After a false start and a major overhaul,  ABC has finally rolled out their version of Life On Mars, and it has about as much life as, well, Mars.
The original is some of the best television you’ll never get to see. It’s the story of Sam Tyler, a tightly wound police detective who gets hit [...]

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I haven’t been writing about the BBC’s Life On Mars because it would be criminally unfair. It’s one of the greatest television shows in recent memory, and except for a brief run on BBC America, it’s been completely unavailable on these shores. No DVDs. No endless repeats on BBC America. Nothing.
The bad news is that [...]

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