Life on Mars

TV Series
2008–2009
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

A present day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s.A present day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s.A present day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 10 nominations total

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Trivia
When the series was cancelled midway through the first season in March 2009, producers had time to make the last episode the series finale, solving the mystery and answering most of the outstanding questions.

Goofs
Green and white street signs can frequently be seen. These colors were not introduced in NYC until the mid-1980s.

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8/10

Unlike most network TV . . .and well worth a watch

The energetic and entertaining "Life on Mars" is a cop-show tonic for those tired of being CSI-ed five night a weeks. It's managed to craft a very watchable balance of humor and light science fiction in the frame of a traditional 1970's police story, and yet it's backed by some pretty solid acting chops from Harvey Keitel and Jason O'Mara. Yes, it's different from the British series which it takes its inspiration from, but if you can accept the premise, it makes for some pretty solid entertainment. For those of you fearing or thinking this could develop into another "Lost" with multiple incomprehensible story lines, the tenor of the first couple of episodes makes it clear that this show won't get overly weighted down by its time traveling premise.