I just finished watching the USA version of "Life on Mars" on DVD. I've only seen the first series of the BBC version so I don't know how that one ends.
Spoilers if you care!
I was wondering how people felt about the ending reveal. I certainly did not see it coming. After all the set up with the microscopic robots I was expecting future humans (or less likely, aliens) to be sending Sam back in time for a sociological experiment. When he busted into the Aries Toy Factory with the hundreds of people dancing, I figured they were all from the future taking a 1970s vacation or something.
The last thing in the world I was expecting was that 2008 Sam Tyler was a fake and the real guy was a Mars astronaut in 2035! Seems kinda left-field. I can't decide if that's clever or annoying.
Also I was convinced the idealistic young cop in the precinct was one of the future observers. It looked like he was the mysterious person on the phone and he said a few wonky things sometimes.
As for the series as a whole, it was just alright.
Spoilers if you care!
I was wondering how people felt about the ending reveal. I certainly did not see it coming. After all the set up with the microscopic robots I was expecting future humans (or less likely, aliens) to be sending Sam back in time for a sociological experiment. When he busted into the Aries Toy Factory with the hundreds of people dancing, I figured they were all from the future taking a 1970s vacation or something.
The last thing in the world I was expecting was that 2008 Sam Tyler was a fake and the real guy was a Mars astronaut in 2035! Seems kinda left-field. I can't decide if that's clever or annoying.
Also I was convinced the idealistic young cop in the precinct was one of the future observers. It looked like he was the mysterious person on the phone and he said a few wonky things sometimes.
As for the series as a whole, it was just alright.