Life On Mars Season Two was absolutely fucking amazing! It is not very often that I come across a series that brings such an emotional response from me, the list is short at least. This show was amazing overall, and the ending of season two was nothing short of brilliant.
The most amazing thing is that the US remake managed to completely screw this up beyond all belief. They did something so typically American I am embarrassed to mention it. The made Sam Tyler... a Martian. I suppose it was due to the fact that the series is called Life on Mars, but still it made the US remake a farce. No wonder it only lasted one season.
Thankfully the British original is still here. People who have never heard of Life on Mars, or who might have watched ABC's horrifying remake, really need to find this show and devour it. It is what every TV show should be, funny, exciting, creepy, horrifying, and unabashedly good.
The one down side to American audiences will be the thick Manchester accent. After a an episode or so, even my wife was able to understand most of the hilarious stuff coming from DCI Gene Hunt's mouth. By the end of the second season there was still a few times where we would rewind to try and grab what in the hell was said.
The ending here was spectacular. I really don't want to spoil anything, and believe me I am really fighting the urge to do so, so for fuck's sake go find this show and watch it!

























