I'm afraid of Americans

[trinityofone]

Trailer for ABC's Life on Mars remake

...

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

There goes my strategy of remaining cautiously optimistic! Reality: 1, Optimism: 0

Also, I think it's worth noting that I finally hit my limit with American Voice Over Guy. I miss the calm, soothing voices of the BBC. I can be ex-pat now?

Picture it:

Some Guy in a Pub, 5 Years From Now: So what finally drove you away? Was it political?
Me: Nope. They remade Life on Mars.

Comments

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

GOD. It might not even be so terribly, horribly wrong if they cut out that ridiculous announcer, and didn't try so hard to make it look like some wacky dramedy like it's fucking Desperate Housewives. TRIN, IT MAKES ME SAD IN THE SOUL.

*icon is suddenly appropriate*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

IT MAKES ME SAD, TOO. Because I wanted to give it a chance! I really did! I mean, it's set in L.A.—that's my city! How cool would that have been if it were good, or even, you know, DECENT?

The removal of announcer guy will almost certainly improve it, but still... I was totally planning to watch the pilot, and now I'm not sure I'll be able to get through it without being very, very drunk.

I believe your icon depicts EXACTLY what John Simm said in reference to this! (In my head, anyway.)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

It may be Toronto pretending to be L.A., or a combination of both; I'm too traumatized to watch it again and try to tell. But I maintain that L.A. would have been an awesome city to tell this story in, as the city is an important character and L.A. has, shall we say, a dramatic personality.

*unlike Randy Newman, loves L.A. without irony*

[shadowhuntress.livejournal.com]

I recognized the Disney Hall when NOT!Sam gets hit by the car, and I remember hearing that they were filming bits of the pilot in Downtown, so at least some of it is in L.A. But who knows how much the location is going to affect the story and the way it's filmed, or if it could just as easily have taken place in any big city.