Spaced was an extremely awesome sitcom from the U.K. about twentysomethings trying to sort out their lives, mostly through pop culture references. It was created by Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson, and Edgar Wright, who went on to make Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, which were also extremely awesome. Being a British show, it only went for 14 episodes over two seasons. While brief by American standards, the show is also perfect from start to finish, and while I wish the cast 'n' crew could've whipped up a third season, there's nothing wrong with what they accomplished.
Clips from the abandoned U.S. pilot/remake of Spaced are floating around the Internets (see above). From what I've seen, the remake was more weird than awful. I say that because it takes jokes I loved from the first episode of Spaced and makes them suck. And then Will Sasso shows up and talks about killing people. It's like an alternative universe, almost identical to our own, where everything is still horrifyingly wrong. HORRIFYINGLY.
Click here to watch the real first episode of Spaced. And then go buy the complete series set!
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