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Rating:  - Fantastic series!
I watched 'Life on Mars' when it first aired in the UK and was blown away. The casting is spot-on with earthy larger than life though believable characters. The scriptwriting is inspired, with pathos one moment, tension the next and a liberal smattering of humour and one-liners. The directing and editing are sublime, with the car-chases kept snappy and short, the eerie and slightly demonic 'Test Card Girl' directed to her chilling best and the emotional connections between the characters kept simmering all the way through. The best cut in the whole series, in my view, is the one where Sam tyler is knocked down by a speeding car in the first episode. Wonderful.
The US version is going to be awful, so get this original version!
Season Two is just as great...
Rating: - Spot On Awesome Television
I watched the entire season on my computer. Twice. It's a great show. Hollywood hacks will do a remake of it, but it will not even compare. This is great television in any language. Don't let the Region 2 thing stop you. Buy it now.
Rating: - An Amazing Journey
The premise of Life On Mars sounds strange - a modern day cop has an accident and wakes up in 1973 - and it could have misfired very badly. It doesn't, though! John Simm is perfect as DI Sam Tyler, the modern cop who's suddenly policing a very different Manchester. He brings the right mix of vulnerability, confusion and depth to the character. Is he mad, in a coma, or has he gone back in time? he doesn't know, and neither do we.
Philip Glenister plays DCI Gene Hunt, Sam's new boss in 1973. He's crass, foul-mouthed, sexist, bigotted, and has an insult for everyone. He's also corrupt, but he's not the bad guy...everything is shades of grey.
Life On Mars is a fascinating show. On one level it's a cop drama, but there are a lot more levels underneath it. Add to that a fantastic soundtrack, and it's a show you will watch over and over again.
Rating: - Great Series
I have been watching this series for the past month and find it one of the best I have come across. The premise is You have a modern day cop, Sam Tyler, who after having an accident ends up in 1973. As he states in the opener, he is not sure if he is mad, in a coma, or back in time. The series would make you believe all three are the answer.
The gem here is Sam's interaction with DCI Gene Hunt as they come head to head over policing. Sam brings the modern analytical methods where as Gene bashes heads mainly and relies on his instincts. With a solid set of supporting characters the show has kept me well enteretained.
This DVD is the first of two seasons. The show is now continueing into a sequel called Ashes to Ashes, minus John Simm. And they are also in the works with an American version.
I would recommend this show anyone.
Rating: - FIRST SEASON OF A GREAT NEW BBC SERIES
THIS IS THE STORY OF A MODERN DAY BRITISH POLICE OFFICER WHO AFTER
NEARLY DYING IN A CAR ACCIDENT FINDS HIMSELF BACK IN 1973 ENGLAND, HE TRIES TO COPE WITH 1970S LIFE AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRYING TO BRING MORE MODERN POLICE PROCEDURES TO HIS COLLEAGUES, GREAT STUFF.
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