How they ended Life On Mars in the US

[Yuwipi Woman]

Wow, the bloke they got to play Sam is a shit actor isn't he?

Yes, but what do you expect from an import from Ireland?

 

[lostexpectation]

president obama and her sister lol

 

[rollinder]

%^ only got past the first 3 minutes (the kissing + not at all blatant in retrospect soundtrack of of rocket man) and it's already as cheesetastic as fuck

eta: "gonna miss you the most...scarecrow"
"you guys were all there, different but all there"
ok we get it, you've seen the Wizard of Oz

eta2: that's fucking terible
not the idea but the way they did/acted it.

 

[Balbi]

Fistful of wank. Keitel's a shit Gene Hunt, their Sam Tyler wouldn't make an extra in the BBC version - and the whole direction/scenery is fucking bobbins.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

....the FUCK?

My reaction also...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I found the concept to be quite amusing and brave in a weird way. that said I've not watched the actual clip.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

It's crap. Utter crap.

 

[madzone]

Gosh, that was a bit laboured, wasn't it?

 

[andy2002]

eta: "gonna miss you the most...scarecrow"
"you guys were all there, different but all there"
ok we get it, you've seen the Wizard of Oz

There should be an indefinite ban on TV shows and films lazily referencing The Wizard Of Oz. Same for 2001, The Shining and Star Wars. Find some other stuff to homage, you feckless shites!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Spaced did it quite well.

 

[andy2002]

Spaced did it quite well.

Spaced did it before it had become a great big monstrous cliche. And anyway Spaced gets a free pass for generally being ace.