Back in the nick of time
5:54 pm on the 10th of February, 2007On Tuesday night Life on Mars is back on telly, and about time too! I really enjoyed the first series, although I was a bit disappointed with the end of the series - it seemed like they suddenly realised they could milk a lot more out of the idea and it looked like it could turn into a series that would run and run long after it’s appeal ran out.
That shouldn’t be the case though as this series is the last and will give away what is actually happening to Sam Tyler.
Interesting though, for me anyway, is the publicity that the BBC are giving to the series. It’s been given a few different trailers over the last few weeks, starting with the Camberwick Green one, but also in the pub the other night there were copies of a spoof handbook ‘The Rules of Modern Policing’ lying around. These books must have cost a fair amount to produce and distribute (more than usually get spent on promoting a tv show anyway), so the BBC must think there is money to be made from this show. This, I suppose is proven by the books now appearing on ebay, and selling for as much as £6.50.
I’m not sure where this post is going so I’ll wrap it up by saying I’m looking forward to it on Tuesday night, and Happy Birthday to my brother.
February 13th, 2007 at 2:16 pm on the 13th of February, 2007
why thank-you.
First of all - ta for the book.
Secondly - I tend to agree with your sentiments. I got a bit tired of the first series and missed a couple of the later ones as I couldn’t be bothered. I tend to do that with tv series that look as though they are morphing into long-running soaps. I get bored and switch off. It was a shame. Though the episodes were all very similar in basic plotline (set up scenario where Sam is dismayed at 70’s policing and attitudes, solve crime through mixture of sam’s modern ways, make arrest by way fo 70’s policing) they had a great look, feel and I liked the humour. If it is genuinely the last series, I’ll watch it.
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