Spaced (1999-2001)

This was a short lived sitcom on Channel 4 in the UK, I saw bits of it at the time when I was a kid. But it wasn't until I got my own flat and a flat mate in 2004 that I saw all of it as said flat mate had it on VHS. I got the DVD boxset shortly after as I fell in love with this series, the music, the setting and overall vibe.

It really did capture a moment in time not only in the age of the characters but the pre-internet is everywhere era too. It also mixed that being geeky but still kinda cool which to me in my early twenties I was trying to be.

It was also the origins or stepping stone for some major careers of the actors and the directors. The music was brilliant and has also stuck with me, the "Lemon Jelly" albums from the time are still in my music rotation today.

Watching it now though a lot of the tech and some of the cultural references might be dated but I think the emotional core of it still resonates.

Anyway this photo that looks like it's just a casual snap taken with friends is a behind the scenes photo that one of the creators uploaded to social media a few years ago (now deleted account and I can't remember the name). I found these while having a clear out of an old drive, akin to finding photos in a shoe box in the attic. It really did feel like seeing photos of old friends too as I watched this a few times in my twenties, especially when I moved into a new flat, which happened a lot back then as renting sucks.

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