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01-09-2006, 01:55 PM
cracking new drama from the bbc (who else, eh? ;) ) policeman gets knocked over, and wakes up in 1973 where he has to solve crimes (cue throw-backs to 70's cop shows), all the while knowing he's 'really' in a coma, with people trying to coax him out of it.

confusing, original stuff - 1 episode in and i'm hooked - 'worth the licence fee alone' :)


('friends and crocodiles' looks set to be an absolute doozer as well... don't say i didn't tell ya!)

Ally
01-09-2006, 02:01 PM
Yeah I thought it was brilliant, big fan of John Simm too.

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01-09-2006, 04:27 PM
Yeah I thought it was brilliant, big fan of John Simm too.

it's nice to have a quality drama that isn't just being a vehicle for 'insertsoapoperastaronabigwedgehere'(coughitvstyle ) it's not often i do 'appointment to view' telly; but i'm really going to try and keep up with this one. in theory, that should be a piece of piss... ...but i know from experience that it's easier said than done!

Tiger
01-18-2006, 07:08 AM
cheers for the recommedation, cauight episode 2 which was good and funny in parts too :)

friends and crocs was good also, not up to his previous work imo but it looked fantastic, but then all of poliakoff's (sp?) stuff does

Rog
01-18-2006, 07:34 AM
cheers for the recommedation, cauight episode 2 which was good and funny in parts too :)

friends and crocs was good also, not up to his previous work imo but it looked fantastic, but then all of poliakoff's (sp?) stuff does

I like Life on Mars too and i don't normally watch series as i usually end up missing the crucial bits but for this i will make an effort.
Thoroughly enjoyed Friends & Crocodiles too......particularly Damien Lewis's character.
The programme about Elizabeth David last nite was ok too. Hooray for British drama!.........er i think i may be watching too much non-sport TV:D

stimpee
01-18-2006, 07:42 AM
I havent seen either episode as I wanted to watch that Balderdash & Piffle thing on BBC2 but while its reasonably interesting, this Life On Mars looks good from the trailers... so im grabbing the torrents now ;)

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01-18-2006, 08:44 AM
I havent seen either episode as I wanted to watch that Balderdash & Piffle thing on BBC2 but while its reasonably interesting, this Life On Mars looks good from the trailers... so im grabbing the torrents now ;)

balderdash and piffle-type-stuff can be found in many interweb places - 'life on mars' is well-worth the grab

(i'm thinking that he's living out sweeney-esque fantasies from his youth just to pass the time)

friends and crocs did look great, and was superbly-acted - but a bit of form-above-substance in the end...

one to avoid like the fucking plague itself is 'tittybangbang' - utter utter garbage... thank me now for sparing bits of your life if you've ever considered it. or watch it just to see how unrelentingly shite it is :D

on bbc4 - jonathan ross' asian invasion is pretty good, even if you're not a big fan of eastern movies...

Dirty0900
01-18-2006, 09:09 AM
Shamesless on C4 is my fav tele show at the moment.

Tiger
01-18-2006, 09:29 AM
Shamesless on C4 is my fav tele show at the moment.

frank gallagher is one of the funniest characters on tv at the moment, well reminds me of one the neighbours on a road i used to live on as a stoodent years back

ceramic'cow
01-18-2006, 10:19 AM
I havent seen either episode as I wanted to watch that Balderdash & Piffle thing on BBC2

oooh. one of my lecturers was on that. it took me completely by surprise. Professor Steve Lindsay. he was showing people his daughter's nits, or something. made a bit of a tit of himself actually, which is a shame cos he was quite a good lecturer.

chapinexile
02-04-2006, 11:35 AM
just watched episode 1 and 2 of life on mars after hearign good things about it from back home. Now in Exile in Canada (the absolute arsehole of the entire world). Thing is that there only appears to be 4 episodes available as torrents and the Beeb mentions 8 episodes. Is is currently on or did the beeb come out with technology to foil the 13 year olds who stole the first 4 episodes (i find this hard to believe)

