Comedy WARS: Spaced vs Black Books

[Bold Seagull]

Spaced is amazing.

If you've liked Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, both of these are the attractive offspring of Spaced.

 

[Albumen]

Neither are classic by any stretch of the imagination

Mellotron have you gone mad today? The first Black Books is genius, equal to Father Ted and The IT Crowd. Linehan is a god.

 

[MissGull]

Too quirky.

 

[BBassic]

Spaced is amazing.

If you've liked Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, both of these are the attractive offspring of Spaced.

The whole reason Shaun of the Dead was even made is down to that episode of Spaced where Simon plays too much Resident Evil:

The film was inspired by the Spaced episode "Art", written by Pegg (along with his writing partner and co-star Jessica Stevenson) and directed by Wright, in which the character of Tim (Pegg), under the influence of amphetamine and the PlayStation video game Resident Evil 2, hallucinates that he is fighting off a zombie invasion.

 

[Mowgli37]

I've only ever seen Spaced so it would be rather unfair to vote either way, loved it though

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Black books should be walking this!!!

 

[Monkey Man]

All of the Black Books series are available for free on 4oD.

I'm a very recent convert but would say that, even though some episodes are 13 years old, it's one of the best sitcoms I've ever seen and not dated at all. Can't believe I didn't show more enthusiasm at the time.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Hand on heart, I've never even heard of either of them.

Nor me.

this

Nope, neither of them.

I am getting old.

What they said,

All the episodes of Black books can be found here and are well worth a look
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-books/4od

And Spaced can be found here (has dated a bit imo)
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/spaced/4od

 

[Grombleton]

These two are up there in the list of my favourite comedies - both are pant wettingly funny.

I think it has to go to Spaced though, but it's not a decision i'm happy making as i don't want there to be a loser. Spaced wins down to the gun-fight scene alone.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Black Books is legendary - Manny swallowing The Little Book of Calm. Hilario of the highest order.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Black Books.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

There are crossovers ......

 

[BN9 BHA]

Haven't watched either of the programmes.

 

[blue2]

Black books fantastic series if not seen it try and find the tower of soup

 

[Grombleton]

black books fantastic series if not seen it try and find the tower of soup

where are the turrets?!

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

For me, Grapes of Wrath is the best episode but I love them all