If you haven't watched this, it's one of the best shows I've ever seen.
It's on BBC America, but I don't know when. It's also out on DVD. There are only 16 episodes so it's really not that long. (You can always find it through other means.)
Basically, it's about a cop who's chasing down a serial killer that gets hit by a car. He wakes up in 1973 but doesn't know if he's gone crazy, gone back in time, in a coma or what. His name is Sam Tyler who gets transferred from London to Manchester as a detective.
You would think something like this would be stupid but it's brilliantly written and has one of the most memorable TV characters as in DCI Gene Hunt. It's like if Archie from All in the Family was a chief detective, sprinkled in with Starsky and Hutch.
There's a few English sayings that will go over most people's head, (including mine) but all-in-all you will understand the joke.
Oh ya and it has one of the best TV soundtracks around if you are a fan of 70s Rock. Even if you aren't it's still pretty good.
BBC has also started to air the sequel in Ashes to Ashes. I won't say too much as it will give away what happens in Life on Mars. (Don't know when BBC America will start showing it.)
And it looks like David E. Kelly is remaking this version. But I hate David E. Kelly's shows so it might suck. It doesn't even look faithful to the BBC version.
It's a bit different but probably one of best shows on TV.
It's on BBC America, but I don't know when. It's also out on DVD. There are only 16 episodes so it's really not that long. (You can always find it through other means.)
Basically, it's about a cop who's chasing down a serial killer that gets hit by a car. He wakes up in 1973 but doesn't know if he's gone crazy, gone back in time, in a coma or what. His name is Sam Tyler who gets transferred from London to Manchester as a detective.
You would think something like this would be stupid but it's brilliantly written and has one of the most memorable TV characters as in DCI Gene Hunt. It's like if Archie from All in the Family was a chief detective, sprinkled in with Starsky and Hutch.
There's a few English sayings that will go over most people's head, (including mine) but all-in-all you will understand the joke.
Oh ya and it has one of the best TV soundtracks around if you are a fan of 70s Rock. Even if you aren't it's still pretty good.
BBC has also started to air the sequel in Ashes to Ashes. I won't say too much as it will give away what happens in Life on Mars. (Don't know when BBC America will start showing it.)
And it looks like David E. Kelly is remaking this version. But I hate David E. Kelly's shows so it might suck. It doesn't even look faithful to the BBC version.
It's a bit different but probably one of best shows on TV.
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