Life on Mars Fall Preview

[1973ziggystardust]

O; I miss this show tooooooooo much.

[Bladerunner93]

OK, did anyone else think of Starsky and Hutch when they saw this?

[mykrole]

It was such a great show, until the last 10 minutes

[VinnyMonster1]

@mykrole The ending of the US show buggered the whole story up in my opinion. I know a lot of people liked it, but to me, it was weak, rushed writing. WHich is a shame, because I like to see how the Americans interpret british stories.

[Jaksi12345]

Actually i liked this way more. and btw i am from finland, so there is no rasicm

[michelk1]

UK version is much better!

[dhimmicarter]

what's with all the bRits passing comment on THIS ? it's not the bBc,so wtf's your problem ?

[thx4077]

@dhimmicarter

Couldn't agree with you more.

I've never had anyone ask if I watched a new show on BBC. Don't see why the hell the British are watching American television.

[dhimmicarter]

this was a damn good show and fekkin abc definitely DESTROYED THEIR OWN RATINGS by continuously CHANGING THE DAY IT WAS ON.--NYC 1973 !!!! no yuptards,no messicans ,no aRabs NO BLOOMBOIG- !........

[needles1987]

Why do people hate this? It's not even the same show as the UK version. I prefer the UK version, but the US version did pretty good until the last five minutes.

[neilam6]

soooo did thy see sense and axe this? lol

[avrillavigne1424]

ok.....................

[PSXDubai12]

This sucked, the ending was the final touch to end this mess, Gene Hunt looks extremely cheesy, ABC missed the entre point of the Storyline of the series, it has nothing to do with actually going to Mars, Sam Tyler was hit by a car, ended up in a coma went back in time, not space simulation thats so unoriginal, how the hell could it go from Coma to Simualtion, it confuses me so much. This is the reason why our shows shouldn't be switched.

[09keeley]

I <3 life on mars,,x Im english so personally i love the english one more because its more orginal than the american, and gene hunt in the english one is fantastic,,x I love season 2 ending in the english one but the american one seemed a bit rushed and completly irrelevent to the series,,x I also dont like the annie in the american one,, She seems a bit too good looking to be a police women she looks like a hollywood actress !!!

[LLMelvinL]

I loved this show that grimy new york city.

[dhimmicarter]

@LLMelvinL ..........absolutely..........­long before blOOMberg,yuppies ,illegals etc---

[LLMelvinL]

@dhimmicarter Hell yeah , if they ever made daredevil this is how I want it.

[Overlord360]

Ok, gene hunt looks like he needs to be in a care home and ray is Mexican. Nice work. This is a worse butchery than U.S. Office

[lyraAi]

You're right, this is just painfully bad. Why did they have to remake it? If they like it why can't they just broadcast the original over there?

[needles1987]

@Overlord360 Ray is Italian. Not Mexican.

[leapoffaith20]

What the fuck is this shit?

[WaterfordTV]

With all of the comparisons between the US and UK versions, the US version was suprisingly good; though I agree with everyone in that the US ending was completely unexpected. Hopefully theyll have an alternate ending in the DVD set.

[ProgDogMan]

It is just the same script as the original english version, except they have changed a few phrases... looks crap and corny!

[theellis456]

why do the yanks ruin evrything.

[zoemills242]

I'm from england so im biased towards that particular version....but i really enjoyed this! lol

[Dethklokfan13]

awsome show, they ruined it with the ending though... its a shame.. this show was better than lost and its already dead..

[kzt78]

i miss this show so much it was the best fucking show....:(

[thelawsofphysicsarea]

i am american. I have watched both series with the thought that the american version would be much better. There was no comparison. British won hands down. Especially on the last episode. How can you watch the abc version of the last episode and not say it was complete crap?

[09keeley]

@thelawsofphysicsarea i agree with you, Im english and i love life on mars, when i saw the american ending i thought that it looked like someone got bored with writing stories and urgently needed to end it, However the american script is exactly the same such as when he wakes up :

Uk: "I need my mobile", "Your what", "Mobile phone ?"

Us: "I need my cell", "Cell what ?"

