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Old 01-05-2014, 08:42 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Rez, Life on Mars is amazing; I'll be covering it soon in The Couch Potato. But if you're looking for sci-fi you'll be disappointed. There's very very little in it. The genius of LoM lies in the juxtapositioning of the police procedure from the 70s and today, and the dichotomy between the two. The only real sci-fi element in the show is through dreams and the question as to whether or not he has travelled back in time, which of course he ---- obviously not telling.

A few lines that illustrate its brilliance, won't give anything away:

"Where's my PC? There should be a PC on this desk!"
"Why does he want a police officer on his desk?"

and
"In pursuit! Suspect is an IC1 male."
"Say again?"
"Um. Oh. A black guy."
"Got it!"

Have you watched Babylon 5 yet? Revolution is also great as is Defiance. If you want some recs let me know.

We now return you to your usual programme, already in progress...
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