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Are you Spaced enough for SPACED-NUMB-A-THON? Only here in Austin will you see the whole series with Edgar, Simon & Jessica!!!

Where is that Spaced-Is-Shit TB dude? by thebearovingian	Jul 11th, 2008 12:42:33 AM
This is tailor-made for you, buddy! Create a new handle and get back to your calling!
Wow. No interest in this? by thebearovingian	Jul 11th, 2008 12:51:20 AM
I'm shocked.
I pre-ordered my DVD set today! by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 01:38:26 AM
Really jealous that I live so far away. Wankers.
waves to Sean William by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 01:41:06 AM

run fat boy run by deanbarry	Jul 11th, 2008 01:51:25 AM
all the way from australia to austin. oh hell. it's too far. damn it.
Skip to the end! by The Equalizer	Jul 11th, 2008 02:23:43 AM
Anyone fancy paying for my travel from Tufnell Park (where I live too!) to Austin?
Leave the coffee! by Surf Ninja	Jul 11th, 2008 03:49:45 AM
My love of Spaced knows no bounds. I have an essay in me about the reasoning for my love of the series that would leave you in a pool of fucking tears. I'm too broke to afford airfare to Austin by the 27th though, I'm afraid. Time to drown my sorrows in a box of Pim's Orange Biscuits (the closest thing we have to Jaffa in South Florida). Jesus, can this comment get any sadder? Wait, hold on, let me find something sharp...
Spaced sums up my existence! by The Equalizer	Jul 11th, 2008 04:44:20 AM
I relate to every single part of every single episode of Spaced in some way or the other. Even to the point of getting myself stuck to a wall whilst doing arty shit. Not only that, but some bird told me that I'm the spitting image of Simon Pegg the other day! Bitch, she got a hearty slap for that. I swear I'm more like Clooney!
aww yeh.. by 1st and only	Jul 11th, 2008 05:55:40 AM
spaced is soooo money, like the bomb.
They already did this in London by offscauta	Jul 11th, 2008 06:08:00 AM
Did anybody go to the London one? Fill people in on whether it was worth it.
Possibly 1 of the Greatest Ever Shows by MightyOs	Jul 11th, 2008 09:24:56 AM
It's no Red Dwarf but to people who know anything about films or video games or life in London then it's amazing. Suprised Yanks love it so much becaus of some of the humour but well done to you all if you do like it. "What did you want to be when you grew up?" "A monkey"
He's Scotty now, right???? by picardsucks	Jul 11th, 2008 10:18:55 AM
Make him do Scotty impresions !!! Make him say the engines canna take the strain!!! The dude is playing one of the most iconic Sci Fi characters ever. Spaced is awesome but he's officially Scotty now.
So, about the tickets by Nexus101	Jul 11th, 2008 10:49:01 AM
Will each winning entry be for one ticket or two, and when do our submissions need to be in by?
Spaced is the best show... EVER by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 11:25:07 AM
I respect the opinions of others, and I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but anyone who hasn't seen it should definitely check it out and give it a try. By the way, I'd like to go on record as saying that anyone who doesn't like it IS A CUNT. And while respect you not liking it, I also think you're a cunt. There.
while I* respect by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 11:26:01 AM
Seriously, can't we have an edit function here people?!
Spaced in its Home Counrty... by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 11:28:56 AM
...Is lambasted. It is absolutely terrible and the reason it was cancelled is that NO-ONE WAS WATCHING! there is a minefield of comedy here in the UK and if you tar us as the Simon Pegg bunch you are missing out on Gervais, Brand, Dee, Connolly, Bailey, Boyle... and so much more. Just thought i'd give a brits view which is shared by most I think the viewing figures make it safe to say.
DaveBaxter by kentrel	Jul 11th, 2008 12:21:48 PM
I live in Britain and I agree. SPACED was really nothing special in UK comedy. I'm glad people like it in the US, but it didn't set anyone's world on fire here. Also, SHAUN and HOT FUZZ did well here, but few people would consider them classics in British comedy either.
But don't get me wrong... by kentrel	Jul 11th, 2008 12:24:06 PM
...That's not a criticism of Pegg\Wright... The most popular comedy here for a long time was LITTLE BRITAIN which says a lot about how stupid the average British person is.
little britain... by dingus khan	Jul 11th, 2008 12:43:52 PM
...is great! i know they never strayed from the one or two jokes every sketch had...throughout the 2 seasons i saw...but, they are very funny guys. spaced wouldn't have set the U.S. on fire, either. i loved it...but, put that on NBC and it would've been swallowed by "how i met your mother" and "according to jim" and reality tv. by the way, it didn't seem like it was cancelled...it ended, right?
Mori is going to have by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 12:54:24 PM
a Little Britain piece up soon, an interview, I think. He mentioned it in another TB. I've only recently saw a few episodes but it's my favorite new thing to watch.
davebaxter1989... by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 01:53:44 PM
Are you seriously retarded or something? First off, Spaced wasn't cancelled, it ran for 2 series and then the makers decided to do something else. If they'd written a third series, then Channel 4 would have aired it. Secondly, both Ricky Gervais and Bill Bailey appeared in Spaced, so they're part of the show too. Thirdly, I'm English (now living in the States) and I know for a fact both Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand to name but a few are also as popular in the US as Simon Pegg, so don't go bandying around names like you're revealing them exclusively to people in America. Just because it may have originally passed under most people's radar in it's first showing in England, don't assume that it hasn't gained cult status now, and that's on both sides of the Atlantic. So before you go spouting pure shite again, I'd check your facts first. That way, you won't look like such a dumb twat.
Best TV show ever. by oblivious1972	Jul 11th, 2008 02:33:13 PM
My friends and I all have different tastes but this is the one show we all agree on.
I would like to add... by emeraldboy	Jul 11th, 2008 02:38:57 PM
mock the week now utterly kicks HIGNFY's ass. to the point where you wonder why bbc keeps making hignfy. The show was at its best when deayton did. deaytons new show is very good. its time to end HIGFY an I dont agree about the praise little britain. Mock the week is brilliant.
Lord Porkington by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 02:42:58 PM
Spaced may not have been technically cancelled but it wasn't just 'ended' a la the office (Gervais') so possibly a half way point because you cant say what channel 4 would have done - but I think viewing figures would have come into it. And yes they make appearances but its hardly there main home. Oh and I 'bandy' names around purely in hope it will lead to a few people youtubing them and seeing real funny. Maybe i'm a tad negative and Kentrel has made a relevant post without resorting to name calling. Which btw is exactly whats wrong with these boards.
Mock the Week by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 02:46:22 PM
Dead on emeraldboy EVERYONE should watch Mock the Week. Now THAT is british comedy how I like it. Man if Frankie Boyle and Russell Howard get there due elsewhere then the world would be a better place.
Please watch! by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 02:49:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9iS7zU4Equk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =MK2ddqO7L1g
Above by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 02:50:19 PM
those are two different links btw
