"Spaced" a fine evening at the Arclight
I went to a special screening of "Spaced" the BBC series that aired in the UK back in 1999-2000 here in Los Angeles tonight. What a treat! They are promoting the release of the series (finally) here in North America on DVD. I snagged my copy when it came out on DVD in the UK (thank you Amazon UK).Where do you suppose that I was introduced to this UK import? Right here on the Sift!
The perk of going to a theater tonight to watch 3 episodes of this show that I have already watched is that actor/writers Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes along with director Edgar Wright were there to watch and to do a Q&A afterward all moderated by Kevin Smith (baked like a honey glazed ham). They showed 3 fan favorite episodes (as voted on by fans) back to back.
It was a free event, just had to wait in line (I waited maybe and hour and twenty) and it was a "sold out" and very ethusiastic audince. A nice plus and very cool moment came as Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright walked down the waiting line and said hello to everyone and Hi 5's around! Class act all the way.
So do yourself a favor and pick up or rent a copy of "Spaced" and enjoy.
I have included a clip from the 3rd episode they screened this evening (which is the clip that got me to buy the series in the first place).
8 Comments
my15minutesgreat series!
and, like the sift, the only reason i've seen it?
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Farhad2000Nice.
Spaced has been a inside joke on the sift for a while now! Great to see it getting the exposure it deserves!
If they fucking remake this show for the US market someone in TV needs to be shot.
blankfistGenius!!!! I can imagine the laughter in the Arclight!
youdiejoe>> ^Farhad2000:
Nice.
Spaced has been a inside joke on the sift for a while now! Great to see it getting the exposure it deserves!
If they fucking remake this show for the US market someone in TV needs to be shot.
It seems that someone tried, and it was a colossal failure. They spoke briefly about it during the Q&A only to say it was completely without any input from any of them and it was devoid of anything funny as it was sanitized for American TV. Everyone in the theater sighed a deep sigh of relief that it died quietly and was never aired.
youdiejoe>> ^blankfist:
Genius!!!! I can imagine the laughter in the Arclight!
Roaring with laughter!
Pushkillcool! I love the ArcLight, they always have cool events like this.
lucky760This is awesome. I never would have recognized the title "Spaced" and only know whatever clips I've seen on the Sift, but AOTS had several clips and was raving about it so much I felt I had to get it and experience it for myself.
Thanks for the post. Now I'm certain I'll have to get the DVD set.
IssykittyDFT just recently picked up this box set. LOOOOVE it. There is no other like it. That must have been such fun to watch it on the big screen.
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