Five reasons why you should watch Spaced.

Have you ever heard of Spaced? Well, if you haven’t, it is time you watched the damn show. The past three hundred articles I’ve written have been primarily about movies, but I’m starting to move into mini-series, which should be considered really long movies. Spaced is one of my favorite.

1. Spaced has the craziest directing style of any sitcom you’ll ever see.

If you ever watched Scott Pilgram Vs the World and ever wondered where Edgar Wright’s insane directing style came from, his style might have taken true form in Spaced. I mean it when I say no mainstream sitcom has even been directed with such disregard to conventions. The camera movements, editing, and compositions are so hip and fun that the camerawork is almost a character all itself.

Wright is one of the most exciting directors working right now and so much of that accolade derives from his willingness to try anything. The old way of thinking was that great editing was when the audience didn’t notice, I think directors like Wright are proving that isn’t true.