American Reacts to SPACED Beginnings Season 1 Episode 1 REACTION

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King Boomer's Reaction to the British comedy series Spaced starring Simon Pegg where two newly acquainted people decide to rent a flat together. ENJOY!
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[@KingBoomer]

I’m going to leave this here so hopefully some of you will be aware of it before hand. I’ve tried to upload and schedule 5 Spaced reactions. So far I have only been able to get my reactions to episodes 1, 2 and 4 on KZbin. Episodes 3 and 5 were blocked. This week I am going to try and get my reactions to episode 6 and 7 uploaded and scheduled. But if they get blocked this may be a short reaction series on my channel. My apologies in advance if that ends up being the case. Anyway, hope all is well! For those who are interested, most of my show reactions are on Patreon - patreon.com/THEkingboomer

[@maxdamagusbroski]

Yup, heard this was an issue unfortunately. Great to see what you can upload tho.

[@souldreamer9056]

YEEEESS!! I remember watching this when I lived in the UK. It was funny.

[@DarranRobertson]

Big man, please react to Inside Number 9

[@museborn7703]

I am more concerned about whether you saw what was special about the show and enjoyed it .

[@MrAlbieWan]

A question regarding your Patreon: I'm guessing it's like most cases, where we need our own copy of the show to watch along? I ask because I have Spaced on DVD, but I generally find that DVDs play at a different speed to the digital versions. Glad you're watching and enjoying this show, it's one of my favourites! 😁

[@Crissy_the_wonder]

This was my 90s. I refuse to believe the 90s was ages ago

[@Exoamylase]

the 90's was only 5 years ago

[@garrygraham6730]

@@Exoamylase 100% accurate

[@thadtuiol1717]

Got married in 98...honestly feels more recent than 2018

[@Writeous0ne]

To be fair i think it came out in 99. So it's more of a 2000's show. This has the vibes when someone born in 98 says they're a 90's baby even though they never experienced it consciously 😂

[@irreverend_]

It wasn't ages ago was it? Although my back seems to hurt a bit more than it used to...

[@wyterabitt2149]

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg got the inspiration to do a zombie comedy one day while making an episode of spaced. You will probably notice the episode when you see it.

[@amnril]

The resident Evil 2 episode if I recall.

[@PHILD0]

Always loved how much effort they put into their dvds. They told us everything and had way more special features than the average dvd. Anybody remember the Did You Know subtitle track on Shaun? Brilliant.

[@ruthfoley2580]

Spaced is just wonderful.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

I can't wait for him to meet Tires!

[@clemfandango-se1wj]

@@myopicautisticmetal9035AV A BANANA

[@MarcNash]

@@myopicautisticmetal9035 'You lucky lucky people!"

[@RolanTheBrave]

this is such an iconic series - it was a must watch back in the day.

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

Yep. Edgar wright. Not only is it the same style, its also largely the same casts. And there are scenes in the cornetto trilogy that are easter eggs from Spaced.

[@brendanm6921]

Shaun Of The Dead is more than an easter egg, the entire premise was largely influenced by the zombie episode of Spaced.

[@PHILD0]

Scott Pilgrim even has similarities to Spaced in the way it does certain scenes lol

[@mytorbin]

I still need to see you react to GREEN WING!

[@GnrMilligan]

Good call! And another great Mark Heap character.

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

Rewatching it myself at the moment. Wonderfully bonkers.

[@ianstopher9111]

I find it hard to believe he has not watched GW. That has my favourite Mark Heap character.

[@misterprecocious2491]

Beat me too it, Michelle Gomez was totally bonkers in this TV show.👍

[@GnrMilligan]

@@misterprecocious2491 Bonkers and terrifying! Should I worry that I also thought she was kinda hot?

[@Retrostar619]

Good lad. Spaced is a cool, heartwarming and pop-culture literate sitcom was bags of style and shaggy-dog charm. Love to see you get into it!

[@davidjohnstone7665]

Classic , the birth of some legends and total pop art references,and they do it well, sheer nostalgia.

[@shgjjj2879]

You have no idea how much I love spaced, came out when I was 16 and was an inspiration for half my life. Your reactions will be watched as soon as they are posted.

