( Life on Mars 204 )

This episode is all about following your instincts and Sam's struggle to go with his gut and not think things through logically. Thinking logically and *knowing* that the IRA did not plant the bomb, for all the reasons he lists, nearly got Ray killed. And then nearly got him killed as he tried to reason through which wire was the right one to cut. ( Read more... )

I think that this may be the first episode where Sam doesn't express some longing to return to his former life. He has assimilated into this new life to a great extent. He still doesn't feel completely comfortable here, but he has come to accept that this is his life now. If given a chance to return, I'm sure he would take it; until then he's not ( Read more... )

( Life on Mars - Episode 201 )

Last night I watched the finale of season 1 of Life on Mars again. I want to watch season 2 and I thought it would be a good idea to refresh my memory before I started. Also, this is an intense episode that is worth watching more than once.

So, we open the episode with a car chase and a powershot. They certainly love powershots on this show. I also ( Read more... )

So, it looks like the American remake of Life on Mars is actually going to happen. No matter how bad it is, it's probably not going to be as bad as the remake of Blackpool, though I suppose it's good to have something to shoot for. ;) It's weird to have watched the original and then see this trailer looking so, well, so American. Also, David E. ( Read more... )

Life on Mars

I've finally gotten around to watching this. I've only seen the first episode so far, but I liked it enough that I immediately wanted to watch the next one. I actually saw the first 20 minutes before and wasn't happy, but I think it was that the picture quality was awful. Being able to see what's going on = awesome. One thing I've ( Read more... )