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.

TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews When two twenty-somethings are both homeless, they have to pretend to be a couple to get a flat. After this, they have various adventures trying to fit in, trying to make life work, growing up, taking responsibility(it isn't preachy though), etc. They are Daisy(Stevenson), a nervous journalist with writer's block, and Tim(Pegg), an immature graphic artist working at a comics shop. Their landlady Marsha talks forever about her ingrate teenage daughter and her own life, the painter living downstairs Brian is... strange(that's putting it mildly), and finally there are their best friends, Twist(a self-involved fashion expert) and Mike(Frost, as a grown man who loves guns and *really* doesn't think about what he says to others), respectively. If you wondered what Edgar Wright(who seriously left his mark on this!), Simon and Nick were doing before Shaun of the Dead, this is it... and yes, it is every bit as unbelievably hilarious. Two seasons(and both open with a bang!) for a total of 14 episodes of about 24 minutes per each... but are they *all* amazing? ...yes. I didn't think they could possibly be, there must be a slip-up somewhere... nothing. Try not to watch more than one of these per day, or you may overdose, same for both pictures; I would fear having a heart attack as these leave me gasping for air and quoting them. I'm not saying that everyone will love this... if you've seen just a bit of it, or aforementioned movie, or Hot Fuzz, you'll have an idea of what you're in for. We have nearly constant jokes and gags, countless references to, and pastiches of, series and films(and you can tell that they clearly love the flicks and shows they parody... well, most of them), clever, silliness, verbal, black, and really nearly any kind of material. It's all enormously skilfully produced(*this* is how you do spoofs), and if you call this a sit-com, note that it isn't on a set... there are many locations and the camera doesn't linger unless it should. This is filmed beautifully and sharply edited. We do get to care about the characters(however quirky and odd they are), as well, and the main cast do all have genuine feelings. And it's so unapologetically epic! "Over the top" almost doesn't cover it. Honestly, with this, you can really tell that they wanted to make something great, that they were putting effort into making every frame *rock*. There is some strong language, violence, blood and disturbing content in this. The 3-Disc Collector's Edition comes with the 81 minute documentary Skip to the End(I will review it on its own page here on the site), commentary tracks for the around 7 hours of content(and you can tell from them that they loved doing this and working together), over 15 minutes of deleted scenes(with the option of hearing their thoughts over them), 14(series 1) and 13(...and 2) minutes of outtakes, 7 and a half minutes(first season) and 6 and a half minutes(...and second) of raw footage(think B-roll), more than 3 minutes of trailers for this, 3 and a half minute Spaced Jam(dance beat edited together of clips), one minute Daisy does Elvis, biographies and photo libraries. I recommend this wholeheartedly to any fan of British humor. 10/10

shark-43 SPACED is a wonderfully written and terrifically acted British comedy. Much of the creative team went on to do the great SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson have such great give and take, such chemistry - they are a delight. The show is just funny - that's all it tries to do - yes the characters become three-dimensional and you care about them - but the pace of the show is so fast, so brisk, with tons of pop culture references - but the pace is like a runaway train (in a good way) and in the long one, Spaced just tries to make you laugh and they succeed. Little moments between friends, buddies hanging out in front of the TV - this is the kind of stuff the show nails - where you, the viewer, go - that is just like me and my mates when we were just hanging out. The rest of the cast is top notch and the actress who plays the older landlady, Marsha - is brilliant. American TV has bought the rights to this (sadly) and have butchered it twice in pilot form - I hope it never reaches the US screens in its "Americanized" version - where I am sure they will take all the rough edges off and give the typical US TV notes - "we have to like them - we want them to be good at their jobs." "Well, they don't really have jobs." "What??? That won't do."

sam-1645 I am SO glad I ran across this show on BBC America! I'm officially obsessed with it now and only wish there were more episodes! I'm a huge Simon Pegg fan and this show is a perfect example why! The show is cleverly written, smart and hilarious. It's perfect for film snobs, comic fans, artists and writers alike! I'm an artist, writer and film snob, so this show is like my brain laid out on television! My favorite element are the subtle film references throughout. Some are so subtle that only the most advanced film snob can catch them, so it makes me feel that much smarter when I do!(-: I finally feel like my mind full of useless knowledge is being put to good use! Thanks to Simon Pegg and the others for this masterpiece and kudos for the X-File posters!(-;