Before director Edgar Wright and writer-star Simon Pegg turned to the film world with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, they perfected a combination of frantic pop-cultural allusions, whiplash editing and surprisingly sweet characterization with Spaced: The Complete Series, a Britcom about disaffected twenty-somethings sharing a London flat.
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Cathleen’s Pick: Pushing Daisies
Feeling low? One sure remedy is a dose of Pushing Daisies. This fanciful series has witty dialogue, quirky mystery, and overflowing heart. Following the adventures of a shy pie maker with a unique gift and a burly private eye with a fondness for knitting, this is escapism at its most sparkling.
Cathleen’s Pick: Bleak House
Secrets, murder, romance, comedy, and spontaneous human combustion – Bleak House has it all! I couldn’t help but glide from episode to episode in this absorbing miniseries. Gillian Anderson’s performance is riveting, but it is little-known Anna Maxwell Martin whom I cannot forget. Surprisingly fast-paced, this adaptation is anything but bleak.