British comedy by oblivious1972	Jul 11th, 2008 02:57:33 PM
Another great show "Peep Show". If anyone gets the chance check it out.
Peep show! by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 02:59:43 PM
Oblivious1972 you are dead right! I'm so glad people here do know of these shows. Maybe I was far to harsh before. As long as Spaced is well known in addition to these others I have no issue what so ever.
I must admit to... by oblivious1972	Jul 11th, 2008 03:08:58 PM
being another Birt living in the US. Thankfully cd-wow.us is pretty handy for picking up reasonably priced DVDs so I've been able to keep up with UK shows.
Spaced is not "lambasted" in the UK. by fiester	Jul 11th, 2008 03:17:16 PM
Nor was it canceled. If fact, they've been begged to make a third series by the network that produced it. davebaxter1989 is a fucking liar and doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about! Spaced is a brilliant show. As is Peep Show. Two of my all-time favorites.
Thanks fiester... by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 03:24:28 PM
davebaxter1989 pissed me off good and proper coming on here and talking crap. If he doesn't like Spaced, fair enough, but to spout a load of bollocks about the show just means he knows fuck all about English comedy. Anyone can come in here and say 'Hey, here's some shows that are great that you may not have heard of' and look like a smartarse, but I can't stand liars, hence my 'potty mouth'. That and the fact that people in here can piss me off in general at the best of times. Wow, must be my time of the month...
Fiester by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 03:24:57 PM
Well I like peep show so I know 'the fuck' about 50% of things that you know I have an opinion on. And why the hell can't we all just share opinions? Oh and I don't lie because I lambasted it and i'm in the UK. Oh and my friend lambasted it and hes in the UK. So it was lambasted in the UK by me and my friend at the bare minimum.
well my talkbalk covered ... by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 03:26:29 PM
both of you despite me writing ot before seeing yours lord porkington. Great. Oh and its BRITISH comedy.
lord porkington... by dingus khan	Jul 11th, 2008 03:34:50 PM
...that was the most british rant i've ever read. =)
This is why we need friggin' transporters! by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Jul 11th, 2008 03:57:21 PM
Seriously... I love Spaced; I love numbing by butt in a theater, especially the Alamo Drafthouse. Plus... this is just a few days after my birthday (hell, the DVD set comes out ON my birthday!!). But... I live in Oregon, not Texas. Dammit! Why are scientists worrying about getting us back to the moon?!? They should be figuring out how to scramble our molecules and shoot them around the world instantaneously... Or, we should at least start traveling by tube, Futurama-style. But, all bitterness to geography aside, I hope all the lucky bastards who get to be there have an awesome time... with your "O-ray-gone-oh" and your "Phantom Menace" ;)
Dingus Khan... by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 04:19:43 PM
Why thank you good sir, I do like to keep the flag flying despite my current distance from good old Blighty. And davebaxter1989, you said, and I quote 'Spaced in its Home Counrty (sic) Is lambasted. It is absolutely terrible and the reason it was cancelled is that NO-ONE WAS WATCHING'. Where did you get your so-called 'facts' from? How was it lambasted? Come on kid, at least explain what you meant. I assume you say it was 'lambasted' because both yourself and your friend 'lambasted' it? By the way, do you even know what 'lambasted' means?! Plus, where did you get your information from regarding the show being 'cancelled'? Anyone who knows anything about 'British' comedy knows that the show was NOT cancelled. I'm very much looking forward to your amazing response...
Lord Porkington... by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 04:32:38 PM
Well I enjoy the dictionary.com definition that it is to 'berate harshly' As that is in fact what I thought of it. And it's fair to say that it's indeterminable if it was cancelled or stopped for artistic reasons as Neither of us works for channel 4 so sorry for being so general as I like to think cancelled in this particular debate. Now I very much enjoy a good Film/TV debate but don't lower it to pointing out my typos or grammar as its not very becoming.
hee hee hee by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 04:48:15 PM
This TB is so brit. I hope more british say more britain like things. Arse. Bollocks. Brolly.
Hey, I did a typo too earlier... by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 05:15:48 PM
I hardly pointed it out and I wasn't having a go at you for doing so, I merely quoted what you wrote and left in your spelling error. I still don't get why you're 'harshly berating' a show that sold very well when released on dvd in the UK, and has a major following? I fully accept that you don't like the show, that's perfectly fine, but why do you continue to pluck falsehoods from thin air in order to support your claims about the show being bad? And just for your information, you can't cancel a show that the writers stopped writing for. It was their decision, not Channel 4's. And if Edgar Wright, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) and Simon Pegg decided to make a third series, you'd be more foolish than you already appear to be to assume that it wouldn't be picked up by Channel 4 again. If David Mitchell and Robert Webb decided to stop making Peep Show and went off to do something new, would you consider the show as cancelled by Channel 4? The way you're waffling on, the answer would probably be 'yes'.
hmm by 1st and only	Jul 11th, 2008 05:20:12 PM
spaced was watched by cool people like me. Most british people wouldn't recognise cool if it was shoved down their chavy throats...unfortunatly cool people like me can be hard to find in blighty.
Lord Porkington... by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 05:24:59 PM
OK I can be honest enough to admit that a lot of my hostility toward this comes from my distaste for the comedic stylings of Simon Pegg. Try as I might I find him insufferable so best to punctuate whatever I say with that as it will more than likely bring across a negative tone when I discuss him. I'm perfectly willing to admit I was wrong and will take your word as truth as you are plenty more able to disect Spaced than me being a fan. I'm glad you have became less hostile the longer we talked and I have been more than corrected in my first opinion which was that other Brit-coms aren't given there due in the American market. I still maintain though that this particular website appears only to have eyes for spaced Brit-com wise.
And then 1st and only... by davebaxter1989	Jul 11th, 2008 05:27:19 PM
...comes along and makes it about coolness over opinion. I am in fact a non-chav thankyouverymuch. My tastes just happen to be different.
Ah-haaaaa! by LordPorkington	Jul 11th, 2008 07:14:24 PM
And here was I about to assume that the '1989' in your name was actually the year you were born, making you about 18 or 19, and thus, not able to comprehend Spaced in the same level that someone in their 30's would. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it would have explained why you didn't enjoy it as much as most of the people in this Talkback. But your disliking of Simon Pegg makes all of that pretty redundant. And perhaps AICN singles out Spaced due to it spawning cult movies like Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz? I don't think 'Magicians' by Mitchell & Webb had quite the same impact, not that I'm knocking them or anything. I've enjoyed their body of work since 'Bruiser' on the Beeb...
What's a chav? by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 07:50:33 PM

