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Spaced Invasion: Events Calendar

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Here in non-facebook form - find the complete schedule of the US tour!

You can do various things with this calendar:

  • If you click on ‘Agenda’ in the top right you can see a breakdown of the events.
  • All times and dates are correct at time of going to press blog!
  • All times listed are specific to their own time-zones ie. New York Event listed at Eastern Time, LA event at Pacific Time.
  • Updates and last minute changes will be published to the calendar, this blog and to Twitter.

Event specific postings will be listed shortly and will contain all the information about how to attend/ticketing situation et al.

Nb. Important information as it stands now.

  • All the screenings are FREE!
  • The New York and Los Angeles screenings are allocated on a first come first serve basis. This means arriving early and queueing at the door - this was the fairest way to do it as the tickets are FREE!
  • We have heard that some fans have called the Arclight Hollywood and been informed that the event was cancelled - IT HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED. 
  • Information on the Austin Marathon is coming through shortly.
  • You DO NOT NEED to be on facebook to attend.
  • The Comic-Con Q&A and Bonus Screening is for Comic-Con pass holders only and is part of Comic-Con’s own schedule of events.

 



A few updates to the press release.

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Following confirmation we can now add to the roster of events for the spaced invasion the following;

 The final stop on the tour is the Late Show with David Letterman where Simon will be a guest on Monday, July 28.

There is a small addition to the Austin Marathon screening also;

The Spaced Numb-A-Thon: A marathon screening of all 14 episodes of Spaced, including a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Harry Knowles at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz.

Wow, they called it ‘The Spaced Numb-A-Thon’ - I’ve always wanted to go to one of AICN’s Butt-Numb-A-Thons.

Facebook event pages for New York, Los Angeles and Austin Spaced screenings

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

As a quick site update (there will be sidebar links tomorrow), we’ve just made the Facebook event pages live for our New York, Los Angeles and Austin engagements.

See you there. 
**UPDATE** The New York, Los Angeles and Austin Screenings are Free. New York and LA screenings are allocated on a first come first serve basis ON THE DAY. Austin allocation details coming soon. Remember that each event is selling it’s own tickets, the Facebook event pages are there to get you the details now! Full schedule details coming to these very pages tomorrow ;)

It’s official - see the press release below…

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

**There are updates to this release. Click here to go to the good stuff.**

The Spaced Invasion Press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2008

SPACED - A FOUR CITY TOUR TO CELEBRATE THE DVD RELEASE

BBC Video announced today a four city tour to celebrate the DVD set release of Spaced: The Complete Series, available for the first time in North America on July 22. Creator-stars Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) (Shaun of the Dead, Son of Rambow) and director Edgar Wright will travel to New York, Los Angeles, Comic-Con and Austin for special screenings, a marathon, panel sessions and signings for fanboys and fangirls.

The weeklong tour kicks off in New York City at the Village East Cinema on Monday, July 21, with a screening and Q&A session moderated by Elvis Mitchell (film critic and host of KCRW’s The Treatment). The week’s events include a Los Angeles screening and Q&A moderated by our very own Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma), a Comic-Con panel session moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Moriarty, a Fans’ Choice screening at Comic-Con, a Marathon screening at the Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse and signings at New York’s Virgin Megastore in Union Square, Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash West and Comic-Con.

Facebook event pages has been created for each free screening so fans can get instant updates and hear directly from Simon, Jess and Edgar. They will also be able to follow the tour by visiting www.spacedinvasion.com.

Spaced: The Complete Series, a 3-disc set from BBC Video, features all 14 surreal episodes of the award-winning show, described by Pegg as “a cross between The Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposure.” Boasting over eight hours of content, the DVD set features bonus material including the all-new commentary from Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill), Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma), Matt Stone (South Park, Team America: World Police), Bill Hader (Superbad, SNL), Patton Oswalt (King of Queens, Ratatouille) and Diablo Cody (Oscar®-winning writer of Juno). Available on pre-order.

NEW YORK

Monday, July 21

7:00 PM: A special 3-episode screening event of Spaced, immediately followed by a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar at the Village East Cinemas. The Q&A session will be moderated by Elvis Mitchell (film critic and host of KCRW’s The Treatment). Facebook Event Page.

Tuesday, July 22

2:00-4:00 PM: Virgin Megastore in Union Square hosts a Spaced: The Complete Series signing event with Simon, Jessica and Edgar.

LOS ANGELES

Wednesday, July 23

12:30-2:30 PM: Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash West hosts a Spaced: The Complete Series signing event with Simon, Jessica and Edgar.

7:00 PM: A special 3-episode screening event of Spaced, immediately followed by a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar at the Arclight Hollywood. The Q&A session will be moderated by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma). Facebook Event Page.

COMIC-CON 2008: San Diego

Friday, July 25

12:30 PM: Simon, Jessica and Edgar will participate on a panel session moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Drew ‘Moriarty’ McWheeny in Room 6A. The three will also do multiple signings including one at the BBC booth.

10:15 PM: To close the day, Simon, Jessica and Edgar are asking fans to pick three episodes for a special Comic-Con screening event in Room 6A. Log on now to spacedinvasion.com to cast your vote.

AUSTIN

Sunday, July 27

5:00 PM: A marathon screening of all 14 episodes of Spaced, including a Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz. Facebook Event Page.

Dates, locations and further information on the events will be available here soon.

Spaced: The Complete Series - Official ‘Summer 2008′ Trailer

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008