Life on Mars (NY)

[menagers]

So I just discovered that they are doing a Yankee version of this favourite show of mine. With Harvey Keitel and Lisa Bonet no less! Freak me right out.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09292008/tv/party_like_its_1973_131192.htm

And if you're some sort of jetsetting actor/extra guru, why not be in it?

http://www.aarising.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5318

[Bean Is A Carrot]

Lisa Bonet

It's the late 80's/early 90's all over again! She was very cool in the Cosby Show, though. I wanted to dress like her.

[stupidmeatball]

This could be good, I'm not all that attached to the original, so I should get some enjoyment from this show, like I do from the US Office. Plus Harvey Keitel is awesome. What's with all these once film actors going over to tv?

[menagers]

TV is special. I'd like to think that it's because TV and the people who "just love it sooo much" are finally being understood. But the real reason probably has something to do with the current run of good ideas and good writing, and the undeniable security it brings, of course. Plus, why not? The way in which our media world is changing, with TV on DVD becoming increasingly popular and lucrative, TV does seem to have a posher status. So bring on the posher actors (as long as they cut it).

[baudrillard]

Little Britian US started two weeks ago. WTF? A US show bought from Britian and it has Britian in the title? Little America too reflective? Oh yeah, they'd have to write new material. Can't these fuckers take a risk on something interesting rather than buy franchises.

By the way things are going we're going to be remaking Benny Hill soon.

Actors - especially when they're getting older - want the security of a regular paycheck. i.e. tv. And tv now has to compete with films. Look at the shite the US turns out. Fucking Lost and all that crap? Someone shove the polar bear back up the arse of the writer who came up with that use of CGI, please!

[menagers]

Oh yeah, the whackness of Lost S2 is one of the greatest jokes of our age. I think there must still be too many ashen-faced financiers though, cos not enough people are laughing - yet. Or maybe those jokes are all over on Conan, which is just now starting to bother me that we don't get that on FTA.

And Little Britain US? I'm speechless. And holding breath for Sunday night's US K&K, as well. Confusing times.

[baudrillard]

It's all fine for lost though because so many people are sucked into the non-resolving plots, and now they know the writers have to wind it up in a season or two because that's all they have left before the show is ended.

[baudrillard]

hmmm... it's shown up. Because you mentioned Harvey Kietel's in the cast now I'm tempted to grab it, but I've never watched the UK version...

oh, what I was going to say menagers, and I meant to in that earlier post, is that TV has to compete with the film industry more and more now, hence all the CGI and there occasionally being some quality coming out of the medium finally. HBO was pretty much what got the ball rolling.




oh, now i've noticed the US version of Kath and Kim. I don't know if I dare. I might check the cast.

imdb comment:
"I think what they were probably concerned with overdoing the trashy thing. It premieres the same night as My Name Is Earl, a show filled with trailer trash. It might be kind of hard to take Kath and Kim and Joy Turner all in one night."

Hmm.... probably right.

another comment:
"Molly Shannon only knows how to play herself and shes an annoying twit."

Hmm... might give it a miss.

"You can already see the Americanization from just the first photo! Molly and Selma are supposed to look frumpy and fugly! They look semi-hot. Epponnee Rae is not happy about this."
http://dlisted.com/node/26935

not even on target, sounds great!

[menagers]

Let me know if LOM is worth getting. The english one is brilliant. It has John Simm in it, who is The Master from Doctor Who. Everything that Gene Hunt says on that show is a crack up. I suppose I can see Keitel doing it, but I'm suspicious, how is he with humour?

[YMV]

Menagers, I recommend 'Ashes to Ashes' which has the wonderful Philip Glenister as the same DI, but this time is set in the Eighties with Keeley Hawes (who is always great, even if she does look like Keira Knightley's slightly podgier sister*).

*of course, she's still way more svelte than me, so if you're reading this Keeley, no offence. What do you care anyway, you're married to Matthew McFadden?!

[skel]

Little Britain USA is just a new series of Little Britain set in and filmed in the US done for HBO. Same actors, same characters, a few new ones. As for Kath and Kim, it's getting slaughtered by reveiwers and from what this article says, its for a good reason....

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38674

From the writer of "The King Of Queens".......

[Bean Is A Carrot]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38674

Ouch! Although you could apply a few of those criticisms to the original

From the writer of "The King Of Queens".......

Now there's a sign of quality! I watched the first episode of that show, in which the husband (a grossly overweight baseball loving idiot) tells his wife (a thin and attractive woman) to lose weight, then joins her for about five seconds on her diet out of sympathy, complaining bitterly the entire time. An awful programme.

[kat-rant]

come summer time, that show will replace Two and a Half Men as the nightly 7 pm sitcom, just like it has in the last 3 or 4 summers. God, I hate Channel 9.....

[baudrillard]

I think one episode of Life on Mars is enough. Never seen the UK one, but the premise just kinda bores me. Keitel was good though and the 70s US seems to have a lot more to offer than UK in the 70s. If you can get adjusted to the American style and references, you might like it if you liked the UK version I guess.

[stupidmeatball]

Let me know if LOM is worth getting. The english one is brilliant. It has John Simm in it, who is The Master from Doctor Who.

