Petting Zoo: Spacing out on Spaced
Melissa Mary Smith COLUMNIST
Issue date: 11/24/09 Section: Opinion
"Spaced" is a sitcom, but not in the superficial "Friends" sort of way.
The cast of characters look like you and me.
Even in the show's absurdity, they are relatable and have their quirks: Brian, who lives in Tim and Daisy's apartment building, can only create art when he is unhappy. As soon as he begins a relationship with Daisy's friend Twist, his creativity goes in the garbage.
Tim's friend Mike has a childlike fascination with being in the British Army, but cannot join because when he was little, Tim told him to jump out of a tree. The accident ended up detaching Mike's retinas.
Daisy is a struggling freelance writer whose laziness prevents her from writing or finding a job.
Tim is a comic book store employee who, in one episode, gets fired for yelling at a child for liking Jar Jar Binks.
Tim Bisley: Jar Jar Binks makes the Ewoks look like f--king Shaft.
While I do wish there were more shows of the same caliber as "Spaced," I enjoy the fact that it was one of a kind.
It was reminiscent of "Python," with the rock-and-roll surrealism of "The Young Ones," and yet offered something unique to most sitcoms: a little bit of heart.
The cast of characters look like you and me.
Even in the show's absurdity, they are relatable and have their quirks: Brian, who lives in Tim and Daisy's apartment building, can only create art when he is unhappy. As soon as he begins a relationship with Daisy's friend Twist, his creativity goes in the garbage.
Tim's friend Mike has a childlike fascination with being in the British Army, but cannot join because when he was little, Tim told him to jump out of a tree. The accident ended up detaching Mike's retinas.
Daisy is a struggling freelance writer whose laziness prevents her from writing or finding a job.
Tim is a comic book store employee who, in one episode, gets fired for yelling at a child for liking Jar Jar Binks.
Tim Bisley: Jar Jar Binks makes the Ewoks look like f--king Shaft.
While I do wish there were more shows of the same caliber as "Spaced," I enjoy the fact that it was one of a kind.
It was reminiscent of "Python," with the rock-and-roll surrealism of "The Young Ones," and yet offered something unique to most sitcoms: a little bit of heart.
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Britcom Fan
posted 11/24/09 @ 11:59 AM EST
If you liked Black Adder and Spaced, check out Black Books (Bill Bailey is awesome) and Peep Show. You will die laughing from both.
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Melissa Mary Smith
posted 11/24/09 @ 7:50 PM EST
I am a pretty big Black Books fan, actually. Dylan Moran is my hero on that show.
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