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    “The IT Crowd”: American Remake Greenlit

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments

    tumblr_mdrbo2ilt21rbq6yxo1_500In a move that leaves me baffled, Bill Lawrence has just gotten the go ahead from NBC Networks to remake acclaimed British comedy The IT Crowd for American audiences.  For the second time.

    NBC actually previously took a stab at an U.S. version of The IT Crowd.  It was developed during the 2006-07 season and was picked up to series for midseason but never aired.   It starred Joel McHale.  But thankfully, it didn’t work out, and we ended up getting Community instead.

    I honestly wish American networks would acquire rights to the shows they think their audiences won’t understand, and let the numbers speak for themselves.  I’ll just go watch more of HBO’s (awesome)  Silicon Valley.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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