You may not have heard about the recent revelation in Variety that there’s been talk of doing a US version of the classic series “Spaced”, written by Simon Pegg and Jessica Stephenson (as was) and directed by Edgar Wright. Yes, it’s the same people who went on to make Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

If you’ve never seen it, stop reading, go away, watch it, come back.

If you’ve never even heard of it - WHY ARE YOU HERE?

Anyway, the original article suggested that both Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg were likely to be involved in the new US series, (that is going to be directed by McG - the man responsible for Charlies Angels: Full Throttle amongst other things). This has caused much wailing, gnashing of teeth and general calls of “sell out” amongst the rabid fan base.

However, in his MySpace Blog, Edgar Wright sets the record straight. Having originally said that a) he’s not been contacted and isn’t involved and b) he doesn’t approve of the idea and neither does Simon Pegg, he’s now written a very honest post detailing exactly what the situation is. (He also asked, prior to today’s post, that people refer to it as McSpaced. He asked so nicely, I felt it would be disingenuous not to.)

He’s right though - it’s a fucking terrible idea. Some of us still remember Red Dwarf USA!