LoM isn't available in region 1. (Although, has it played in Canada? Then there might be Canadian sources for it.)
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
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sumi - Oct 10, 2008 4:55:29 am PDT #1883 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2008 4:57:30 am PDT #1884 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
LoM isn't available in region 1.
That's weird - BBCA stuff usually comes out here not long after it's initial run.
sumi - Oct 10, 2008 4:59:53 am PDT #1885 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
I wonder if the US remake has something to do with it.
tiggy - Oct 10, 2008 6:51:26 am PDT #1886 of 11831
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'm really tempted to make dvds for those of you who haven't seen the BBC version.
Ailleann - Oct 10, 2008 6:54:12 am PDT #1887 of 11831
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
::gets in line for tiggy's DVD tree::
sumi - Oct 10, 2008 7:19:18 am PDT #1888 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
WANT!
Kate P. - Oct 10, 2008 7:26:15 am PDT #1889 of 11831
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I am DYING for a Region 1 release of Life on Mars, but I think the licensing issues for the huge amount of music they used (and so well!) might be what's holding it up. I hope they do release it someday...
The music in last night's episode bugged me a bit, maybe just because the music was always so well-integrated into the scenes in the UK version, and it seems like they're trying for the same effect here and not quite reaching it. Also, I'm surprised that they used so much British music; I was expecting that they'd go for more American music. Maybe the balance will shift in future episodes.
I'm intrigued and I'll probably tune in again, but so far it's not appointment TV for me yet. Last night's episode was too close to the original UK pilot to grab me -- it was too distracting. Hopefully they'll branch out and do their own thing before long. I did really like the use of the Twin Towers, though. I mean, what else would have the same impact on Sam as seeing the towers again? I thought it was a great moment for him, and Jason O'Mara really sold it.
sumi - Oct 10, 2008 7:29:46 am PDT #1890 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
Exactly.
I thought that the scene where he was really, strongly, tempted to shoot the kid was also very good.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2008 7:32:33 am PDT #1891 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I liked his line about wondering why he hasn't reached the limits of his imagination yet and where all the details are coming from. That's probably something out of the original, but I thought it was neat idea.
Barb - Oct 10, 2008 7:53:42 am PDT #1892 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”
I did really like the use of the Twin Towers, though. I mean, what else would have the same impact on Sam as seeing the towers again? I thought it was a great moment for him, and Jason O'Mara really sold it.
That was just absolutely brilliant. As was the closing shot of the Towers at night.
Honestly, the smartest thing they did when they took it out of David Kelley's hands was to move it from Los Angeles to New York. New York just has a sense of being unto itself that very few other cities have. A Los Angeles of the 50s, ala Mulholland Drive might have provided interesting fodder, but for the effect they're trying to go for here, no other place but New York, I don't think.