Spaced

[JustJon]

I know the show is like 7 years old, but I only watched it last week.

The only thing I hate about the show is that I took so long to watch it. Fucking brill show from the guys who bring you Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, it's the story of people living in a board house, rife with pop culture and geek references.

If you haven't seen this show, go out right now and find it! It's not available on Region 1 dvd, but worth seeking out online or on Region 2 dvd, if you can play it.

[Dan G]

I caught the first 2 episodes on BBC America last week. Brilliant show! I have since downloaded the entire series and will watch them soon.

[JustJon]

ah, I don't get BBCA, so I didn't know it had gotten played on there.

[Dan G]

BBCA has been playing a lot of older shows lately, but starting at 3am. I know just a couple days ago they had a mini Life on Mars marathon.

I've been seeking out different shows from the UK. Some that I really enjoy are Father Ted, Black Books, The IT Crowd, Robin Hood, and Little Britain.

I've got my DVR set up for some shows that BBCA will playing this month that I've never seen, but look promising such as Hyperdrive, the Mighty Boosh, and the Kumars at No. 42.

[moochcassidy]

spaced was a fav of mine back at university.

everyone should check out 'father ted', 'mighty boosh' and 'Im Alan Partridge' too

BEST LINK GOIN....TODAAAY (http://www.tv-links.co.uk)


other good stuff... 'peep show'. 'league of gentlemen' 'nighty night' 'the smoking room'

if you like a bit of scottish sit-coms 'still game' really hits the mark on glasgow life


comedy panel shows are big over here right now ..most are afwful but 'QI' and '8 out of 10 cats' are suprisingly funny.

[Badinia]

Although Mooch has written the definitive post on the topic, I love Spaced and Boosh beyond reason. And Black Books as well.

If you live in Portland, you can come to my house and watch any of these with us. It's fun!

Life on Mars callout on Woot.com: http://www.woot.com/

[Mr.Pants]

I thought Nighty Night was fantastic. It's the darkest of dark comedies.

[moochcassidy]

I thought Nighty Night was fantastic. It's the darkest of dark comedies.

nighty night was a belter. still havent seen season 2.

if you like that sort of weird stuff check out 'league of gentlemen' too man.

[cougarjake13]

just checked out bbc america on demand channel i have and they dont have spaced on there

but does anyone know what these shows are about or if they're any good ???


coupling


footballer wives

[MadMatt]

just checked out bbc america on demand channel i have and they dont have spaced on there

but does anyone know what these shows are about or if they're any good ???


coupling


footballer wives

Coupling was pretty funny the 2 or 3 times I watched it. Kind of like Friends but less stupid. They brought up something on one episode called the "Giggle Loop"; I haven't been able to get it out of my head since.

Footballers Wives always struck me as a Melrose Place type of prime-time soap. I have never seen a full episode however, since it never seemed like my cup of tea.

Check out the Link action in Mooch's post above. GREAT site, especially if you want to catch a few of these BBC series.

[cougarjake13]

Coupling was pretty funny the 2 or 3 times I watched it. Kind of like Friends but less stupid. They brought up something on one episode called the "Giggle Loop"; I haven't been able to get it out of my head since.

Check out the Link action in Mooch's post above. GREAT site, especially if you want to catch a few of these BBC series.

cool thanks

i think i remember someone else saying that coupling was a british friends

[Mr.Pants]

just checked out bbc america on demand channel i have and they dont have spaced on there

but does anyone know what these shows are about or if they're any good ???


coupling


footballer wives
The selection on BBC America on demand is pretty poor on Brighthouse. It's frustrating.

[TheMojoPin]

Bringing this back on topic, I bought the DVD set for Spaced about a month ago and it has already shot into my top 5 favorite TV comedies of all time. If you like SotD or Hot Fuzz, there's really no excuse not to seek this show out.

[moochcassidy]

Coupling has to be recognised as a strange one...

was a total rip-off of the 'friends' format. it was complete shite but got ok ratings so the yanks remade it to compete WITH friends.

it was like the first ep of the US office - word for word remake- and was even worse than the crappy UK version.

if you like Simon Pegg and that other artist dude from Spaced check out Big Train (http://www.tv-links.co.uk/show.do/1/1912). (the chick from nighty night is in it too)

[Sheeplovr]

Bringing this back on topic, I bought the DVD set for Spaced about a month ago and it has already shot into my top 5 favorite TV comedies of all time. If you like SotD or Hot Fuzz, there's really no excuse not to seek this show out.

sombody get ron copies
i dont know how to put the spaced i have on dvd where it will look normal on a tv

[Mr.Pants]

Big Train comes out on DVD here May 29

[TheMojoPin]

sombody get ron copies
i dont know how to put the spaced i have on dvd where it will look normal on a tv

Just get him the actual set. It's crazy cheap on sites like Amazon.co.uk and it's insanely easy to rig DVD players to play all regions.

