Spoilers Designated Survivor
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From what I remember, the American version was almost story-for-story to the British version, allowing for the Americanization of "British" elements that would mean nothing to an American audience. One of the changes they did make was restoring Sam's mothers' name to what the British version was originally named after. Her name in the American version was Rose Tyler.
Of course the finale was where it goes way off from the British, but that's because they were given a late notice they were being cancelled and had to wind it up.
The finale lived up to the title
@Photoman15 and @The Grinch Doctor, I still believe the finale was no more 'real' than the rest of the show.
* After Sam starts waking up in the Mars lander, we can just barely hear voices saying "We're losing him!"
* There's 1970's decorations all over the inside of the lander
* When we see the boot stepping onto the Mars surface, it's Gene wearing his 1970's outfit
Actually...remember one of the early episodes, which had scenes set in 2010 with Sam visiting Old Annie? My theory is that THOSE scenes are reality, and the whole show is Annie's fantasy. Meaning, when Sam visited her, she started imagining what a life with him would have been like, and thus began the series.
If a US version of Ashes to Ashes ever existed, it would probably go like this:
The Mars crewmembers are getting ready for the journey back to Earth. Annie is the last one to enter cryo-sleep. Windy the computer says there's something wrong with Sam's VR program but she can't localize it, and so Annie has to link her program to his, to find out what's wrong. Annie wakes up in an 80's VR program and has to find Sam...then the series lasts however long it does...and at the end, Annie actually finds Sam and saves him, then wakes up as Old Annie in 2010. And probably dies.
* There's 1970's decorations all over the inside of the lander
* When we see the boot stepping onto the Mars surface, it's Gene wearing his 1970's outfit
Actually...remember one of the early episodes, which had scenes set in 2010 with Sam visiting Old Annie? My theory is that THOSE scenes are reality, and the whole show is Annie's fantasy. Meaning, when Sam visited her, she started imagining what a life with him would have been like, and thus began the series.
If a US version of Ashes to Ashes ever existed, it would probably go like this:
The Mars crewmembers are getting ready for the journey back to Earth. Annie is the last one to enter cryo-sleep. Windy the computer says there's something wrong with Sam's VR program but she can't localize it, and so Annie has to link her program to his, to find out what's wrong. Annie wakes up in an 80's VR program and has to find Sam...then the series lasts however long it does...and at the end, Annie actually finds Sam and saves him, then wakes up as Old Annie in 2010. And probably dies.
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The president of ABC as soon as she took office went "No more long breaks for shows", yet here we are. Some shows deserve breaks, if it works out that way storewide like the half seasons of Once Upon a Time. However a new show shouldn't be given a break. Plus what are they planning on filling in with it? ABC has nothing. They are in more trouble with the dramas than Fox, and even CW.
I was waiting for that too...and I must say didn't disappoint. But it's still my current enjoyable 'dumb but fun' guilty pleasure Netflix viewing along with Shooter
I've been watching that too. It's not bad.
Wait...Where/when did he appear????
I think he might be talking about Shooter.
If I want to watch a train-wreck I would just watch the democrats on the news try to lie and cover up the last 8 years.
I never felt the need to come into a thread about a show I don't watch to tell others that I don't watch it?
Maybe am just weird
You're just some crazy Brit, so yes you are weird.
You asked if anyone watched the returned. I watched several episodes and ditched. So I was simply answering your question. The pilot was the best drama pilot on networks this year and now this thread is dead.
(BTW, love your sig.)
Teen Mode?
Is that an Ugly Betty reference?
Is that an Ugly Betty reference?
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