Well, I'm an American viewer...

and I personally don't think the US version of Spaced will hold up very well (for several reasons).

Off the bat, I'll go ahead and admit that, having viewed both versions of The Office, I do quite enjoy the US version more.

Hear me out.

The Office is a show that can translate to pretty well any language and culture and work. The US version was designed with a US audience in mind, just as the UK version was for a UK audience. I'm not saying one is better than the other necessarily because in a way they are two different entities, both specifically designed to play to an audience -- so of course as an American I would enjoy the US version more: simple as that. Another thing that is equally important, however, are the people who develop the shows. The US version was developed by Greg Daniels (with assistance from Merchant and Gervais) as well as several other writers who "got" what the series was and were smart enough to understand how to translate it properly -- and it also didn't hurt that Daniels, like Gervais and Merchant, is something of a genius himself (see King of the Hill).

And therein lies the problem with a US version of Spaced. The UK version was a show that was created for fans, by fans. Pegg and Wright created a show about people in zany situations that were always a reflection of the different mediums they were fans of themselves. What made it great and memorable, though, is that it played to an audience who had up until then probably thought that no TV show would ever be made just for them: the fanboy audience. All of the dialogue, as well as most of the situations were an outlet for discussing and referencing a plethora of action/sci-fi/horror films, video games, etc. The show worked because Pegg and Wright were PART of that generation and KNEW what the audience would enjoy.

And so when I looked at the US version and saw that it was being developed by the creator of Will & Grace and The New Adventures of Old Christine, well... skepticism is a bit of an understatement. While there have been some W&G episodes that have made me laugh out loud, I'm just not sure the creator is good enough to make a proper translation. W&G and Old Christine both play to a much older audience than that of Spaced and I have a feeling that the jokes will just feel forced (think about any time an older person has told a joke to try and impress a younger audience, e.g., any "motivational speaker" that ever came to speak at your high school).

Thinking it over, its actually kind of interesting that Adam Barr (the US version "creator") would even want to develop the series at all. It just doesn't seem like his cup of tea and/or something he'd be interesting in doing at all. A US version actually seems like something someone like Kevin Smith would thrive on -- it is kind of right up his ally.

Oh well...

I'm going to kill him and hang his head on a pike for all to see.