Comments on: Thoughts on the US version of Life on Mars http://technopop.org/2008/10/11/thoughts-on-the-us-version-of-life-on-mars/ technology -v- culture ... and whatever else is on our minds today Fri, 13 May 2011 13:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jupitersgravity http://technopop.org/2008/10/11/thoughts-on-the-us-version-of-life-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 jupitersgravity Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:59:26 +0000 http://technopop.org/2008/10/11/thoughts-on-the-us-version-of-life-on-mars/#comment-1965 Ugh. Couldn't even get all the way through the pilot. It started to fill me with self-loathing as a TV writer. Why must everything on network TV, with extremely rare exceptions (Friday Night Lights jumps to mind) be so blatant and explicit with no subtlety whatsoever? Everything is over played, over explained -- the art direction is one indication of that. All the hippies have their headbands firmly in place, Jason O'Mara's collar is hugely wide - it's the SEVENTIES, everyone, look at the COLLAR! The nasty protester hippie girl has the clunky line "You broke my brother's collarbone at the war protest on Bank Street!" Oh, really, the war protest? Thanks for the full explanation. Nice peace button on your shaggy coat. I agree that the use of the Bowie title song is just a shadow of the BBC version, which was horrifying, heartbreaking and haunting...and a bunch more "h" qualifiers I can't think of at the moment. Yeah, Jason O'Mara is unfortunately not much better than he was in a small role on the show I'm currently working on. He did the same vein-bulging screaming thing and I was disappointed to see he's using it here. Maybe he'll get better. I agree also about Harvey and Michael, though I was watching Harvey and remembering his awesome tribal face tattoos in The Piano and marveling to see such a fine actor in such tripe. But hey, he gets to stay in New York and make a steady buck in his golden years, who am I to begrudge him? He's certainly the only dangerous thing in this otherwise toothless show. I'm going to go download the BBC version and try to cleanse my palate now. Thanks for the posting. Ugh. Couldn’t even get all the way through the pilot. It started to fill me with self-loathing as a TV writer. Why must everything on network TV, with extremely rare exceptions (Friday Night Lights jumps to mind) be so blatant and explicit with no subtlety whatsoever? Everything is over played, over explained — the art direction is one indication of that. All the hippies have their headbands firmly in place, Jason O’Mara’s collar is hugely wide – it’s the SEVENTIES, everyone, look at the COLLAR! The nasty protester hippie girl has the clunky line “You broke my brother’s collarbone at the war protest on Bank Street!” Oh, really, the war protest? Thanks for the full explanation. Nice peace button on your shaggy coat. I agree that the use of the Bowie title song is just a shadow of the BBC version, which was horrifying, heartbreaking and haunting…and a bunch more “h” qualifiers I can’t think of at the moment.

Yeah, Jason O’Mara is unfortunately not much better than he was in a small role on the show I’m currently working on. He did the same vein-bulging screaming thing and I was disappointed to see he’s using it here. Maybe he’ll get better. I agree also about Harvey and Michael, though I was watching Harvey and remembering his awesome tribal face tattoos in The Piano and marveling to see such a fine actor in such tripe. But hey, he gets to stay in New York and make a steady buck in his golden years, who am I to begrudge him? He’s certainly the only dangerous thing in this otherwise toothless show.

I’m going to go download the BBC version and try to cleanse my palate now.

Thanks for the posting.

]]> By: zim http://technopop.org/2008/10/11/thoughts-on-the-us-version-of-life-on-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 zim Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://technopop.org/2008/10/11/thoughts-on-the-us-version-of-life-on-mars/#comment-1964 i left disappointed, as well, even though i'd seen, really, only 1 1/2 BBC episodes. yeah, i pretty much agree with your assessment, especially about the sam / gene chemistry. i'm not terribly excited about this show atm. i left disappointed, as well, even though i’d seen, really, only 1 1/2 BBC episodes. yeah, i pretty much agree with your assessment, especially about the sam / gene chemistry.

i’m not terribly excited about this show atm.

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