Spaced S2 Ep6 "Dissolution" REACTION!
Added 2025-01-07 17:00:06 +0000 UTCRICKY!!!
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Aw I loved Spaced when it first came out, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson totally make the show, Tbh I think you your just not that into it, like some people aren’t into Gavin & Stacy etc, For me this episode always makes me a little sad, especially seeing Daisy on the phone to her mum & she’s shaking her head, But anyway very glad you’ve been reacting to it, was fun watching it again after all these years, After final episode if you get some enthusiasm to watch the bloopers that would be amazing, Keep up the good work boomer!
Duncan
2025-01-11 11:50:22 +0000 UTCIncase you don't know "Threshers" is a uk off-licence chain
Rob webber
2025-01-08 22:15:17 +0000 UTCI'm with Boom. It was a pretty boring episode, very low key, like they wanted to bring the temperature down before the finale. Spaced is an acquired taste. It appealed to spliff-smoking drunk students when they came back from the pub and was undoubtedly more entertaining when high. I've tried to watch it before but it hasn't aged very well, but I have enjoyed it more when watching it with Boom.
Ash X
2025-01-08 20:51:46 +0000 UTCI forgot Ricky Gervais was in this. This was a few months before The Office came out. He had already done things like Meet Ricky Gervais and The 11 O'clock Show but he wasn't hugely famous at the time.
Joe Blakeley
2025-01-08 17:01:06 +0000 UTCLike every other London housemate/roommate sitcom of a similar vintage I think it's a time capsule. This isn't a knock by any means because I'm a big fan of lots of them (and requested a couple for this channel), but they all depict a world that doesn't exist anymore, and I think if you were born after about 1981 it can be hard to relate to them in some ways because there's a good chance that this life was out of your reach by the time you came of age. They're still funny but they're tinged with a slight melancholy.
Charlie
2025-01-08 15:58:59 +0000 UTCAhhhhhh. yes, cheers.
emu cat
2025-01-08 09:34:53 +0000 UTCMaybe, but I've seen another US reactor who's deep into UK comedy, that had the exact same reaction. Also, judging by comments from some Brits who don't like it, I would think it mainly appeals to a Brit Gen X demographic above all. Very difficult comedy to recommend for anyone outside of that.
Jay
2025-01-08 05:27:06 +0000 UTCI was late to it as well, a couple of years ago. Similar reaction to yourself.
Richard M
2025-01-08 00:13:33 +0000 UTCI have to admit that I somehow hadn't watched Spaced before KB started these reactions - despite really liking Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and (particularly) Mark Heap (Big Train is one of my favourite things ever) - and I've been underwhelmed by it. I expected to love it because of the people involved, and the reputation it's always had, but I found the laughs to be few and far between. It's extremely well made, of course, and if I'd have watched it at the time, I might have enjoyed it a lot more. I feel like I get the majority of the references, so that isn't a barrier for me, it just wasn't anywhere near as funny as I expected it would be.
James Mulligan
2025-01-08 00:05:06 +0000 UTCThe funny thing is that after they paid for the star wars music at the end, when it aired in the UK, the channel 4 continuity announcer spoke over it.
Chris
2025-01-07 23:24:00 +0000 UTCI'm a massive fan of Spaced but have felt like it hasn't really resonated with you the whole series really, which is cool, you can't love everything, you've enjoyed a lot of it and it's goofiness but it is very reference heavy and also very much a sitcom if it's time, which is one reason why I love it so much being the same age as Pegg. I feel like you've been very patient with it though which I appreciate, as I think there were one or two occasions where you could have quite easily given up on it.
Mark Jones
2025-01-07 22:51:08 +0000 UTC😅👍
Jason Scade
2025-01-07 22:09:46 +0000 UTC25:13 "We could've bin anything that we wanted to beEee...and a'm nat sayin' we shoouuld...
Joe Thornhill
2025-01-07 20:14:44 +0000 UTCNoticed the Bugsy Malone reference near the end there at the restaurant with the piano.
