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What do you think?


I've watched the pilot, it doesn't seem bad at all. I will look to watch it after release. But of course its incomparable to Big Bang Theory and IT Crowd..
What do you think after watching the pilot?


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No.

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I'm now the seven episodes in and I really like it. They put a bunch of stereotypes in the pilot but in comparison to the both shows you mentioned these stereotypes evolve and become real characters. It's definitely not as funny as TBBT or The IT Crowd but eventually create people you care about like in more serious TV series, so in the end this could be better in some time just by aiming higher and not letting the same jokes run over and over again in autopilot. Actually I think episode seven sets the bar, so you should watch till that episode. If you didn't like how the show got to that point you shouldn't watch it anymore, because now we know for sure that this is not just comedy.
Alpha House on the other hand (though the pilot striked me the most when they presented the shows earlier this year) is a let-down. Here we have just really boring stereotypes who don't evolve at all and the show isn't even that funny.

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Just finished watching all the episodes (9 as of this writing), and I love this show so far. Funny, smart, with some real drama and character development, something you don't normally get from a network sitcom. I just wish they'd release them all at once like Netflix so I could finish the season, I'm hooked.

Aaah, buckle this.

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I couldn't agree more, I feel like the younger tech savvy crowd should definitely enjoy this show. It doesn't appeal to as wide of an audience as The Big Bang Theory but nonetheless for what it does, it does well and is quite addicting.

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Entourage for nerds. Love it.

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Tried watching the IT Crowd once but couldn't finish the episode because it was dismally stupid.


Did you try turning it off and on again?

Sorry. Couldn't help it.

Aaah, buckle this.

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