http://ganja.gawkerassets.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/Life On Mars recap http://io9.com/tag/Life On Mars recap

Wow. I'm sure glad we didn't have to wait seven years for that ending to the U.S. version of Life On Mars. At the same time, it was certainly interesting, and unexpected. Awaken to spoilers! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5196284&view=rss&microfeed=true

Time-traveling cop Sam Tyler tries to bond with his dad, and it gets mistaken (understandably) for homoeroticism, in this clip from last night's Life On Mars. You have to hand it to the American remake of Mars: first, when it remade the Sam-meets-his-mom episode, it came out and brought up the Oedipal thing. And now, in a somewhat faithful remake of the Sam-meets-his-dad episode, we get the gay thing. In general, last night's episode was less subtle than the original, in some good ways and one bad way. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5096521&view=rss&microfeed=true

The American remake of Life On Mars continues to find its own, slightly silly, groove. And it's hit on a new schtick: Sam Tyler, the cop from 2008, teaches the people of 1972 about future pop trends. Here he is, teaching the everybody the Moonwalk and other "futuristic dance moves," courtesy of Michael Jackson. Click through to see a clip of him teaching the Black Panthers to "freestyle," courtesy of Vanilla Ice. Hey, it can't be worse than the "football hooligans" episode of the British original. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5091292&view=rss&microfeed=true

Here's Exhibit A for why I like the new Life On Mars series way more than it deserves. The time-stranded cop show just goes way, way over the top, as you can see in this bizarre acid trip. Sam Tyler doesn't just have naughty thoughts about his own mom — he also sees the Vietnam war, bizarre kinky sex acts and his boss dressed as a gangster. Oh, and tiny robot insects coming out of his mouth. It kind of sums up this whole episode, which mashed together every possible genre into a paste that didn't quite work, but was still sort of awesome and insane anyway. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5072962&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last night's episode of time-traveling cop show Life On Mars was the first episode not loosely based on the British version. And if that's the direction the show aims to go in from now on, I'm a tad concerned. I miss Journeyman, last year's show about a man unstuck in time. It used to convey the horrors and occasional profundities of the past in much subtler, and smarter, ways. This felt like a one-hour lesson in tolerance and sweetness, wrapped up in a too-loud soundtrack and capped off with some weak humor. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068654&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last night's episode of time-traveling cop show Life On Mars threw us a hell of a curve-ball halfway through the episode. As promised, the show introduced a wild new character who isn't in the British version. And that character pushes the show much more in the direction of being out-there science fiction. It's also the last person you'd expect to see in this otherwise gritty cop drama. Click through for spoilers. Update: I added some ratings data. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5065374&view=rss&microfeed=true

Congratulations, ABC — after two attempts, and spending squillions of dollars, you finally managed to copy British cult classic Life On Mars pretty well. At least, compared to the sheer horror that was the original pilot, the version of Mars that finally aired last night was much better, and closer to the UK version. With one or two important differences. The real test will come next week, when the show has to start turning a Brit miniseries into a show that goes on and on. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5061809&view=rss&microfeed=true