There was a time when Simon Pegg wasn't appearing in bad Star Trek films and starring in exceptional sitcoms which he had a big hand in writing - this is Spaced.
Now starting to edge over the ten years old mark, Spaced was a sitcom regarding two strangers (played by Pegg and Jessica Stevenson) who meet in a greasy spoon café, and figure out they both need somewhere to live, despite barely knowing each other. They move into a two bedroom flat owned by the creepy landlady Marsha and then the tales begin.
The two series predominantly feature storylines regarding Pegg and Stevenson's characters - Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner - but there are other characters heavily featured. Tim's best friend Mike (played by Pegg's good friend Nick Frost who stars in the likes of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead) is a 'weapons enthuasiast' and plays ...
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20. Space Brain
21. The Infernal Machine
22. Mission Of The Darians
23. Dragon's Domain
24. The Testament Of Arkadia
I remember as a kid having a toy ?Eagle? and really enjoying each episode. You can get it on DVD or catch the repeats on ITV4, daily.
At the time the sets where clever and innovative and the scripts fresh and different. The special effects where not up to much but then it was 1975, oops sorry, 1999.
The acting was ok and the introduction of Maya as a shape changer added new ideas and possibilities to the adventures each week. As with Star Trek the main crew never died, except for Victor, see below, and so you could easily see who was going to die and it was usually the new face sitting next to a main cast member.
Worth a watch even if only for the nostalgia.
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Advantages: good graphics, storyline that will keep you involved, new ideas done well Disadvantages: a bit repetitive, sometimes confusing but the game does help you
I went to blockbuster and rented this game for a week for £5.95 and at the moment i'm very impressed, it's unlike anything i've played before really.
it's a bit scary in a way, but if you've ever played F.E.A.R this is nothing, it has jumpy moments but doesn't set a scary atmosphere really, the story line is great, the graphics are great, the way you have to cut off the limbs of enemies instead of trying to shoot for their head is a good addition too, legs are the weak points of enemies in this game and you can dismember them with relative ease (apart from the faster moving ones!)
i run out of ammo quite often on the game with the weapons (most weapons are stuff left around by mechanics on the space ship) like plasma guns, welding guns and buzz saws. the foes use team-work if you like, they attack in packs, fake death and even ...
