Hey kids, let’s check out the official trailer for a new movie called “I.T.” Looks awesome, right?

Waitasecond! The IT guy in question is now a handsome, brooding young guy with some mental problems? Wait, he’s the bad guy? Noooooooooooooo!

For years, the depiction of the stereotypical IT guy has been one of the “nerdy guy that nobody wants to talk with”, or the obnoxious, know-it-all, “let me do this, you clearly don’t know tech” kind of person. See the following examples:
Saturday Night Live: Nick Burns, your company’s IT Guy:

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