Mouse
2025-01-07 20:06:29 +0000 UTCHmm.. don't think there was really anything to be got translation wise just paying attention. Went for the glazing over woosh record with this one
Ash Allen
2025-01-07 19:27:35 +0000 UTCHi KB, with only one episode left this is a bit redundant but try not to let missing some references bother you, i missed a lot on first viewing. I missed a fair few to films that i even love, some of the references are just so obscure. The first two references in this episode were to Texas Chainsaw and The Omen, but you’d only know that if you’re into horror. The show isn’t just about getting all the references though, i personally just enjoy the characters, the wacky storylines and the creative direction. It’s still feels as unique to me today as it did nearly 25 years ago. Apart from a few episodes, I could tell that you weren’t very engaged with this show at times, it’s not the strongest episode but you did look particularly bored in this one. It’s probably just not quite to your taste or what you expected, also maybe a little overhyped to you. Probably doesn’t help the reactions for it being weeks apart, since you forgot a bit of the storyline. I only occasionally laugh out loud with this show too, I’ve always found this show more simply entertaining and amusing than being a consistently laugh out loud type of show like The Inbetweeners. It’s no big deal, you still stuck with it. And it ends nicely at least. Btw the dvd does have an option that works the same way as subtitles but it tells you what’s being referenced as it happens, it’s a nice extra if that interests you.
James Ellison
2025-01-07 19:14:46 +0000 UTCThe scene in the restaurant with the piano was a reference to Bugsy Malone. The DVD I had of this had a "homageometer" optional subtitle track that told you all the references and it is indeed jam packed with more than you might realise. I remember we tried drinking everytime there was an homage and we didn't last long. Another interesting thing about the DVD- the US region version had commentary tracks from guest commentators like Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino who said he would never do a commentary for his own movies but had some interesting annecdotes and insights about his own stuff while watching Spaced. Another director that likes to reference other movies.
RA Keogh
2025-01-07 19:11:28 +0000 UTCIn my day and location it was "Bargain Booze" - There was a "Threshers" nearby but that was further to walk. But the result was the same. I wasn't quite on Marsha's level but it got to the point where the guy serving knew me by first name and knew what I was about to purchase. Bad times on reflection, but also good... Not recommended really though as a lifestyle.
Phil Robinson
2025-01-07 19:00:48 +0000 UTCHeh, that sounds brilliant! Actually, just remembered that KB doesn't like musicals. At all. So probably won't happen - QB on the other hand...
Phil Robinson
2025-01-07 18:53:47 +0000 UTCI have fond memories of that movie. I even went to a theatrical production of it back in the 80's, directed by none other than Michael Dolenz from the Monkees. All the kids had real working splurge guns (which you could actually purchase in the foyer). Good times!
Jay
2025-01-07 18:51:19 +0000 UTCAh yes Jay - of course! Could we ever get KB to watch Bugsy Malone?
Phil Robinson
2025-01-07 18:39:10 +0000 UTCThere's also a reference to Bugsy Malone towards the end, with the piano player.
Jay
2025-01-07 18:37:26 +0000 UTCFair enough being bored, as it's really not your fault for not getting most of it. Some comedies from the UK will never translate to US audiences. Even if you get the movie references, the majority of Spaced is mostly a reflection of UK living that only resonates with us Brits (mainly Gen X). It's even more of a bummer that you had high hopes for it based off of the Cornetto Trilogy.
Jay
2025-01-07 18:35:55 +0000 UTCNot ashamed to admit, but back when this was broadcast, I was so invested in this show and these characters and their situation, the potential breakup of this "family" really cut me up. Especially Marsha's reaction. She just felt hurt that she was lied to, and the amount of deception involved, which as it turned out was unnecessary, thanks to incompetent estate/letting agents. (In other words, all of those estate/letting agents - they are the scum of the earth - probably doesn't help that I'm in a ongoing battle with those cunts at the moment). It was inevitable that Marsha would find out, but just wished they'd told her sooner. There was no reason to keep up that pretence once they'd been there for a while, since it seems she was quite fond of them. But Marsha is deeply hurt by this. And that's what really upset me on first watch. Julia Deakin portrays that hurt so well, but, hey, she's an underrated actress. Anyway - as for references - there aren't too many that you missed. Perhaps the first one would be Brian developing the photos after the night out, with the disturbing lines streaked across the photos, dividing them - which is a reference to the classic demonic thriller "The Omen" (1976). And of course you recognised the ending as a reference to The Empire Strikes Back, but you might have missed Mike yawning and that sounding like Chewie over the radio to Tim as you talked over it a little. There might be a couple more but really, this episode was meant to be a bit more melodramatic to position everyone for the final episode to come. I'm just not sure that you've got to that level of loving the characters to the point where that would work for you - and that's fine. Let's see how you feel about the finale. Lots to talk about with that! x
Phil Robinson
2025-01-07 18:29:18 +0000 UTC"best get off to threshers and do the weekly shop" from Marsha is a great joke. For the Americans, Threshers is an off-license shop (ie an alcohol shop) They basically only do booze and snacks
Matt Camburn
2025-01-07 17:44:46 +0000 UTC