[GerminatorXL]

wow, what the fuck? why don´t the americans just watch the british version of this show instead of remaking it all again?

and even if i´m more american than british, i like the british version better :)

[bondboy104]

why would they base a stupid show like this off David Bowie's songs? He should be honored with a good show

[foofighter2007]

what the fuck is this shit? srsly, stop ripping off good british series

[theuglyhairmonster]

ffs america has to go and try and ruin a good series by putting their shitty humour to it

[DuckmanProductions1]

I Quite Like The Series, It Aint Briliant TV But Its Still Good.

And To The British Who Are Saying Its Shit, Give The Americans A Break. Yu Have Doctor Who, They Have Star Trek. You Have The Young Ones, They Have Friends And Seinfeld, You Both Must Have Copied From Eachother In The Past!!!

If U Wana See Bad Rip Offs, Come To New Zealand. NZ Idol Became Shit, Dancing With The Stars Is Boring And The Less Said About The Singing Bee, THE BETTER, LOL

[imjustgay]

star treck has nothing to do with doctor who you u muppet but yer nz things aaare bad ;) + life on maaaars is waaay better, funnier less p.c more vulgar AHAAA perfecto amiga :) british telly is the best cos of this, we enjoy the rudeness now + then ;)

x

[DuckmanProductions1]

This Comming From Somebody Who Is British And Calls Himself imjustgay?

What A Racist Pig

[errwatsupdock]

i dont understand what is it that makes him racist hes justputting across his view he made no referance to a particular race he just said he thought the original series was better and whats wrong with his name its just a statenent ironic or otherwise, it could be suggested that instead of him being racist your are being homophobic

[errwatsupdock]

doctor who came first i think and also its just it gets iritating when they just clone a series. espeshialy when this is clearly because they feel that the americans can do it better they tried to fo it with red dwarf and it did no twork then if a show is good then why not use the original if a series is good why not use the original regarless of the dialect the people speek

[leapoffaith20]

Stop Writing Every Word With A Capital Letter, It's Annoying To Read And Makes You Look Like An Idiot.

As for the rest, as a half Kiwi I haveto say that yes, NZ could do with a few more of it's own shows but we have a population of only 4 million so we're doing OK.

The three shows you mentioned were all reality TV shows, they were shit to begin with. I don't know why people feel the need to watch thoses souless excuses for entertainment but they do.

[TheTrillz]

This show was good, but it felt like it was wrapped up in the last epidsode. This show was amazing, but they canceled it to quickly, I believe it could have lasted one more season.

[errwatsupdock]

you can watch the brittish version if you enjoyed this it ran for 2 and there was a sequel series too which was also good

[theellis456]

it wasent a british version it was the original. it was made befor the US one

[ebenezerhoary]

Ah! Now this is a little better than the other US version trailer thats on elsewhere on Youtube, that was diabolical and ( I think ) only had Harvey Keitel on at the end ( and wait til you see THAT ending!) but this is passable- however any Brit like me, and as much as I like (slightly too old for this though) Mr.Keitel, who loves the original Life on Mars- will wince in memory of our incredible Gene Hunt (played to perfection by Philip Glenister) lets say 'C' for effort!

[graddy49]

Regardless of where the series came from, I'm very sad that the US series didn't last. It's a kick in the gut to me. I'm making my way through the British series now, so at least I have that to watch.

[playbic15]

haha is this some kind of sick joke? why do americans always make there own version of british shows????

[gretscher]

Yeah wasn't "Three's Company" based on the UK series "Up Stairs, Down Stairs" or something like that?

Yeah I'd love to see the UK version. Some here like the ending of the US version. I for one did not. It's too easy. Not tricky enough.

[blackwhimsy]

Yup.Three's Company was based on Robin's Nest.

[thx4077]

Right, like it's all of America's fault.

My question is why the hell are British watching our versions of the remakes when they know they'll probably be offended in the first place?

No one's forcing you to watch it. And I can promise that comments such as yours aren't going to turn off the true fans of this show. I've never seen the U.K. version and I don't intend to. And although I'm not agreeing with all of the recent shows being U.K. remakes, this one totally blew me away.

[hamfruitcake]

it's a case of british people wanting to see another interpretation of something they enjoyed

the UK version i believe to be better as the US ending seemed to just overstep the mark with the sci fi element, plus i adore philip glenister.

the difference is the UK just import American tv shows but the US seem to have to remake the british shows. what's wrong with our stuff?

[Angeldream13]

wat was the song used on the beginning of the last episode??

