Look Around You Series 2 Hits DVD January 16th!

So, I woke up this morning to find an email from a real life, honest to god, Sith Lord - or at least the voice of one - waiting for me. Peter Serafinowicz - aka the voice of Darth Maul, aka Pete in Shaun of the Dead - just dropped a note to point out that the second series of his Look Around You is on the cusp of a DVD release.

Now, I've only seen a few episodes of Look Around You but they're pretty much gold. The series is a spoof of 70's era educational films and they've absolutely nailed the tone. The grainy film stock, bad clothes, ingratiating voice overs - they're all there. Thing is these people don't have a clue what they're talking about. It almost seems to become a contest as to who can deliver the most inane 'facts' with the highest degree of sincerity and it's an absurdly good time. And yes, Serafinowicz's Shaun of the Dead compatriots do make an appearance as do Paul Putner (Little Britain), Matt Lucas (Little Britain), Mark Heap (Spaced, Green Wing, and also Peter's co-star in the woefully unavailable How Do You Want Me), Sarah Alexander (Coupling, Green Wing, Mack's dreams), David Walliams (Little Britain), Kevin Eldon (bloody well everything) and a flurry of other notables. The sheer number of guest spots alone should tell you something: that many high profile comics don't get involved in something unless it is very, very good.

Not sold yet? Well, Peter sent me a link to a short prepped just for the DVD release and it's pretty well brilliant.

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