say to this poll? Feck off, poll.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Father Ted, I only watch the IT crowd because I want Katherine Parkinson's babies

 

[N_igma]

I'm a fan of both but Ted is way better. One of the best ever in fact. IT Crowd doesn't compare although the Matt Berry character is absolutely brilliant; 'there were rumours that there was a rumour, but that was just bullshit' lol.

 

[DotCommunist]

The Disabled Toilet episode of IT Crowd and the Ted's a racist episode of Ted

clearly the best episode of father ted there is

'shall we all be racists now Father?'

 

[stavros]

I disagree; Hell is the best episode (in the caravan, with Noel Furlong, and including the "small... far away" line, for those who haven't revised their FT episode names).

 

[skyscraper101]

IT Crowd. But I love both.

This.

 

[wiskey]

I would take black books over both of them tbh.

 

[Greebo]

Asking me to choose between Father Ted and the IT Crowd is like asking me to choose between Tuvok and Chakotay; can't be done and I ain't gonna do it.

 

[zoooo]

There are moments in Father Ted that are some of the funniest things I've ever seen (The Hitler moustache, Mrs Doyle falling off the window sill, and so on) but some episodes have quite dull stretches, usually scenes that don't involve the main few characters. Also possibly because I've seen them all so many times.
I currently get more laughs from watching the IT Crowd or Black Books. But Father Ted is a fucking classic and always will be.

 

[Voley]

IT Crowd? Fuck off. It's not even in the same league as Father Ted.

 

[zoooo]

I guess people must be capable of different opinions or something. Shocker.

 

[neonwilderness]

IT Crowd? Fuck off. It's not even in the same league as Father Ted.

That would be an ecumenical matter

 

[Voley]

 

[Casually Red]

top that computer nerds

 

[Ax^]

just beat this one computer nerds

 

[zoooo]

Computer nerds don't feel the need to turn everything into a pissing contest.

 

[ruffneck23]

Although I work in IT , and love ' the crowd ' I think father Ted is better

 

[ruffneck23]

Oh yes and black books beats both

 

[stavros]

Can we throw Big Train into the debate?

 

[MellySingsDoom]

Father Ted for me - think my fave episode is the Fintan Stack one. I bet Cutty Ranks vs DJ SS's "Limb By Limb" is still being rinsed out at St Clabberts.

 

[Casually Red]

Can we throw Big Train into the debate?

careful now

 

[PursuedByBears]

Father Ted for me - think my fave episode is the Fintan Stack one. I bet Cutty Ranks vs DJ SS's "Limb By Limb" is still being rinsed out at St Clabberts.

Still a brilliant episode ! I can't stand the IT crowd, I haven't laughed once at it's try-too-hard bollocks.

 

[neonwilderness]

Father Ted for me - think my fave episode is the Fintan Stack one. I bet Cutty Ranks vs DJ SS's "Limb By Limb" is still being rinsed out at St Clabberts.

Not if the Spinmaster has anything to do with it

 

[xenon]

Computer nerds don't feel the need to turn everything into a pissing contest.

You surely jest. There's loads of snotty computer nerds on the web arguing the toss. Most of whom I assume are socially maladjusted addalescent blokes. That's even before you get to the Apple vs Windows vs Linux, my gaming rig's better than yours...

 

[xenon]

Can we throw Big Train into the debate?

I say no. It's not a sitcom. Amando Iannucci is great though, no question.

 

[ska invita]

Ted by a mile

 

[stavros]

I say no. It's not a sitcom. Amando Iannucci is great though, no question.

Iannucci is undoubtedly a genius, and has probably been involved in more great comedy than anyone else (Day Today, Partridge, Armistice, Thick Of It). However, I don't think he had anything to do with Big Train. Linehan and Mathews wrote the first series together, and Mathews the second on his own. I'm not sure who produced it, but it's not mentioned on Iannucci's wiki entry.