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Published on Monday, March 2, 2009 - 11:34pm |
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ABC Exterminates LIFE ON MARS!!
I am – Hercules!!
ABC has announced that its generally crappy and ratings-challenged sci-fi cop series “Life On Mars” won’t get a second season.
The good news for fans is the network is letting the show’s producers end with an episode explaining how the lead character, a 2008 cop, wound up in 1973.
(SPOILER!! In the British version of “Life On Mars,” the cop wakes up from a coma in the final episode, but discovers he liked it better in 1973 and decides to commit suicide – which somehow returns him to the past.)
“Mars” producers Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, who were also behind ABC’s horrible “October Road,” will turn their attention to the ABC pilot “Happy Town.”
Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.


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Reader Talkback
FIRST! by rookie116 | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:38:16 PM | Good. Who wants to relive the
ugly decade of the 70's? by Iron-kong | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:38:44 PM | WHAT? by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:42:03 PM | Maybe now Imperioli can go do
a Sopr...oh wait...nvm. by Shermdawg | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:42:51 PM | You just can't beat the
original... by Kelvington | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:43:54 PM | How about we just do a cop
show with Keitel and
Imperitolli by cookylamoo | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:44:44 PM | Thank God by Grievey | Mar 2nd, 2009 10:53:11 PM | just watched the pilot by Mr_X | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:00:20 PM | The nanobots and Obama
references were cool by Maxer | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:05:42 PM | "Generally crappy"? by Barrymore Yorke | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:12:13 PM | This is good news. by LoneGun | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:13:02 PM | Send Mars Bars to ABC by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:15:42 PM | shitty remake by wash | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:16:09 PM | Journeyman was far superior to
that shit by Lamerz | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:27:51 PM | American remakes... by BiggusDickus | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:28:35 PM | It's revealed that he is a
Journeyman by spacechampion | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:30:55 PM | Melvin it can't be done... by MurderMostFowl | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:38:10 PM | So the end of the UK show is
the end of Somewhere in Time? by Zardoz | Mar 2nd, 2009 11:48:24 PM | @ BiggusDickus by Cartman86 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:11:23 AM | A Missed Opportunity by Steve Young | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:12:40 AM | "generally crappy"? by Jardinier | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:16:01 AM | I really liked the acting on
this show by buffywrestling | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:17:37 AM | Melvin Pelvis.... by Uncle Pooky | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:31:15 AM | actually this was pretty
decent by oisin5199 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:31:24 AM | Keitel Killed This Show. by g0dai | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:39:03 AM | I liked this show by Doggus47 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:49:03 AM | Aw nutbunnies by IronSpidey | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:55:33 AM | Oh, thank God - it was a joke. by AnnoyYou | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:06:34 AM | good by Maniaq | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:23:15 AM | BiggusDickus by yomomma | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:27:28 AM | ABC - Always Being Cancelled by V'Shael | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:30:32 AM | Good by aversiontherapy2 | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:32:42 AM | dammit by entnow | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:34:16 AM | Brit shows are remade in the
USA because.. by Eyegore | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:14:35 AM | Yomomma by slimballs | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:35:13 AM | I really didn't get why he was
in the 70s by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:40:58 AM | Original by Don Lockwood | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:43:37 AM | Thanks for pointing out
Somewhere In Time... by Tug | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:45:44 AM | Ashes to Ashes here I come! by Menchekia | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:55:28 AM | So now the writers can go all
out.... by Antz | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:07:48 AM | Well, Three's Company was
based on a Brit-com... by Jim Jam Bongs | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:27:30 AM | It was a helluva lot better
than Dollhouse. by FookU | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:37:17 AM | No more Sam Tyler singing
"Ice, Ice, Baby" to some Black
Panther by pollaxt | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:53:03 AM | Why it didn't work... by V'Shael | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:12:45 AM | And the curse of the post-Lost
slot continues... by tonagan | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:58:25 AM | Yes, and "generally crappy"? by tonagan | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:06:23 AM | THE SCI-FI CHANNEL SHOULD PICK
IT UP. by Mr Spork | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:47:58 AM | I Liked by Jack Black | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:25:08 AM | The problem with some US
remakes... by Steve T | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:34:10 AM | I liked in the paper Lt was
