Comments on: Life on Mars: Was There a Mistake in the Last Episode?

By: John

John — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:39:40 +0000

Debra, if you liked Life on Mars, you should check out Life. It is the story of a cop who is falsely convicted of a crime, spends years in jail getting beaten up, finds Zen, is exonerated and gets a hefty settlement in the millions. Although a dark beginning, the series starts once he gets out and is a comedy of a caliber similar to Life on Mars. The series revolves around the cop, his female partner who got stuck with him because she had a drug incident and his cell mate who is also out after serving time for money fraud and is now managing the cops millions. The comedy just writes itself. The chemistry between the cop and his partner is similar to Castle and his female partner, in the series Castle, which is another cop comedy you should check out if you haven’t already. Unfortunately this series only had two seasons but is well worth a look.

Debra, why wait for reruns? Almost all TV series new and old are available for download, sans commercials via torrent sites. I have almost 100 current and old TV series on a 2 terabyte hard drive.

Mike, unfortunately we can scream as loud as we want, but the networks have found a cash cow in reality TV. Cheap to make and they make a fortune due to the mindless millions who faithfully watch them week after week because they prefer to live vicariously through others lives. I believe the highest watched reality show is American Idol. If you record it for your wife as I do, and then skip through commercials, you will notice that 25 minutes of the 60 minute show is commercials. Pathetic.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:04 +0000

Viewers to keep posting comments about LOM and go to ABC site and tell them that it was a mistake to cancel the show and stop putting on reality shows. The network doesn’t seem to care about the viewers. Life On Mars was a great show and should be brought back and given another chance with a different network.

By: debra

debra — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:19:29 +0000

Darn Im sorry I missed the end.I hope it gets back on reruns.I realy liked the show.I was the best cop show on tv,Next to NYPD and Hill Street Blues

By: Dieter

Dieter — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:25:37 +0000

Was there a mistake? Yes, two nit picks…

1. Unless technology improves out of sight between now and 2035, it isn’t going to be possible for a space ship in Mars orbit to communicate in real-time with mission control, assuming that mission control is somewhere in the vicinity of Earth – but this is what we see in the final minutes of the show.

2. It is a bit doubtful that a long-term manned space mission would include a father and son team, particularly as they had unresolved “issues”. If you are going to be living in each other’s pockets for who knows how many months then compatibility, teamwork and appropriate personal relationships will be all important.

Actually I wondered whether Major Tom was Sam Tyler’s step father, not father, but the point still stands.

By: Dr. J.

Dr. J. — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:27:43 +0000

“All the salty margaritas in Manhattan” was a direct reference to the Warren Zevon song “Desperadoes Under The Eaves” the last song on his 1976 self entitled album. The words are ….drink all the salty margaritas in Los Angeles….”. Got to wonder if that was just a slip of the writer’s brain or if was meant to be noticed?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:30:35 +0000

Actually, at the time of the episode, they were talking about Barak Obama. After his name was mentioned Sam replied..”He won?” So the reference originally was meant for our current president.

By: rac76

rac76 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:29:38 +0000

At first I thought that the ending was a bit cheesey, and I’ve been saying that on different boards. Yet, I just watched the 10 minute clip on this page, and it didn’t seem that cheesey the second time. It makes sense to me that it was all a dream, and how they referenced the “Wizard of Oz”. I enjoyed the ending, and I look forward to buying the dvd set to see the clues that are placed throughout the season. It’s just sad that it had to go so early.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:07:44 +0000

It is a more realistic ending then the Brit version. Don’t read more if you want to catch that series. The guy wakes up from a coma, decides he liked the coma world better than his real world and jumps off a roof to put himself back into his coma world. That was shocking!

By: Weresmurf

Weresmurf — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:23:21 +0000

Ok…. 2035….

1998….

That’s 37 years dude. Maybe 36 if she hasnt had her birthday yet. It’s not impossible at all, just unlikely. It’s not an error.

By: soko

soko — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:42:51 +0000

The finale was terrible. Some people here seemed to buy into it. No ” Life on Mars ” at the end as well. The finale negated everything that they were setting up. (I blame that on the sudden wrap up with no new seasons) The whole thing with his old cop friend and getting to say goodbye. The mother / father thing. It was all meaningless.

and stop putting ads in our comments that is tasteless

By: BBussey

BBussey — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:08:09 +0000

@Rocio – Probably not intentional since the series was filmed on location in NYC, but as Admin says it works since it was a computer-simulated reality anyway.

Clever ending, and foreshadowed from Episode 1 forward when you go back and review.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:36:04 +0000

That’s a glitch? What about the fact that when all the males awaken on the space ship they are clean shaven?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:10:28 +0000

@Rocio: Probably not intentional but I guess it works given Sam’s “flashbacks.”

By: Rocio

Rocio — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:22:23 +0000

Another glitch… if you pay attention to several shows in 1973 you can see modern satellite dishes on the apartment windows. Maybe it was intentional.

By: Kermode

Kermode — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:12:47 +0000

Come on geekboys – clearly it’s Michelle Obama!

(Oh and – a twist is only clever if it is actually clever)

By: JackieReacher

JackieReacher — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:09:47 +0000

“Sure, the Constitutional age requirement could have been reduced or she could have come into power in another way but those seem pretty unlikely.”
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Seriously?? We’re talking about deep sleep or stasis for trip to Mars where an “astronaut” can be made to dream/fantasize whatever and it’s “unlikely” she could have come to power another way?

C’mon! Seriously? You really think we’re going to have such technology and the ability to send men to Mars within the next 25 years? A change in the age requirement or Malia getting to office another way is much more likely.

It was a clever litte twist as you said. Let’s leave it at that.

By: BowieFan

BowieFan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:33:16 +0000

That’s not the only thing they got wrong. Elton John? ELTON JOHN??? Everything out of that series was based on David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars. What? Couldn’t get the rights to Moonage Daydream or Starman? Gimme a break!