Life on mars UK to US

[MagicFunc]

America is so shit. Everything great and beautiful that comes out in England they fuck up.

[Starrman69]

I loved the Monkees until I saw my first Beatles movie (Life on a farm, in the early 60's, in the middle of nowhere keeps one away from a lot of movies). Then I knew that the Pre-Fab Four was just that, a copy. I understand the big upset over this program (US version), as I loved it until I saw the original UK show.

Somehow; "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" falls flat...again....

[sammc97220]

No wonder there is no US version of Ashes to Ashes!

[sammc97220]

The UK version of Life on Mars is %150 better than the US. Thumbs up if you agree!

[WasLilChrisnowbigish]

did they even show the orginal in the us?

or are they led to belevie its thier own?

[marthavell]

@WasLilChrisnowbigish I was living in the US when the original aired, it was, like most BBC show's, shown on BBC America, but BBC America is only avaliable on the highest premium cable package, so it wasn't on a mainstream channel

[LinkHimora]

Awww you cut out the best part! *Sam turns around* "Oh my god..." *Twin towers in all there glory*

[Djdt123ify]

The American version is proper shit and Harvey kettle just can't pull off gene hunt 1 bit

[TheRockybalburke]

lol i just watched the american series and it is TERRIBLE! such a rip off on the british one and the dramatic pauses to create suspense are too short. i felt like i was watching a comedy. American keep to making funny movies like american pie PLEASE PLEASE stay away from drama your accent just sound so so cheesy

[MMMillieee]

American one is ridiculas. Life on Mars= English. Bowie= English. Gene Hunt= English should never have been remade by american tv

[Tommanc1]

the american gene hunt is laughable

[ChalieStuangStabalac]

I am 2 eps into the UK version... I have a theory, but wish to remain spoiler-free... crap.

Does the driver who hit Sam Tyler reappear as a later character?

[TheRockybalburke]

@ChalieStuangStabalac haha no lol

[Corporations8MyBaby]

I liked the US version for a lot of reasons. The UK version is GREAT... but you'll appreciate the American one as a failed experiment with brilliant moments. Every song is from 1974 (the year it's set in), and every episode has a central theme that neatly matches the main song of that week.

[cpj93070]

no u dumbass them stupid yanks can't even get that right its 1972 from this shit u.s version and 1973 from the u.k, im british and we brits make a lot better comedy than you yanks.

[Corporations8MyBaby]

@cpj93070 - I sussed out that u might be a limey when u called me a yank. Many of my countrymen are quite stupid; I'm not one of them. Am I addressing a British Member of MENSA perchance? The USA vers. is set in '74. The UK in '73. The British are generally better than ANYBODY at acting. At comedy however, ur countrymen EAT UP our MOVIE COMEDY - u spend over a billion pounds a year on US comedy. We hold our own. As for TV, we don't understand all ur references - you don't understand all of ours.

[WasLilChrisnowbigish]

@Corporations8MyBaby

at least uk try to understand the cultural references and not do a remake of something

[lloydismyname]

@Corporations8MyBaby I reckon the US is quite like France in that respect though - TV-wise it doesn't seem to import so much; rather, companies re-make shows in the fashion of something the public can understand.

[ViciousSnail]

Just do yourself and your tv a favour, Do not, I repeat, Do not watch the American Version.

[jazzx251]

@ViciousSnail

To be fair - the opening scenes were done quite well. The Twin Towers being there was a much more powerful moment than seeing a poster about a motorway being built.

But that's about it.

I think remaking it was a bad idea - they should have made a new show on similar lines with different characters.

Who is Gene Hunt? Philip Glennister of course - anyone else trying to play him looks like a spastic in a magnet factory.

[PSXDubai12]

UK version is far superior than the US counterpart, the US version sucked, i can see why they didn't redo Ashes to Ashes

[joeisaflyingfish]

To be honest, Id be more scared waking up in america than in the 70's.

The UK original reigns supreme.

[samtom117uk]

UK version better in every way.

[AndPlus]

The US version is so shit it's unreal

[mayotango131]

i am hate the us version

[sparkypeeps]

it was great, but then america had to go and coc it up and make their own

[AnastasiaDragonash]

@luciremagazine WHAT THE MOTHERFUCKING HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE WRITERS?!

Ho-ly Crap......

[DiamondEyeProduction]

Let's stop talking about the UK "VERSION". The Amercian crap is a Version. The UK one is the original. And Best.

[lycanwich]

the uk version is a million times better than the us one.......=]

[Sergesouszero]

I've only seen the US version, wich I liked a lot (except for the ending). I'm very interested to see the original UK version. Seems pretty good.

[iworshipalunchbox]

The english one is so much better. Typical americans to copy -exactly- what we do as they see that theres a market to for it. Ashes to Ashes pales in comparison by the way, and yes, John Simm is amazing, and I mean ofc- He -is- the master!--

[wlchiswick]

the american one is really cheesy it only works in england with english accents  no offence i love american shows just not this one :P

HEROES SEASON 4 FTW!!

