Comments on: ‘Life on Mars’ remake takes shape

By: sneakeralley

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By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:50:56 +0000

Just watched the premiere of the US version and, while some aspects are ok, Harvey Keitel is absolutely AWFUL! Horribly miscast as Gene Hunt, and even then, he looks like he’s sleepwalking and mumbling through the role. Bloody travesty.

By: huh

huh — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:31:25 +0000

Sorry, I love Colm Meany, but how could he be pitch-perfect casting as Gene Hunt? Have you seen the original guys? I also agree with the poster who wrote that O’Mara is too buff to be an effective Sam. Ausiello is right, the bloggers are going to have a field day with this show. And they should!

By: mage?!

mage?! — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:48:42 +0000

BBC’s Life on Mars is one of my favorite television programs. I do not want to see a watered down Americanized clean TV version. The rough edges are what gave it charm, I could see a faithful adaption on Cable but ABC, Really?
And please don’t stretch out a tightly wound inventive story for the sake of making more money. That never works.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:01:28 +0000

First, one of the most compelling parts of Sam was that he wasn’t this buff uber-cop type. From what I can tell from the original trailer for this he was a bulking giant compared to Colm’s Gene. It’s quite the reverse from the original where Gene was this towering Goliath to Sam’s David. IF Colm’s out, then who do you get??? Philip Glenister should do it if at all possible!!! There really is no replacing him!!!Second, this is ABC we are talking about here. Had this been FX then maybe it would have been able to maintain the same gritty intensity. But I just don’t see ABC being able to get away with it. It’ll be cleaned to a point that makes it less believable. How can you honestly be having a 70’s era group of tuff cops who have to censor their dialogue!! Also, the subject matter would have to be cleaned up to boot!! And how can you use the Gene Genie reference??? It just won’t work! I’ll watch though and shake my head in frustration while biding my time until the REAL Life On Mars!!!!

By: Cherri

Cherri — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:04:01 +0000

I wish they would have just scrapped it entirely. I hate that American producers can’t get original ideas, so they just steal from the Brits. The original is one of my favorite shows ever and I don’t want it Americanized. I agree that Colm Meaney would have made a decent Gene Hunt, but now that he’s out there’s nothing to tempt me to watch it.

By: Mere

Mere — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:18:59 +0000

No Colm Meany means I have no reason to watch. He was the main reason I felt I should give the show a try. Some of the other changes I didn’t have a problem with, but now the producers have lost me. Sorry Jason, you will be starring in yet another failed show.

By: Mr Kitty's Mom

Mr Kitty's Mom — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:54:03 +0000

I loved this show on BBC America and Colm Meaney would have been PERFECT – this does not bode well for this show…tho the move to NYC was smar

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:56 +0000

I can’t imagine anyone doing Sam as well as John Simm. Why can the Americans just leave well enough alone? The Office is the only project out of the UK that ever did well in my opinion.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:35:25 +0000

The English version is, in my opinion, one of the greatest shows ever made. Gene Hunt is one of the greatest characters that I can remember. I will watch this show, just to get a taste, but there is no chance it will come even close to the original. And the ending, THE ENDING! Wow! I still get chills thinking about the pay off!