Any fans of the fabulous Britcom Spaced out there? If so, note that BBC America has a very special television event scheduled just for us at 3pm EST on Sunday, July 20 — Lost in Spaced, featuring six back-to-back episodes of the cult comedy handpicked by creator-stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, as well as director Edgar Wright. What more could you ask for to end your weekend on a high note?
The occasion for all of this TV-marathon goodness is the upcoming North American release of the collector’s DVD set Spaced: The Complete Series. I’ve written about …read more

Last Tuesday, May 27, marked the release of an all-inclusive DVD boxed set for the U.K. comedy hit Absolutely Fabulous. As fans of the series know, it stars creator and writer Jennifer Saunders and actress Joanna Lumley as ditzy BFFs Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone, respectively, two of Britain’s most self-involved and oddball fashionistas ever.
The show aired on the BBC from 1992 to 1996 and then 2001 to 2005, and the recent DVD release, appropriately titled “Absolutely Everything,” includes just that: all five seasons, plus the assorted specials, such as the ever-popular White Box.
BBC America has more details about …read more