Missed the original UK incarnation, but I’m curious enough by the premise and cast to check it out tonight. Anyone else going to watch?
I’ll Tivo it. And I’ll just say going in - a 65 year old cop in 1973 wouldn’t look like Bad Lieutenant.
I watch the original UK version and thought it was brillaint. The UK version won’t play in the states, though, as I don’t think a majority of the audience would appreciate it. It’s really a huge mind game.
The US version intrigues me, as the new version - I saw the original pilot before the new cast and wasn’t impressed. They pretty much kept the original plot and dialoge from the first UK show and Americanized it. The new version is set in NY, big improvement over LA, and is going to expand on the idea of why Sam Tyler is where he is. I’m trying to be as open about the show, but it’s hard knowing where it came from.
I’ve been trying to find a trailer of the show that shows NY rather than LA. I have yet to find one.
Although really there could have been other cities to depict. But it’s not my show.
It has Lester Freamon in it, too. The reviews I’ve read from people who have seen both versions say it’s a massive improvement over the L.A. set version. Plus, it’s shot in NYC so it guarantees at least a couple of viewings from me.
Although I will say this – Michael Imperioli’s mustache is ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome.
I loved the UK version, but Always Sunny pushes this to DVR land for me.
I didn’t catch the UK version, and since it looks favorable, I’ll catch it this time.
I downloaded the pre-air screener of the US version a few months ago, and being a massive fan of the original UK series, I have to say it left me mortified. I knew it wasn’t going to be anywhere near as good . . . but downright awful?!
Glad to hear they’ve changed a great deal since then. I’m still not expecting much, but I’ll give it a second chance. Normally I wouldn’t even waste my time with an inferior remake (and there’s no way in hell that it can’t be anything but just that), but it’s Life On Mars . . . it had me at hello, and I hate myself for it.
I like the new cast members, but Jason O’Mara was so irritating in the first US pilot that I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it through another episode with him. Maybe I should forget about how much I love John Simm for an hour and try the new show.
I’m going to give it a shot. Having never seen the BBC version (and admittedly having never planned on it) it shouldn’t destroy me too much if its terrible.
It’s probably worth giving the BBC version a shot as well. Probably one of the sharpest shows to come out of Britain in a long time, although it’s perhaps a little too colloquial to appeal to international audiences.
I really liked the BBC version a lot I caught most the series via BBC America on demand, half way through series 2 they stopped showing them and I still haven’t seen the end of it.
But I’ll check this out, Imperioli’s mustache does look fucking awesome.
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You mean you never saw the finale?! Oh man, I’d be going batshit insane if I was you!
I don’t download torrents, but I getting to the point where I’m gonna do it.
The premiere is pretty good, I’m wondering what the reveal was instead of the Twin Towers when it was set in LA?
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The thing that annoys me about the mere existence of the American re-make, is that there’s NO WAY IN HELL that they’ll end the series on the same note as the original.
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It was this:
Well, that’s the scene where Sam does t his big turn around and you expect him to see something.
I might have been expecting the worst so it might explain why I thought this was good. They moved into the past much faster than the original pilot, which gave more time to show the New York of the past that looked great. The music, a big part of the original show, worked well. And, thought Kietel is no replacement for Gene Hunt he was good in the “this is my city and they’ll remember me” scene. I’ll keep watching with interest to see how they handle Sam’s predicament.
And, no, they won’t end it like the original.
Wow that does suck. It’s just some random as shit Holiday Inn. Mind you I don’t think of anything as iconic as the twin towers was in LA really. It would’ve had to refer something sports related or maybe the Yorty/Bradley race of '73. Either way, not nearly the same impact.
Also not to derail but what was the word on Ashes to Ashes?
I was disappointed to see the flashes of the red dress right before Sam woke up in '73. Assuming that the first season will have a larger order than the BBC original, I only hope that they wrap this up in 8 episodes or so. I also think it will help when Sam has to solve new cases, rather than the pilot retread tonight.
So they’re adapting the second episode too, that’s kinda lame I was hoping to get something original for the next one.
Oh man don’t me this will be some kind of lame rehash like they did with Cracker ten years ago. The US version of that was unwatchable.