[@Nemoticon]

YES!!! You're watching SPACED! Finally, lol, enjoy🤣

[@thejudge-kv2jk]

Spaced is one of my favourite sitcoms of all time. Its absolutely amazing. I still quote it from time to time!

[@socialmediag5485]

You Finally got around to spaced, enjoy this gem series

[@dorcas9370]

So glad you managed to see this - loved the series when it first came out. It was the fore-runner to the Cornetto Trilogy, and kind of set the standard. Your reactions are brill!

[@IanHopkinson-lu8xo]

Am so glad you liked it. The first one can be slower paced than most like, but you really get to love each and every character as it goes on. They put a lot of time on multiple casts, and it works well

[@Stu-Vino]

Spaced was such a great programme, packed with Easter eggs and little references to film moments. Brilliant cast, too.

[@stevewheeler6120]

Yes! Its finally happening!!

[@lionboy2006]

So happy you're loving Spaced! Familiarise yourself with the kiaora adverts from the UK for one episode 👍

[@bblair2627]

"So do you like my comics?" "ooh that reminds me I was talking to Marsha about the Rubbish.." 😂

[@mrmidlife2546]

People said at the time the biggest joke in the whole series was that there was a flat in London for £90 a week, lol.

[@thadtuiol1717]

As true as that was, rent inflation over recent years has been astronomical and multiples ahead of inflation and salary increases. Don't try and normalise that by saying rents were always high.

[@mrmidlife2546]

@ I'm not normalising anything, I watched this show when it aired and London rent prices were/are higher than anywhere else in the country. So when Tim said their flat was going for £90 a week, folks in London went "Pfft. Yeah, right." But maybe it was a bit callous of them to say something that might distress you 25 years into the future and I certainly should know better than to state what happened and remember the joke from the time it was made.

[@paulbriggs5238]

Queen boomer needs in on this one people lol 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@StephMcAlea]

Mark Heap is a legend!

[@RhysOlwyn]

Mr. Lizzard!

[@gabbermensch]

Spaced was the first series I remember seeing where the editing was used to deliver punchlines, it's basically an extra character in the series. They also start using the same "jump-cut editing" in the dialogue to get a similar effect. It was a really clever way to get a lot of bang from a small budget.

[@markjones127]

I've seen your full reactions to series 1 on Patreon but have to give a like on here too, looking forward to the start of series 2 now, I'm guessing it will drop pretty soon!

[@picton101]

Spaced is my wife and I's favourite show. It was one of the first things we watched together all those years ago and is something we quote almost every day. If its not a day with a Spaced quote, it'll be a Black Books one somewhere

[@rochyroch]

Finally ! great show.

[@tommillard4193]

Im so glad you recognised the actor who played jim i was worried youd miss it

[@Ahairinthegate]

Really happy to see you react to this fantastic series - the soundtrack is also great and on Spotify

[@Ian-lx1iz]

Yaaaaay! - brilliant. Edgar Wright directing, and the cast of the 'Cornetto Trilogy' plus Peter Serafinowicz, Jessica Hynes, Mark Heap and more. Fantastic comedy talents.

[@tommillard4193]

The scooby doo reference is so good with the og music

[@paulmorrison-hs4lw]

the landlady was in Alan Partridge where they used chocolate mousse in the hotel room and she is also in the Windsors

[@wafi84]

"Do you like me sex-wise?"

[@GnrMilligan]

But that was a stolen moment, and she had to give it back!

[@paulmorrison-hs4lw]

@ lol and she was fired lol

[@sequilla]

To the untrained eye it could look like some sort of dirty protest.

[@GnrMilligan]

@@sequilla Or that he had been eating some mousse?

[@garytyme9384]

Finally, someone is reacting to Spaced, it is a brilliant series.

[@simonball5746]

I believe this was Nick Frost's first acting job. He was Simon's mate and he thought he would be perfect.

[@mudder5]

I watched both series, in 1 day, absolutely stoned with a bunch of besties. good times.

[@Simon42102]

Edgar wright is playing one of the stone people in the squat 👍😎

[@muninraven3327]

Nice. Now if you would only add Green Wing (just two seasons) to your watch list, I'll be a very happy Muppet. :)

[@vinnycochrane5139]

Spaced was very refreshing for its time; a lot of British comedy was very studio bound, but Spaced looked fresh and weird. Tim Bisley’s name in an homage to Simon Bisley, a brilliant contributor to the seminal comic 2000AD, which is still published today every week. The pictures Tim draws were drawn by Jason Brashill, who worked on many series in 2000AD. You’ll encounter loads of references to British comics.

