Life on Mars News

Preview of 'Life on Mars' 1.14: Coffee, Tea or Annie

March 05, 2009 03:03:14

"Life on Mars" may have found out its short-lived fate on ABC, but the show moves on. On March 11, the series which is employed from its British version, will return with "Coffee, Tea or Annie" where the cast go undercover.

When Valerie Palmer, a Pan Atlantic air hostess turns up dead, Annie volunteers for a dangerous undercover mission, posing as the murdered woman to help solve the second in a possible series of brutal homicides. Annie, Sam and Ray, working one of Valerie's flights covertly, uncover an unlikely suspect.

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Sneak Peek of 'Life on Mars' 1.08: Take a Look at the Lawmen

January 24, 2009 02:01:13

Returning from its sleep during the transition between fall to midseason, "Life on Mars" give a sneak peek of its January 28 episode. In "Take a Look at the Lawmen", Lieutenant Hunt faces off with his arch rival from another precinct while investigating a bank robbery with international connections.

A longstanding competition between Lt. Hunt and the detectives of the 1-2-5 and Lt. Anthony Nunzio and his men of the 1-4-4 heats up when the Russian mafia appears to be linked to a bank robbery. The investigation becomes a furious contest of one-upmanship between the two squads.

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Sneak Peek to 'Life on Mars' 1.07: The Man Who Sold the World

November 14, 2008 04:11:50

Preview for the next episode of "Life on Mars" has been released. Entitled "The Man Who Sold the World", the episode reveals the identity of Sam Tyler's father.

The episode begins when a baby of a prominent family is kidnapped. Then, it will show how Sam learns about his father's involvement in the kidnapping. It will once again bring him to his childhood memory when his father abruptly skipped town under mysterious circumstances back in 1973.

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Sneak Peek of 'Life on Mars' 1.06: Tuesday's Dead

November 07, 2008 03:11:50

There is a life and death hostage situation in the next episode of "Life on Mars". Sam Tyler must deal with the uncontrolled situation to save the hostages' life while at the same time he has to save his own life next on the episode entitled "Tuesday's Dead".

The episode will revolve around the crazy gunman who tries to force a doctor to do a dangerous operation for the gunman's brother. He kidnaps the people on County hospital to insist the doctor. Sam and his 125 crew are faced by the reality that the hopeless madman will do even worse on the fact that he already kills several people there. They are ordered to diffuse a potentially explosive face-off. Sam, Ray Carling, Annie Norris, and Lt. Gene Hunt are all targeted in the madman's cross hairs.

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Sneak Peek of 'Life on Mars' 1.05: Things to Do in New York

October 31, 2008 04:10:56

Sam Tyler will meet the young version of his future mentor in 2008, Fletcher Bellow in the next episode of "Life on Mars". Although Fletcher does not recognize his future life and Sam, the mentor will collaborate with Sam and other detectives to investigate a murder case.

"Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead", will focus on the murder of an African American girl, whose body is found thrown from a rooftop. A racial confrontation will happen between the African Americans and Puerto Ricans in a neighborhood, regarding the suspicion toward a Puerto Rican as the suspect of the murder.

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Sneak Peek of 'Life on Mars' 1.04: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby

October 24, 2008 04:10:06

"Life on Mars" previous episode showed how Sam Tyler found some hints about his past life. In "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?" episode, Sam's mother's identity will be revealed during an investigation of a young woman's assault.

Sam shockingly finds out that the young woman who is being attacked by Nick Profaci's local gangster, is his mother. His mother case, in fact, links to the murders of two other women that also involve Profaci along with his mob boss, Elliot Casso. But even more alarming is when Sam discovers the involvement of his own squad members including Lt. Gene Hunt on the case in a purpose of covering it up.

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Sneak Peek of 'Life on Mars' 1.03: My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi

October 17, 2008 04:10:14

"Life on Mars" next episode will be aired on ABC network, October 23, at 10/9c, and entitled "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi". The episode will provide some answers to the mysteries made on the pilot, which was aired on October 9.

The episode will present a murder case of a returning Vietnam veteran which make the 125th precinct area have to deal with the controversial case. The lieutenant Gene Hunt who is shocked by the case, wants to solve it right away. Meantime, Sam Tyler will struggle with his own past where he finds clues about the reasons why he was brought into the year of 1973. Sam will have a deal with both the case investigation and his past life.

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Meet the Characters of ABC's 'Life on Mars'

October 09, 2008 12:10:20

A surge of fresh cop drama series toped with a witty comedy will premiere tonight, October 9 in the form of "Life on Mars". Picked up by ABC, the show is adapted from the British television series of the same name, and the stellar cast behind the U.S. versions has just been given an introduction.

Harvey Keitel stars as Lt. Gene Hunt, a man who likes to throw his weight around and acts first and thinks later. This results in several punch-ups between him and main character Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) who believes in by-the-book policing. Michael Imperioli takes on the role of "ladies' man" of the station, Ray Carling while Gretchen Mol portrays Annie Norris, a CID Woman Detective Constable who shares a degree of attraction with Sam in the 1970s era.

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'Life on Mars' Season Premiere Promo Video

September 30, 2008 09:09:07

ABC is getting ready for the release of its new series, "Life on Mars" which will hit the small screens on October 9 with the release of the show's promotional video. The footage is exceptional for its inclusion of Chris Cornell's brand new single "Ground Zero" which will appear on his November 4 solo album "Scream".

Lining up Jason O'Mara, Harvey Keitel, Jonathan Murphy, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol as the main cast, "Life on Mars" is a cop drama adapted from the successful British series of the same name. The first episode is titled "Out Here in the Field" where NYPD Detective Sam Tyler is trying mightily to understand what's just happened to him and how he can get back "home" .

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