I've been aware of the BBC possible Time Travel/detective thriller, Life On Mars for about a year and a half to two years now, but I never had the chance to watch past the first episode. Today, I rectified the situation. I watched the first 3 episodes back to back and hot damn is it a great show!
The series is about DCI Sam Tyler (Doctor Who's John Simm). In 2006, he's hot on the trail of a serial killer, listening to David Bowie's "Life On Mars" on his iPod, when he gets hit by a car. He awakens in 1973, with the same song playing on his 8 Track.
Confused, Sam stumbles around believing he's in a coma, but the more he takes in of this world, the more he begins to think he may have actually traveled back in time.
The show dances the Sci-Fi Line with more skill and finesse than Lost ever has, partially because EVERY character sells the show's universe. Like Sam Tyler, the audience doesn't know what happened, but it's a helluva compelling ride!
Check it out before ABC butchers it this fall.
