Strangers “Tim” (Simon Pegg) a struggling comic book artist and “Daisy” (Jessica Stevenson) a wannabe journalist, cross paths in a Cafe in North London. After meeting they find out that they both are looking for a new place to live. Tim is looking for a new home after splitting with his girlfriend and Daisy wants to leave the house full of wasters she currently lives with. They meet every day in the cafe looking for new homes in different newspapers, magazines and advertisements until they find the perfect home. But there’s a catch, “Professional couples only.” Tim and Daisy decide to pretend to be a couple in order to try and get the flat.
Strangers “Tim” (Simon Pegg) a struggling comic book artist and “Daisy” (Jessica Stevenson) a wannabe journalist, cross paths in a Cafe in North London. After meeting they find out that they both are looking for a new place to live. Tim is looking for a new home after splitting with his girlfriend and Daisy wants to leave the house full of wasters she currently lives with. They meet every day in the cafe looking for new homes in different newspapers, magazines and advertisements until they find the perfect home. But there’s a catch, “Professional couples only.” Tim and Daisy decide to pretend to be a couple in order to try and get the flat.
On arriving at the flat for the viewing Tim and Daisy meet Landlady “Marsha” (Julia Deakin) an older woman who is a lot younger at heart than her actual age. After the viewing Marsha accepts Tim and Daisy’s story and agrees to let them rent the flat. Tim and Daisy quickly move in with the help of Tim’s best friend “Mike” (Nick Frost) an army fanatic who cannot join the British Army due to a retina injury he received by Tim egging him on to jump from a tree.
During the move Tim comes across one of his neighbours “Brian” (Mark Heap) a psychotic artist who lives in the flat under Tim. The group of five soon become close friends and all sit at Tim and Daisy’s table sharing stories of each other’s lives over some drinks and a couple of cigarettes. Creating what will soon become a continuous setting throughout the series.
“Spaced” is a thirty minute long, seven part series situation comedy which also brings in elements of drama, romance and surrealism into each episode. It follows five twenty somethings through their everyday life of trying to get by and their relationships and life adventures. Throughout the series a lot of pop culture references come into play, showing links to television shows, movies and sci-fi comic books such as “Scooby Doo”.
The fashion, music and the references to cannabis throughout the series reflect the late nineties era in which “Spaced” is set, giving a realistic feel and touch of the time to this surreal series. Throughout the series we see the characters go through a lot of different scenarios that allow you to see more of their personalities in their own individual stories that exist alongside the major story, making it more interesting.
Bursting with new young talent, director Edgar Wright is as unique and individual as the series itself. Combined with the writing of Simon Pegg “Spaced” is new, fresh and unique.
this is a good effort, including all the right details - but it reads too much like a review. A synopsis is setting up an idea and selling it. Its not reviewing it. Write in the present tense about HOW it WOULD be. Good effort though.
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