This is horrible.

To be fair... the producer of the original that was neither Pegg nor Wirght was the one to bring this abortion to Fox.

nothing but pain

"I have no idea what's going on" is about the only thing I could follow in that piece of shit clip.

No. Just...No.

Why?!

Hailing from the UK, I first watched spaced (the version worth recognizing) when it was first shown on channel 4. It was the most genius piece of original television to grace our screens in the past decade. This smells like a binmans cuff. It's pretty much, word for word, a blatent rip-off. I'd like to see how they destroy some of the other characters, for me tyres (the east-end London, druggie courier) was the best. I think rob should make a daily list of the top British series to be creativly raped for an American audience.
I just hope and pray there will never be a Mighty Boosh USA. Little Britain was bad enough.

As I commented on Youtube, I feel like I've been eyeball-raped by a schizophrenic polar bear. Bloody Yanks, leave our comedy shows alone!!!! The only vaguely passable remake you've managed was The Office...

WTF!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!
It's like a whole new level of awful. I feel I must, out of respect, go back and watch the whole series of Spaced (the real one) just to try and make up for that short span of awfulness that is nothing but pure vomit inducing wannabe programming.

I got less than two minutes into it before I gave up. Absolute shit. BTW @Statch tires was northern Irish, not east-end london. Also @Doogz The Office may be (well ok, definitely is) the best example of an american remake of a british TV show but I'd still much rather watch Three's Company than Robin's Nest.

I've never been able to get through an episode of the original. I didn't quite get it- what, are they all geek/stoners? I get that every day at work, it's not really interesting. To be fair though I only tried one episode, and my kids made me turn it off.

This looks fine to me! I'd give it a try. The freaky artist guy was kind of funny, the girl from Less Than Perfect is in it before she got skinny and boring, and god help me, I like Will Sasso.

Flame on nerds. Also- What was with the cloaking street car?

Oh....oh no. No no no.

The bit with the painting...they just sucked all the funny out of it. They just. Did. Not. Get it.

I.....I just.....ow.....ow.

omg.....

why? cream puff?! .....beer clinking?

no. no. no.

I cant....I just....my heart hurts.

Thanks Rob, now there is no way I can un-watch this or think about it.

As bad as the US Red Dwarf attempts, they tried it twice.

if there was ever any more proof how evil fox is this video proved it first they take a cool cult clasic like spaced and rape and butcher all the things that made the original good. not to mention they do not even have the balls to let any of the creators maybe work on trying a new version. just oh lets do an american version of space and take whats good of the original and throw it out the window at least thankfuly this abomination died the death it deserved.

Brian is called Christian!?

wait...was this ever shown on tv?
I remember Pegg talking about it on the DVD from the box set...
I thought the US Spaced never solidified...

I like the US's Office better than the UK's.
I find Steve Carrell a likeable loser...where as the UK's version is just a douche.

DO NOT WAAAAAANNNT!!!! DX
I feel betrayed, America. Why do we do this?? It's not like England tries to appropriate guys like Bruce Campbell. Leave Spaced alone! Waaahhh! ::mascara runs down face::

The U.S. puts out far superior TV drama than the U.K. The U.K. has a sense of humor all to their own, which is why people are die-hard when it comes to these sort of things. I say this because everybody here is acting like the U.S. sucks when it comes to TV, and it's just not true.

Is this what producers think American audiences really go for? Either they have it completely wrong or our nation really is retarded.

The true awfulness of it is that there's a spark of something good there, but they're dowsing it by sticking so closely to the original. Maybe if they kept the basic concept (and Rue and Sasso) intact and struck a new path, they might have something. Didn't any of these producers see the Americanized Coupling?

I couldn't even watch the whole thing.

This may be the one instance in which a laugh track might have actually helped.

as a huge fan of spaced I have to say that that was a lethal bullet we all dodged. Could you imagine if it was moderately successful, the american audience would think THAT was how all twenty-somethings were. Fuckbuckets that horrible, BRA!!!

So....it's the British version of Spaced word for word and shot for shot. Uh huh....Why all the vitriol again? is it the different accents?

F*** McG in his stinky ass!!! Will Sasso as the american version of Nick Frost? Yes, the american viewing audience is fairly retarded and yes the show probably would have been popular. I am not a religious person but I do PRAY THAT AN AMERICAN RIP OFF OF SPACED NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENS, Because if it does that will truly mark the END OF DAYS! But I guess it will continue to happen because americans steal ideas- they don't make them anymore. This has been happening forever- All in the family was a UK show before we took it. There is no decency.

Two characters from another dumb show, some office thing with Andy Dick.

I still like the red head though. Yummy.

I dont think it looks that bad....
It probably would have been popular if they used current references.
Its a lot like Big Bang Theory.
I understand that nerds who are diehard fans of the UK version would be crying fowl and complaining that the American audience is stupid for liking it...
But than again...no one cares what nerds think.

