BCI/International Voyage and FremantleMedia have sent out the formal press release for the
September 4th release of
The IT Crowd - Version 1.0: The Complete 1st Season, which we began
reporting about over a week ago.
It's mentioned in the press release, but we wanted to draw your attention to BCI's contest: Do you work in an IT Department? Do you work in an office that has an interesting group in their IT Department? Then take a picture of that group, or that special techie someone in that group, and
e-mail it to InfoTechCrowd@yahoo.com along with a short description about the geeky guy, gal or gang and all that they do. The best entry each week will be
posted on their IT Crowd blog, and at the end of the contest all the best submissions will actually make it onto the next DVD release as a photo gallery! Submissions will be accepted until the Season 1 DVD release on Sept. 4th, and you can get full details at the blog link mentioned a moment ago.
Here's the cover art and press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE LAUGH-OUT-LOUD NEW COMEDY FROM THE PRODUCERS OF "THE OFFICE" (UK)
NAVARRE CORPORATION'S BCI
AND FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES
PRESENT THE COMEDY THAT COMPUTES
The IT Crowd
Season One
Downloading onto DVD September 4
Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2007) – "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" And so begins another confrontation with tech support. Graham Linehan ("Father Ted") and Ash Atalla (BBC's "The Office") turn their satiric skills to the world of the techies – the geeks who keep a business going, as their own lives are going nowhere – in "The IT Crowd," produced by talkbackTHAMES, the UK production company owned by FremantleMedia.
On September 4th, BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company, and FremantleMedia Enterprises, the commercial division of FremantleMedia, will release the complete first season of this BAFTA-nominated comedy on DVD under the International Voyage brand for an SRP of $24.98. The announcement was made by Marvin Gleicher, Senior VP, Content and Marketing, BCI.
"Everyone has had dealings with tech support at some point in their lives" Gleicher remarked. "The IT Crowd" reveals these computer nerds to be unintentionally and unexpectedly hilarious – once again America benefits from a British support team of wit and satire."
Reynholm Industries. Known for its high-rise towers, and its employees who aim to rise high. While the top stories are populated with the go-getters and successes, the basement holds stories of a different kind – the stories of Jen, Roy and Moss. They are "The IT Crowd": scorned by their colleagues, they are the nerds; the geeks obsessed with their computers, working in the basement of the company, yet content with their banishment. Which makes them, if possible, even geekier, and their circumstances even funnier!
Jen, Roy and Moss are the willing prisioners of their world of PCs, platforms and processors. "The IT Crowd" takes a look at their techie mecca that rings true with every laugh and is anything but 'cursor'-y!
"The IT Crowd" reboots the following special features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Out-Takes
- "Behind The IT Crowd" documentary
- "Hello Friend" film
- 2 sets of audio-commentaries for all episodes (1-6)
- Commentary One – Writer/Director Graham Lineham
- Commentary Two – Writer/Director Graham Lineham and actors Chris O'Dowd (Roy) and Katherine Parkinson (Jen)
- "Geek" sub-titles (there are Geek subtitles for all 6 episodes. These are subtitles written in computer language; five are general/universal computer language and one is a bespoke computer language invented by the IT consultants on the production)
- Cast and crew credit pages
This release will be supported with a national television and print campaign, targeted advertising and internet exposure including viral video, TV blogs, fan sites, giveaways and an online contest where fans can submit photos of their own 'IT Crowd'. For more information, visit http://informationtechcrowd.blogspot.com. Winners will be included as a special feature in the photo gallery on the DVD release of Season Two.
For more information, please visit www.intlvoyage.com.
About Navarre Corporation
Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.navarre.com.
About BCI
BCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation, is a leading independent entertainment DVD and audio publisher and distributor. Working with licensors from around the world, BCI has acquired an extensive library including animation, action, sports, horror, drama and special interest programming. The BCI brand is committed to bringing the most original product to the marketplace with its innovative marketing programs, bonus features and collectible packaging. The diversity of product has led to the creation of BCI's labels – Ink & Paint (animation), International Voyage (international programming), Ronin Entertainment (film and television programming from Japan) and Deimos Entertainment (horror, cult and sci-fi films). BCI is uniquely qualified to represent a vast array of content for North American DVD distribution. For more information, please visit www.bcieclipse.com.
About FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is the commercial arm of FremantleMedia and comprises of Fremantle International Distribution (FID), FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW) and Fremantle Home Entertainment (FHE).
FID has a network of international sales offices and licenses over 19,000 hours of programmes to 150 countries worldwide. FID's programming comes from in-house UK producer, talkbackTHAMES and from an increasing number of independent producers in the UK and internationally. Recent international successes include US ratings-toppers The Apprentice: Donald Trump and The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, hugely successful fashion reality series, Project Runway starring Heidi Klum, exquisite Brook Lapping production Catherine the Great and the music event special, Britney Spears: In the Zone.
FLW is the licensing division of FremantleMedia and exploits the company's many strong brands including the award winning international format, Idols and the cult children's classics, Rainbow and DangerMouse, across multiple off-screen platforms including merchandising campaigns, interactive and wireless support and music publishing. FHE is the home entertainment arm of FremantleMedia.
FremantleMedia is one of the largest international creators and producers of programme brands in the world, with leading prime time entertainment, drama, serial drama and factual entertainment programming produced in over 25 territories. International drama programmes include Germany's top rated serial drama, Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times Bad Times), the UK's most successful police drama, The Bill, and Australia's top serial drama, Neighbours. The company's entertainment and factual entertainment hits range from the award winning international format, Idols, broadcast as the prime time show, American Idol, on FOX in the US, to the grime-busting format, How Clean is Your House? and factual entertainment series starring celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Kitchen, as well as long-running gameshows like The Price Is Right. FremantleMedia is the production business of the RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company. www.fremantlemedia.com
