David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (studio version in music video + live in Paris, 2002)

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15. I liked it, especially for Jason O'Mara and Harvey Keitel, but

I believe the general consensus was that it wasn't as good as the British series. IMDb user reviews average 7.5 for the American series and 8.4 for the British.

Unfortunately, even to stream it, you'll have to pay per episode. 17 episodes.

It was canceled after just one season (which still had one more episode than the combined seasons of the British show, but each American episode minus commercials was about 20 minutes shorter). But they managed to use the ending they'd been planning on for the longer series they'd hoped for.

However, a lot of people hated the ending. The Brits working for WatchMojo hated it so much they included it on their list of "Top 20 Awful American Remakes Of Great British Shows" on YouTube (Life On Mars US is #10) even though they admitted they'd liked the show up to the final episode. IndieWire called it TV's most bonkers series finale - https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/life-on-mars-tv-series-finale-oral-history-1202054509/ - but overall they were sympathetic. Both the IndieWire story and the WatchMojo video have spoilers, of course. WatchMojo's critique gives away the ending of both series. But before that complaint, WatchMojo said, "Initially, Life On Mars looked to be making a name for itself on American shores. It was a respectable nod to the BBC classic, remade with energy and passion, and featured great acting, production values and music. And then, the ending happened."