The IT Crowd - Season 2 Episode 3 - 'Moss and the German'

• The theme tune sounds like the music you would hear on an old (80's) computer game. This music is otherwise known as 8bit. It is also reminiscent of Gary Numan's work (1980's synth pioneer).
• Element of hyper reality - they have created their own universe surrounded by technology although there are elements of the real world.The universe involves the sense of comedy as well as the real world aspect.
• Animation - link to technology and old computer games
• Text on screen
• Parody - Piracy advert
• Comedy - link to Eastenders? - scene on the doorstep arguing
• Accent
• Stereotypical 'evil laugh' - exaggerated
• Classical music
• Hypper real characters - German cannibal playing cello
• Married couple - intertextuality
• Soviet scenes are taken as far as possible - Russian accent, Marching, music/light changes
• When the group talk about meeting new people - Jen acts like a psychiatrist
• German - stereotypical outfit and character - food (meat, sausage) 'Schweinefleisch'
• Hannibal Lector - bricolage - German playing cello
• Intertextuality - Detective - Police interrogation
• Intertextuality - Morecambe and Wise, Fine Young Cannibals, The Pink Windmill Kids ('There's somebody at the door') - Rod and Emu - Douglas Reynham, Gorky Park, Oceans 11, Tarantino