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- BBC-1
- Feb 13, 2007
- BBC-1
- Feb 13, 2007
- BBC-1
- Feb 13, 2007
- BBC-1
- Feb 13, 2007
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Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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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.
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Mars is an entertaining collision of bare-knuckled police-procedural realism and mind-blowing surrealism.
Life on Mars is a smarter, gloomier "Journeyman."
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.
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.
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.
