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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2009-10-06 05:57 pm

[ SECRET POST #1005 ]


⌈ Secret Post #1005 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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102.
[Albert Ellis/Carl Rogers]


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103.
[Soul Eater]


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104.
[Loony Toons]


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105.
[Glee]


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106.
[Dreamcatcher]


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107.
[Dollhouse]


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108.
[Air Force One]


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109.
[Folklore]


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110.
[Final Fantasy 9/Phoenix Wright/Mega Man/Gurren Lagann]


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111.
[Patrick Stewart/Jeremy Northam/Hugh Laurie/Cary Grant]


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112. [too big]


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113.
[07-Ghost]


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114.
[Supernatural]


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115.
[Charm School]


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116.
[Avatar]


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117.
[Bosom Buddies]


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118.
[Fame]


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119.
[X-Factor]


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120.
[Kev and Alice]


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121.
[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]


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122.
[Scott Gairdner]


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123.
[Zero Punctuation, Guitar Hero World Tour, Neon Genesis Evangelion]


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124.
[Questionable Content]


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125.
[Homeward Bound]


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126.
[Supernatural/Pita-Ten]


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127.
[Lena Headey]


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128.
[Veronica Mars]


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129.
[Last Days, deleted scene]


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130.
[Supernatural, The Amazing Race]


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131.
[The Dresden Files]


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132.
[Song of Ice and Fire]


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133.
[The Vampire Diaries]


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134.
[Supernatural]


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135.
[Juno]


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136.
[Elijah Wood]


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137.
[Life on Mars]


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138.
[Days of Our Lives]


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139.
[Good Omens]


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140.
[The Mentalist]


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141.
[Supernatural]


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142.
[Lie to Me]


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143.
[Supernatural]


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144.
[Burn Notice]


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145.
[Fullmetal Alchemist]


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146.
[3rd Rock from the Sun]


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147.
[Supernatural]


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148.
[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]


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149.
[Song of Ice and Fire]


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150.
[Gyro Gearloose/Uncle Scrooge]


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151. http://i37.tinypic.com/acwnrc.png
[porn... I think?, A Mate]


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(Anonymous) 2009-10-07 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
That is, US Life on Mars was a true remake--it takes the plot and characters basically whole-cloth from the original...

No, it doesn't. Having watched both versions the plot is *not* very close to the original plot and nearly all of the characters are distorted, renamed and re-purposed for no apparent reason. Changing the pop culture references makes sense, but an astronaut? REALLY?

I think it's absolutely fine that someone would prefer the US version, hell, why not, there are some people who prefer the US version of Queer as Folk (although I can't help but think the Yorkshire saying behind that title isn't known here) and the US/Canadian version of Touching Evil (Robson Green's other detective show along with Wire In The Blood) was actually pretty good.

I don't like "knee-jerk" critical responses of any kind. That said, in the case of Life On Mars, I'm not reacting to it being a "remake" on principal at all. I watched the US version and hoped they might do something interesting. They had my good will. They proceeded to destroy that good will by taking something that was brilliant and innovative television and attempting to turn it in to a bog standard US detective show with dodgy casting and "added time travel."

[identity profile] clarice.livejournal.com 2009-10-07 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
they did change the “big reveal” because they wanted the US version to not have a “spoiled” ending (and I think they were trying to avoid "real" sci-fi since there's such a stigma, so there were limited options that didn't involve time travel or a coma). That didn’t bother me at all, since the actual explanation of the mystery is not really important in either version. Both were pretty superfluous to the story for me; they’re just MacGuffins, though I actually liked the US explanation. They did a good job of dropping inscrutable little hints for it and it was vaguely novel. I suppose it’s just different framing, because I think they’re quite similar and are telling the same story-within-the-story. Anyway, if you watched the show and didn’t like it, that’s totally fine. You have an informed opinion, and don't seem to mind that other people like it. I’ve seen people say similar things having never seen the show, or complain about its mere existence, or belittle fans of the remake. The elitism of that attitude bothers me.