Spaced

I can't talk about Peep Show without mentioning the best comedy series of all time: "Spaced" (1999) - my favourite, favourite show of all time.

Directed by Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright, and written by Shaun's Simon Pegg and the hilarious Jessica Stevenson it's all about two friends, Tim (Pegg) and Daisy (Stevenson) who see an ad in a paper for a flat, the only catch being that they have to be a couple to apply.

So they lie.

Que many hilarious japes as they pretend to be a couple, whilst living out their own lives. It's not just about their friendship, but their friendships also with a multitude of oddballs they meet along the way.

The makers of Spaced have this to say about the future:

Despite what certain national newspapers might have said, Series 2 is not the last series of Spaced. There will be a third series of Spaced - we just don't know when. (Yey!)

Meanwhile, Spaced: The Book may find it's way onto shelves before Series 3 (or it may be released in tandem); it promises to contain interviews, scripts, photos and the lost episode that was never filmed. It's tantalising stuff.

Having said this, the team are working on OTHER PROJECTS... »

Goofy dancing

In my opionion - the best of the best episodes:

Episode One - Art - Series 1

Tim and Mike buy cheap speed and end up a little disturbed; Tim having recurring Resident Evil induced hallucinations, Mike ending up in Yorkshire. Daisy's career seems to be going nowhere until she gets an interview from Fem - Mag, Flaps. Meanwhile, Brian's Ex - boy - girl - friend, Vulva, has invited him to 'come' to view his latest artistic triumph. After the painful, drug fuelled interview, what better way to relax than an evening, with friends, at the theatre…?

Episode Six - Epiphanies - Series 1

Tyres, Tim's comic courier, is introduced to Daisy. He invites them out for a 'large one' and lends them the money too (top man!). Mike is chucked out of the Rough Ramblers when he overfills his backpack and damages his canoe. To cheer him up, Tim and Daisy suggest that he joins them and Twist for Tyre's night out. Brian is also asked and only reluctantly comes along as it presents a better lifestyle choice than a night in with Marsha. At the club, everyone gets bitten by the groove monster and, who's that leading the pace from the podium…?

Episode 2 - Changes - Series 2

Amber and Marsha's rowing escalates until the former zips off out of 23 Meteor St leaving a spare room in the landlady's flat that Mike is all too quickly occupying. Tim loses his job at Fantasy Bazaar after his Phantom Menace hang ups give Bilbo no other option than to fire him. Daisy runs well short on cash and, along with Tim, heads to the DSS. She has no joy but Tim lands a very familiar job but soon returns to his old stomping ground after a touching reconciliation with his previous boss. Marsha begins to plot the downfall of Brian's love affair with Twist and Daisy finally gets some temp work, although it's unclear how long it'll last…

Episode 3 - Mettle - Series 2

Mike and Tim are busy tarting up their quarter finalist entry in Robot Wars, 'Private Iron' whilst Daisy is preparing for yet another crack at temping, this time in modern eatery, Neo Nachos. Meanwhile, Brian gets an offer of work at a local gallery where, due to some gunshots, he's drafted in to 'do' an installation. Much chaos ensues when Daisy's job turns out to be hell on wheels, Mike's arch TA enemies set out to nobble the 'Private' and Brian's work just doesn't go to plan… But, all of the crew have tricks up their sleeves and surely, their time has come…

Could I be any more of a dork?