"Iain King" <iainking@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1153734669.166626.183800@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > life on mars is a british drama
> > > about a detective in 2006
> > > that is trans****ted back to 1973
....
> I enjoyed it a lot, but I think a lot of the humour will likely be lost
> on non-brits. OTOH, the rest of the humour is either culture-clash or
> comedic violence, which appeals to everyone :)
> It's well written / shot / acted, so you should at least watch the
> first episode to see if you'll like it.
Every episode has a crime story. Layered on that is the contrast between
the
modern touchy-feely approach, and the 1970's beat 'em and frame 'em line.
Layered on that is the 1970's look and feel, which is partly real 1970's
and
partly 1970's cop shows. And then you have the main character's attempts
to
get back to his own time. So there's a lot going on, and much of it is
quite
accessible.
The trick of having people talking out of the TV is one that was also used
on an episode of Dr Who. I hope that the BBC isn't going to convert some
interesting SF ideas into overused clichés.
J/
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