Anyway if anyone as episodes 5-8 id like them :)

chapinexile
02-04-2006, 11:38 AM
just watched episode 1 and 2 of life on mars after hearign good things about it from back home. Now in Exile in Canada (the absolute arsehole of the entire world). Thing is that there only appears to be 4 episodes available as torrents and the Beeb mentions 8 episodes. Is is currently on or did the beeb come out with technology to foil the 13 year olds who stole the first 4 episodes (i find this hard to believe)

Anyway if anyone as episodes 5-8 id like them :)

Not quite sure how this site works so if i accidently posted this two or 3 times soz ! I'm obviously not of sufficient technological prowess to nick episodes 5-8 for myself as you can see

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02-04-2006, 01:06 PM
just watched episode 1 and 2 of life on mars after hearign good things about it from back home. Now in Exile in Canada (the absolute arsehole of the entire world). Thing is that there only appears to be 4 episodes available as torrents and the Beeb mentions 8 episodes. Is is currently on or did the beeb come out with technology to foil the 13 year olds who stole the first 4 episodes (i find this hard to believe)

Anyway if anyone as episodes 5-8 id like them :)

Not quite sure how this site works so if i accidently posted this two or 3 times soz ! I'm obviously not of sufficient technological prowess to nick episodes 5-8 for myself as you can see

(yeah - dirty was glitching a bit - nothing to do with you (unless i'm equally incompetent))

don't worry - life on mars is only 4 episodes in, so you're not falling behind - good, innit?!

stimpee
02-04-2006, 05:52 PM
Watched all 4 episodes now and thoroughly loving it. Liz White is a goddess. *swoon*.

Rog
02-06-2006, 02:51 AM
Watched all 4 episodes now and thoroughly loving it. Liz White is a goddess. *swoon*.

It must be the uniform:D

stimpee
02-06-2006, 04:51 AM
It must be the uniform:Dnah, she looks hot in civvies too :)

Rog
02-06-2006, 05:02 AM
nah, she looks hot in civvies too :)

True true!.......i definitely would;)

stimpee
02-06-2006, 07:29 AM
i definitely would;)i didnt doubt that for a second! however, there's a queue. so you'll have to settle for sloppy seconds.

The online pics dont do her justice I think... so here's some pix:

stimpee
02-06-2006, 08:12 AM
... and here's some more quick screengrabs for your pleasure :) (and mine). :D

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02-06-2006, 03:14 PM
"oi, sweetheart, pull yer knickers up and put the kettle on!"

Ally
02-27-2006, 03:06 PM
Last episode of the series, thoroughly enjoyed that. The literal first time in years I've religiously watched a series of anything on TV - cracking stuff! :)

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03-01-2006, 01:54 PM
Last episode of the series, thoroughly enjoyed that. The literal first time in years I've religiously watched a series of anything on TV - cracking stuff! :)

we aim to please :)

roll on series 2!!!

stimpee
03-01-2006, 02:14 PM
...And Liz White wearing that red dress again ;)

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03-01-2006, 03:28 PM
the nurse uniform was the bestest!

stimpee
03-01-2006, 04:28 PM
the nurse uniform was the bestest!yeah, youre right :)

have to wait for series 2 to see more i suppose... :(

stimpee
03-01-2006, 04:49 PM
and one last bonus :) (I said the red dress looked good!)

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03-02-2006, 12:35 PM
and one last bonus :) (I said the red dress looked good!)

who are you? chris de burgh?! :D

stimpee
01-21-2007, 03:02 PM
This is currently showing on Dutch TV on sunday nights (nederland 3)...

and the BBC says the second series is coming this year!

stimpee
02-15-2007, 12:44 PM
I've only managed to move house into a place that doesnt have a TV connection...

grabbing the torrents for the first 2 episodes from TorrentSpy now...

btw, it looks like someone has uploaded Series 1 for the people who missed it....

BeautifulBurnout
04-16-2007, 04:18 AM
Just caught up with the last episode of series 2 - hope to god it isn't the last episode ever.

Wow. Really mind-blowing ending in any case. :eek:

Best BBC Drama series in a long time.

Tiger
04-16-2007, 08:57 AM
Best BBC Drama series in a long time.

said the same to the wife, infact best since that other drama with jon simm where he was a journlist, can't remember the name might have been state of play

anyway both said to see LOM end, but the best always seem to go out at the top