American Version Of Life On Mars Gets Thumbs Up

It's on Amerika's tortured brow...

It seems the US version of Life On Mars that we told you about back in May (05.13.2008 NEWS: JASON O'MARA FOR US REMAKE OF LIFE ON MARS) has gone down well with viewers.

The first episode has aired in the US but having only seen the, admittedly impressive, first five minutes, I can't really give an opinion...though it is good to see such a great cast.

You can view the opening scenes courtesy of BowieNetter aucourant here on the MBs.

Practically the whole of Life On Mars? is played in the sequence in which the character Sam Tyler experiences his switch from present to past.

During this scene there's a clever juxtaposition of a close-up of Tyler's iPod playing Hunky Dory in 2008 with a close-up of an 8-track cartridge of Hunky Dory being played in his 1973 vehicle. (See image above)

Life On Mars airs on Thursdays at 9:00 on abc, but if you're in the US you can view it online on abc's excellent Life On Mars mini-site anyway.

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