Re: Life on Mars Finale

On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:16:46 +0800, Dawnie <siokmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:19:59 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obveeus@xxxxxxx> wrote:

"EGK" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It was a lot more original than having him really be in a coma in 2008.

Exactly.

I'm intrigued, even though I didn't follow this series. Nobody's said
it yet, so how *did* the series end?

He was actually an astronaut and woke up en-route to Mars. His computer
generated, virtual reality induced during the deep sleep segment of the trip
was as a cop in 2008. It was explained that a computer glitch interrupted
that fantasy and that's how he ended up dreaming he was in 1973 instead.
Basically a fantasy within another fantasy. His fellow cops in 1973 were
fellow astronauts. I also thought it was a great touch that Annie, the
put-upon female cop in 1973 was actually the mission leader. :)

The series ends with them standing in the doorway of the landing module
looking out at Mars. They were "life on Mars"
.

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