This randomly came to mind for some reason ---- In 2006 there was a UK TV series called Life On Mars ... wherein .... Sam Tyler (John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police. After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakens in 1973 to find himself working for the predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same station and location as in 2006. Early on in the series, it becomes apparent to Tyler that he awakes as a Detective Inspector, one rank lower than his 2006 rank of Detective Chief Inspector. As part of the Criminal Investigation Department, Tyler finds himself working under the command of Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Throughout the two series, the plot centres on the ambiguity concerning Tylers predicament of it being unclear to both the audience and the character whether he has died, gone mad or into a coma, or has actually travelled back in time. But this update isnt about that series ... rather it about the US reimagineering of which I was introduced to this version first. The [US] series tells the story of New York City police detective Sam Tyler (played by Jason OMara), who, after being struck by a car in 2008, regains consciousness in 1973. Fringing between multiple genres, including thriller, science fiction and police procedural, the series remained ambiguous regarding its central plot, with the character himself unsure about his situation. The series also starred Harvey Keitel, Jonathan Murphy, Michael Imperioli, and Gretchen Mol. This series has pretty much the same plot, has reused scripts from the UK version which use American history and locations and such as the back drop for it ... it does however has a different ending [which some folks dont like] Some find the US version a poor cousin to the UK version but imho it is interesting ... some folks dont like the acting or the ending or whatever ... once I got the complete series on dvd, I put my brain somewhat in neutral and enjoyed. I had more minor issues with the Uk version ...like it was more serious in tone too often one plus of both series is the music [I was introed to David Bowies Life On Mars? track cuz of the LoM shows] .... see forthcoming comments after this rambling update is finished here is the series promo youtube/watch?v=vEWpWM7Iyhc
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:35:11 +0000
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