THe best damn Master ever!*
And also really good in Human Traffic

*Must note I only got into Doctor Who in '05, and haven't the motivation to see the old eps. But the fact that this master matched this doctor in age, body build, fashion sense, intelligence, humour and instead of the Doctor's smart-arsiness he's just bat-shit crazy I reckon he's the best!

[ShitScared]

Ahh.. found the thread.

Love this show :) Watched all 7 eps so far.

[baudrillard]

Do you like the UK one too? I was kind of curious if I could just watch the US one. It's Harvey's part in the show that mainly interests me. But then I lost interest in the show because I realised his part was so small. God I still haven't even watched S3 of Dexter because of that HD meltdown. Bought a 1TB drive the other day. Only more to come I guess...

[Sniv Whettuce]

I'm still mourning the demise of Bligh. It had Blackadder aspirations and it was headed the right way to reaching them. Colonial Oz in sitcom form now that's what I call Australian content. Cooee!

[13 schoolyards]

You. Die. Now.

(sorry, but you can't spell "Bligh" with "blight on the comedy landscpe" creeping in...)

[Sniv Whettuce]

You. Die. Now.

(sorry, but you can't spell "Bligh" with "blight on the comedy landscpe" creeping in...)
Utter rhubarb! Bligh wasn't great but it was given the mitten far too early. Its first and only season was better than Blackadder's and Fawlty Towers' first seasons and it was a million, nay, gazillion times better than what I suspect to be your favourite Ozcom, Schoolyards, Hey Dad. Hmmph!

[baudrillard]

um, Blight Schmigh...

[Sniv Whettuce]

um, Blight Schmigh...
Perfect piffle. Pff!

[ShitScared]

I nearly bought the Bligh DVD ages ago. It was too expensive at the time. Might attempt to it get soonish.

[Sniv Whettuce]

I nearly bought the Bligh DVD ages ago. It was too expensive at the time. Might attempt to it get soonish.
Ah, a fellow of discernment.

[13 schoolyards]

I haven't seen it around for ages. Obviously bought up by all the fans.

[Sniv Whettuce]

I haven't seen it around for ages. Obviously bought up by all the fans.
http://img217.imagevenue.com/loc44/th_87392_ff_123_44lo.jpg You obviously need to renew your glasses prescription, then, I had a rudimentary squiz and found it here (http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=802172), here (http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1193834), here (http://chaos.com/product/bligh_617803_204725.html), here (http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/ProductS1i.asp?CS=1&CN=I&PND=119817&NoCache=0%2E907406), here (http://www.amazon.com/Bligh-NON-USA-FORMAT-PAL-Reg-0/dp/B0019CVOIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1231888005&sr=1-1) and hither (http://www.devoteddvd.com.au/shop/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=21354&) and that's not leftover stock, either, it's new stock, new stock to cater for the enormous demand.

[13 schoolyards]

I am truly sorry, but one copy sitting in a warehouse that services six different outlets doth not a wave of Bligh support make. I need to see a photo of you clutching an armful of the offending DVDs before I believe any more of your outrageous claims! And even then I probably will still find some excuse to argue with them because hey, we are on teh internet after all.

[baudrillard]

They played it on Foxtel when they ran out of other Vizard fodder. Blech it could have been called?

[ShitScared]

Damn. I have to resort to watching the UK version, as well as Ashes To Ashes now.

The dumb twits at ABC in America have decided to axe the US version. However, lucky for us US version fans, it's getting a proper ending, instead of having its life support pulled out from underneath.

[Mason Hell-Cat]

I am really enjoying the US version of this show - though never saw the UK version.

So it's been axxed SS? How many eps does it last?

[stupidmeatball]

I already know how the UK version ends, kinda silly bringing out a US version if you ask me.

[Sniv Whettuce]

http://img259.imagevenue.com/loc259/th_93143_cy_122_259lo.jpg (http://img259.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=93143_cy_122_259lo.jpg) I enjoyed Life On Mars but you could hardly call it original, it's really nothing more than a cherry-picked version of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court with velour instead of chain maille. http://board.freeones.com/images/smilies/twocents.gif

[ShitScared]

I just watched the finale of the US version...

wow.. what a weird ending!!! Answered alot of questions, but the ones that went unanswered, they have a simple generic answer for it.

Felt rushed though, stupid ABC

[Mason Hell-Cat]

I meant to look for this thread ages ago and comment.

The ending was bizarre wasnt it SS?? I felt really ripped off.....WORST. ENDING. EVER.

[yeahbutnobut92]

I agree with SS, I did feel that they rushed it.

Though I didn't mind the US ending (as strange as it was), I much prefer the UK ending.
WILL be buying on DVD... purely for Imperioli and Keitel :)

[Mason Hell-Cat]

I agreed with SS first!!!!!!

[yeahbutnobut92]

I agreed with SS first!!!!!!

haha, ok, ok, settle pettle :p

[BAZZA13]

I just watched the finale of the US version...

wow.. what a weird ending!!! Answered alot of questions, but the ones that went unanswered, they have a simple generic answer for it.

Felt rushed though, stupid ABC

The had to rush through the ending coz it got canned early, like most shows that are re-made to the yank audiance...

[Mason Hell-Cat]

yeah we know