Chef Jim Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Watched it when it was on BBC America about two years ago. I DVR'd the rip-off American version last night and will watch it this weekend. Anybody watch it that saw the BBC version? Is it like the Office, where they used the same screenplay but with American actors, or did they completely re-do it? Personally, I'm skeptical. The BBC version was stellar. So I take this to be another Hollywood ripoff caper? Damn, that town hasn't come up with a unique idea in 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Gretchen Mol is a cutiepie. I would crash my car all the way back to 1973 to hang out with her in her sexy little police skirt. yes she is; sorry for the upstage with Ms. Heigl. Gimmie an old Pontiac Gran Prix, and I'll join ya!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 You're from Mars? That explains a lot. Well...Men Are from Mars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I enjoyed it, for the most part. My expectations were pretty low going in, though. saw it tonite for first time......great cast makes an average story better than average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 saw it tonite for first time......great cast makes an average story better than average. I'm beginning to agree. I saw the pilot and Tivo'd last night (I'll watch later). TMQ made mention of the series and had some observations: In Development at HBO: A Series About a Network Executive Who Endlessly Relives the Same Upfronts: Last fall, TMQ inventoried the astonishing number of movies and television shows premised on police officers or detectives with supernatural powers or imaginary super-advanced technology. My favorite was "New Amsterdam," about a 400-year-old New York City detective who had attained immortality. He was immortal -- until he was canceled! Which happened after eight episodes. This year's fall lineup includes "Life on Mars," about a detective who falls through a time warp into the year 1973; a remade "Knight Rider," about a secret agent driving an invincible supercar; "Fringe," about an FBI agent fighting a global outbreak of paranormal events; and "The Mentalist," about a detective who may or may not be psychic. Note about "Knight Rider": the new car is described as powered by a "solar hybrid" engine, yet has no solar panels. Even if it did, covering an object the size of a car even with hypothetical 100 percent efficient solar cells would produce maybe enough electricity to run a lawnmower -- one of the technical obstacles to solar power is the relatively low amount of energy in sunlight that reaches the ground. (Sunlight in space carries far more energy.) Note about "Life on Mars": viewers are supposed to be brimming with nostalgia for 1973? "Life on Mars" is a remake of a BBC series about a British detective who falls through a time warp to London of 1973. That show had a sequel, "Ashes to Ashes," about a British detective who falls through a time warp to London of 1981. Viewers are supposed to be brimming with nostalgia for 1981? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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