Published on 07/3/2008

The Spaced DVD tour invades America!

ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SPACED

I meant to run this sunuvabitch yesterday and totally... spaced on it. Get it?

Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) will be hitting up the Colonies this month to promote the DVD release of Spaced, their classic British sitcom. They'll be visiting New York, Los Angeles, San Diego (during Comic Con!) and Austin to show episodes of the show and do Q&As. Edgar did one alone at the LA Film Festival last week and it was a blast - I'm looking forward to seeing how much Simon and Jessica (who I have yet to meet! Geekgasm!) ramp things up.

Here are all the pertinent details, right from the press release! If you live anywhere near these cities, you must attend this once in a lifetime event! You'll thank me later. And buy the DVD from CHUD and bring it with you to get signed!

The weeklong tour kicks off in New York City at the Village East Cinema on Monday, July 21, with a screening and Q&A session moderated by Elvis Mitchell (film critic and host of KCRW’s The Treatment). The week’s events include a Los Angeles screening and Q&A moderated by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma), a Comic-Con panel session moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Drew 'Moriarty' McWheeny, a Fans’ Choice screening at Comic-Con, a Marathon screening at the Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Harry Knowles and signings at New York’s Virgin Megastore in Union Square, Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash West and Comic-Con.

Facebook event pages has been created for each free screening so fans can get instant updates and hear directly from Simon, Jess and Edgar. They will also be able to follow the tour by visiting www.spacedinvasion.com.

Spaced: The Complete Series, a 3-disc set from BBC Video, features all 14 surreal episodes of the award-winning show, described by Pegg as “a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure.” Boasting over eight hours of content, the DVD set features bonus material including the original commentary from the UK release plus all-new commentary from Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill), Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma), Matt Stone (South Park, Team America: World Police), Bill Hader (Superbad, SNL), Patton Oswalt (King of Queens, Ratatouille) and Diablo Cody (Oscar®-winning writer of Juno).

NEW YORK

Monday, July 21

7:00 PM: A special 3-episode screening event of Spaced, immediately followed by a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar at the Village East Cinemas. The Q&A session will be moderated by Elvis Mitchell (film critic and host of KCRW’s The Treatment). Facebook Event Page New York:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24044392781&ref=ts

Tuesday, July 22

2:00-4:00 PM: Virgin Megastore in Union Square hosts a Spaced: The Complete Series signing event with Simon, Jessica and Edgar.

LOS ANGELES

Wednesday, July 23

12:30-2:30 PM: Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash West hosts a Spaced: The Complete Series signing event with Simon, Jessica and Edgar.

7:00 PM: A special 3-episode screening event of Spaced, immediately followed by a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar at the Arclight Hollywood. The Q&A session will be moderated by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma). Facebook Event Page Los Angeles:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19610377378

COMIC-CON

Friday, July 25

12:30 PM: Simon, Jessica and Edgar will participate on a panel session moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Moriarty in Room 6A. The three will also do multiple signings including one at the BBC booth.

10:15 PM: To close the day, Simon, Jessica and Edgar are asking fans to pick three episodes for a special Comic-Con screening event in Room 6A. Log on now to spacedinvasion.com to cast your vote.

AUSTIN

Sunday, July 27

5:00 PM: The Spaced Numb-A-Thon: A marathon screening of all 14 episodes of Spaced, including a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Harry Knowles at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz. Facebook Event Page Austin:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32271346848