Posts with tag time-travel
Posted Jul 4th 2007 8:40PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Programming, Doctor Who, Episode Reviews
(S03E13) It almost seems inevitable that a series finale doesn't quite live up to everyone's expectations, with a few minor exceptions (such as the recent series finale of
Lost).
I eagerly anticipated the series finale of
Heroes, and while I was significantly entertained enough to have enjoyed myself, I felt kind of cheated when it was revealed that Syler was probably not dead after all.
I felt the same way with this last part of the current
Doctor Who series; it was great to watch, but the inevitable cop-out at the end left me feeling a little bit like I'd been pick-pocketed.
Warning: Spoilers after the jump.
Continue reading Doctor Who: The Last of the Time Lords (season finale)
Posted Apr 11th 2007 12:14PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: News, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Standout Episodes, Episode Reviews
(S02E08) "My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident, and I woke up in 1973.
"Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet."Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home."Well, did Sam Tyler get back home?
Warning: spoilers after the jump. Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 8 (series finale)
Posted Apr 3rd 2007 9:41PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Episode Reviews
(S02E07) In this week's
Life on Mars, the hunter became the hunted.
Or, rather Gene Hunt became the hunted.
In a classic did-he-or-didn't-he cop-on-the-run scenario, the big figure in this top-notch cop show became a fugitive after being found at the scene of a murder with the finger of blame pointing only at him -- and no memory as to how he got there.
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 7
Posted Mar 23rd 2007 12:21PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, BBC, Awards
As it it needed validation, the brilliant BBC sci-fi/cop time-travelling drama
Life on Mars has
picked up two awards at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards here in the UK.
It was named Best Drama Series and also won the Writer's Award.
The first series of the show already picked up the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in November 2006, and back in January it won the Best New Programme category at the Broadcast Magazine awards.
However, just like
The Office, and now
Extras, this is one BBC show we're not going to be force-fed until we choke, since it ends when the current series finishes up in three week's time.
Posted Mar 22nd 2007 7:27PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, News, Programming, BBC, Sci Fi
(S02E05) In much the same way as series one of
Life on Mars dragged out the is-he-or-isn't-he-in-the-past component of the over-arching storyline, series two continues to keep the mystery of Sam Tyler's presence in 1973 a bit of a mystery, teasing us with glimpses of the future -- and the past.
When this week's episode started, it was as surreal as you could get, with Sam on sick leave in his bedsit, hallucinating images of his fellow-police officers on his television, and generally seeing things on his way in to the police station where a kidnapping crisis had developed.
It turned out Sam had been overdosed in the future (or was it the present?), and the doctors were desperately trying to restore his brain activity to normal.
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 5
Posted Mar 12th 2007 5:41PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, News, Programming, BBC
(S02E03) The most recent episode of
Life on Mars was delayed here in the UK (unless you cheated and watched it on the digital channel BBC FOUR), mostly because of the FA Cup soccer, but it was worth waiting on, even if it did bump right up against the next episode which airs this week.
One thing is certain with this series, there's a theme developing, and I don't mean the mystery surrounding Sam's presence in the past or his so-called 'mission'.
Warning: spoilers after the jump.
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 3
Posted Feb 22nd 2007 6:35PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, BBC
(S02E02) Honour, loyalty, integrity, honesty; all things you would associate with officers of the law.
Not in the 1970s. Not in
Life on Mars.
This week's episode delivered another cracker, with all the complexity of a feature-length movie, and slightly less of the mystery surrounding Sam Tyler's 'mission' in the past.
A recap really doesn't do the plot justice, but if you're easily put off by spoilers, you might want to watch this week's episode before making the jump...
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 2
Posted Feb 14th 2007 9:22PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, BBC
(S02E01) Detective Inspector Sam Tyler, Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt, and the rest of the
Life on Mars gang returned for the first episode of eight in the new (and final) series -- and with a bit of a bang too.
Paying some due deference to viewers who may not have caught the first series, this season premiere was peppered with recap elements designed to bring everyone up to speed (along with the standard cold open).
Sam Tyler is a police detective from Manchester in the UK in the year 2006. He suffers a nasty car accident, and wakes up in 1973.
Is he in a coma? Has he travelled back in time? Or is he just plain mad?
Either way, it's like he's landed on a different planet, and he has to make the most of things until he finds his way back to the future.
Warning: spoilers after the jump.
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 1 (season premiere)
Posted Feb 11th 2007 11:15AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, BBC
The second (and final) series of
Life on Mars starts on Monday, with John Simm returning as time-travelling detective Sam Tyler, who finds himself stuck in the 1970s, solving crime with modern police methods and trying to find a way back to 2006.
The BBC ONE trailers have been running for the past week, making use of a 1970s-style voice over, blue-hued segments from the forthcoming series, and the 'BBC Colour' logo -- from when BBC shows were differentiated in quality by being either plain old 'BBC' (ie. black and white) or 'BBC Colour' (ie. in glorious eye-popping reds and blues).
Continue reading Life on Mars 'Rules of Modern Policing'
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