"Life on Mars" Symposium

[julesjones]

hafren points out a one day symposium on "Life on Mars" being held at Cardiff later this month:

http://www.zimbio.com/The+Welsh+Assembly/articles/322/Life+Mars+Symposium+Deconstructs+BBC+Wales

Of course, the litgeeks I know who might find this of interest and won't have already seen it through hafren are mostly geographically challenged...

Comments

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

At some point I need to figure out how to watch Life on Mars.

[julesjones]

Ah, you survived the con, then. :-)

I watched Life On Mars by having a region-free DVD player and an account at Amazon UK, which means that even were I to suggest illegal methods, I wouldn't actually know how...

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Damn! That looks really interesting and, having just been away this weekend at Novacon, there's no way I can go.

[soshoni.livejournal.com]

Uhm, wow. That show sounds hella interesting. SciFi + Police Drama + Humour = Awesome? I'm going to have to try and get ahold of that. Looks like I missed the broadcast on BBC America - and those blasted DVD regions have struck again. I'd have totally missed out - I'm lucky you decided to mention the symposium. Thanks!!

[julesjones]

It's extremely good, although it may not work as well for Americans because they won't be as familiar with the 1970s British culture it refers to. There is supposed to be a US version being made, but people aren't convinced that they'll be able to catch what made the original so good.

I had a region-free player when I was living in the US, because I wanted enough things that were only available on Region 2 for it to be worth my while finding one. They're not normally explicitly sold as such in the US, but a lot of players can be quite easily reprogrammed through their handsets to turn of the region-locking. Even better, it's usually the cheapest ones that can be unlocked...