Life on Mars

In Entertainment  United States Life On Mars" was too good a period show to be canceled, but I guess ABC decided that not enough twenty-somethings were tuned into a show about a time traveling detective who ends up in 1973. Honestly, as bad as 'Til Death is, I'd still rather have it ...

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By Tempo The first version of "Life on Mars" aired across the pond and starred John Simm and Philip Glenister. Simm was the time-traveling cop who somehow found himself back in the '70s and Glenister was his hard-charging superior in the Manchester police force. (ABC is currently airing an adaptat...

By Tempo We’re getting remakes of foreign shows (“Eleventh Hour,” “Kath & Kim,” “Life on Mars”), remakes of old shows (“90210,” “Knight Rider”) and remakes of a classic literature (“Crusoe” and “My Own Worst Enemy,” a Jekyll and Hyde tale). ...

By Tempo I’m generally inclined to give the show a pass – see the above statement regarding my happiness at comedy’s return. But I do wonder about what’s happened to “Earl” since it premiered. On April 10, “Scrubs,” “30 Rock” and “The Office” return. You can find out what happens on those episodes here...

By Tempo Shows I also enjoyed (but I must admit I didn’t see every episode of these programs, in some cases): “Dirty Sexy Money,” “The Dresden Files,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Aliens in America,” “Chuck,” “Stargate SG-1,” “Stargate Atlantis,” “Life,” “Back to You,” “Life on Mars,” “Hotel Ba...

By Tempo It's not a carbon copy of "Journeyman," but fans of that NBC show might enjoy the British series "Life on Mars" (7 p.m. Tuesday, BBC America). In the first season, the show’s hero, Manchester policeman Sam Tyler (John Simm), was in a car accident, and woke up  in 1973.