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Hot Fuzz...

Hi...

RE: The comment on 'Hot Fuzz' in the 'Future' section - has this movie actually been produced? I remember hearing that they were planning it, but I'd just assumed it was, at best, a work in progress or just a potential idea they were playing aroung with. --Joseph Q Publique 13:11, 15 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

See the Hot Fuzz article. They've been deciding where to film it for quite a few months now, and Edgar's said they're going to start filming in March. :D -- jeffthejiff (talk) 13:19, 15 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Drugs

Hmmm... am I barking up the wrong tree with this drugs stuff? It seems to me that Spaced's treatment of drugs is something that sets it aside from the television comedy mainstream and is sufficiently notable to be in the article. The anonymous editor at 62.252.224.12 seems to think otherwise. I'd be interested to know what other people watching this page think. --rbrwr ^± 18:58, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I'm not sure it's unique, but it's sufficiently notable to deserve a reference IMHO. -- Avaragado 19:13, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Its not really that unique for a british show, shows like Early Doors and Absolutely Fabulous are similar in this respect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tc2000 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 9 December 2005

Certainly not unique any more, what about Ideal (TV series) Traveller palm (talk) 05:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spaced Series 3

London based Wikipedians might like to know that there is a stencilled bit of grafitti under Southwark Bridge that reads 'Spaced Series 3'. There's no more information than that, and it might just be a rabid Spaced fan with a stencil and a spray can- but could it be the beginning of viral marketing campaign for a 2006 series? We can dream! Coyote-37 14:36, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, it was just some chump with a stencil and a spraycan- nothing official. Grumble grumble grumble. . .Coyote-37 14:43, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's been four years, so we may as well assume that there will be no series three till told otherwise. Cast and Writers are all tied to other projects anyway, Shame tho. --John R. Barberio ^{talk, contribs} 12:49, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think there probably will be another series at some point: Simon Pegg said he'd definetly like to continue the story as he already has the entirety of the characters lives in his head, or at least his and Jessica's collective heads. They have got some other projects on the go at the moment though, so i would expect nothing until at least 2007. -- jeffthejiff (talk) 12:57, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Quotations

The quotations listed are all very funny, but some of them (like "just a tenner!" and "is Jabba the princess?") only make sense in context. Some more self-contained ones would be better for an article aimed at people with no knowledge of the series. How about the "you're scared of spiders and mice..." exchange from the first episode? I'd add it myself, but I can't remember the exact wording and I'm not sure I trust IMDb's quotes page. :) --Nick R 15:02, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I wasnt too sure on most of them either, but I left them until i could (be bothered to) think of any better ones. ---- jeffthejiff (talk) 22:40, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I have both series on DVD, so here's the full context of the quotations about the mice-spiders:

Tim Bisley: "You're scared of mice and spiders, but oh so much greater is your fear that one day, the two species will cross-breed, to form an all-powerful race of mice-spiders, who will immobilise human beings in giant webs, in order to steal cheese."

Daisy Steiner: "I never said that."

Tim Bisley: "Yeah, but it would be good though, wouldn't it?" Kepiblanc 05:54, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Epilogue"

Anyone know if this is legit'? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxKADc7Fjpo I have Season 2 on DVD, but this isn't on it. But it sounds like the real actors alright... {Darien Shields 00:18, 8 May 2006 (UTC)}[reply]

Yes, it's legit - it was on the box set of both series Stephenb (Talk) 08:46, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's after the credits on the documentary. --Sam Francis

Plagarisim

Much, if not most, of the content on this page seems taken directly (and verbatim) from the Spaced web site.

Re. the below thread, the dog's name is Ada. "Aida" was a typo on the credits. And as to "plagiarism", I think that it's a shame stuff has been taken verbatim from Spaced Out since I wrote most (read: all) of the stuff for that site when I owned it and set it up. It surprises me that no-one can come up with anything better than stuff I wrote when I was 17, since even now I am not a particularly great writer. You're welcome to it however! - Nick. --82.2.150.127 23:43, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My edits

Ok here's what I did: 1) I corrected the name and the page for Ada the Dog. Her name was never "Ada IV". Whoever made that page may have been confused by her imdb page which lists her as "Ada (IV)". This only means that there are three other actors named "Ada" on imdb and each one has a Roman numeral after their name only to distinguish between them. The dog's name is and always has been simply "Ada"... erm, or "Aida". 2) I added all the recurring characters (2 or more episodes) from the show because I believe they deserve mention. Especially in this series because they were all integral to the episodes in which they appeared. The descriptions I wrote are not particuarly good so maybe someone can help with that. I tried to avoid giving too much away; don't know if did a good job of that. 3) I removed the quotes section because there is already a link to the wikiquote collection so this is redundant. 4) I added a few bits of trivia most of which I got from Spaced Out. MrBlondNYC 16:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Factual Inaccuracy

"There are also frequent references to a happening involving Tim and Mike's childhood and a tree, but flashbacks never reveal exactly what it was that happened."