Do we know if any changes were made to the eps? Music etc. NT by JediRob	Jul 11th, 2008 08:28:53 PM

I've never had basted lamb. by buffywrestling	Jul 11th, 2008 08:45:19 PM

fuck austin and fuck spaced by prunkhaft	Jul 11th, 2008 10:34:16 PM
Actually I love Spaced and am SO FUCKING TIRED OF AUSTIN GETTING COOL SHIT. I grew up in Austin and its shit, and were it not for a soon to be not so portly fellow whos website I've loved for near a decade, Austin wouldn't get SHIT. Alamo drafthouse my ass. Come to Portland OR you brits, far more beautiful and far more cool people. And MUCH better beer. We have obese red heads here too ya know.
A chav is... by 1st and only	Jul 12th, 2008 07:08:03 AM
..basically the british version of American white trash i guess.Funnily enough if you watch the spaced episode where Simon pegg and jessica have a invisible gun fight in a back alley then the kids they are fighting are chavs..vicious human jackals.
1st timer here.... just did my own spaced-numbathon, and WOW by Calico Pete	Jul 12th, 2008 07:13:04 PM
...watched it off R2, and it is seriously awesome. I'm in love with the entire magnificent cast, but mostly with genius Jess. Can't wait to get the R1 release. Will Simon, Jessica, and Edgar be present for the entire Austin screening? I might just have to come down there if I get to watch it side-by-side with them.
and yet, Portland by HEADGEEK	Jul 13th, 2008 09:39:10 PM
is not where I live - isn't where the drafthouse is - and sadly, that's where I do my thing. Sorry friend.

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