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Jul
03
2008

I need new pants. SPACED: INVASION USA tour announced!

Posted by Andrew Mack at 7:38am.

Posted in Random Geek Talk , Cult, Comedy, USA & Canada.

Damnit! Damnit! Damnit! Very rarely will I gripe that I live in the wrong country or city or province but holy hell do I want to be at one of these dates! Edgar Wright announced yesterday the SPACED: INVASION USA Tour. In conjunction with the July 22nd release of his landmark television series SPACED on our side of the pond for the first time, Edgar, along with creator-stars Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson), will be coming to New York, Los Angeles, Comic-Con and Austin for special screenings, a marathon, panel sessions and signings for fans. Details about all the dates after the break.

And for us Canucks Edgar will be at the JUST FOR LAUGHS festival in Montreal musing about comedy with Jason Reitman [Juno] on Friday, July the 18th
2:30-3:30 ‘Wright and Reitman Unplugged’ Grand Salon, Hyatt Regency, Montreal. Jason, please don’t be upset if no one asks you to sign their copy of Juno.

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).

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).

COMIC-CON
Friday, July 25

12:30 PM: Simon, Jessica and Edgar will participate on a panel session moderated by Ain’t It Cool’s Moriarty 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: “The Spaced Numb A Thon”: A marathon screening of all 14 episodes of Spaced, including a signing and Q&A with Simon, Jessica and Edgar, hosted by Harry Knowles at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz.”
Alamo Calendar

Then like a crazy demon Simon Pegg is to appear on David Letterman on Monday the 28th promoting the DVD. Woo hoo.

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Reader Comments

  1. bonnequin 07/03/2008 @ 10:15am

    HOLYSHITHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT! i too am damning my parents for raising me in toronto right now. we must tempt them to come here…

  2. JustinD 07/03/2008 @ 12:11pm

    How the heck do you get ticket/entry to the Montreal Gig? I’ll be in town for the ultimate geekasm that is Fantasia around then so I’d love to drop down and fan-boy my way into this talk.

  3. Agent Orange 07/04/2008 @ 7:14am

    Hey, at least you live in TO. Some of us have to suffer alone in the prairies!! Yay, mumblecore festival’s in my town (sarcasm)... does anyone have a gun so I can shoot myself now?

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