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UPDATE: Oh, crap. How was it so sweet when proper-Sam ended up handcuffed to his bed, and just gross and icky when not-proper-Sam did? I know I said I wasn’t gonna write about Life on Mars, but I’ve got it on here in the background while I’m working, and bad enough that they’re continuing to … more…
obsession: Hamlet; not any particular movie version of it, just the play itself… and every movie version of it (still more of my summer of David Tennant and Hamlet to come, and yes, I know it’s now autumn) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (cuz he’s just the cutest thing ever) psyched: Quantum of Solace … more…
At least on writing about it, after Thursday night’s episode, which I just caught up with. It’s really mysterious, I must say. I’m Sam’s age. I lived in New York City in 1973, just as American Sam did, and so I’m supposedly getting a little glimpse into my own past, just like American Sam is. … more…
obsession: awards season (though I’m kinda dreading the huge quantity of movies demanding to be seen between now and December 31) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (cuz he’s just the cutest thing ever) psyched: Synecdoche, New York (I am so ready for another Charlie Kaufman mindfuck) dreading: An American Carol (because watching the implosion … more…
These are mostly for me, to calm me down and remind me that no matter what ABC and Jason O’Mara and Harvey Keitel do to their Life on Mars, I’ll always have the real, proper Life on Mars to treaure and enjoy.
[spoilers] A shot of modern Manhattan bereft of the World Trade Center, with “an island never cries” on the soundtrack? Are they kidding? This is the American Life on Mars’ idea of… what? Irony? Pathos? Look, I still get weepy when I happen across some logo for a dry cleaners or a deli or garbage-hauling … more…
I rewatched the first episode of the British Life on Mars [Amazon U.K.], which I hadn’t seen in a couple of months at least, before I tuned into last night’s debut of the American remake, and I’m both sorry and glad that I did. Glad because it reminded me that I’ll always have the British … more…
The American Life on Mars debuts tomorrow night at 10pm Eastern on ABC. I’m all stocked up on the liquor I’ll need to get through it. This “sneak preview” makes me cringe: It’s like a horrible nightmarish mirror image of the British show, kinda like how Tina Fey “imitates” Sarah Palin by simply saying exactly … more…
My brother sent me a photo from his phone Monday night: Apparently the destined-to-be-dreadful American remake of maybe-the-best-TV-show-ever Life on Mars will be shooting in his Astoria (Queens) neighborhood this morning. Yeah, the show is now set in New York City — it had originally been set in Cincinnati, I think. Or was it Pittsburgh? … more…
I’d love to say “I told you so.” Oh, wait: I did. Thanks to reader Proper Dave who pointed out in comments this disturbing news of the already disturbing American remake of the BBC series Life on Mars: It’s quite common for series producers to replace actors after shooting a pilot and getting feedback…. However, … more…
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