[Sheeplovr]

Just get him the actual set. It's crazy cheap on sites like Amazon.co.uk and it's insanely easy to rig DVD players to play all regions.

you suck

[Badinia]

Big Train comes out on DVD here May 29

It's so fantastic. Between the New Romantic Auction and Mao-Tse Tung singing Roxy Music on his deathbed, it feeds on my brainwaves.

In the small world of British comedy, I believe the lady from Nighty Night and Big Train just had Julian Barratt (Mighty Boosh)'s baby.

League of Gentlemen is also the best. Call me when you want to come over and watch it. I've got everything except Apocalypse.

[TheMojoPin]

you suck

Dude, I still have no clue how to burn DVD's so they play on a regular player.

[MadMatt]

Just get him the actual set. It's crazy cheap on sites like Amazon.co.uk and it's insanely easy to rig DVD players to play all regions.

OK, I need info on how to do this.

[TheMojoPin]

OK, I need info on how to do this.

Depends on what kind of player you have. If you Google the model and the brand with "play multi-region," you'll find out pretty fast whether or not your player can be adjusted.

[MadMatt]

Depends on what kind of player you have. If you Google the model and the brand with "play multi-region," you'll find out pretty fast whether or not your player can be adjusted.

Simple enough. Thanks!

[Dan G]

I have 2 DVD players and according to www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks), neither of them can be hacked.
What I do is download region 2 shows, usually .avi files and convert them to DVD using a free program called DVD Flick (http://www.dvdflick.net/).

[johnniewalker]

Everytime i hear marsha i think of old gregg.

[Dan G]

Coupling was pretty funny the 2 or 3 times I watched it. Kind of like Friends but less stupid. They brought up something on one episode called the "Giggle Loop"; I haven't been able to get it out of my head since.

That particular episode will be airing on BBCA Friday night at 8:40 est with an encore airing at 11:40.

[klaus_kinski_Jr]

spaced was a fav of mine back at university.

everyone should check out 'father ted', 'mighty boosh' and 'Im Alan Partridge' too

other good stuff... 'peep show'. 'league of gentlemen' 'nighty night' 'the smoking room'

if you like a bit of scottish sit-coms 'still game' really hits the mark on glasgow life


comedy panel shows are big over here right now ..most are afwful but 'QI' and '8 out of 10 cats' are suprisingly funny.

I watch pretty much everything you mention except for Nighty Night and 8 out of 10.

QI is probably one of the funniest quiz shows out there

Actually picked up the Spaced DVD years ago when I was ordering I'm Alan Partridge. Not knowing anything about the show at all. Watched those dvds over and over. Sadly did not go in for the double dip but I did down load that documentry that was included. Nice how they tied it all up at the end.

[moochcassidy]

QI is one of the best panel style formats ive seen. i always wondered how a show like that would go down in the US...i like the slow pace to it.

just found this...

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with Simon Pegg. before he made Spaced he was always a great comic side-character on lots of good stuff.

he appeared on the classic Brass Eye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye) and The Day Today (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_Today) by Chris Morris

[moochcassidy]

let me try this new fangled thing

SPACED EP 1

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[klaus_kinski_Jr]

heres one of my favorite Simon Pegg bits. Watch this then watch the original clip to see how close they got.

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[klaus_kinski_Jr]

the original version

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[Furtherman]

Best. Show. Ever.


I spent the weekend watching the new Region 1 DVD set over and over. Brilliant all around. Sad there isn't more. Like it was said before, check this show out. You won't be sorry.

[JustJon]

Bought my dvd Saturday. I wanted to put my fists up like Simon Pegg when I bought it.

And for those with BBC America, Spaced is shown at night. Been catching eps now and again over the last month.

[realmenhatelife]

Loved this show, glad the American version isn't happening.

[Badinia]

Apropos of nothing, my little sister with Simon Pegg at the Spaced Invasion:

http://a82.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_3ba7b8dd0078428a20d1ddd5c8aa9941.jpg

Best. Show. Evar! Believe it! Dogs *can* look up!

[paracetamol flanders]

Bought an all-region DVD player 3 and a half years ago specifically to watch Spaced when it was released as a boxed set in the UK.

[Aqualad]

It aired on BBC America for a while, I tivoed it. Good stuff.

[WhistlePig]

I've got all the disks in my Netfix queue. I love Simon Pegg! Shaun of the Dead is one of my favorite movies.

