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Theta Sigma
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| Saw a coming soon ad for Life On Mars which was on after last night's episode of fellow Kudos series Spooks. It is not bad. |
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Theta Sigma
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Between The Einstein Factor & ABC News last night saw the "There's More to Life On Mars" promo and the series debut this Sunday May 20 comes third place in TV WEEK's highlights of the day. |
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Theta Sigma
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| With just four days before Life on Mars debuts on the ABC, saw Philip Glenister last night on the ABC in the BBC TV movie The Other Boleyn Girl. All I can say is that the person he played in that movie is a gentle person in comparison to Gene Hunt on Life On Mars. |
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phase5
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Finally got to see "Life On Mars".
At the end of episode one our hero is preparing to jump from the roof of police central as he's been told this is the only way to "wake up" from the coma he's in.
Did anyone every see the original version of "Vanilla Sky"?
(I forget the original title, and have never seen the remake).
At the end of that film our hero is told that the only way for him to "wake up"; (it's 300 years after he died and he's in cryogenic sleep with his mind plugged into a computer generated "present day" world), is to jump from the roof of a skyscraper.
In the Matrix our hero takes a pill to "wake up" to the real world.
Have you ever seen "The Professionals" or any of the "hard hitting" police dramas from the 1970 & 80s? "Yes Guv!".
And so on.
The series is extremely derivative of many genes and concepts but it somehow all comes together to make an interesting and enjoyable programme.
So; in "Life On Mars" is our hero in a coma dreaming of 1973, which seems to be the impression, or has he somehow travelled back in time to 1973?
You'll have to watch the series or order the complete series 1 & 2 DVDs from the Uk to find out. If it's the former of course, nothing he does matters, which makes it all a bit pointless ..... |
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Theta Sigma
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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This week I finished the last of season 1 and it is definitely something to look forward when the ABC reaches the season's end.
All that is left for me of Life On Mars or related to look forward to is season 2, the spin-off Ashes to Ashes as well the US version by David E Kelley. |
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Theta Sigma
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Episode 6 on Sunday June 24 comes third place in TV WEEK's highlights of the day.
As I have already mentioned I have already seen all of season 1 and Episode 6 is very very good. |
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Theta Sigma
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Casting news on who would be playing Sam and Gene in the US version.
Sam Tyler will be played by Jason O'Mara and former Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Colm Meaney will play Gene Hunt. Personally it's nice seeing Colm in a regular role again for the first time since Deep Space Nine.
The following link http://www.mania.com/55742.html reveals that the show is slightly different in its plot concept from the original show.
On another note, it has been reported last week that David E Kelley had asked John Simm and Philip Glenister to be in the US show but both turned it down since they were asked to do so with American accents.
Simm says that he does not know why the Americans have to remake everything and that the Americans already have a version of their show - Starsky and Hutch.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a70419/life-on-mars-actors-say-no-to-us-remake.html |
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g,uest
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Ironic that recently during UKTV showing Who,
In the commercial breaks they are playing the Promo's for
Life On Mars / John Simm 'The Master!
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g,uest
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| phase5 wrote: | Have you ever seen "The Professionals" or any of the "hard hitting" police dramas from the 1970 & 80s? "Yes Guv!".
And so on.
The series is extremely derivative of many genes and concepts but it somehow all comes together to make an interesting and enjoyable programme. |
Check, 'The Sweeney'
Which featured 'Peter Miles' in some Episodes... |
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g,uest
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| Theta Sigma wrote: | | last night saw the "There's More to Life On Mars" promo and the series debut this Sunday May 20 comes third place in TV WEEK's highlights of the day. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHFdZbTLib4 |
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g,uest
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| Theta Sigma wrote: | On another note, it has been reported last week that David E Kelley had asked John Simm and Philip Glenister to be in the US show but both turned it down since they were asked to do so with American accents.
Simm says that he does not know why the Americans have to remake everything and that the Americans already have a version of their show - Starsky and Hutch. |
The northern-british Accents are better than the American-accent...
BTW,
has anyone seen the 'American-version' of CRACKER  |
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g,uest
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| Theta Sigma wrote: | Episodes 4 and 5 is of interest to us Doctor Who fans:
Mary Whitehouse is mentioned in Episode 4 and Doctor Who himself in Episode 5. Although neither 4 or 5 were written by co-creator Matthew Graham, he is now a writer on Doctor Who himself and noticed in the credits the script editor being Elwen Rowlands who also did script editing duties in last year's season of Doctor Who.
So I trust I have now given you a reason to watch Life On Mars if and when it comes on the ABC. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dU3RABst0 |
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g,uest
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Panecea
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I was reading another article from MSN UK's entertainment reporter who has stated quite definitely that there will be a sequel to Life on Mars. The title of this sequel will be Ashes to Ashes and will feature Gene Hunt instead of Sam Tyler. Gene will have a new female partner.
Therefore, the aforementioned details could possibly support the fact that while in a coma Sam has actually time travelled. |
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Theta Sigma
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Theta Sigma
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Season 2, Episode 1:
Playing the villain here is Marc Warren and this represented a reunion with John Simm and Philip Glenister as they were all previously in the mini-series State of Play. Incidentally Warren is a regular on fellow Kudos production show Hustle in which one of his co-stars is Glenister's brother Robert.
Quite brilliant Sam's trick on the Marc Warren character towards the end of the episode.
A solid start to the season. |
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Theta Sigma
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Season 2, Episode 2:
Quite surreal seeing Sam shaking the hands of his mentor.
Historical note: Sam mentioned the number of policemen consuming alcohol by the time Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister. In 1973 Thatcher was Education Secretary, a couple of years she would oust Ted Heath as Tory leader and become Prime Minister in 1979.
Quite harrowing seeing the last moments of Harry Woolf as a free man. |
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Theta Sigma
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Season 2, Episode 3:
This episode featured an Irishman called O'Brien. Incidentally Colm Meaney, an Irish actor, who will play Gene Hunt in the US version had played a Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Then again O'Brien is a common Irish name.
Nice use of the IRA as a plot device.
Annie remarked about a woman one day running the country. Like the previous episode, this foretells the future of who is going to be in charge of the UK. |
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Theta Sigma
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Season 2, Episode 4:
Nice to see Georgia Taylor who I have seen before in Blackpool and its sequel Viva Blackpool.
Gene says that Roger Twilling pushing a bird off a car does not make him a bad bloke. What!!! Unbelievable.
Funny the way Gene reacted to Stuart Bator's name.
In reference to Sam, Gene says "We should all learn from the Master." How prophetic.
Amusing the names which would become well known in future are used here. It's like the name that Marty McFly used in Back to the Future Part III. |
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