To save his girlfriend from a serial killer NYPD detective Sam Tyler chases the criminal all the way... to the past! Hit by a car in 2008 Sam wakes up in 1973 in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War Watergate women's lib and the civil and gay rights movements - without a cell phone computer PDA or MP3 player. This is a totally different world: different people different music and different police rules. Is Sam mad in a coma or really back in time? He's trying to understand what has just happened to him and how he can get back... home. Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking series that captivated fans and critics from coast to coast. With an irresistible soundtrack and one of the most celebrated casts on television including Jason O'Mara Michael Imperioli Gretchen Mol and Harvey Keitel Life On Mars is smart suspenseful drama with a finish that will blow you away. There's a fine line between delusion and reality. NYPD detective Sam Tyler finds himself walking both sides of that line when he is suddenly hurtled back in time to 1973 after being struck by a car in 2008. [show more]
Life on Mars:
This drama is a refreshing twist on the crime genre; the mysterious sci-fi elements thrown in that clash so well with the classic criminal elements create a new and intriguing programme. It begins set in 2006. Sam Tyler is a DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) is investigating a serial killer on the loose and has very little leads despite all of modern technology's gifts. His DI (Detective Inspector) on the case and his girlfriend Maya goes to investigate with her gut feeling rather than modern technology and in the process is kidnapped by the killer. This is all trundling along nicely & slightly predictably when suddenly our protagonist is in a car accident. The build up to the moment it happens is done well with the main focus being on Maya's kidnapping, the silence of the moment causes you to draw breath as the hairs on the back of your neck rise up, and then the actual impact is guaranteed to make you jump. Also the inclusion of the song "Life on Mars" playing by David Bowie was a nice touch. We then see Sam wake up in another world, industrial parks & signs promising to build the motorway he had just had an accident on. He is dressed in ridiculous clothes typical of the 70's consisting of boots & flared jeans. He awakes next to a car saying he has transferred from Hyde to..where? We soon find out it is in fact 1973, and Sam is only a DI working under Gene Hunt. Trying to keep 70's Manchester safe and figure out what happened and how to get back home.
There is a very diverse range of character types here, all with the stereotypical view of the 70s, one of the most prominent and engaging is the DCI of the police station Gene Hunt. Brash, rude, arrogant and to the point he gives the show hilarity, honesty and steals the screen. No doubt quotes will be showered over Facebook of his many diverse insults. He portrays the stereotypical police officer in 1973: sexist and uncontrollable but determined to protect the city's streets; by any means necessary. The clear differences between cases in 1973 and 2006 are plainly laid out, the officers' ambiguity about forensics, the lack of an official interview room and how officers are perfectly willing to fit criminals up if they have no evidence. This is a completely alien world to Sam; its literally like he's landed on Mars.
Sam himself is more of a reserved character, which develops throughout the series; he seems almost feeble and timid when next to Hunt but there is something to be said for his analytical and morally sound thinking which hide a stronger more determined layer; at times he even acts similarly to Hunt. He tries to guide the service to make honest convictions of criminals and to figure out what has happened to him. There are scenes where Sam can hear the world of 2006 around him as he is in a hospital and the interaction between both worlds is near ingenious. One scene has a nurse accidentally pull out his life support: all the lights go out in 1973, the doors slam shut and Sam can feel himself dying; but when it is restored so is 1973 and nobody in that world has noticed a thing. The whole plot can appear confusing at first and does require watching some episodes a few times but the subtle complexities that lie under the surface are the real meat of the series. How did Sam get here? Is this real, or a fantasy created as he lies Comatose in St James' Hospital?
The Manchester police force is confronted with several different types of criminal and they have react differently to each one, classic police methods such as using moles are seen and the clash between Hunt's "gut feeling" approach and Sam's analytical "by-the-book" make excellent television. We see serial killers who will act in 2006 being caught in 1973, we see early major criminals and how Sam handles trying to stop them becoming the mobsters they are destined to be. Overall the series benefits from excellent writing and an superb cast, they provide humour, danger and excitement to any audience. Definitely worth a watch.
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To save his girlfriend from a serial killer NYPD detective Sam Tyler chases the criminal all the way to the past Hit by a car in 2008 Sam wakes up in 1973 in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War Watergate women&39;s lib and the civil and gay rights movements - without a cell phone computer PDA or MP3 player This is a totally different world different people different music and different police rules Is Sam mad in a coma or really back in time? He&39;s trying to understand what has just happened to him and how he can get back "home"
All 17 episodes from the American remake of the BBC sci-fi fantasy detective series. To save his girlfriend from the clutches of a serial killer, NYPD detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) chases the criminal all the way back to 1973, finding himself in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women's lib and the gay rights movement. What has happened to him, and how can he ever get back 'home'? Harvey Kietel, Gretchen Mol and Michael Imperioli co-star. Episodes are: 'Out Here in the Fields', 'The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler', 'My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi', 'Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?', 'Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead', 'Tuesday's Dead', 'The Man Who Sold the World', 'Take a Look at the Lawmen', 'The Dark Side of the Mook', 'Let All the Children Boogie', 'Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster', 'The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All', 'Revenge of Broken Jaw', 'Coffee, Tea, Or Annie', 'All the Young Dudes', 'Everyone Knows It's Windy' and 'Life Is a Rock'.
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