TV on DVD has always been a mixed blessing—we’re looking at you, 24—but when it comes to foreign shows, DVD can be the difference between a pop culture touchstone and a pop culture footnote. For instance…
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s seminal BBC sitcom Spaced is finally getting DVD treatment after a long stay in legal limbo. Pegg’s better known for his recent pop culture-saturated movies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but his lovingly referential style started here. And the show’s list of fans is impressive, with Quentin Tarantino, Patton Oswald, Diablo Cody and Matt Stone (of South Park) all stopping by to provide a commentary track.
As for how they saw it so early…they must have British friends with VCRs.
—R.B.
