Spaced is a quirky comedy where Tim, a lovable stoner who works as a comic book artist, is dumped by his girlfriend and finds solace in the form of Daisy, a self-deluded but likeable woman who has moved out of her squalid flat and looking for a new place to live. After many encounters, they both realise they need each other and must pretend to be a couple in order to rent a flat from a mad alcoholic landlady. While living in their flat, they go through day to day experiences with their friends Mike, an idiot with a gun obsession, and Brian a strange “artist” who lives downstairs and has a girlfriend called Twist.
Throughout the series, Tim and Daisy form a connection with each other, and as the series progresses, they both mature and grow emotionally. Although the idea is teased at times, the pair never actually begin a relationship and stay friends throughout the story.
Spaced is set in an urban area in North West London, but is mainly set in the flat. It uses creative techniques such as fast editing with multiple camera shots and creative and unusual camera angles. Animation is used interestingly with the cartoon characters created by Tim. Pop culture is used cleverly in scenes where even if the audience doesn’t get the joke, they still have something to laugh at. It’s got quite dark humour but one of the most attractive things about the series is that it’s relatable for the audience and therefore even though it shows everyday events occurring, it is still enjoyable to watch.
Being a sitcom, another advantage to Spaced is that it has multiple story arcs. This means that even if a viewer misses one of the episodes, they aren’t completely lost when watching the next instalment.
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteGood attempt at a first synopsis, works in places, not in others. Nice sense of what the story of spaced is, well set up. A few things to think about though - the WAY you write a synopsis is always important, it should read like a story. This does in places, but towards the end it starts to feel like a review. A synopsis SELLS the idea, it doesn't review it. Don't tell the reader it will hook them in or what an "attractive" aspect of it is - write the synopsis so the reader works these things out for themselves. Its a little listy in places too. Write creatively, descriptive words, set questions don't answer them all. Hope that helps, bring it all together with your meeting synopsis.
On another note, I see this is your only blog entry so far..? are you engaged with the course?
simon