[wetalk2deadpeople]

YEAH! You're so right :D John Simm is the best, and who doesn't like Philip Glenister :)

[IXIrandomIXIgirlIXI]

John simm is so talented.. i mean some people act exactly the same in different roles.. but you can really see him as that person if you get me.. hes amazing <3

[rockingatheist]

I havn't yet seen the English one (however I obviously want to if I am trolling for youtube clips) but the US one was good (although I have nothing to compare it with).

[CharlieEmoPhoenix]

This is good :D:D I prefer the UK version though

[kingdomlisa]

Anyone like the US one or should i just stick to the UK one?

[marthavell]

Stick with it, when the US one was good, it was great, when it was bad, it was terrible. There are a few great episodes, their take on the football hooligan episode was good and the Whoopi Goldberg episode was amazing, but be warned the finale is a real stinker, you will scream at the TV

[40lbColon]

@marthavell I just finished the US series... which ep was the football redux?

[LinkHimora]

@marthavell I disagree, the ending was a great parallel to the Mission to Mars that was planed (DAMN YOU OBAMA FOR MAKING NASA A JOKE!)

[madhammudeux]

@kingdomlisa

the us version is just utter garbage...But it was made in America, so what do you expect?

[Crashoverall]

Man, i really love USA, but UK is far better making series. I mean, all UK originals are faaaaaaaaar better.

[oms010]

amazing your a man your a women you have teeth you've been to been to bournemouth sensational

[himitutu]

このドラマは最高でした

[ElectronicMusican]

I hope the US version of Life on mars has British adverts!

[rainbowplastic]

i hate the american one it makes gene hunt look like a nonse

[Tortak39]

Theres more meaning in UK but in US one its just too overdone

[AshestoAshesBigFan11]

i love uk lom and a2a

i hate the us one (what have they done?!)

[cararactus69]

American version is too dark, all of there TV show's are. If you compare ours (UK) colours, bright enough to see all of the colours of RGB mixed together.

Now let's go to America's, right well, here with have a mardy plod that is a nice dark brown tan "color" with a tint of very dark blue, mixed with a segment of green. Reminds me of the old cinema screen's...

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Anyway if you people choose LOM UK select thumbs up.

- If you like US click thumbs down!

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All vote... Now!

[marthavell]

The UK original is far, far better. Anyone else like series to of Ashes?

[hlshaw21]

absolutely love ashes.. canny wait for series 3!

[kingdomlisa]

I love Ashes To ashes.

[ProudToBeNerdy]

@marthavell Oh hell yeah, i'd even go so far as to say it's better than LOM.

[coreyzero]

UK version is simply poetry , why you can't watch original version?...another example is the film "the last kiss"...please start to watch the original version...

[crowjane666]

"So you ain't Sam Tyler?"

Got it in one!

[blackwhimsy]

Gee,it's practically shot for shot.

[VideoNoob22]

'My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident and woke up in American Television Am I mad, in a coma, or in a remake? Whatever's happened, it's like I've handed on a different planet. Now if maybe I can work out the reason, I can get home.'

[MacXpert74]

Hahaha! that was excellent!

[KlavaPetrovna]

@VideoNoob22

Cool guy!

[marthavell]

The UK Sam Tyler killed himself to get back to 1973, as he knew that the last few seconds of life would live out longer in his fantasy world, ie the few seconds gave him 8 years back in 1973. It wasn't the coward's way out. if you watch it, you'll see that it was much more emotional than that. Also, we didn't have Gene Hunt turn out to be his dad

[AnastasiaDragonash]

@marthavell WTF?!

Gene turns out to be his DAD?!

Christ....

[luciremagazine]

@AnastasiaDragonash It gets worse. There's an episode where Sam has sex with Gene's daughter in the 125th Precinct. When it's revealed at the end Gene is his Dad, then ... you get the rest.

[marthavell]

Just watched the final episode, oh boy, did it have some extra added American cheese.

Started of liking this series, but it just seemed to loose its way towards the end.

I knew the American's would be too wholesome to have the lead character kill himself, but come on that ending was just too cheesey and the "this should be a good, Gene Hunt" was just too much

[DrChebutykin]

Way too much? Too wholesome? Not by half.

If the title wasn't obvious: "LIFE ON MARS". And the inspirational song "LIFE ON MARS?" with question mark wasn't direct: Life is for the living. It's about making life tolerable. Nothin wrong with such fromage. Suicide is a coward's last action.

And, the final shot is a life affirming response en action; Yes. Here's a white shoe on the red planet to prove there IS life on Mars.

"I thank the Lord there's people out there like you" -Taupin + John

[kroozader]

I think you didn't understand either ending.

[MichaelBradley1988]

lol

to this day i still don't under the ending (UK version)

and no im watching the US version - Why the fuck the us had to remake it is beyond me, why not just show the UK version?spitting in the casts face of the UK one and basically saying "It's shit, we'll show you how its done" << Blargh!!!!!! lol

eitherway, i LOVED life on mars - ashes to ashes is just starting to get my interest with series 2

[sunnytyler001]

The best thing of the US version was Sam's mother called ROSE Tyler.

