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Life On Mars
Season 2
EMAILPRINTSERIES: BBC America, Tuesday 8:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 18 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By:
Matthew Graham
Tony Jordan
Ashley Pharoah
First Air Date: December 11, 2007
Summary
Starring John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Marshall Lancaster, and Dean Andrews
In the final season of Life on Mars, Sam Tyler (John Simms), a modern day detective who woke up from a car crash in 1973 Manchester, tries to determine if he's dreaming or not.
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Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
USA TodayRobert Bianco
The British Mars produced only 16 episodes, and when the last of this season's final eight is over, you will have all the answers you need. What's more, they're satisfying and well worth the relatively short amount of time expended.
Read Full Review >TV GuideMatt Roush
Mars is an entertaining collision of bare-knuckled police-procedural realism and mind-blowing surrealism.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
If anything, season 2--also just eight hours long--is even better as Tyler's world in 1973 becomes even more complicated.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Cop show, fantasy, mystery, comedy, romance, puzzle -- there are a lot of ways to approach "Life on Mars," which begins its second and final season tonight on BBC America, and they all pay off.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Life on Mars is a smarter, gloomier "Journeyman."
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
It's helpful to remember that Life on Mars is less about said realism and more about Sam's twisted journey. Enjoying that retro-cool ride is the essence of the series.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
This isn't much different from Season 1--confusion, frustration, bell-bottoms--but it's still a good, uneasy time. [14 Dec 2007, p.62]
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Simm is also compelling (as he was in a couple of standout “Doctor Who” episodes earlier this year), though his performance is sometimes pitched to a level of intensity that the occasionally formulaic storytelling doesn’t quite match.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Seb C. gave it a10:
Outstanding, outstanding series. Well written, excellent characters, fantastic music and depiction of the 70s. It was a bit difficult to get into at first, but then loved every single episode. Highly recommendable.
JOHn O gave it a10:
I'd give it an eleven. There is one weird issue i have with season two which has to do with the fact that in the opener ***SPOILERS***Sam actually changes history by putting the casino guy in the looney bin. This "power" is not followed through the rest of the season.***END SPOILERS***
Mark D gave it a10:
Ball achingly funny, edge of your seat suspense, subtle, original and full of surprises. Need is go on? Simply one of the best things the BBC has done in many years.
Alex V. gave it a9:
Excellent soundtrack!!!
Harry B. gave it a0:
Abysmal British tat.
Gloria H. gave it a10:
Excellent show. Hate to see it end.
Mr Edd Horse gave it a10:
B****Y Good. Intriguing throughout the show I I wanted to know how it ends and it ends very Satisfyingly..