Incorrect: In one episode you discover that Tim once dared Mike to jump out of a tree (in fact, from the branch they're often shown sitting on in flashbacks). Mike landed badly and detached one or both of his retinas (or should that be retinae?), providing explanation for both his large glasses and the medical reason for his never being able to join the army.

Unfortunately I can't immediately remember exactly which episode this happens in, so I've hesitated to edit the page without a citation - someone else should feel free if they also remember this incident. 62.121.22.4 14:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was in Series 1, Episode 7, so the first series finale. They reveal it when Mike is going in for his review in the Territorial Army, with Tim. I just watched it. Chewbacca1010 19:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's also the matter of:

[Bilbo Bagshot] once beat up his dad for saying Hawk the Slayer was rubbish.

I thought it was pretty obvious that he was beating up the Tim-look-a-like he hired right after Tim got fired... 210.1.205.26 13:07, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Er, the joke is that when he hits the Tim lookalike, it is a reference to that comment earlier in the episode. Bob talk 17:36, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Carleton Road in Tufnell Park

Some mention should be made that the Spaced house in Meteor Street is actually located in Carleton Road in Tufnell Park.

On Spaced-Out.org they get a bit precious about this information, "we know where the house is but we're not telling you", because the owners of the house might not like it. Except the cast members reveal the actual address on the DVD commentary... so all the "secrecy" is a bit futile.

Anyway, a section on the various locations would be interesting.Galaxytrio 21:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Soundtrack Split

This article is very large, and most soundtracks have their own page. Hol e in the wall 21:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Naw.. it's okay as is really. Could split if the Spaced page gets overly long. Rehevkor 18:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, I've removed the split tag for the time being. Bob talk 21:01, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tim's drawings

Does anyone know whether the drawings that Tim does in spaced are by Simon Pegg or some other artist because i have been trying to find out and i can't find it anywhere? I would appreciate any info anyone can give me. Georgiana1234 00:07, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's in the main article under Style and References. Custardninja 11:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edwards Link

The link to Gareth Edwards in the infobox goes to a welsh rugby player, not a TV producer... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.94.1 (talk) 16:27, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) 09:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Google Street View link

The Street View link to the exterior of the flat does point to a Meteor St, but it's one in Wandsworth, South London rather than Tufnell Park, North London as stated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.158.27.252 (talk) 15:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've redone the address and deleted the link to the incorrect house. I don't know exactly how to insert a link to a street view google maps image so if someone else wants to go for it. I'm not so sure it's a brilliant idea to link to images of real peoples homes though..... To find the house on google maps, type in 21 Carleton Rd, Islington, Greater London N7 0, UK and rotate to look NW. Cheers Psychostevouk (talk) 08:51, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hynes v Stevenson

There's currently a mixture of use of Hynes and Stevenson for Jessica's surname. This is rather confusing, but I'm not sure the best way to tidy it up. Some reference to Stevenson should remain explicitly as that's her credit in the show, but perhaps it would be simplest for the very first reference to make the name-change explicit, and then use Hynes after that? Quaestor23 (talk) 19:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that as she was called Stevenson, and is credited as such, any reference to her should be her maiden name, and, as such, I will change it. Quentin X (talk) 01:00, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Homage

The character of Mike has many similarities to the character of Walter from the Big Lebowski movie a year before. Not sure if this was an intentional homage, but could be noteworthy. 124.169.36.168 (talk) 23:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it is, really. Bob talk 16:29, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shaun of the Dead inspiration

The Shaun of the Dead article discusses how the film was inspired by "Art" and I'd have thought it was worth a mention here. Thoughts? (Emperor (talk) 01:23, 14 November 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Removed emply section not needed

I added an edit summary in my recent edit which the Wiki software saw fit to ignore.1archie99 (talk) 01:42, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]