On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Bryan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> People watched the series finale of Life on Mars? >> >> Ha ha, I was thinking the same thing... > > For the record, never saw an episode. I did try to watch the British > spinoff series, but the pilot episode was way too annoying for me. It > reminded me of "The Matrix" in that they both feature lead characters > trapped in the 1980s, which is my idea of hell, and nothing I'd > consider entertaining.
I loved the British version, and liked the US version (the characters are stuck in the 1970s (1973), not 1980s (which may be less hellish than the 80s). In the context of the show they were clearly implying that Malia (Obama's oldest daughter) was President (in an earlier episode Sam is shown reacting with surprise and relief hearing from a voice from 2009 that Barak Obama had won the election that was still being contested when Sam had his "injury"). A number of responses to the Finale have commented on this constitutional problem. It does seem like a careless mistake (why not just set it in the end of 2036?) but it is not a fatal one. As has been noted, there are a couple of easy fixes - a constitutional amendment, the Gerald Ford solution, or, a variant, in which the VP elected in 2032 resigns or dies sometime in 2033, after Malia turns 35, and she is then appointed VP, and then becomes President after the death or removal from office of the president elected in 2032. I see this is not a popular show on this list, so I guess I won't get an answer to this question - but what I was left wondering was whether the shot of the white shoe was intended as an injection of ambiguity into the end of the series, a la the UK version, or just a cute call back? I would like the show better if it were the former, although if that was their intent it was not nearly effective enough. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
