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The American DVD collection for Spaced is finally coming out, and Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright will be promoting it through their US invasion. Well, by "US invasion," I mean they're going on a four-city tour, screening episodes and answering questions in NYC, LA, San Diego's Comic-Con, and Austin. That's sort of an invasion, yeah?

Anyway, I was just sitting here and feeling sorry for myself, like I do, doubly so this time because I won't be able to attend any of those inevitably textbook events. Then, I stumbled across this recent blog entry from Simon Pegg.

Remember when it looked like McG and the big bad Americans were about to take Spaced and turn it into a monster for Fox? Dig through that repression; it's in there somewhere. During that time, the original creative minds were feeling pretty crummy, but Pegg, as the writer that he is, decided to approach the situation with a Spaced short. Fortunately, the American Spaced pilot died and Pegg never had to continue with this little side project. However, he has posted the first draft for us all to enjoy. It revolves around Tim making a tape featuring the whole gang for Daisy's 30th birthday, and hilarity ensues.

It's amazing how strong the characters from this show are, especially considering the fact that they were had only 14 episodes. I laughed even as I read through the script, because each and every character's voice and tendencies were so clear in my head. That's the way to pick out a genuine Spaced fan, folks: just listen to the way they read "What-you-doin'?"