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Ashes Will Last Longer Than Expected

Now that they've finished the difficult first season, the creators of British time-travel series Ashes to Ashes are ready to get into murkier waters and the bigger picture behind why Alex Drake went from 2008 to 1981 as a result of being shot. Revealing that entire picture, of course, will require a third season to do properly, proving that the showrunners know how to guarantee their jobs for an extra year. More »

1:15 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,139 views, 10 comments

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The '80s Stay Alive for BBC Time Travel Drama "Ashes to Ashes"

Break out your legwarmers and Frankie Says t-shirts - BBC time travel drama Ashes to Ashes has been given a second season despite losing more than a fifth of its audience by the end of its first. The show, which follows policewoman Alex Drake after she finds herself stuck in 1981 after being shot in 2008, is a sequel to the similarly-plotted Life on Mars, which starred John Simms (better known to US audiences as The Master in the third season of Doctor Who) as a policeman trapped in the early '70s following a contemporary shooting. More »

8:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,871 views, 29 comments

Latest by Cthulhah Bankhead: @ElijahDProphet: Yeah, my girlfriend and I are still arguing over what was really going on. I like that, though. more »