TVShowsOnDVD.com David Lambert 22 April 2010 8-disc release brings the award-winning program to DVD in one complete set Crazy, in a coma, or back in time? Struck by a passing car in modern-day Manchester, detective Sam Tyler (John Simm, State of Play, Doctor Who) wakes up in 1973, where he’s the newest member of his … Continue reading
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‘Life On Mars’ Series 2 DVD Hits The US
Pop Culture Zoo Joseph Dilworth Jr. November 22, 2009 As the saying goes, “ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby.” While the American version of the popular British drama Life on Mars arguably carried the spirit and flavor, it still never achieved the sublime greatness of the original. Thankfully, Acorn Media now gives the Yanks … Continue reading
BBC series ‘Life on Mars’ superior to American remake – US DVD Release 28 July 2009
The Olympian – Olympia, Washington US Bruce Dancis 27 July 2009 Everything you know about “Life on Mars” is wrong. Or, to put it another way, if all you know about “Life on Mars” is that it was a recently canceled ABC-TV series starring Jason O’Mara and Harvey Keitel, you’re in for a treat. The … Continue reading
Life on Mars (UK) new US DVD Release – Series 1: Box Art & Extras News
TVShowsOnDVD.com David Lambert 7 April 2009 Legendary author Stephen King was quoted as saying that the U.K. version, “…blows the American version out of the water”. A month ago we broke the news with Acorn Media’s press release that the original U.K. version of Life on Mars – Series 1, starring John Simm (State of … Continue reading
Awarded / Awards / Emmy / Serial / Television
Life on Mars picks up second International Emmy
Britain wins 7 International Emmys International Herald Tribune The Associated Press 25 November 2008 NEW YORK: The time-traveling detective show “Life on Mars” picked up its second International Emmy for best drama series, leading a British sweep of seven of the 10 awards handed out Monday night at a ceremony that also honored “Law & … Continue reading
Serial / Television / TV
Stars to refight England’s civil war in new TV drama
The Observer Vanessa Thorpe 10 Aug 2008 A passionate revolutionary saga will sweep across British television screens this autumn. The lavish four-part drama, The Devil’s Whore, from the pen of Peter Flannery, creator of the hit serial Our Friends in the North, stars Dominic West, of The Wire, as Oliver Cromwell. Andrea Riseborough, fresh from … Continue reading
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Life On Mars: Series 2 DVD Review
The Sydney Morning Herald – Entertainment 31 Mar 2008 Jaqui Taffel This time-shifting British cop series maintains a dark edge that keeps farce at bay. Genre TV Series, Drama Run Time 462 minutes Rated M Country United Kingdom Year 2007 Director S.J. Clarkson, Richard Clark, Andrew Gunn. Actors John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Noreen Kershaw, Kevin McNally. … Continue reading
The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Sunday Telegraph Charlotte Williamson 5 Aug 2007 In ‘Life on Mars’ John Simm played a detective stuck in a 1970s time warp. Now he’s moved on and is wowing them in the West End. But, as he tells Charlotte Williamson, ‘I still can’t believe it’s not 1999’ A few Fridays ago, one corner of … Continue reading
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