After all, the show's creator named Sam after Rose...

[marthavell]

It does amaze me how american execs think to remake shows, UK execs would never think "lets remake the soprano's, set it in Brighton" or "lets remake the wire and set it in Brixton"

There are some more US remakes of UK shows on the way, No Heroics and Being Human

[ZackMallory]

i hate the us version. this looks so crap. the uk version is soooo much better. and ashes to ashes is better as the us version of Life on mars. i hope it gives not a remake of ashes to ashes hahahah. abc cancled this us show.and the uk show is not cancled, the uk show was to end. and that is a BIG POint

[HeyArnoldsspleen]

Oh shut up. The US version did pretty well quality-wise

[Penisplop]

you shut up, the us version looks like a pile of dung

[Cicb27]

oh really? have u even WATCHED the Uk version? american television had no right to remake this, lol. its sad

[imaof4]

I've only watched the UK version, it was strange to see the same exact scene, w/ the same exact dialouge played w/ American actors. I have no real interest in a remake - as I loved the original so very much. Can't replace John Simm and Phil Glenister

[phillapphullper]

gotta say seen both and prefer british, as with most Uk 2 US things lol, but hey at least the office is still going there, but nto here. maybe same with this, is does deserve re draft, or the US wouldnt buy i guess. At least they took it on, gr8 show!

[marthavell]

Just heard the US version has been cancelled. Ashame really, was enjoying it. But the UK is better

[Seahorsefan]

New York has much more of a melting pot and does appear to be much more diverse. I remember in the USA LOM when Tyler turns around and there are the Twin Towers. For us here in the US, that's a sight that hits right in the guts, even for someone on the west coast like me. So can we agree that they're both good?

[plaincrazy2]

I think the brit one is best .

Not to say i hate the american one.

But the 70s were a lot more crucial time to the brits. We had just got over WW2 it had left a big mess in economy ,a large proportion of family had died in it. We had just changed from pounds and shillings , to pounds and pence . Are music was changing ,as well as our ideas .The country was a lot angrier , drugs , dead end jobs , miner strikes .Overall , it made for much grittier television .

[luciremagazine]

I agree the original is better, but I also think the early 1970s were a turning point for the US: Vietnam, the end of the Bretton Woods system, New York nearly bankrupt, and maybe an awareness that the goodwill of WWII had run its course. So while the original takes its inspiration from The Sweeney, the remake is grounded more in The French Connection.

[luciremagazine]

My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident and woke up in New York. Am I mad, in a coma, or Jason O'Mara? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.

[PhantomGuest]

John Simm and Phillip Glenister strike me as the much better acting duo to front a series like this. I can't get my head around the American version of Gene Hunt: doesn't seem half as hard-boiled, foul-mouthed or witty.

[Sageeth]

I am interested in comparing the two different versions myself, from the standpoint of a more impartial (culturally wise) point of view. Being an Aussie from well after 1973 (but knowing cultural history quite well). I like the small differences like cell vs mobile, they are nice. The big ones are too well big and obvious lol.

Here is Australia we have a bit of influence from both British and American culture, as well as our own things.

[ElliePri]

I do like those little differences myself, though I must admit the British sense of drama and humour is very similar to us Aussies, but I think we have remained fairly close to our "mother" country (very loose and don't mean offence just referring to British colonisation).

Now Channel 10 are continuously showing promos for LOM US I have the issue of having the David Bowie song stuck in my head. It wasn't enough that I got that when it was on ABC or when I watch the DVD of the British version.

[marthavell]

As far as US re-makes go.

This is actually pretty decent. It is hard, as a fan of the original to distance yourself, but I've enjoyed every episode of the US version so far.

Although, having said that, Harvey is too, too old for Gene and the fact that they can't swear on US network tv, does reduce Gene's role in the show

[AzOutLawz9]

well if you watched it first of course..the one your used to is always better in your mind,i feel American version is better and probly would not have watched the bbc one.

[Cromtastic]

British version probably is better... For a British audience. However, I think the American adaptation works very well for U.S viewers. It's the same tale, changed to accommodate cultural differences. For example,

in the first episode, no American would know (or give a crap) about some Manchester bypass), but they would relate to the World Trade Center's Twin Towers..)

[madbob73]

I tend to agree with this I suppose. LOM in the UK has become a legendary TV series watched by a far % of the population so nothing will come close to it in our eyes. You are right about the cultural differences and the events which were different in both countries. Just wish they had changed the dialogue a bit more from the original!

[TChen0616]

John Simm is amazing,such a brilliant actor.

no one can match him

[LindseyHabibi]

Liz White's character comes across as being a lot stronger in this version.

[luciremagazine]

landed

[luciremagazine]

'My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident and woke up in New York. Am I mad, in a coma, or American? Whatever's happened, it's like I've handed on a different planet. Now if maybe I can work out the reason, I can get home.'