Fuck Yeah Life on Mars

Relating to the Emmy award-winning TV show Life on Mars (UK). And how the American remake is inferior to the original.

Due to lack of new Mars-Ashes canon, related shows will be posted: Mad Dogs, Case Histories (by Monastic Productions) and NBC's Awake (LOM-esque US show coming soon this fall). Jason Isaacs stars in the latter two.

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Sam/Annie  FY Ashes to Ashes  FY Philip Glenister  Ruddy Bloody Gene Hunt  FY John Simm  John F-ing Simm  John Simm Sunday  The spell was broken (LoM and A2A caps)  Time of Death (LoM and A2A caps)  Dead Copper caps  Stupid faces of Ashes and Mars  Texts from 1973  Texts from the Quattro  FY British Telly
Sep 11 '11

Life on Mars 30 Day Challenge: Day 23

comedysuze:

Favourite play it again moment: Gene Hunt

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Mar 4 '11
Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die

Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die

But if this ever-changing world in which we live in makes you give in and cry, say live and let die

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Jan 23 '11
lindseycathryn:

Fifteen Favorite Things I Watched in 2010 | 8. Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes
It didn’t seem right to separate these two shows and rank one above the other.  I’ve heard the stories of Sam Tyler and Alex Drake likened to a British version of LOST - they share a similar brand of mystery, intrigue, and time-travel-y weirdness.  I started watching Life on Mars after falling for John Simm in Doctor Who, and it was an excellent decision.  Gene Hunt is one of the more interesting characters I’ve ever seen on TV - he’s brash, hilarious, and I really came to respect his views on the law despite the prejudices of the time that he illustrates so well.  Both series are expert in balancing the procedural “case of the week” and the serial “WTF is going on here?!”.  Life on Mars concludes with perhaps the best series finale I’ve seen for any show, and while I was sad to see Sam’s story come to a close, I had come to love Gene, Ray, and Chris enough that I couldn’t wait to get back to them in the 80s.  Alex Drake is wonderful and strong, and the Ashes finale helped tie up the continuing story of both series.  It’s well written, the soundtrack is superb, and it’s absolutely worth the watch if you haven’t yet had the pleasure.

lindseycathryn:

Fifteen Favorite Things I Watched in 2010 | 8. Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes

It didn’t seem right to separate these two shows and rank one above the other.  I’ve heard the stories of Sam Tyler and Alex Drake likened to a British version of LOST - they share a similar brand of mystery, intrigue, and time-travel-y weirdness.  I started watching Life on Mars after falling for John Simm in Doctor Who, and it was an excellent decision.  Gene Hunt is one of the more interesting characters I’ve ever seen on TV - he’s brash, hilarious, and I really came to respect his views on the law despite the prejudices of the time that he illustrates so well.  Both series are expert in balancing the procedural “case of the week” and the serial “WTF is going on here?!”.  Life on Mars concludes with perhaps the best series finale I’ve seen for any show, and while I was sad to see Sam’s story come to a close, I had come to love Gene, Ray, and Chris enough that I couldn’t wait to get back to them in the 80s.  Alex Drake is wonderful and strong, and the Ashes finale helped tie up the continuing story of both series.  It’s well written, the soundtrack is superb, and it’s absolutely worth the watch if you haven’t yet had the pleasure.

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Jan 6 '11
k-dev:

“I’m your only friend Sam”
She is one scary bastard.  :/

k-dev:

“I’m your only friend Sam”

She is one scary bastard.  :/

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Dec 3 '10

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Nov 27 '10

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Sep 18 '10
lindseycathryn:


SAM: Real… Unreal…

Life on Mars 1.02

lindseycathryn:

SAM: Real… Unreal…

Life on Mars 1.02

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Sep 14 '10

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Sep 14 '10

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Sep 14 '10

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