jbencker I was vaguely aware that Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright collaborated on TV before "Shaun of the Dead" but I only really got wind of Spaced when the show appeared on Amazon recently. Written by Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson (who also star as Tim and Daisy) and directed by Edgar Wright "Spaced" is just brilliant and I can only recommend watching it. Tim and Daisy, two 20-somethings pretend to be a couple in order to get a cheap flat in London. Together with their quirky friends - the constantly drunk landlady Martha, the tortured artist Brian, the weapon obsessed Mike and the fashionable Twist - they get in a number of hilarious situations. This premise is not particularly special but the show gives is a special spin. One of the aspects that makes "Spaced" so great is that is isn't a relationship comedy. While it keeps hinting at Tim and Daisy having feelings for each other the focus is on the hijinks they get into. Also, unlike other - especially American - sitcoms "Spaced" is not moralistic: Tim and Daisy are flawed characters and fortunately there is no attempt to improve them or make them into better human beings. But it is Edgar Wright's special brand of directing that makes "Spaced" truly remarkable. If you have enjoyed watching other works of Wright you defintely have to watch "Spaced"!

Madhatmat . This series was an amazing series. It doesn't follow previous British sitcoms, where there's slapstick or direct insanity, but rather tends to be a bit more realistic. When considering watching this series, you do have to bare in mind that it is slow to begin with, and follows a consecutive story, with common themes throughout. Either way I love this series, and I hope you will to.

brando647 As a fan of Edgar Wright and his films, discovering "Spaced" on Hulu a few years ago was an epic surprise. I'd had no idea that Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost had done a two-series television show in England and it came as no surprise that it was full to the brim with the geekiest of references. It's bound to appeal to anyone who loves their films and, as popular as their films have become with American audiences, I'm surprised "Spaced" hasn't found some sort of syndication on this side of the Atlantic to introduce a whole new audience. The premise of the show isn't something we haven't seen a hundred times before in other sitcoms but it's the execution that makes it stand out. The show opens with Tim Bisley (Pegg) meeting Daisy Steiner (Jessica Hynes); Tim has just gone through a nasty breakup and Daisy is hoping to move out of the flat where she's squatting with a bunch of losers. Options are scarce until they discover an advertisement for a flat available for "professional couples"…so Tim and Daisy agree to pose as a couple in order to move in. The series follows the lives of these two and their eccentric friends: militaristic Mike (Frost), struggling artist Brian (Mark Heap), fashion-obsessed Twist (Katy Carmichael), and their perpetually drunken landlady Marsha (Julia Deakin). Over the course of the fourteen episodes, they will pursue their dreams, form relationships, engage in robot battles, and, in Tim's case, come to terms with a crippling hatred for THE PHANTOM MENACE.One of the coolest parts of Wright's films is the constant barrage of homage to other films he loves and, subsequently, influenced him. "Spaced" is no different, as each episode could be spent just counting the references to iconic films, television shows, and video games. It's a geek cornucopia. And to those fearing that the focus of the series is on forcing in Star Wars or X-Files sight gags, there is nothing to worry about. The show, written by stars Pegg and Hynes, is well written and consistently hilarious. Imagine a sitcom in the vein of "Friends" but aimed at the film geek crowd and better written. It's sad that the series only lasted the two series because fourteen episodes was enough to get me hooked but I would've loved to see where these characters lives went, especially since the final episode does sort of hint at some changes in the characters' dynamics. The first series was fun but it wasn't until the second series that the show really seemed to find it's footing and had some great stuff. In particular, the second series episode 'Gone' where it builds the most on the relationship between Tim and Daisy. The whole series is built on the usual "will they or won't they" relationship dynamic but it never really focuses on it, and this episode gives the two the most time together where we actually get to see them come a little closer over the course of one night's drunken/stoned adventure.As fun as all that is, it's the bizarre characters that inhabit the world of "Spaced" that really make the show addicting. In its short run, the show managed to flesh out these characters better than most other sitcoms I've seen. Tim is pursuing his career as a graphic artist with dreams of drawing for a major comics company and, oddly enough for Simon Pegg, I actually found the character to be the least likable (note: not unlikable). Tim's somewhat self-centered and makes obvious on multiple occasions that he'd often rather not be bothered with others' problems while he pines away for his ex-girlfriend. Still, he's a goofball and he's got his moments. Daisy is far more caring but she's not without her own flaws. A professional procrastinator, she's slowly but surely working her way towards a life in journalism if she'd just sit in front of the typewriter long enough. Her feelings toward Tim become pretty obvious early on in the series but Tim's pretty oblivious to it all. My personal favorite would be Brian, the spastic artist living on the bottom flat. Mark Heap created the most memorable character of the series with Brian, always on edge and awkward beyond words in social situations. The episode focused on his reunion with a former artist colleague (series one, episode three: 'Art') is one of the best purely because we get the most time with his character, and his later (short-lived) relationship with Twist in the second series gives it some of the funniest jokes."Spaced" is a must-see show for anyone who fell in love with Wright, Pegg, and Frost in the Three Cornetto Trilogy films. It's all of the fun of their big screen features dished out in bite-sized 25 minutes episodes. While it doesn't have the same strong laughs that I found in "The IT Crowd", the characters and stories are infinitely more complex and the whole production has got Wright's trademark visual flair to give it some extra appeal. "Spaced" really was a great show and another prime example of fantastic British television.

silasmddn4 (Warning: Edgar Wright fanboy bias alert!!!) Spaced is the first sitcom I've seen that eschews the banal you-say-this I-say-that style of sh*tty ('scuse my french) TV comedies like Big Bang Farts and Two and A Half Dead Weasels (Whoops, there I go again!). But seriously, the hilariously clever interwoven dialogue and filmy magic enhance the overall quality above standard fare like you wouldn't believe. Instead of just pointing a camera at funny-looking people saying painful things, Spaced gives a camera cocaine, then tells it to bounce around following believable characters doing unbelievable things on a journey that would otherwise be boring if weren't presented with such goddamn VIGOUR! Every glance, every thought, every random object that's dropped on the floor is magnified and pumped full of so much melodrama that everything becomes hilariously blown out of proportion. And, you know, exciting. So, if reading this short review hasn't made your pants rupture with unrestrained excitement, then perhaps nothing ever will. Well, at least until the next episode of Big Bang Farts comes out. (Heh. Gets me every time.)So, to sum it all up, go watch Spaced if you're into something funny, different, and totally NOT boring.