Places And Spaces - Donald Byrd

Advantages: Genius comedy
Disadvantages: None!

...There was a time when Simon Pegg wasn't appearing in bad Star Trek films and starring in exceptional sitcoms which he had a big hand in writing - this is Spaced. Now starting to edge over the ten years old mark, Spaced was a sitcom regarding two strangers (played by Pegg and Jessica Stevenson) who meet in a greasy spoon café, and figure out they both need somewhere to live, despite barely knowing each other. They move into a two bedroom flat owned by the creepy landlady Marsha and then the tales begin. The two series predominantly feature storylines regarding Pegg and Stevenson's characters - Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner - but there are other characters heavily featured. Tim's best friend Mike (played by Pegg's good friend Nick Frost who stars in the likes of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead) is a 'weapons enthuasiast' and plays... Read review

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Advantages: The milkshake was OK but I'm not sure if that should be considered advantageous
Disadvantages: Dirty surroundings, foul food, surly staff, food bears no resemblance to advertising photos

...placed my order for a cheeseburger, small fries and a strawberry flavoured milkshake. In the space of less than two minutes, the spotty teenager who was serving me returned with two pale yellow coloured polystyrene boxes, and another polystyrene container in the shape of a cup with a lid on and a bendy straw poked through a hole in the middle. This, apparently, was my meal. OK....I thought....you can't judge a book by its cover, and I shuffled back through the debris littering the floor, to find an empty table. The only vacant seat available was one sharing a table with a heavily tattooed young woman, who seemed completely disinterested in the fact that her hideously screeching offspring were getting their kicks by systematically decimating the rubber plant display behind the table. Never mind......I shall ignore them, was the next... Read review

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Advantages: Fun and Educational
Disadvantages: None

...This is ideal for kids in the early school years. It is simple, fun and educational. I bought it for my four and a half year old for Christmas as I wanted something that would introduce a new subject in a simple and fun way. He loves it and we ended up reading it every night for about two weeks. And yes he did as the book says at the beginning learn the names of every planet and also encouraged further interest in the universe and everything related. As well as the planets the book introduces some basic constellations, the sun, the moon and the idea of a telescope. The glossary at the end is also a bit basic but enough for young ones. There's No Place Like Space was published in 1999 therefore Pluto is included and introduced as one of the nine planets. So for the more serious astronomers this might not be a preferred choice. But... Read review

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