TV isn't that bad right now. You also have to consider that in the UK producers and creative executives are under less rigorous schedules than they are in the US. I believe there was a year or two that elapsed between production of the first and second seasons. There are some really great shows on right now (most of them are on cable). I think if you're into the kind of humor and subject matter that Spaced is predicated on there's a lot for you to like out there right now. The new season of Futurama wasn't that great, but its Futurama! You've got The Walking Dead to look forward to in October and Louie is one of the most poignant and funny shows around. Buck up boyo, things are not as bleak as they seem.

It depends.

Tyres O'Flaherty actually appeared as a zombie in "Shaun of the Dead." Check it out again -- you can see him clearly in the scenes when the horde of the undead is outside the Winchester. He's even wearing the same kit as he was in this ep.