Some good news: Acorn DVD says they'll bring us the original British Life on Mars, releasing its first "series" (as the Brits call seasons) on July 28.

And more good news: BBC America begins airing that show's spinoff Ashes to Ashes this Saturday (March 7) at 9 p.m. ET, reshaping the '70s flashback premise for a female detective who bounces back to 1981 (and Mars' politically incorrect cowboy cop Gene Hunt).

But how weird is it that Acorn's announcement comes the same day as news of ABC's cancellation?

It's almost as weird as Mars itself.

Themselves.

See what we mean?

1 Comment

Curtis said:

I've actually been hoping that this would turn out to be a limited series - one that has a definite finale - ala LOST. American tv needs more of this. I liked it a lot but the story needs an ending. Hopefully it will be a good one.

March 20, 2009 5:20 PM

Leave a Comment: (No HTML, 1000 chars max)

Name (required)

Email (required) (will not be published)


Type in the verification word shown on the image.

New From TVWW

1 Comment

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up

The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation

Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'

Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver

'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy

1957: Julie Andrews Stars in 'Cinderella'

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action

How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth

In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self

Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption