20th Century Fox has picked up a sci-fi project called Para Time to develop into a feature film. Heat Vision reports that the project comes from Matthew Graham, co-creator of the popular BBC series Life on Mars. Plot details are currently under wraps, but the story apparently revolves around “a group that polices parallel worlds.” Steve Tzirlin, who is developing a big-screen adaptation of the Wes Ball short film Ruin, is onboard to produce Para Time. Graham most recently created the British series Eternal Law and wrote a couple episodes for the previous season of Doctor Who. I’m not familiar with the BBC version of Life on Mars, but ABC tried a remake of the series in 2008 that only lasted one season. Graham’s original show struck a chord with both audiences and critics and ran for two series.
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Life on Mars technically ran for five seasons as it became ‘Ashes to Ashes’ for three.
Yep, Chris is right. The whole story spans five seasons, but went under a different title when the time period moved from the 70s to the 80s. A few wobbles during season 3 (aka the first season of the ‘Ashes To Ashes’ arc) but it soon gets back into the swing of things. It was a great, clever, stylish show, both funny and moving. Don’t let the terrible remake put you off.
Although the US has arguably lead the way in best original programming over the last 10 years it has to be said that the adaptations of UK shows are mostly piss poor, Life on Mars included.
I saw half an episode of the US version and despite a strong cast, it completely missed the point by transposing the idea to to 1970′s US but crucially, not the characters in what is a character driven show.
Harvey Keitel wasn’t even playing Gene Hunt, he was just Keitel playing the tough guy…. great actor, yes but Gene Hunt wasn’t a Keitel impression. All respect to the actor playing Sam Tyler , but this is the worst case of casting for a part I’ve seen, ffs he doesn’t even LOOK the part. Sam was essentially a npaper pushing, jobsworth, bureaucrat to play opposite Gene Hunts 70′s, politically incorrect, brute… opposites. The dude they have playing Sam in the US version looks like a Marine.
Instant fail.
Anyone who hasn’t seen it needs to check out the BBC version.