[@steelmagnolia666]

You should react to Green Wing. Hospital comedy, strange like Spaced is and you'll recognise a few people...brilliant!

[@helenwood8482]

I agree completely. A break-up is a goodbye, not a negotiating position.

[@MOSMASTERING]

This program was a cult classic and absolutely iconic at the time. There are only two series of 6 episodes each. Absolutely love this show.. so quotable

[@mandelbot5318]

You should treat yourself by watching the seventh episode of each series. 😁

[@MOSMASTERING]

@@mandelbot5318 Oh damn, you're right. 20 years and my memory has spaced out.

[@mandelbot5318]

@@MOSMASTERINGFor what it’s worth, I watched the show on TV as it aired (probably like yourself) and thought episode 6 was the last in the first series. Imagine my surprise when I later bought the VHS and found that magical seventh episode. 😮

[@MOSMASTERING]

@@mandelbot5318 Back before streaming and we had to wait a week before episodes.. the anticipation, talking about it with your friends the day afterward, buying a boxset and getting extras, commentary, behind the scenes, bloopers.. we've lost so much moving to the convenience of streaming. Not to mention - they can just delete it from the library at any time. We're at the whims of the streaming companies now. I hate it.. I miss my DVD collection. I'm sure it's all in storage somewhere. I'm moving away from using the internet so much, it's actually made things not as enjoyable and fun anymore. I was at primary school in the 80s and I remember coming in to school and talking about 'Bottom' with my friends 😂 In the 90s, the most talked about show at school was The Fast Show and Alan Partridge. They were phenomenons. I hope King Boomer loves Spaced as much as I do.. it gets better and better every episode and Season 2 surpasses it completely. Similar to The Might Boosh. The Zoo series is a classic, but after that it gets even more ridiculous and funny. Favourite episode of Spaced? Probably when they go clubbing and it's all implied that they're on Molly (whatever happened to 'Mandy'.. when did that change?) Their feet still tapping to the beat even while they're all passed out on the couch. I remember that warm afterglow feeling after dancing all night.. it wasn't uncomfortable being that stimulated, but you definitely couldn't sleep.😆

[@torquetheprisoner]

black book's was another good one aswell

[@davidkitching4289]

Such a classic series. This summed up my 90’s in 2 series…. Classic and I watch it at least once per year

[@musingsof1guy934]

So glad you found the joy of dunking digestives in tea

[@Wang_Monkey]

Yes KB! Good choice. 90s was the height of civilization...all down hill now!

[@SamM_Scot]

This cult classic comedy TV show from Edgar Wright is legendary. It also gets very surreal at times :-)

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

Julia Deakin who plays Marsha had a role in each of the Cornetto Trilogy films, plus she played Jill in the Valentine's Day episode of "I'm Alan Partridge".

[@cbjones82]

Our university house all loved this. Had it on vhs and we'd watch it after many a night out! Love it. Still in a long, rambling conversation we'll all still say "skip to the end...!"

[@samthemac17]

Yes lad. I'm all here for this. This show makes me feel so nostalgic having grown up in London at the same time. Everything about this show makes me feel nostalgic, especially the Resident Evil gameplay! Love it.

[@victoriagargett9801]

it starts slow but its actually a really good and fairly accurate (bizzareness aside) portrayal of what it was like to live as a 20 soemthing in those times in the uk

[@letsrock1729]

Just randomly stumbled on your channel and I can't believe someone is finally reacting to this!! LOVE 'Spaced' and I'll definitely be here for the ride!

