Life on Mars

By Charlie Jane Anders Like last year's Life On Mars remake, AMC's The Prisoner remake both gained and lost points by having a totally insane ending. And let's be honest: nobody's going to miss that guy singing "Dem Dry Bones." Spoilers below. In the end, like the American Life On Mars, this is going to wind up being a...

By Charlie Jane Anders And Thursday, in a response to the show's production problems, Peters (USA Network's The 4400) was replaced at the helm of the show by Scott Rosenbaum (Chuck, The Shield), though he is expected to stay aboard as an executive producer.

By Meredith Woerner I was one of the loudest haters of the American-ized Office before it aired, because British humor and sensibilities don't translate well in the States. But the show hired good writers, invested in the production and found a wonderful cast. It's engaging, even though it lacks that dry Brit...

By Lauren Davis What they changed: Pretty much whatever they could. The original pilot for the US adaptation of Life on Mars was thoroughly panned, and producers quickly moved the action from Los Angeles to New York (allowing for that Twin Towers shot), and recast several roles. Star Trek vet Colm Meaney w...

By Alasdair Wilkins The final episode of the American version of Life on Mars offered a rather unexpected resolution to just what had been going on with Sam Tyler all this time. As it turned out, he was neither a cop from 1973 nor one from 2008. Instead, he was part of the first manned expedition to Mars in 2035 and th...

By Graeme McMillan Have the Mars landers not only failed in identifying signs of life on the red planet, but also accidentally been destroying them all along? Scientists are beginning to suggest that may be the case. Oops. Mars robots may have destroyed evidence of life [New Scientist]

By Alyssa Johnson In Episode 4 of Life on Mars (UK), Sam Tyler, still stuck back in 1973, runs into his own mother, Ruth, while trying to take down a gangster named Stephen Warren that has half the police force in his pocket. Warren even tried to pay off Sam, who takes the money very, very reluctantly. When he lear...

By Graeme McMillan No silly 1980s fashions? No David Bowie rip-off clown cameos? It's as if they're taking away everything that made the show worth watching in the first place. Next thing you know, they'll be looking to the American LoM for story ideas, and then it'll all be over.

By Charlie Jane Anders The final episode of Life On Mars airs tomorrow night on ABC. Sam Tyler's time-travel from 2008 to 1973 will be explained, and the show's producers say science-fiction fans will like the answers. Spoilers ahead... Scott: That's for sure.

By Charlie Jane Anders Life On Mars: How is Harvey Keitel going to step into Philip Glennister's big shoes in the U.S. remake of Life On Mars? Check out this new clip and judge for yourself. He seems a bit more understated and maybe not quite as much of a dick. [SpoilerTV] Dollhouse: E! Online again]