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Spaced - Definitive Collectors' Edition [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Edgar Wright Actors: Jessica Stevenson, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin Studio: Channel 4 DVD Category: DVD List Price: ~~£29.99~~ Buy New: £6.61 as of 23/11/2009 16:33 GMT details You Save: £23.38 (78%) New (20) Used (4) from £6.61 Seller: shop-four-dvds Rating: 93 reviews Sales Rank: 372 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Number Of Discs: 3 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 MPN: C4DVD10070 EAN: 6867441007098 ASIN: B0002LXU6I Release Date: August 14, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Jessica Stevenson, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin Directors: Edgar Wright Amazon.co.uk Review piSpaced/i is a sitcom like no other. The premise is simple enough: Daisy (Jessica Stevenson) and Tim (Simon Pegg) are out of luck and love, so pretend to be a couple in order to rent a flat together. Downstairs neighbour and eccentric painter Brian suspects someone's fibbing, and almost blows their cover with their lecherous lush of a landlady, Marsha. Fortunately he soon falls for Daisy's health-freak friend Twist, while Daisy herself goes ga-ga for pet dog Colin. Tim remains happily platonic with lifemate Mike; a sweet-at-heart guns 'n' ammo obsessive. The series is chock-full of pop culture references. In fact, each episode is themed after at least one movie, with nods to iThe Shining/i and iClose Encounters of the Third Kind/i proving especially hilarious. Hardly five minutes goes by without a iStar Wars/i reference, and every second of screen time from Bill Bailey as owner of the comic shop where Tim works is comedic gold. The look of the series is its other outstanding element, with slam-zooms, dizzying montages, and inspired lighting effects (often paying homage to the iEvil Dead/i movies). It's an affectionate fantasy on the life of the twenty-something that's uncomfortably close to the truth.p The second series finds the gang at 23 Meteor Street a little older, but definitely none the wiser. Tim's career is hampered by severe hang-ups over iThe Phantom Menace/i. Daisy's career is just plain non-existent. There is still a spark of sexual tension between them, but it's overshadowed by Brian and Twist getting it on. Propelling the seven-episode series arc is the threat of Marsha discovering that none of the relationships are what they seem, Mike's increasing jealousy and a new love interest for Tim. That's the basis for a never-ending stream of in-jokes and references that easily match the quality of the first series. Tim has a iReturn of the Jedi/i flashback, then déjà vu in reliving the end of iThe Empire Strikes Back/i. There are spoofs of iOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/i, iRobocop/i, iThe Sixth Sense/i and comedy rival iThe Royle Family/i. There are guest spots from Bill Bailey, Peter (voice of Darth Maul) Serafinowicz and iThe League of Gentlemen/i's Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith. Every episode is packed with highlights, but this series' guaranteed geek pant-wetting moments have to be the mock gun battles, slagging off iBabylon 5/i and learning that "The second rule of Robot Club is: no smoking." Jessica Stevenson won a British Comedy Award for this year. It deserved a whole lot more. --iPaul Tonks/i/p

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...19 Next » Best British comedy DVD May 9, 2007 Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza) 22 out of 22 found this review helpful This is the best British comedy DVD that you will ever buy and is clearly a work of genius. The first episode is a bit slow but by the second you will not stop laughing. I recommend this version you all the new extras and interviews to get a better understanding of the Wright-Pegg-Frost team. br /After watching the whole series 4 times I still find new jokes, there one very couple of seconds. br /And added bonus is the homage - o - meter on the subtitles menu. br /My favorite moment is the paint ball fight / Platoon sequence. br /If you liked Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the dead I am sure you will enjoy this. br /I will give it six starts if I could. br / Excellent, bizzare comedy. Hurrah! November 2, 2004 14 out of 14 found this review helpful After seeing a few episodes of Spaced when it was broadcast and really liking it, I recently thought that the box set sounded like a good idea! I really, really love this show, and it is the kind that improves every time you watch it. A sit-com like no other, its relaxed, sureal attitude is wonderful, and offering, as in shaun of the dead, a wonderful array of guest stars of british comedy. See stars from The Office, League of Gentlemen, and Black Books pop up, as well as others. The characters themselves are wonderfully constructed, totally believable despite of (or perhaps because of!) their quirkness and weirdness! you will find yourself loving them, especially Tim and Daisy. The influence of Science fiction and the like is wonderfuly integrated, its wonderful if you get the references but totally OK if you don't. pThe extras are pretty damn good as well, so the box set is worth buying just for them! The end of the documentary was wonderful, and without giving anything away, made me pathetically excited! pIn short, one of my new favourite shows, and if you like much British comedy at the moment you will probably like this. If you like Shaun of the Dead you will probably like this too, as it is easy to see how much Spaced influenced the film. Buy it! A cult fan#x27;s delight! January 17, 2006 Amy (Australia) 24 out of 25 found this review helpful SPACED is a show you hear word of mouth. Therefore when you discover it, its like nothing on earth before. The show is amazingly shot (Edgar Wright living out his fantasy of trying every camera shot and angle, plus the added bonus of recreating some of cinema#x27;s finest moments) and the script from Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson is delightful. Pegg is brilliant as Tim, an out of work comic book illustrator and Stevenson as upbeat writer Daisy brings something so real and sweet to the show. Add in upstairs alcoholic Marsha (wonderful!), Mark Heaps#x27; amazing turn as tortured artist Brian and tim#x27;s best mate (in real life and on screen) Nick Frost as Mike, and you have everything that makes a funny comedy great. Shame about a 3rd series, but can you perfect perfection?pAnd that is just the show! The DVD is amazing. Commentary for every episode (14), deleted scenes, hilarious outtakes, bios and of course the piece de resistance, a wonder 2 hour documnatary on all aspects of Spaced, from the cameo#x27;s (a brillaint turn by The League of Gentlemen#x27;s Reece Shearmsith as a rival to Mike) to the location scouting, the extras and much much more. Worth every single penny and more! JOIN US! September 1, 2004 Ben (UK, Manchester) 36 out of 39 found this review helpful If every programme broadcast on television was half as good as 'Spaced', we would all permanately be glued to our screens. Yhere is no doubt about it: 'Spaced' is a fine example of what all contempary sitcom's should be. It has all the ingredients, razor sharp, witty dialogue, a bunch of actors whoes portrayl of their character is sublime and to perfection in every way possible. The character's themselves are a mixed variety, cleverely crafted and brought to life with such eccentric conviction that you believe them to be real, and after a number of episodes begin to feel for them. That is the brilliance of Spaced. Anyway let me introduce to the characters, (I wouldn't like to run into them on a dark night mind!' First there's Daisy Steiner, an ambitious journalist, who believes herself to be a hard worker who regulary produces solid gold work, but however, she will do anything to sway and prevent doing any work, (for instance throwing a house warming party and buying a dog). Then there's skate boarding, science fiction comic book obsessed Tim Bisely, a camudgeonally and emotionally crippled wreck of a man whoes way to deal with life is to play Tomb Raider III. Lurking in the basesment downstairs in insane, sinister artist Brian Topp, who's multi-coloured approach to life mimics the distressing hue of his artwork. Marsha Klein, the land lady is a swear box, a smoke machine who has a somewhat unhealthy addiction to the well being (love life really) of Brian. Then there's Tim's best friend, Mike Watt, a weapons expert who was fired from the army after he stole a tank and tried to invade Paris. Finally the fashion queen, Daisy's comrade Twist Morgan, whoes philosphy of life may be something along the lines of 'looks are everything'.pSERIES ONE - The first series of Spaced was hidden away in the Channel 4 autumn season of 1999. Even though it's rating weren't great, it recieved enormous critcial acclaimed and many subsequent awards. Series One is where it all began (obvisiously), Tim and Daisy are flat hunting and soon become firm friends. So they lie their way to the keys of flat and pretend that they are a professional couple. From then on we encounter, as their tradgic life unfolds, their ups, their downs, their world may be warped, it maybe be 'Spaced', but hell, it's funny! Highlights from the first series include Brian's art reunion with transexual Vulva (played by David Walliams from Little Britain) and Daisy purchasing a dog. Also watch out for the paintball match of the millenium. Great stuff.pSEROES TWO - Spaced returend in early 2001 with a second batch of seven episodes continuing the mangled life's of Tim, Daisy and their hapless friends. Emotions run high as Daisy finds herself on the run from the law, Brian finds death a great painting influence, Tim spices up the gang when he gets a fiery young girlfriend, Mike enters Robot Wars, Twiat has got her eyes on, and then off Brian and Marsha smashes the empty wine glass on the existance of 'Spaced'. A great second series, although I don't believe it to be quite as surreal, witty and original as the unbeatable first.pTHE EXTRA'S - A feast of delicious extra's include a commentary by Jessica Stevenson (Daisy), Simon Pegg (Tim) and Edgar Wright (director) on every episode. There are deleted scenes from both series (also with commentary), side splitting fluffs and out-takes, hom-o-meter, trailers, characters and biographies and now, in this special edition collectors set, a third disc, which includes rare interviews from the cast especially recorded for this DVD as well as an insightful and delightfully surreal documentary. Enjoy (but try and stay sane). A modern classic British sitcom June 22, 2007 KM (England) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful `Spaced' is a British sitcom about recently dumped Tim (Pegg) and his new flat-mate Daisy (Stevenson). br /The two barely know each other, but they pretend to be a young professional couple so that they can rent the relatively cheap which is owned by and also houses the landlady, Marsha. br /Downstairs lives Brian, an eccentric artist who Marsha has a huge crush on. br /Other regulars on the show are Tim's best friend and army enthusiast, Mike and Daisy's best friend, Twist as well as mad clubber Tyres and Marsha's unseen stroppy teenage daughter. br / br /From the creators of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, `Spaced' follows the lives of Tim and Daisy as they try to decide on what they want to do with their lives and try to figure out new ways of killing time in various unproductive ways during which there are hilarious movie scene spoofs and some quotes that will be remembered for a long, long time, Spaced is one of the best comedies to come out of Britain in a long time. br / br /I only caught the odd episode when it was shown on tv and I purchased this boxset solely based on word of mouth recommendations and I wasn't disappointed. br / Showing reviews 1-5 of 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...19 Next »

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