Life on Mars: Getting Better All the Time
It really is getting better. Or at least different. O’Mara’s modulating his performances. But best of all, though, there’s a slow, satisfying divergence from the BBC version that’s unfolding.
My friend Joy Gregory’s comments still obtain — the scripts are still are still punctuated with sickening obviousness. But all of the characters are diverging nicely from the BBC archetypes, as are the stories. Which means they’re no longer haunted by the ghosts of Glenister, et al.
That said, memo to ABC: Half the time the ads in your online streams don’t work. At all. As in, black screen, or just static text.