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kangeikoDay 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
A lot of people watched Ashes to Ashes, but not nearly enough for my liking. This is sort of wrapped up in my belief that Americanised remakes of stuff made less than five years ago are somewhat pointless (I'm looking at you, Let Me In) and that LOM US is dead to me. There was no need for it, and I am perversely pleased at just how poorly it turned out, as it means there is no chance of someone cruelly deciding to remake AtA as well.
So why should more people watch it? Well, you don't need to have seen LOM for it to make sense, and it is a lot more accessible, too. It's also a lot more of a rounded show, with time given to characters other than Alex. It does slip up on occasion - specifically around the overly-nostalic treatment of Gene - but even that makes sense in retrospect. AtA has two strong female characters with storylines that don't necessarily revolve around the men in their lives. It's a procedural much more than a sci-fi/fantasy show, and as such there is a certain rigour to the storylines that modern sci-fi shows perhaps tend to hand-wave.
Also, it's set in the 80s. C'mon!!
A lot of people watched Ashes to Ashes, but not nearly enough for my liking. This is sort of wrapped up in my belief that Americanised remakes of stuff made less than five years ago are somewhat pointless (I'm looking at you, Let Me In) and that LOM US is dead to me. There was no need for it, and I am perversely pleased at just how poorly it turned out, as it means there is no chance of someone cruelly deciding to remake AtA as well.
So why should more people watch it? Well, you don't need to have seen LOM for it to make sense, and it is a lot more accessible, too. It's also a lot more of a rounded show, with time given to characters other than Alex. It does slip up on occasion - specifically around the overly-nostalic treatment of Gene - but even that makes sense in retrospect. AtA has two strong female characters with storylines that don't necessarily revolve around the men in their lives. It's a procedural much more than a sci-fi/fantasy show, and as such there is a certain rigour to the storylines that modern sci-fi shows perhaps tend to hand-wave.
Also, it's set in the 80s. C'mon!!
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