io9 | by Alasdair Wilkins | Fri, Jun 5
Fri, Jun 5
The final episode of the American version of Life on Mars offered a rather unexpected resolution to just what had been going on with Sam Tyler all this time. As it turned out, he was neither a cop from 1973 nor one from 2008. Instead, he was part of the first manned expedition to Mars in 2035 and th...
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Will Alex finally discover why she’s been sent back to the 80s? Does anything tie Alex and Sam Tyler together? And who exactly is Gene Hunt…? Jane Featherstone, Executive Producer, Kudos Film and Television says: Life On Mars Blogs
Published Wed, Sep 23
Mad? No. In a coma? No. Back in time? Yes. 
source: Jack Yan on Vox
My Spanish is pathetic at best, but a bit of context: the tunnel is a portal of sorts where Sam travelled from 2009 to 1977. In the final episode, he saves Ana from being killed by his father (the same as episode 8 of the UK original and episode 7 of the US remake). It appears this was the purpose of h...
Published Thu, Aug 27
source: topix.net
Warning, the next section contains spoilers, so if you haven't seen the whole series, don't click As with Sam Tyler in the second series of Life on Mars , Alex moved from being simply exasperated with her situation and desperate to leave to a place where she was beginning to feel quite at hom...
Published Tue, Jun 9
Mars Landers May Have Erased Evidence Of Life [Life On Mars] 
source: io9
Have the Mars landers not only failed in identifying signs of life on the red planet, but also accidentally been destroying them all along? Scientists are beginning to suggest that may be the case. Oops. Mars robots may have destroyed evidence of life [New Scientist]
Published Wed, May 27
source: Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Jason O'Mara stars as Sam Tyler in the US version of Life on Mars. You may have already heard whispers about a bombshell in the finale of this short-lived, yet cult, US remake of the excellent British sci-fi drama. All I'll say is when it happened I ...
Published Tue, May 26
News: Life on Mars Series 2 and Other Announced Releases 
source: TV Guide
Life on Mars - Series 2 will be coming out November 24 Judith Krantz presents Mistral's Daughter will be coming out August 11 BBC's Wild Pacific (aka South Pacific) (DVD or Blu-ray) will be coming out July 14 Other Links From TVGuide.com FBI FilesLife on Mars
Published Mon, May 25
It's a wrap: Ranking the season finales 
source: USA Today
This season's scripted finales were a mixed bag, ranging in quality from the intentional hilarity of CBS ' Big Bang Theory (the Penny/Sheldon knocking duet) to the unintentional hilarity of ABC's Life on Mars . (Really, it was literally "life on Mars"? ...
Published Wed, May 20
Today's TV: Ashes To Ashes - BBC1 9pm 
source: topix.net
Remember when Sam Tyler met his mum and his younger self in Life On Mars? This episode harks back to that when a middle-aged couple is burgled and Alex comes face-to-face with their 14-year-old son, Peter, who will one day be the father of her child.
Published Tue, May 19