Jack Yan on Vox

Is there a John Simm conspiracy?

2009-09-08T06:33:26Z

Let’s see: State of Play, remade. Life on Mars, remade. What are the chances the Americans will redo Tuesday? I think there is a conspiracy to remake anything that John Simm and Philip Glenister appear in.

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Mad? No. In a coma? No. Back in time? Yes.

2009-08-27T11:27:28Z

For Lifers who wanted to know how the Spanish version of Life on Mars ended, Antena 3 has put up the closing minutes of La chica de ayer on YouTube. I blogged about this back in June; however, this should be easier for readers. My Spanish is pa...

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Flippin’ ’eck

2009-08-12T06:07:03Z

I was looking through some old pics here and thought back to the second series of Ashes to Ashes. While we found out what Operation Rose was, why was Princess Diana continually brought up? We also had this scene, with a Princess car flipping over...

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La chica de ayer ends

2009-06-18T12:41:31Z

Despite fairly healthy viewing figures, Antena 3 will not commission a second series of La chica de ayer. A member of the Railway Arms discussion board said two endings were filmed in case there was not a renewal. The aired finalé was quite good a...

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Twists on the tale in La chica de ayer

2009-06-18T11:40:24Z

The opening scene in last week’s La chica de ayer is hilarious, even if your Spanish is as bad as mine. It is very loosely based on the fifth episode of the first series, though with numerous twists, namely a plot featuring the kidnapping of yo...

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BBC reveals photos from Ashes to Ashes ﬁnalé early

2009-06-04T12:58:47Z

I think the BBC may have been premature uploading photographs from next week’s Ashes to Ashes. Do not scroll down if you don’t want a spoiler. I’ve tried to put the most revealing pic at the bottom of this bunch. That’s Martin Summers (Adrian Dun...

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A cliffhanger for Ashes to Ashes’ second year?

2009-06-03T11:52:24Z

The second series (or season to our US friends) finalé to Ashes to Ashes looks very good indeed. I imagine this is where Chris and Shaz tie the knot, but there will be a cliffhanger. At the end of episode 7, it’s hinted that Alex is suffering f...

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Ralph Brown: who would have thought?

2009-05-16T01:16:14Z

I never realized that these two characters were played by the same actor—and I have extra admiration for him as a result. I’d seen a few of Ralph Brown’s work of late but never know I was watching the same actor in some of his earlier works. Fi...

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Ashes to Ashes preview

2009-05-02T05:08:52Z

Next week’s Ashes to Ashes in the UK: Nothing much stands out in this clip. I was hoping to see Morph (who makes an appearance). I still like the fact that Spanish Ray in La chica de ayer is called Raimundo.

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La chica de ayer does well with Life on Mars source material

2009-05-02T04:20:59Z

I finally saw the first La chica de ayer (Spanish Life on Mars) after Antena 3 put the whole episode online. It plays out more closely to the UK original than the US remakes, with most of the scenes intact, albeit with some name changes (e.g. Maya...

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