tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post4239587052357923174..comments2008-07-27T17:10:16.921-07:00Jacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363262167315655610jace@televisionaryblog.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-22714181188806792242008-07-27T17:10:16.921-07:002008-07-27T17:10:16.921-07:00O'Mara appears to be, only physically, too big for this role. His size takes away from the weakness Sam should have with his situation and Gene Hunt. <BR/><BR/>From the ad, it was like Kelley was trying to turn this show into a comedy cop romance and the gritty 70s as the backdrop he had to work with. My wife and I love Liife on Mars UK because of Gene Hunt. He is the character you remember. He is crude and mean and bitter and just what you might imagine a cop in a tough city in that time to be.<BR/><BR/>Maybe LA isn't the right city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-46101345750619136712008-07-07T13:46:18.206-07:002008-07-07T13:46:18.206-07:00Imperioli is a good choice but O'Mara just does not work as Sam and, overhaul or no overhaul, this pilot is nowhere near the brilliance of the original.Bella Sprucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-2771662365440937732008-07-04T16:47:25.693-07:002008-07-04T16:47:25.693-07:00I saw the pilot was available to download (illegally) online. Maybe I'll watch it so I can see if they manage to improve it. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the original Life on Mars, though not perhaps as much as everyone else - it does seem to somewhat fancy itself too much ;)eAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362353858999513300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-43580326417438113072008-07-03T09:03:06.524-07:002008-07-03T09:03:06.524-07:00They need to recast Sam as well. O'Mara is horribly wooden.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104724066252254654noreply@blogger.com