http://www.geektown.co.uk/2008/05/14/life-on-mars-us/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geektown.co.uk/2008/05/14/life-on-mars-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5788 Salfordonline Entertainment Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:18:37 +0000 http://www.geektown.co.uk/?p=588#comment-5788 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The Manchester-set BBC hit series ‘Life on Mars’ has been remade by American channel ABC (why, oh God why?) with some very shaky test reviews already putting the project in doubt. The series is set to debut on October 9 at 10pm, preceded by the strong lead-in of medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. It’s a likely trick, putting an established show like GA ahead of a new show to ensure at least a few curious viewers who don’t switch off. ABC have insisted on "retconning" the series; that is, re-writing the mythology of the series and the backstory of the characters, instead of relying on the original story to speak for itself. Other popular examples of retconning are, for example, in the recent Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight films – which make no reference to the Batman films of the early and mid 90s, which themselves ended in the nonsense day-glo Batman & Robin (1997), starring a badly miscast George Clooney. The attempt to remake yet another UK hit show by American executives desperate for success resets Sam Tyler (here played by jobbing Irish actor Jason O’Mara) in 1973 New York, where issues such as the Vietnam war, Nixon’s Watergate, the civil rights women’s liberation movements are all tackled. The show stars Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) in the Gene Hunt role, popularised over here by the inimitable Philip Glenister. The other supporting characters like Ray and Annie are played by Michael Imperioli (Sopranos) and Gretchen Mol (3:10 to Yuma). Audience figures for Life on Mars in the UK debuted at 6.8 million viewers in 2006, around 28% of the total audience share. Related LinksTo see a trailer for the American Life on Mars click here [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] The Manchester-set BBC hit series ‘Life on Mars’ has been remade by American channel ABC (why, oh God why?) with some very shaky test reviews already putting the project in doubt. The series is set to debut on October 9 at 10pm, preceded by the strong lead-in of medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. It’s a likely trick, putting an established show like GA ahead of a new show to ensure at least a few curious viewers who don’t switch off. ABC have insisted on “retconning” the series; that is, re-writing the mythology of the series and the backstory of the characters, instead of relying on the original story to speak for itself. Other popular examples of retconning are, for example, in the recent Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight films – which make no reference to the Batman films of the early and mid 90s, which themselves ended in the nonsense day-glo Batman & Robin (1997), starring a badly miscast George Clooney. The attempt to remake yet another UK hit show by American executives desperate for success resets Sam Tyler (here played by jobbing Irish actor Jason O’Mara) in 1973 New York, where issues such as the Vietnam war, Nixon’s Watergate, the civil rights women’s liberation movements are all tackled. The show stars Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) in the Gene Hunt role, popularised over here by the inimitable Philip Glenister. The other supporting characters like Ray and Annie are played by Michael Imperioli (Sopranos) and Gretchen Mol (3:10 to Yuma). Audience figures for Life on Mars in the UK debuted at 6.8 million viewers in 2006, around 28% of the total audience share. Related LinksTo see a trailer for the American Life on Mars click here [...]

]]> http://www.geektown.co.uk/2008/05/14/life-on-mars-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Life on Mars US New Cast Pics | GeekTown - Dave Elliott & Daryl Williams Blog, PC Gaming, LotRO, Sci-fi, Gagdets, Movies, and other Geeky Stuff! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:34:26 +0000 http://www.geektown.co.uk/?p=588#comment-3862 [...] The new cast photos for the recast US remake of Life on Mars have been released. It does to me look somewhat more convincing than the old US cast. [...] [...] The new cast photos for the recast US remake of Life on Mars have been released. It does to me look somewhat more convincing than the old US cast. [...]

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