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This sitcom is one in a million, so unique as to be in a league of it's own, yet drawing on dozens of film and television references per episode, like a blend between The Royale Family and Family Guy.

London - we are introduced to Tim (Simon Pegg) and Daisy (Jessica Stevenson), two twentysomethings searching for a place to stay. With the perfect flat limited to "professional couples only", they don the guise of just that, brushing up on life history and snapshots from a 5 year relationship in 5 minutes.

Adding to the ensemble is army-nut Mike, landlady Marsha, next door neighbor Brian, and a host of other oddballs.

With top-notch camera-work, precise editing, a sizzling soundtrack, quotable dialogue, and an expert blend of the mundane and surreal, makes for one of the TV shows to come out of the UK in 10 years.

The first roar of the MGM lion resonates like the jolt of a defibrillator bringing the Bond franchise back to life.

For years, the Bond films had been bogged down with outrageous plots, ridiculous villains, and cringe worthy banter. Yet with this installment we get a gritty, refreshingly new kind of movie. Like a Dr. No for the 21st Century, it relies more on sharp dialogue, solid performances, and exotic locales as opposed to over the top gadgets, special effects and stunt- men (Daniel Craig did almost all his own stunts.)

Craig is the best Bond since Connery: rough around the edges, yet still with a gentleman's taste and sly wit.

This sets the bar for things to come, and reinvigorates the Bond series.

This was a very funny movie, as well as a top notch zombie flick from across the pond.

Synopsis: 29 year old Shaun (Simon Pegg), lives with his slacker buddy Ed (Nick Frost), and works at a boring job. His girlfriend Liz just dumped him, and he's not having a good day in general. Things get worse when London gets infested with flesh eating zombies. So Shaun and Ed go to save Liz, pick up his mum, and hide out in the Winchester, their usual pub hangout.

A great blend of Monty Python humor, genuine Zombie gore, and Romantic-Comedy, "Shaun of the Dead" has some classics lines and is an all-around good time.

9/10 -Cheers!