Take a look at the US version of 'Life On Mars'

Dean on May 19th, 2008
it looks awfully cheesy, why couldn't they just show the BBC version there It looks like it'll be ten times better anyway.

Andy, Skipton, North Yorkshire on May 19th, 2008
It's an absolute betrayal that it was sold to the unimaginative yanks in the first place, and they could have at least changed the names as well as the year and location. I'm so not in favour of having our Sam Tyler replaced by anyone, so this show had better bomb... But it might not, as most Americans won't have seen the original.

Lee, Teesside on May 19th, 2008
I'll give it a watch. It's very difficult to judge from a trailer anyway. To Pete above - ABC have a webpage for the show so I'm pretty sure it will be airing 'this fall'. I did read today though, "The "Life on Mars" pilot will likely be reshot. McPherson noted that the retooling could involve some recasting but the general idea is establish the vision of incoming executive producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg."

Becca, East Sussex on May 19th, 2008
This looks so bad. It's the exact same show, I mean I remember every one of those scenes from the original Life On Mars, except John Simm and Philip Glenister did them all infinitely better. Those two just overact, and badly!

Pete, UK on May 19th, 2008
from what I've read, this has already been canned in the US and won't be shown anyway.

Tilly on May 19th, 2008
IMHO I think it looks like it's being totally over acted. Why can't the Americans watch one of OUR shows w/out having to remake it... we don't remake all of theirs. Maybe they're scared that we can do it better.

JSR on May 19th, 2008
What a load of Americanised rubbish. Why is it that America has the capacity to make both the best, and the worst television?

Jaime, Rugby on May 19th, 2008
it looks crap :(

Lydia, Derby on May 19th, 2008
I wanted to hate this so much as the British version was so fantastic but you know what - I think it may be good after all! I loved the flares!

Dom on May 19th, 2008
Looks shite!

Chris, The Netherlands on May 19th, 2008
This remake is a compliment to the makers of the original. However, like the Office US, it should never have been made. I don't watch remakes or copycats.