[Imoff2it]

a great show, an excellent ending. I will miss them all

[dman71215]

Was President Obama...Madam President???

[dman71215]

I was completely stunned at the end....Whoa..I never saw that coming.. I wish lost would end in that fashion....GREAT!!!!

[RunescapeMechscape]

this show was great, but the ending was very.... unexpected...

[gretscher]

Gretchen Moll looks better with dark hair as scene on the final episode and in the Betty Page story. She is a talented actress. Look forward to seeing her in more projects on TV and the movies. The ending was like on Space Odyssey when they sleep thru their journey. Wish it was more Twin Peakish or Twighlight Zone like, more of a strange mystery than a dream. I loved how they were in 1973. I was six back then and this brings back faded memories of the time. I want to see the UK version.

[gretscher]

The actors were great. Keitel is a great actor and glad to have seen him on a network TV show. They cast him well. O'mara is a good actor. Never seen him before this. He's from Ireland and he did a fabulous job of speaking as if he's American. A lot of actors from Australia and the UK and Ireland can't do a convincing US accent and you hear their native accent thru their supposed US accent and O'Mara did a great job of it. Michael Imperioli very talented. Love Gretchen. She's talented.

[gretscher]

I never watched the UK original version of it but how many seasons was the UK original? Is it still on the air in the UK or did it end? If it ended was the ending the same for the US as the UK version? I was disappointed in the ending of this series. It was just a dream while he was hibernating on his way up to Mars. It was not a good twist. If the show lasted longer would have had a different ending more of a twist or a shocker. That is if it's ended diff than the UK show.

[JPM2875]

The original UK version was on for 2 Series (seasons) although they were short seasons and in total the UK version has I believe 1 less episode than the American version. (17 episodes us, 16 UK). The show also ended completely differently. I'm not gonna give away spoilers. Go watch it. Its very good. Its here on Youtube. Just look up a guy by the name of ZackMallory. In fact some of the lines from the first episode of the uk series are used in the US. series.

[jazzx251]

Two UK series were made - each of 8 full one-hour episodes (we don't get commercials on the BBC) - so effectively, in terms of running time - each series was about 12 US episodes worth.

There was none of this hibernation going to Mars crap for the UK series (I'll not give it away, but it's much better)

Then there was a new series called Ashes to Ashes starring a female lead but set in the 80s, same supporting cast mainly (including Gene Hunt).

We've just had the second episode of series 2.

[DunlopTyres21]

Why copy it so exactly?! If it was its own show then it might be ok but this looks dreadful

[capitolguy106]

I dont know what all the arguing is about, but I am very sad the American version was canceled here in the United States by ABC. I loved this show about an NYC detective who finds himself back in 1973. It was a great show and sadly, ABC didn't give it time to find an audience. They would rather put up more brainless, garbage reality shows like Dancing With the Stars, Deal...No Deal, or American Idol. No wonder the Big 4 American networks are losing viewers. This show will be missed!

[drewstar412]

AMEN, Brother! I agree totally!

[Eponaceae]

As a British person, seeing this is more of a culture shock than Sam Tyler ever had going back to 1973. It's like some weird parody. A lot of the humour and interest of the original is in the props and the colour schemes, and the clothes, the architecture, the cars... I can see that US viewers wouldn't understand our series any more than we'd understand their version. Really weird.

[DerekForPresident]

I didn't have to get everything to know that yours is really good!

[blackwhimsy]

Are u sure? I know quite a few LOM UK fans from the US who got the detail of the aesthetic.

Also,I'm Australian,and 1973 Manchester looks quite a lot different from the 1973 Brisbane I grew up in,but enough commonalities in Western fashion existed that I could relate.

[davidscalling]

If it wasn't for the fact that he travels back in time I wouldn't really be all the interested in this show. The stories are good but just not done all that well. The show is rather bland if you ask me. Take away the Sci Fiction part and you don't have much of a show. I can't see this show lasting that long. It pains me to say this because I love this sort of stuff its right up my alley, so it hurts me to dislike this show so much. Even though Im in the US I think the Brits version is better.

[DerekForPresident]

With lack of a region 1 DVD, most people here would be lucky to see the original on BBC America - with significant edits (so is it really the original?). I think we should cut US viewers some slack. What they see is a pretty good show, with a couple overly preachy episodes.

