Twenty years. Two decades. Hardly seems possible but it is true. Things that I think of as being still relatively recent are undeniably getting on a bit. So does that mean that these things are looked at through a lens of the 90s which is somewhat rose-tinted and maybe no longer holds up? Let’s get into it and find out, shall we?
Spaced
So What Is It? A Channel 4 sitcom about two twenty-somethings who, having lied about being a couple in order to get a flat, get into pop-culture tinged situations with their misfit selection of friends.
Was It Any Good? If by some chance you haven’t seen this but are familiar with the films Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End then you should absolutely check this out as this is where Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright first made their mark. It’s slick ands stylish but not at the expense of character - Simon Pegg and Jessica Stephenson’s (as she’s credited back then - Jessica Hynes now) script puts the Tim and Daisy relationship front and centre. It’s also very funny with plenty of quotable lines (more than I few of which I’ve realised have found their way into my everyday speech) and a nice line in running gags (particularly the “story about an incident in Tim and Mike’s past" which keeps getting interrupted). The supporting cast are great too - in addition to Pegg and Stevenson/Hynes, Nick Frost, Mark Heap, Julia Deakin and Katy Carmichael are all excellent. Of the supporting cast, it’s only Katy Carmichael that I haven’t really seen much of since (largely because she moved into soaps and dramas which I wouldn't have been watching).
Has It Dated? Not too much, surprisingly. A couple of the references are contemporary and probably wouldn’t make much sense to a modern audience but a lot of the references are to classic pop culture film and TV that have already stood the test of time anyway.
Still Worth A Watch? Oh yes. Come get some.
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