There was another thread about this last week right after MadMax started his thread about big farts on mars. Yeah, I dig the show. It was the only new show that I got into last year. I didn't watch every episode, but I liked the ones I watched.
i actually got picked to screen this show last spring. the pilot I saw was a little different than the current show. Colm Meaney was the captain and a couple of other cast members were different. I actually liked the other cast better than the current cast.
Talk about timely news... _____ Life On Mars actor John Simm hurt in serious car crash (but avoids waking up in 1973) Life On Mars star John Simm - who plays a detective involved in a near fatal car crash and wakes up in 1973 - has revealed he is lucky to be alive after walking free from a serious car accident. The actor was driving to watch his beloved football team Manchester United play Chelsea at Old Trafford, in Manchester, when he had the accident on the M1 motorway. full article
i believe that's the lead from the original BBC show. i really liked the BBC show, but the american version is decently interesting as well, even though i pretty much know what's coming each episode.