[ChimneyFish]

Had noticed this box set was coming out in a mgazine I was reading.
I really dug "Hot Fuzz" & "Run, Fatboy, Run", and I'm probably the last human on the planet not to have seen "Shaun of the Dead":dry:.(plan on getting the DVD soon)

So, I guess this would be a good get for me then????

[LaBoob]

Love this show... it was made for me. Cute and crazy, my favorite combo.

That and Father Ted are my #1 and #2 favorite brit-coms.

[JustJon]

Love this show... it was made for me. Cute and crazy, my favorite combo.

That and Father Ted are my #1 and #2 favorite brit-coms.

A woman who likes Spaced? Marry me.

[Furtherman]

A woman who likes Spaced? Marry me.

I'll fight you for her!


*slowly pulls out two fake guns from his pockets*

[JustJon]

I already bought a ring...

http://www.hmns.org/images/The-One-Ring2.jpg

[Furtherman]

Pegg and Frost have a new movie in the works.... Nice.

Simon Pegg has announced on his MySpace page that helmer Greg Mottola (Superbad, upcoming Adventureland) will direct Nick Frost and Pegg's new movie, Paul.

Written by Pegg and Frost, the road movie is about two British comic book geeks that get into an adventure across America.

In related news, Pegg says that he won't be able to star in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards. as was previously reported. "Much to our mutual disappointment, I won't be appearing in QT's forthcoming 'Inglorious Bastards' due to insurmountable scheduling difficulties," he said. "We really tried to make it work but in the end, it just was not possible without severe ramifications elsewhere. I'm trying to remain upbeat, as Tom Selleck said 'Who the hell is Indiana Jones anyway?'"

Regarding "Bastards," Ain't It Cool News adds that former "Freaks and Geeks" star Samm Levine will play one of Brad Pitt's underlings, while David Krumholtz won't be joining the film.

[eriu]

I fell in love with Spaced while living in England a few years ago, and indoctrinated all my US friends this summer with the American release of the DVDs. I haven't heard the UnMasked with Simon Pegg yet, did they talk about Spaced? Also props to Jessica Hynes nee Stevenson, super cute and a great writer and actress.

[Furtherman]

Simon Pegg's Alien Comedy Starts At Comic-Con... Then It Gets Weirder

By Charlie Jane Anders, 10:20 AM on Thu Nov 13 2008

Simon "Scotty" Pegg is set to star in another science fiction movie, a comedy called Paul directed by Superbad helmer Greg Mottola. Pegg and frequent costar Nick Frost will play two slackers who go to San Diego Comic-Con and then decide to take a road trip to Area 51. There, they meet a small alien named Paul, who needs their help to get home. Pegg and Frost co-wrote the movie, which starts filming in April in New Mexico. [Variety]

[Badinia]

Simon Pegg's Alien Comedy Starts At Comic-Con... Then It Gets Weirder

By Charlie Jane Anders, 10:20 AM on Thu Nov 13 2008

Simon "Scotty" Pegg is set to star in another science fiction movie, a comedy called Paul directed by Superbad helmer Greg Mottola. Pegg and frequent costar Nick Frost will play two slackers who go to San Diego Comic-Con and then decide to take a road trip to Area 51. There, they meet a small alien named Paul, who needs their help to get home. Pegg and Frost co-wrote the movie, which starts filming in April in New Mexico. [Variety]

Sounds like a good time!

[WhistlePig]

I got the first disk of episodes from Netflix last week and am up to episode 5. This show is so fucking funny!! I love it! :clap:

[Aggie]

I heard it mentioned on The Soup, then I ran across this thread and got it for me and my bro and sis for Christmas. LOVED IT so much!!!

I must now write down all of the other suggestions in here. I crave shows like this and can't stand how hard it is to find more shows like this in the U.S.

Thanks for making a girl happy with this thread :thumbup:

[JustJon]

I heard it mentioned on The Soup, then I ran across this thread and got it for me and my bro and sis for Christmas. LOVED IT so much!!!

I must now write down all of the other suggestions in here. I crave shows like this and can't stand how hard it is to find more shows like this in the U.S.

Thanks for making a girl happy with this thread :thumbup:

I want to watch the American version of Spaced, just so I can cringe for a half hour. Pegg said at Unmasked they stripped out all the pop culture that made it fun, and it was a total train wreck.

[Aggie]

I want to watch the American version of Spaced, just so I can cringe for a half hour. Pegg said at Unmasked they stripped out all the pop culture that made it fun, and it was a total train wreck.

Sounds wonderfully awful.