reading by Dazzler69 | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:38:52 AM | Nothing will do well after
Lost by David Lazarus Long | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:53:46 AM | Agreed. Anything that follows
Lost = dead in the water by turketron | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:15:22 AM | Now let the British version
come out on DVD by Laserhead | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:18:27 AM | Please watch the sublime
original series. by alucardvsdracula | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:23:04 AM | Darn.. by STLost | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:35:52 AM | I hope they change the ending by photoboy | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:43:09 AM | "Generally crappy"? BULLSHIT. by SpyGuy | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:47:04 AM | And they wonder why cable is
kicking their network ass? by Mr Incredible | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:52:36 AM | Decent show.... by Carpet_Pisser | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:00:54 AM | The problem was... by jaws8u | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:01:45 AM | For this they got rid of
Pushing Daisies? by Squashua | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:05:08 AM | Journeyman was much better. by Squashua | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:05:32 AM | did he really just spoil the
UK versions ending??? by ZO | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:13:06 AM | Zo : You get used to it. by V'Shael | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:19:29 AM | BiggusDickus-- by lovecraftian | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:21:38 AM | bacci40 and g0dai by Anna Valerious | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:39:08 AM | lovecraftian, ev!ldead,
Cartman86 and yes, Yomomma
too... by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:46:23 AM | Britsh by NudeandAroused | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:48:49 AM | Regarding the "Lost" Curse. by cookylamoo | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:57:11 AM | The Look of the Show by Mazzer | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:02:32 AM | Cookylamoo by Mazzer | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:08:01 AM | John Simm and Philip Glenister by Shan | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:30:36 AM | I tried to get into the show by Luscious.868 | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:39:40 AM | Cooky; by David Lazarus Long | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:39:52 AM | American TV honchos... by Kid Z | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:43:37 AM | AnnoyYou, re: Hating Steve
Carell... by Kid Z | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:50:31 AM | Anything that follows Heroes
OR Lost = DOA by polyh3dron | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:17:57 AM | The Mythology by The Alienist | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:27:03 AM | Imperioli and Moll really
shined in this by ThrowMeTheIdol | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:27:59 AM | American remakes...
BiggusDickus by tjrmusic | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:31:57 AM | Started slowly, built up
steam, and is a terrific show by chromedome | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:32:19 AM | Imperioli, Moll--yes! scene
stealers and best written by chromedome | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:35:05 AM | Too bad, I really dug this
show by Big Jim | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:36:34 AM | Nobody watches commercials on
Lost by cookylamoo | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:46:39 AM | AHH MANNN!!! by ckone | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:53:11 AM | DAMN!! I realy liked this
show!! by TheTaf | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:56:32 AM | alucardvsdracula by supertoyslast | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:56:59 AM | BiggusDickus and Cartman86 by heks | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:01:46 PM | ABC CANCELS "HAPPY TOWN" . by alice 13 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:12:58 PM | Enjoyed Imperioli as a 70s
cop by jbs0209 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:25:34 PM | Re: Ashes to Ashes by jbs0209 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:27:27 PM | Re: Who wants to relive the
ugly decade of the 70's? by jbs0209 | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:28:38 PM | Pretty good show by matineer | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:42:04 PM | heks... by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:44:41 PM | Big Jim by STLost | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:46:08 PM | Oh, thank god! Now we can
have more "What would you do?" by Darth_Nader | Mar 3rd, 2009 12:51:45 PM | Too bad, it was a good show. by Banditmania | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:22:06 PM | UK to USA shows and USA to UK
shows by MGTHEDJ | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:25:22 PM | At least they are able to end
it. by mrfan | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:30:32 PM | I really liked the first
episode by Roy Neary | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:45:41 PM | I liked it by Cory849 | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:47:17 PM | Why isevery cop show shot
through an orange haze by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 01:55:19 PM | Isn't the cop female in the
British show? by AlwaysThere | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:04:32 PM | Ugh... this sucks by gerrylum | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:32:27 PM | LIFE ON MARS UK Series 1
arrives in the US July 28th! by SpyGuy | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:43:54 PM | Totally off topic,
but...Father Ted? by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:45:23 PM | Well, they're promoting the
hell out of that funny cop