[blackwhimsy]

guys-u need to buy a region free player. At less than 100 bux,TOTALLY worth it! I live in Australia (Region 4),and I order Region 2 DVDs from the UK,and Region 1 discs from the US all the time,usually from amazon.

Also pc media players like VLC Player will play ALL regions.

People,forget regions! With the right DVD player or pc media player,it's a worry of the past!

There are some shows like LOM UK that are too good to miss for a small detail like this.

[gilkesisking]

Ok, I am a BIG fan of our (english) LOM, so I thought I would download and watch the US version. No Its not as good but I totally enjoyed it. It started to find its feet by episode 6. Shame its been canceled. I guess it was too clever for americans! Worth watching folks.

[Scor1972]

I tried to watch it, but went right back to the Brit version.

[whitewitch8]

why can't we all watch whatever we watch ? I mean is it worth fighting ?

[VinnyMonster1]

@whitewitch8 Intelligent words, but wasted on most people who'll read them.

[walters1992]

i watched this video and i didnt know wether to cry or laugh. its an insult to the UK life on mars.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Not only have the Yanks ripped off and butchered the most beautiful language on earth - English, but now they've done the same with one of our best-ever cop shows! Have they no shame? LOL

[pocketrocket426]

In Australia we just started getting this show on tv, Never heard of the UK version and im sure its good, but I love this show.

[melvin0melvin]

Well I guess this is why this version is made for American and not Brits and the original is made for Brits and not Americans. Meaning of course you're not going to like this version if your a Brit. It wasn't made for you to like. And there is absolutely no way the original version would work in America, no matter how good it is.

[Issyvb]

well... very true... we'll just see how it goes down with the American viewers

[JPM2875]

I'm an American who happens to like the UK version (although I am catching it after seeing all of the US version and am only on episode 1 of the UK version). I enjoy both versions for what they are. A GREAT COP SHOW with a Sci fi twist.

[Issyvb]

ok... i'm actually crying... how could they do this, it's not 'based on' it's ripped off, i mean 'don't waltz into my kindom acting king of the jungle' is word for word... what's inventive about that... be inspired, not copy. Anyway atleast the money they paid for the rights went towards some good new BBC drama

[melvin0melvin]

Hi, Look at it this way. It's great writing. So why try to improve on it? Please bear in mind that television in America is about maximum profit. Why would they spend lots of money on re-writing something that's already good and chance coming up with lines that are not as good? It's all about money my friend.

[Issyvb]

very true... atleast it's not on my tv... so i can ignore it's existance unless it becomes good... wich i sadlyhighly doubt... sorry to anyone who likes this version, but i see why phil glenister ran a mile whenthey asked him to be in this version

[munky73]

It may have been part of the contract that it can't be re-written. Which would make it odd though, because many of the words and phrases in the script are very UK-centric and wouldn't make sense over there

[jackiohead]

oh my efing god its annoying america take all of those beautifully acted amazingly produced shows and turn them into rubbish. all there shows sound the same so over dramaic hollywood styled "i have to save its the only way" kind of thing. wat the hell is with annie in the US version she looks like a tart wih bleached blonde hair Annie in Uk was awsome, she was cute but in her own way sexy and defiant and emotional. arrrrghhhhh UK VERSION IS THE BEST

[blackwhimsy]

Agreed.Annie in the UK version looked real world pretty,not Hollywood pretty.The kind of girl next door you want to take home to mum. The annie of the US version was too Hollywood glam.

[saskxoxo]

this is too much. Life on Mars UK was beautifully underdone, it will forever be a classic. i wonder why the idea must be recycled and worn out by this remake. nonetheless, Life on Mars original will stay a classic no matter what.

[mitchschade]

This Gene Hunt looks a lot better then the other one they tried to use, English series is still a shit load better

[petercarlin69]

america.....you make the best telly in the world....why would you carbon copy one of our best programmes

[melvin0melvin]

I believe you've just answer your own question.

[munky73]

I trust that was a sarcastic comment!

[uncas1961]

Sam Tyler should cool it about being from the future, he is gonna get his service revolver confiscated.

[chirimoya69]

This is sad - why re-make this when you change nothing, nada, rien.... argh.

When I heard there would be a US version, I at least thought they would come up with new story lines and lines.

[mrsgollum]

Good God. It looks like all they've changed is the cast, the setting, and switched the nice dark cinematography for a horrible yellow filter. Hooray for creativity.