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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Life on Mars

New TV program to watch. It's on BBCAmerica, called Life on Mars.

It's a British police drama. A 2006 Chief Inspector has an accident and wakes up in 1973 as a Detective Inspector. Not sure in America what kind of 70s police programs you had, but in England it's like Cracker meets The Sweeney. The Sweeney was a rough police drama where they were rude to women, beat up the criminals and planted evidence to get the baddies.

It's pretty good as it brings out the huge differences between 2006 and 1973.

Things I've noted after 3 episodes:
- everyone smokes....in the building
- forensics takes several weeks
- mobile phones, computers, internet don't exist
- the radios always have their batteries go flat
- the clothes are coming back in fashion:)
- they don't record any of the interviews

A very worthwhile watch. Great casting..... my new program for 2007.

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