"Ashes to Ashes" had much more of a feminine twist to the style of the writing music, situations, and production design. For this reason, I personally did not enjoy it as much as "Life on Mars". Hunt also became much more of a cardboard cut out of a character as the show went on.
But still, very good shows.
Agreed completely. Feels like a bit of a shadow of Life on Mars, but Life on Mars was so good, even its shadow is pretty enjoyable.
As for the feminine twists, they don't bother me too much. I think I am immune. I work in a female dominated profession and spend most of my free time with my girlfriend. I am used to the estrogen overload. Wow, now that I think about it, I really miss having obnoxious male room mates who run around the apartment with their dicks hanging out for kicks.