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Life on Mars

Drama, Crime, Fantasy · 2008 · Rated 7.8/10

Last aired: S1 E17, Life Is a Rock · 2009-04-01

From the studio that brought you Lost, comes the groundbreaking series that captured the imaginations of fans from coast to coast. With an irresistible soundtrack and one of the most celebrated casts on television, including Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol and Jason O Mara, Life on Mars is a smart, suspenseful drama with a finish that will blow you away. Its one of those endings I believe will make you watch the series again, says Executive Producer Josh Appelbaum. There s a fine line between delusion and reality. NYPD detective Sam Tyler finds himself walking both sides of that line when he is suddenly hurtled back in time to 1973 after being struck by a car in 2008. Journey back to the 70s and uncover the secrets of Life on Mars. It s a strange and exhilarating ride raves the New York Times. Plus, with unique and exciting bonus features including an insiders view of where the shows concept began, a six million dollar moment in which 1970s legend Lee Majors steps back into the past with the cast and crew, and much more.

Cast

Season 1

E1 Out Here in the Fields 2008-10-09 · 60 min After an accident, NYPD detective Sam Tyler inexplicably finds himself back in 1973, where he must help solve a murder that is eerily similar to a case he was investigating in 2008.
E2 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler 2008-10-16 · 60 min As Sam continues to figure out why he is stuck in 1973, he continues to clash with colleagues and superiors over police procedure as they pursue a robbery suspect.
E3 My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi 2008-10-23 · 60 min When a decorated Vietnam War vet is beaten to death, Sam's precinct is pushed to the brink to find his killers, but not everyone may be happy with the results they find.
E4 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? 2008-10-30 · 60 min Sam discovers that his mother in 1973 owes money to a gangster who has a very cozy relationship with the precinct. But Sam is the only person who isn't willing to take the payoffs and look the other way.
E5 Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead 2008-11-06 · 60 min Sam partners up with his future police mentor in 1973 to find a Puerto Rican man accused of throwing a black girl off the roof of a building--a case that has the black community up in arms and demanding retribution.
E6 Tuesday's Dead 2008-11-13 · 60 min Sam helps resolve a hostage situation at the psychiatric ward of a hospital, and the kidnapper's deadline turns out to be the exact same time that the plug is going to be pulled on Sam in 2008.
E7 The Man Who Sold the World 2008-11-20 · 60 min While investigating a child's kidnapping, Sam discovers some disturbing information about his father, as well as the real reason he disappeared for good on the day of his fourth birthday party.
E8 Take a Look at the Lawmen 2009-01-28 · 60 min Hunt gets the precinct in the middle of a turf war with a rival from another precinct in a bank robbery case involving the Russian mob. Meanwhile, a new romantic interest emerges for Sam.
E9 The Dark Side of the Mook 2009-02-04 · 60 min Sam, Ray, and Lt. Hunt are brought in for questioning after Ray's brother, who was involved with the robbery of a notorious Wall Street investor, disappears.
E10 Let All the Children Boogie 2009-02-11 · 60 min A rock star claims that one of his groupies was abducted by a UFO in the New Jersey wetlands. Meanwhile, Hunt vows to find out whom Sam had sex with in the precinct.
E11 Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster 2009-02-18 · 60 min The precinct goes into lockdown when a councilman is shot and killed in the station. But before he is killed, the councilman tells Sam that he is from 2009 and that he has found a way to get back home.
E12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All 2009-02-25 · 60 min While investigating the murder of a newspaper columnist, Sam crosses paths with a dangerous killer from one of his cases in the future and is convinced that he is guilty of this crime.
E13 Revenge of Broken Jaw 2009-03-04 · 60 min A group of radicals is targeting police officers with their bombings, and Sam suspects that Lt. Hunt will be the next target.
E14 Coffee, Tea or Annie 2009-03-11 · 60 min Annie volunteers to pose as a dead stewardess whom she bears an uncanny likeness to in order to find the killer.
E15 All the Young Dudes 2009-03-18 · 60 min Sam goes undercover to bust an Irish mobster, only to cross paths with himself and his mother one more time, as well as his former babysitter, who is the sister of his main target.
E16 Everyone Knows It's Windy 2009-03-25 · 60 min Irish mobster Jimmy McManus is shot dead after shooting Ray and Chris. The evidence suggests that Sam is the killer, but he insists that he is being framed.
E17 Life Is a Rock 2009-04-01 · 60 min Sam is told he can return home if he does three things, which includes saving the younger version of himself, who has been kidnapped by his father.

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