DJariya

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4 more episodes left

Heat

Four episodes left including this one, or five including this one?

And has the last episode already been shot? Just wondering if they will try to wrap things up or if they will leave it as a cliffhanger.

yourlocalcinema

Five including this one (this will be #13 and there will be 17 episodes), and according to The Hollywood Reporter, everything will be wrapped up at the end of #17.

Heat

Cool. My guess, and this is completely a guess, is that he's in a coma and will wake up at the end in modern times with the '73 cops being the doctors / nurses from the hospital. Maybe with one of them reading him a story about life in '73?

Torchur317

I'm really going to miss this show when it's gone....

madcougar

"I had a wonderfull dream Auntie Em,and you were there"

Damfino

That would be interesting, but very different from how the BBC version ended.

TheNightFlier

Another enjoyable episode tonight. Keitel was great.

DeputyDave

I'm "getting a hold of" the BBC version right now. I already watched the first episode by "alternate means" and, with a few cultural differences; it was the same as the US version. I'm wondering if I should watch the complete run of BBC before or after the US finale. Any one have any suggestions?

Oh, someone in another thread though Harvey was completely wrong for the Lt character. I've got to disagree; he and Chris from Sopranos are superior to their BBC versions (who knew Harvey could play a bad Lt?).

movielib

The early episodes of the US version closely parallel the British ones. They have now diverged quite a bit. I expect a different ending than the (near perfect) British ending but I have no idea what it will be. I don't think it matters which you watch first.

While I prefer Glenister (anyone notice the bar that was bombed in this episode was Glenister's?) I think Keitel has done fine. It's a different Gene Hunt but it's also not the exact same show.

B.A.

Is the BBC's version available on R1 dvd?

lib -I noticed the Glenister's tribute, too, because of all the talk comparing the two actors recently.

marty888

Same here ....

Easy

Not that I could find. Disappointing.

Doctor X

BBC America is starting the sequel show "Ashes to Ashes" on Saturday the 7th and before the first episode they are showing the final of "Life on Mars"

movielib

No. It's available on R2 DVD and region-free British blu-ray.

The successor series, Ashes to Ashes, also with Glenister, starts on BBC America (which I don't get) on Saturday. The first season DVD is available from the UK. No blu-ray yet.

B.A.

I wish it was available via Netflix Instant Play.

Giantrobo

Great ep.

I loved the ending with Sam kinda coming to terms with 1973, Hunt hugging the guy who lost his dad, then Hunt ordering Sam a drink, and the way Sam was watching Annie.

I totally got choked up.

Quatermass

Just Announced for 7-28-09. Thanks to dx23 for posting this thread:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/55...28-2009-a.html
Pretty darn pricey though. With the current weak Pound vs dollar ratio, you can get the R2 version for about $14 per season +shipping from amazon.co.uk

arminius

Yea, I really like this show. Great cast and writing. I hope they end it well. I would then for sure get the DVDs.

Damfino

Yes, that was a nice tribute!

The re-made episodes have frequently gone in radically different directions and that includes this one. This was a major re-write of the BBC episode about IRA bombings using the Weather Underground instead of the IRA.

I thought this was a great episode and ironically broadcast the same week we got the news of the show's cancellation.

Next week (mild spoiler):

For those of you that might have given up on the show, please don't. It's still good and I will be buying the dvd release.

Incidentally, the BBC version is being released in R1 with a high list price which may be due to clearing all of the music. I sure hope they get all of the songs cleared for the ABC version, because this episode won't be the same without Elton John's Rocket Man.

Red Dog

That was my favorite ep of the original, so I'm really looking forward to it.

Easy

Maybe. It didn't take much research to discover that all the music was not cleared for the R2 sets. Tough to understand why this is still an issue. Clear the damn music for dvd before you ever use it in the show. Can't get clearance? Use another song. How tough can that be?

boc4ever

I just found out the show has been cancelled and I'm pissed, but not surprised. There is just no room for intelligent television. This had become my favorite show right now, surpassing Lost (which is also outstanding) this season. I am either going to have to come to the realization that anything creative, challenging, abstract or unusual will have a short run and just enjoy it while I can. Or, I have to learn to stop getting sucked into the shows and just buy the DVDs when they come out.

Bateman

I doubt the US series ends the same as the UK series. The US series has diverged from the original enough in the last 6 or so episodes that it has finally become its own show.

After just watching this most recent episode it makes me pretty fucking annoyed this was canceled right when it was hitting its stride.