[@kjmmxii123]

They showed Shaun of the Dead at my local cinema yesterday, for the 20th anniversary(ish). Still holds up, the Cornetto Trilogy and Spaced are collectively a huge part of my youth.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Woop! 🙌 ❤ 9:36 yep, same guy that did Cornetto trilogy, and baby driver

[@aidankirwan9904]

And Scott Pilgrim

[@joelwatkins]

That scene where Brian describes his art style lives in my head rent-free whenever I ask what sort of medium my artistic friends dabble in 😂

[@HeeBeeGeeBee392]

In late 1999 when Spaced was first broadcast, the exchange rate was roughly £1 GBP = $1.60 US, so £360 would have been equivalent to about $576 back then. It is the same Edgar Wright who directed the Cornetto trilogy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Baby Driver and Last Night in Soho. He's also directing the remake of The Running Man and is set to direct a remake of Barbarella. I'm sure he will be adding his own unique touches to both of those.

[@PeterMoore66]

Julia Deakin, who plays Marsha, was the pub landlady in Hot Fuzz - that's probably where you remember her from.

[@juxepe1845]

Such a clever comedy and the characters develop so much. So smart, ahead of its time 👍

[@robrich6246]

Glad you're giving this a go. An absolute classic to warm the cockles.

[@Moonlightgraeme]

Finally, you’re watching spaced! It’s amazing, you’ll love it

[@bendaniel2271]

Digestives with Stilton Cheese is one of my favourite snacks.

[@travoltasbiplane1551]

Spaced just gets better and better as well... You're in for a treat.

[@terrystewart1973]

Marsha was played by the same woman who played Alan Partridge's receptionist in 'I'm Alan Partridge', season 1 episodes 1 & 2 - the one he fires after the incident with the chocolate mousse in the bedroom.

[@mijmijrm]

ooo! .. Spaced! ... good choice.

[@retro-robbo]

yes it's Jim. And the guy you thought looked like Will from In-Betweeners was Ben in I'm Alan Partridge. And the woman you seen before played Jill (the chocolate mousse woman) in I'm Alan Partridge.

[@nikkihayes5411]

Also, she was Yvonne's mum in S.o.t.D....in the scene where the two groups bump into each other...🧟‍♀️

[@gvigary1]

The biggest thing we've lost with the rise of streaming is DVD commentaries. The commentaries on Spaced were some of the best. BTW, Jessica Stevenson is now Jessica Hynes, and she's been in some great stuff from The Royle Family [can't believe you haven't reacted to that yet - VERY British, lots of tea] to W1A. She also had one episode in a show called People Like Us (a mockumentary before even The Office) which is one of my absolute favourites - would love to see you watch that too.

[@Lostboy-007]

Been patiently waiting for you to react to this for a very very long time it’s brilliant man have fun! 💪🏻🤙🏻🍿

[@Lostboy-007]

I think I was the first dude to recommend this show to you ages ago

[@SharmanSomerset]

Yes mate!!! You’ll love this x

[@StephMcAlea]

Marsha "whereas they put my age at 54 when I'm actually 53!"

[@amnril]

Hot Fuzz pub landlady 👌

[@djrizla420]

YES! You’ve finally got around to watching Spaced, my favourite sitcom! Don’t worry, I will definitely watch every one of your reactions to this and will fill you in on any references you didn’t get, along with any questions you ask in the video. So, let’s begin… The rent of the flat was definitely of its time. The episode came out in September 1999. So that’s £360 per month, and back then the exchange rate was about $1.60 to £1, so that’s $576 per month. Incidentally, Tim’s line “skip to the end” is something I picked up from the show and use any time someone is talking, but are taking too long to get to the point. Yes, this is directed by Edgar Wright, of the Cornetto Trilogy fame, and you’ll recognise his directing style during the course of the series. In fact, episode 3 of the first season was the inspiration for Shaun of the Dead (you’ll understand when you see it). Speaking of Shaun of the Dead, Jessica Stevenson (now Jessica Hynes), who plays Daisy, was in that movie too. She played Yvonne, the friend Shaun keeps bumping into through the movie, who is leading another group of survivors identical to Shaun’s group. Julia Deakin, who plays the landlady, Marsha, also appears in Shaun of the Dead. She has a brief scene as Yvonne’s mum, part of survivor doppelgängers they pass in the alley. She also has roles in the other two Cornetto Trilogy movies: in Hot Fuzz, she plays, Mary Porter, the landlady of the local pub, whirl in The World’s End she plays the landlady of the B&B.