show by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:51:41 PM | "Generally crappy?" by hst666 | Mar 3rd, 2009 02:55:25 PM | Don't ever knock October Road by kesoze4 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:00:11 PM | Alwaysthere by hst666 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:09:31 PM | jbs0209 by hst666 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:15:27 PM | I cannot believe anyone had
trouble with Office accents by hst666 | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:19:40 PM | Should have been more like
Barney Miller by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:22:16 PM | Father Ted optioned by Steve
Martin in '06 by MGTHEDJ | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:28:50 PM | Set my DVR to record all
episodes before the first one
aired by haggardatbest | Mar 3rd, 2009 03:34:40 PM | That's a retarded ending. by Charlie_Allnut | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:06:52 PM | MGTHEDJ by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:16:26 PM | Herc - you're a fucking IDIOT by irishraidersfan | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:23:24 PM | Lets Americanize all the
British Shows! by jloughry1976 | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:27:53 PM | Yes, Americans don't get by johnnyangel | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:33:42 PM | Talkback malfuntion by johnnyangel | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:34:46 PM | Became a God-awful small afair by Larry of Arabia | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:43:34 PM | Galactica's going down the
same way by kesoze4 | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:44:08 PM | The cop in the british sequel
"ashes to ashes" is female by Larry of Arabia | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:46:44 PM | British ending makes sense by Larry of Arabia | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:48:00 PM | NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by XoanonTORN | Mar 3rd, 2009 04:51:19 PM | Lost is all a dream of the
four toed statue by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:09:49 PM | HAHAHAHAHA! by Amy Chasing | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:16:41 PM | I didn't watch it because... by _Maltheus_ | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:37:24 PM | It was on the same time as
Ghost Hunters by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 05:53:44 PM | Give Ashes to Ashes a miss by Lloytron | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:02:55 PM | Amy Chasing by Lloytron | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:06:51 PM | I only ever had it on by CherryValance | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:43:18 PM | This, and Fringe goes to
Vancouver by Jack Black | Mar 3rd, 2009 06:52:14 PM | Man, I love this show by HermesTrismestigus | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:14:02 PM | Screw You Haters by Darth Kosher | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:33:46 PM | cripes... by yubnubrocks | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:53:20 PM | and Herc... by yubnubrocks | Mar 3rd, 2009 07:54:46 PM | I liked it... by JimStansel | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:08:00 PM | "generally crappy", eh? by Mr Spork | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:21:44 PM | I enjoyed LoM. by Felix_Happer | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:24:49 PM | Damnit by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:24:52 PM | Lost fans and fans of TV shows
in general by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:28:00 PM | Lost fans by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:29:15 PM | Any chuck fans? by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:30:51 PM | I meant to add by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:32:17 PM | Also they cancell this by Series7 | Mar 3rd, 2009 08:52:40 PM | I wait for the DVDs. by lockesbrokenleg | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:03:50 PM | Too bad by ChildOfMen | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:08:03 PM | Hey BiggusDickus by theBigE | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:36:39 PM | I thought it good too... by viola123 | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:37:53 PM | Drink! by CherryValance | Mar 3rd, 2009 09:41:46 PM | This show DESERVED to be taken
off... by TheMarineBiologist | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:04:52 PM | DCI Gene Hunt... by Henry Fool | Mar 3rd, 2009 10:31:41 PM | @ viola123 by Jardinier | Mar 3rd, 2009 11:36:36 PM | US version suffered by
comparison... by Bill Clay | Mar 4th, 2009 12:10:49 AM | the British version is fucking
great by v1cious | Mar 4th, 2009 01:45:16 AM | Can't cover NYC in this time
without Frank Lucas... by unit1421 | Mar 4th, 2009 02:00:45 AM | Yomamma by hostaman | Mar 4th, 2009 02:44:39 AM | Watch the original by VoldemortWearsPrada | Mar 4th, 2009 05:35:57 AM | My name is Robilard and I'm
from Mars... by Cap'n Jack | Mar 4th, 2009 07:21:15 AM | Holy Shit... by Cap'n Jack | Mar 4th, 2009 07:24:50 AM | and why the fuck... by Cap'n Jack | Mar 4th, 2009 07:25:45 AM | Gretchen Mol : Possibly
hottest babe on TV today by V'Shael | Mar 4th, 2009 07:31:50 AM | Cap'n Jack: LOST is
original...except when it
lifts from THE PR by SpyGuy | Mar 4th, 2009 07:32:26 AM | Cap'n Jack: Yeah, that's him by V'Shael | Mar 4th, 2009 07:32:45 AM | THE PRISONER by SpyGuy | Mar 4th, 2009 07:32:48 AM | Seventeenth Rule of Herc
Throwaway Lines by Aquatarkusman | Mar 4th, 2009 07:36:52 AM | STLost, he had to go to the
basement to get a shovel by Big Jim | Mar 4th, 2009 11:09:08 AM | MAN! by Series7 | Mar 4th, 2009 05:07:51 PM | jloughry1976 by Jamesonite | Mar 4th, 2009 05:15:33 PM | Coma??? by mytransgressions | Mar 4th, 2009 08:22:52 PM | Gretchen Moll was doing it for
my Lady Cop Fetish by Hikaru Ichijo | Mar 4th, 2009 09:24:03 PM | The music in this is a
treat... by Billyeveryteen | Mar 5th, 2009 12:04:42 AM | SPOILER! by Steve T | Mar 5th, 2009 04:51:17 AM | Sadly by ToughGuyRizzo | Mar 5th, 2009 05:43:23 PM |
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