Life On Mars (US Version)

[ZariusTwo]

Birtish Television series Life On Mars has officially been given the "Yanks cant do British series justice if their arses could carry their asses" treatment, with Com Meany (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Layer Cake), replacing Philip Glenstier as the series iconic DCI Gene Hunt.



Christ, s*it like this is yet more evidence of why ground-breaking series like "G vs E" were cancelled...the swill networks dont "get" them.



The original intro to the series

[GK Punk]

I'm really glad we got the real Doctor Who series over here. I can't imagine how awful that would have been had they remade it. Plus we would have had no Billie Piper. and that's a real shame. 'cause when she ain't singing, she's hot.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by GK

I'm really glad we got the real Doctor Who series over here. I can't imagine how awful that would have been had they remade it. Plus we would have had no Billie Piper. and that's a real shame. 'cause when she ain't singing, she's hot.

I've seen the series bibles for the US Doctor Who. Good lord do they suck. In fact, a Doctor Who comic strip used the Spider-Daleks from one of those bibles for a storyline involving alternate realitys...

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like Colm Meaney is out of the show and is being replaced by Harvey Keitel.

Now I have to say that I liked the pilot of the U.S version a bit. Im not into cop shows and Colm Meaney was my only reason to watch it. :/

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/...-keitel-j.html

[ZariusTwo]

Unless he's going to play Gene in a much more methodical "send out the heavies" role that is too intimidating for Sam to touch early...then this casting befuddles me. Gene's a physical guy.

[ZariusTwo]

Despite a healthy refinement of the premise and cast, episodes that gained surprising acclaim from UK critics and the series co-creator Matthew Grame, the U.S version of Life On Mars has been cancelled. Amusingly, it lasted only one episode longer than the entire original series

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...ed86e28175f3b3

[Mandi-chan]

It's a shame it's been canned, I thought it looked like a great series.

I haven't watched it yet (even though I really want to) because I had started watching the original UK version a couple of years ago and wanted to get my hands on it and finish it before checking out the US remake.

Oh well, there's always the dvd set.

[Ninjinister]

I'm pretty ticked about this. First Eli, and now Mars?

[ThirdMarioBro]

ABC probably canceled it so they can continue catering to women with the intelligence level of horse radish with another show about a cop and a writer who are total opposites, but wind up in bed anyway.

I hate that network. I also hate poor US remakes of good shows.

[Hero]

It was'nt that bad a show, but the UK original version was better . It's a shame that Harvey Keitel did'nt do as much as he could have.

Season 2 of Ashes To Ashes should be starting up on the beeb soon. More Gene Hunt and Bollyknickers action on its way.

===HERO

[Ninjinister]

Just watched Wednesday night's finale.

What. The. HELL?

I don't know if I liked it or not. That was just... out there.

[ZariusTwo]

I respect that they chose to go with something a little more like something Bowie would do or Issac C. Clarke, it's distinctly more upbeat than our doom-and-gloom ending (though the first season finale of Ashes to Ashes makes that ending look less depressing)