A long time in the making...

Okay. I could start this blog by appologising, but really, my real life is FAR more important than that of the internet. I do feel some guilt about leaving all of you (ha!) hanging about the ever important (ha!) ponderings of mine on modern society. The delightful scape-goat is that you chose to follow me, so I could pass any guilt of as your own. I'm not going to, 'cause that would be a cheap shot. Instead I'm going to do this "meta appology" thing, and mention how guilty I feel, without actually saying it. Meta = awesome.

Moving swiftly onwards: I'm currently watching the US version of "Life on Mars". I know that's immediate present, I'll move onto retrospective later. Although by the time that 9:30 Thursday I find myself in no condition to write "A Brief History of Time" - yay social life - it is, when considered on it's own, quite a brilliant series. When considered in comparison to the original, UK series, it's SHIT.

Here's the thing: for Christ sake! If you're going to do a version of a series for AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CULTURE then PLEASE MAKE IT ORIGINAL. It should try to be something for the US audience - I appreciate I'm an ignorant Australian, but if it was a US series, it would be more like SVU. That show = awesome. Especially Elliot

Oh - when considered under it's individual merits, the US series is quite good. I don't know the lead actor's name, but he is very, very good. When considered under individual merits.

When it comes to comparison - English every time. I mean, the US actor CANNOT compare to John Simm. FUCK. Really it's just the UK version with US actors. And what is brilliant for the UK is FUCKING SHITE for the US. Sorry, but that's how it is. What'shisface cannot compare (sorry, I'lll wiki it) to John Simms.

Jason O'Mara. And I had to squint to write that. Worrying.

I think the point is that when you take an already existing idea, and trying to "Americanize" it, it becomes inherently shit. There it is.

But the US series of "Life on Mars", without a comparison, is vey good. And I do love the actors they have for it. But I do thing of the UK series, because you directly copy it, and the UK were better. There it is.