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Spaced – Art

Before crossing the cultural pond, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, and Nick Frost created a show for Channel Four called "Spaced" that was jam packed with pop culture references for the post Gen X crowd. The third episode titled "Art" begins with a Resident Evil homage that ended up becoming the inspiration for a little movie called Shaun of the Dead.

Did you notice the Evil Dead II poster in the background? The rest of the episode is pretty good, though not zombie related. The entire two season run of the show is awesome and available on Hulu and DVD. The commentary tracks on the DVD make purchase totally worthwhile.

This is a screenshot from Shaun of the Dead. Notice the zombie in the yellow hat? That's actually a character from "Spaced" named Tyres, who's a bike messenger with ADD that's way into techno. Awesome little inside joke in Shaun. Other actors and characters from "Spaced" appeared in Shaun in cameo roles. Watching "Spaced" will open a whole slew of inside jokes and references that you may have missed before.

See larger image Spaced: The Complete Series (DVD) Directed by: Edgar Wright Starring: Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Katy Carmichael, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost Rating: NR (Not Rated) List Price: $59.98 USD New From: $27.49 In Stock Used From: $19.40 In Stock Released July 22, 2008.

Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XX

"The Simpsons" in its 21st season has for the second time addressed zombies in their Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials. The first time the Simpsons had to face the army of the undead was in the "Treehouse of Horror III" episode in the fourth season. That zombie story started as a Pet Cemetery allusion that then morphed to Return of the Living Dead. This past Sunday's episode of the Simpsons, which featured a Treehouse episode that aired before Halloween for a change, the Simpsons face down undead cannibals again 17 years later in a story that starts as a 28 Days Later homage and then mixed in a little Children of Men for good measure.

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