Well, I've never seen the original, but this, as far as I see it, isn't good quality, at all. And if it's really the same dialogue and visuals shot for shot, then I'd say whoever directed this had no idea what he was doing.
I might have watched, but I doubt it would have retained my interest long.

I almost don't wanna say this after I called two musical acts in a ROW during the Olympics closing ceremonies but.

I'm so very scared they're going to try to do Green Wing US, but I'm hoping they'll think they already did (Scrubs) and just gloss over it.

Or Black Books.

Miss them both.

See this shitspatter just makes me wanna re-watch Spaced (hell, even Asylum in low-res VHS badness) just to clear whatever THAT was outta my memory.

The director of this abomination should never be allowed near a camera again. How the hell do you manage to make establishing shots look bad?!
This is worse than the German version of The IT Crowd.

Sarah Rue = Win
Cloaking Trolley Car (WTF?) = Fail

After watching that I think I need a hug.

It's like being raped by an evil doppleganger of your favourite uncle.

Thankfully even Fox had the decency not to allow this one to live.

I can't stand the guy who is playing Tim. I just want to hit him, he looks like generic hollywood guy number 1,256.

The parts which looked word for word didn't look that bad...but then they started on their version of the gun fight - that just made me go WTF!? I mean seriously the gunfight is a great scene in the original and they really ruined it.

Never seen or heard of the original, but this clip made me laugh. I thought quite a bit of it was funny. I especially liked when they talked about what kind of art he did and her answer to what happy looks like...funny stuff.

Thank the gods this never made it to air.
I'm a huge fan of the original and I'm sick of studios trying to redo shows that were fucking brilliant in the first place. This just seems like a dumbed down version, it's an insult to the creators of the original.
I didn't even watch the whole clip because it was just lame.
Sometimes, I'm ashamed to be American.

UNACCEPTABLE.... and where did the trolley go?

I don't know what's sadder, this butchering of Spaced, or the rampant "your entire nation of America sucks" messages. Take a page from Conan O'Brien, don't be cynical, hating entire groups of people is for Nazi propaganda, not enlightened nerds like ourselves! :)

Sweet creamy Jesus, that's awful. I couldn't get past the two minute mark. I had heard the American version was bad but I had no idea it would make me want to slit my own throat.

They do realize we speak English right?
The only reason I can see for wanting to remake this with American actors is so they can milk a few more episodes out of it (Like the Office I guess).

It wasn't awful, it was just wrong. It was like an ugly twin who is ultimately goodhearted but tries to kill his popular sibling because nobody wants to talk to him, only to find himself disliked all the more after the killing.
Nice to see some Spaced stuff on TR, though.

When was/is this abomination supposed to air? Did it already? I don't get any kind of cable/satellite TV, so I'm a bit out of the loop.
I feel bad not liking it, because I like Sarah Rue. But I do not like.

Damn, that sucked a large one in no uncertain terms.

Interesting to note the number of you guys who prefer the US Version of The Office over the UK one. I gave it a go and it is a lot better than the original for the simple reason that Ricky Gervais is a smug git, Steve Carell at least umbues the Character with some sympathetic traits.

At least you guys over in the U.S. like the original Spaced, it was a classic.

I wouldn't say it was terrifying. However, it is a tad odd. As a brit, it's hard for me to get too angry. After all, we're pretty guilty of remaking American shows. Golden Girls became Brighton Belles, Whos the Boss? became the Upper Hand and Friends became Couplings.

I would rather have razor blades inserted into my eyes than watch that again... In fact after watching it I may insert Razor Blades into my eyes...
The Original is Brilliant, this is how do the Brits say?... RUBBISH!

*HURK!* BLLLALLARLALRLAGGAGHHHH....*Cough*... *Cough*. Oh god there's blood in my vomit, it's that bad!

This is, of course, quite dreadful, but for me there's a pony in there: that's actress Sara Rue, star of the equally awful Less than Perfect and recently a recurring guest star on Big Bang Theory. I have had a crush on her since forever and would happily watch her in anything. Yes, anything, even this horrible zombie-rape of one of the greatest TV shows ever. But then, I'm a sick, sick man.

I dind't know this was finally made, but I refuse to watch it even to find out how bad it is. I was too depressed by American Coupling. I'm also disappointed in McG... He's so awesome... This doesn't make sense.

that clip was god awful. made it up to when they talk about art and then turned it off. too horrible. forcing my old lady to go out and buy the UK version on dvd tonight while i'm at work. yes i know, its messed up that i don't own it yet. by the way, you should be able to still watch it free on hulu.

HAHA Jokes on you yanks!
The main character is played by an Australian. Josh Lawson.
So America takes ideas from England and actors from Australia! Cant you do anything by yourselves?