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Oct 9, '08, 3:40 PM

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Tonight at 10 on ABC sees the debut of "Life on Mars (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lifeonmars/index?pn=index)", the americanized version of the brilliant UK series. Why am I blogging about this? Life on Mars follows the adventures of a modern day cop who after he becomes injured, wakes up in 1973. If it's half as good as the original, I'm so there.

Life on Mars website (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lifeonmars/index?pn=index)
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ScottA

Oct 9, '08, 3:47 PM

I will check it out.

I kept wondering what they'd do if a crook ran into a Woolworth's toy section.

Wee67

Oct 9, '08, 3:50 PM

IS it wrong to be drawn to this show simply because its set in '73? To be honest, I don't know I would be so interested in it otherwise.

Marvelmania

Oct 9, '08, 4:26 PM

I agree Bill. I've been looking forward to this for a while now. The main draw is that it's taking place during the early 70s. Should make for some good 70's fashion mockery.

palitoy

Oct 9, '08, 5:12 PM

Somebody involved with this show contacted the Museum last summer and asked a lot of questions about mego. Fingers crossed.

vulcan2074

Oct 9, '08, 5:37 PM

This is gonna be So Cool. I Already got my DVR set to record it :beaming1:
Sammy

jwyblejr

Oct 9, '08, 5:56 PM

BBC America just ran a marathon of the original this past week to prep everybody for the new series.

toys2cool

Oct 9, '08, 6:47 PM

I'll be watching this right after grey's anatomy :grin:

TEXASFETT

Oct 9, '08, 10:33 PM

Hey you know it was pretty good and like the way story is being told. Can't wait for next week looks good!!!

The Toyroom

Oct 9, '08, 10:48 PM

It was pretty much the same pilot as the BBC version but I enjoyed it anyway...hopefully it'll last longer than the BBC version.

ThatBatmanGuy

Oct 9, '08, 11:24 PM

Never heard of the BBC version.:no:

I've been waiting for this one to air. :yeah:It was as good as I hoped it would be.:smile: No, not really. It was better.:drool_y: It had everything I had hoped for and more. :yeah: I will be watching every episode.:licklips:

Bob

ScottA

Oct 10, '08, 7:45 AM

I liked the show a lot. I enjoyed seeing the Twin Towers standing again in all their glory.

Where did they manage to find all those pre-1973 vehicles?

jayihdz

Oct 10, '08, 9:47 AM

I missed it last night, I was so tired I fell asleep...Ive been looking everywhere on the net for it but no luck, hopefully abc will put it on their website soon or re-run over the weekend...

starsky

Oct 10, '08, 11:16 AM

i thought it was good. it really was like living back in 1970's! very nostalgic! i loved seeing the old cars on the screen. they definitely caught my attention.

blastphemey

Oct 10, '08, 11:16 AM

ye i also missed. A review from anyone? :dance1:

Marvelmania

Oct 10, '08, 12:23 PM

I caught myself checking out the stores and buildings as he would walk down the street. Loved the whole set up from the old cars to the decor of his apartment with the lava lamp and love beads hanging in the doorway. Enjoyed the show and the storyline very much.

chalwa

Oct 10, '08, 3:07 PM

I am a HUGE fan of the UK version and am very apprehensive about how this will translate.
Not to give away too much, but can they possibly go more than a season or 2?
bestest

johnnystorm

Oct 10, '08, 6:33 PM

Hey, I thought it was prety good! I really enjoyed the BBC series and wasn't sure how this would work in America, but it was good. Same as the BBC 1st episode, almost exactly. Not sure yet about Harvey Keitel in the Gene Hunt role, but Gretchen Moll was great as Annie (loved her as the Notorious Bettie Page, too)!

Loved the WTC shots...I understand that originally the series was to be set in 70S Los Angeles but they changed it to New York. Seems to be a good idea, not only for symbolism of things like the Twin Towers, but also for the more streetwise atmosphere.

Although if they had set it in LA, I can't help thinking how great it would be to hear "One-ADAM-12, see the man" come over the car radio. Or have a guest-shot by Johnny Gage or Roy Desoto during a big "Emergency!"

Maybe they can slip some unheralded 70s show cameos into the background of some episodes. Wouldn't it be neat to see Starsky & Hutch dragging in Huggy Bear in the background of a shot when Sam is leaving the precinct building? Or get a memo from Captain Barney Miller- or better yet, a scene with Abe Vigoda wandering down the corridor.

The Toyroom

Oct 10, '08, 6:46 PM

Maybe they can slip some unheralded 70s show cameos into the background of some episodes. Wouldn't it be neat to see Starsky & Hutch dragging in Huggy Bear in the background of a shot when Sam is leaving the precinct building?

Starsky and Hutch took place in California...:wink:

johnnystorm

Oct 11, '08, 3:51 PM

Yeah, it did, didn't it. Duh on me- I knew that too! Maybe they should have left LOM in Los Angeles....

Actually, now that I really think about it, most cop shows from the 70s were in LA or California. Kojak was in New York...and I think so was Baretta (or was that in NJ). Any others?

Mikey

Oct 11, '08, 6:38 PM

I watched a few episodes last week on BBC America.
First time I ever seen it.

Not bad,
It reminds me of Peggy Sue Got Married

starsky

Oct 11, '08, 9:36 PM

johnnystorm

Oct 11, '08, 10:26 PM

I was looking up a couple shows to verify my (obviously) faulty memory, and I found these on Wikipedia:

TV SHOWS SET IN LOS ANGELES:

List of television shows set in Los Angeles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_shows_set_in_Los_Angeles)

*and*

TV SHOWS SET IN NEW YORK:

List of television shows set in New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_shows_set_in_New_York_City)

I'm actually a bit amazed that someone took the time to do this. There's also lists for Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Hawaii, & Miami.

ThatBatmanGuy

Oct 13, '08, 5:02 PM

But this show isn't about cop shows from the 70's. So they wouldn't appear in a scene with him. They would appear on the TV he was watching. Just like they showed a clip from Cannon and Kojak on the the TV he was watching. Cannon and Kojak didn't stroll in the police station he works in. That would be a different show and it would be good too.

Bob