Life On Mars USA
May 14th 2008, 2:56 am
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Time Lord
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Life On Mars USA
If anyone is interested in seeing how the US version of Life On Mars is shaping up, you can see the trailer here.
http://www.news4jax.com/entertainmen...95/detail.html
It's going to be showing in the Thursday night 10pm slot apparently.
http://www.news4jax.com/entertainmen...95/detail.html
It's going to be showing in the Thursday night 10pm slot apparently.
May 14th 2008, 10:51 am
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Oh.
Dear.
Dear.
May 14th 2008, 11:21 am
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Last orders please...
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May 14th 2008, 11:38 am
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May 14th 2008, 11:53 am
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Not quite as painful as it could be. At least we are used to looking a 70's cop shows from the US.
May 14th 2008, 12:27 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Cool, looking forward to it - the UK version was great, looks like they have pretty much directly transplanted the script and characters, so will be interesting to see the US take on it.
May 14th 2008, 1:23 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
well that looks absolutely crap!
I LOVED UK life on mars - this just looks like really really bad comedy
I LOVED UK life on mars - this just looks like really really bad comedy
May 14th 2008, 2:15 pm
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May 14th 2008, 3:06 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Me either. When I first heard about it, I thought the only way they could do this was to make it like Streets of San Francisco or Starsky & Hutch. Looks like that's exactly what they did, right down to the sets, street scenes and over the top funky music. What they have to hold onto, though, is that it's 1972, and everything I just saw looks more like 1975/1976. If they can't keep the authenticity down, it just won't work, but I'm willing to give it a shot. If it's crap, I still have my Brit DVDs to keep me happy.
edit: And I love the split screen thing. I know 24 has done this to death, but it's cool and fun, and totally in keeping with the style of the show.
edit: And I love the split screen thing. I know 24 has done this to death, but it's cool and fun, and totally in keeping with the style of the show.
May 14th 2008, 3:09 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Me either. When I first heard about it, I thought the only way they could do this was to make it like Streets of San Francisco or Starsky & Hutch. Looks like that's exactly what they did, right down to the sets, street scenes and over the top funky music. What they have to hold onto, though, is that it's 1972, and everything I just saw looks more like 1975/1976. If they can't keep the authenticity down, it just won't work, but I'm willing to give it a shot. If it's crap, I still have my Brit DVDs to keep me happy.
edit: And I love the split screen thing. I know 24 has done this to death, but it's cool and fun, and totally in keeping with the style of the show.
edit: And I love the split screen thing. I know 24 has done this to death, but it's cool and fun, and totally in keeping with the style of the show.
May 14th 2008, 5:20 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Has anyone seen the "3rd Series" of LOM...Ashes to Ashes? Set in the eighties, big shoulder pads, Audi Quattro and Yuppies to remind you how lucky you are that time only goes forward.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/ashestoashes/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/ashestoashes/
May 14th 2008, 7:22 pm
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Re: Life On Mars USA
Much as I love Colm Meaney there can be only 1 Gene Hunt - no-one will be able to handle the one-liners like Philip Glenister.
And they won't be able to rip off the Trumpton Episode (pure class by the way) - the US audience won't get it.
And they won't be able to rip off the Trumpton Episode (pure class by the way) - the US audience won't get it.