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4 articles from 2008

18 July 2008 12:16 PM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

The upcoming Americanized version of the British "Life on Mars" television show will go through a number of changes, including location and possibly the very reason that a 21st century police detective finds himself in the 1970s. The American version changes locations, moving the story to New York instead of Manchester, England. But that isn't the only changes being made. "We talked to the creators of the BBC show and asked if we could change the mythology of Sam Tyler, and we got permission to do it," executive producer Josh Appelbaum told SciFi Wire. Appelbaum and the other producers thought the BBC ending "felt a bit unsatisfying. So we made it a deeper mystery." So, what was the original ending? The BBC version of "Life on Mars" aired two years ago starring John Simm who would ...

7 July 2008 2:59 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The hotly-anticipated climax to the fourth series of Doctor Who brought in huge ratings on Saturday night, according to early figures. The 65 minute special, in which the Doctor did not regenerate, leaving David Tennant in the titular role, was watched by an average of 9.4m (45.9%) from 6.40pm. The show's popularity has continued to grow since it was revived by BBC One in 2005. Last year's finale drew 8m, when John Simm made a guest appearance as The Master, and in 2006 the final instalment attracted 7.7m (43%). Last Christmas the show enjoyed its best ratings since 1979, drawing a peak of almost 14m for its festive special, which guest starred Kylie Minogue. This year's finale, 'Journey's End', is the last series close to be made by Russell T. Davies, who has overseen the show's comeback. The audience peaked in the final 15 minutes with (more)

By Dave West

3 July 2008 12:15 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

There is no more David E. Kelley, but there is an ex-mafia guy on ABC's new series "Life on Mars." Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the hit HBO series "The Sopranos," has joined the cast of "Life on Mars" as Detective Ray Carling, a man who feels that the present-day cop-trapped-in-the-1970s Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) took a job that was supposed to be his. The show, which is based on a BBC series that starred "Doctor Who's" John Simm, also stars Rachelle Lefevre and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's" Colm Meaney. The original pilot, which if shown will probably contain some reshoots and re-editing, was directed by Kelley -- best known for "Ally McBeal" and "Boston Legal" -- but it will not be run by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, who worked ...

19 June 2008 2:07 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

It seems that there is a lot of question on whether or not the British import "Life On Mars" is ready to take on the network grind on ABC, and if the network is even into it. But ABC entertainment president Stephen McPherson says all is well for the series that features a modern-day cop transported back to the 1970s. "We are actually ahead of schedule with new scripts in hand and production is set to go," McPherson told MediaWeek. "We wouldn't be promoting the show so heavily if it weren't going to air. The reports to the contrary are false." "Life On Mars" was created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah for BBC back in 2006 that starred John Simm, who many genre fans should recognize as the most recent actor to play The Master in "Doctor Who." David E. Kelley, of ...

4 articles from 2008