[@YTeldar]

Yes!!! Kings watching Spaced!!! Been over 10 years since I've last seen it myself, can't wait! 🎉

[@ericlayton8888]

11:56 “it’s perfect for a child” is what Jack says when he’s shown Danny’s room in The Shining, foreshadowing the “forever and ever and ever” twins in the cupboard immediately afterwards

[@mikkifly]

About bloody time king boomz😊

[@lauz-im3ov]

Aaaaaah! So excited for this!

[@Skip2TheEnd]

So glad you're finally reacting to this masterpiece of a show! Also, 5:14 is how I came up with my username 😄

[@linuslevitt4844]

Yaaay. Spaced. I really enjoyed that show

[@propersensitive8776]

Loved this show so much. Can I recommend Green Wing, another Mark Heap masterclass.

[@shifterbbr1986]

My favourite show of all time, absolute banger with the bonus of no canned laughter. 👍👍

[@MaximusJohal]

The women is from Shaun of the dead, shes his friends who brings the army.

[@aidankirwan9904]

Yes! Spaced reaction. How's that for a slice of fried gold?!

[@rogerleyster4306]

My absolute favourite tv program

[@Anditover]

YESSS! Spaced is genius, the best work Simon Pegg has done, even Quentin Tarrentino is a fan.

[@leemorris2217]

Marsha was the landlady in the pub, hot fuzz.

[@Womberto]

You should be doing this series with the missus, she'd love it.

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

It's funny - Mark Heap also has a cameo as a bartender in The World's End, where he looks *completely* different... And Jessica Hynes is the Yoga-lady from Black Books (Hello Sun), where *she* looks completely different (she is also Yvonne in Shaun of The Dead).

[@yzolakitchi]

wOOOOHOOOOOOOO! Knew you'd love it. It was so different when it came out. If you love the quirky editing - can't wait for you to see GREEN WING, again with Mark Heap 🙂

[@clairenolan1486]

Spaced is gold star British comedy for me. Not many make the list, but Brassic most recently which I'd love to see you react to. But I always love seeing people discover Spaced for the first time, it's been close to my heart since it aired.

[@BloodRayneUK]

I am so happy that you are reacting to one of the best TV series in years. Spaced is just fantastic and it gets better with each episode….enjoy my friend 😌👍🏼

[@galvatron3323]

About time! 😅happy to rewatch this with ya

[@Home8rew]

If you’re going to get ripped, Spaced is amazing. When it first was shown that was close to my life 😎

[@misterprecocious2491]

Spaced and Greenwing were the first dvd boxsets I ever bought, will have to dig them out again.

[@PHILD0]

Edgar Wright's style is unmistakable. He's one of those directors you can easily spot like Tarantino or Wes Anderson.

[@helenroberts1107]

Yup same guy Edgar Wright. The guy from downstairs is also one of the bar men in Worlds End

[@dd7aa]

Lol this shows awesome, 90s Friday night trippy vibes

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

Certain the Patreon crowd will already have pointed it out. Jessica/Daisy is the girl in Sean of the Dead that Sean bumps into twice (pre and during the apocalypse) and who ultimately brings the army to the Winchester, to save Sean's crew. Many other Spaced crew pop up in the Cornetto universe.

[@charliefinley13]

Looking forward to the rest of the episodes

[@museborn7703]

Spaced was my uni existence in my head. It was my "How to" guide to navigating the chaos of nothingness and going nowhere fast. Worth it.

[@jimcoughlan858]

I loved this show back in the early 2000s

[@Nah_Mate_Aint_Nowt]

Easily one of my favourite shows of all time, makes me so nostalgic for my time in flat and house shares. Even down to smoking way too much weed and having a landlord, we knew and liked popping in far too much for a drink and a chat. You should give Top Buzzer a chance, another similar British sitcom that was far too relatable, pretty obscure but another one with a great cast before they went on to bigger things.

[@richardrussell5585]

Something I only realised after multiple viewings; anytime the ask or offer a “cup of tea” is code for a joint 😂

[@Jimmy-Slims]

I live 5 minutes drive away from the McVitties factory where the digestives are made.. and yes, I plan a seige on that place some time soon

[@joeb2487]

The guy you thought was Will from The Inbetweeners was in the first series of I'm Alan Partridge. He was also in a massively underrated sitcom with Stephen Graham called Top Buzzer.

[@sac5608]

ah finally looking forward to this ✌✌