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From “Evil Dead,” “X-Files,” and “Resident Evil” right down to “Murder, She Wrote,” not a single frame is wasted without a nod to a great movie or comic book, and the “Spaced” gang creates a brilliant cult sitcomedy that ended much too soon, and aren’t we lucky that it’s finally here in the US? You’ve heard all the raves from the fan boys, so why not have a simple top five for to get you started if you haven’t seen the series yet? Episode to Look for: Gone – It’s the night out episode with main characters Tim and Daisy who get in to trouble with a bunch of street toughs. Inspired by “After Hours,” it features quite possibly the best, funniest comedy sequences in the series, and in television history. Ever. And has a closing scene that never fails to send me in to hysterics. Best DVD Commentary: Kevin Smith – Though I’m not a fan of the man’s work, Smith works well off of the trio of Wright, Pegg, and Hynes trading barbs, interacting with the episodes, and being genuinely funny as a group. There are barely any dead air moments in the episodes with Kevin, which is the least I can say for the commentary with Patton Oswalt, and Bill Hader. Best Special Feature: I really doubt there’s going to be a feature more accessed than the Homage-a-Meter, because the creators take such pains in referencing movie after movie, and television show after television show that the average viewer may want to see what they missed. I am a huge pop culture junkie, and even I watched it. Twice! Slickest homage: It’d have to be the “Resident Evil” sequence in Art. Here is where you can see the creative seeds budding for “Shaun of the Dead,” and it all just seems so inevitable that the horror comedy would storm America and reach in to the hearts of fan boys everywhere making its stand as a bonafide masterpiece. Best Single episode Running Gag: Jar Jar Binks. That’s all I’ll say. Jar Jar Binks.
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