Popcorn Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Oh, I can't wait, but I'm disappointed it's the last one too. The DVD set will be on my christmas list this year for sure.... Off to get comfy. It's on in 15..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 My lips are sealed.........................!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 You can enter a Mail on Sunday competition to win the Life on Mars car by sending your name and tel no to: mars@mos.entries.co.uk or telephone 0904 043 5016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Can we discuss the ending now........? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 SPOILER POST Ok Daniel good plan If Sam has chosen to stay in the 70's then has he gone back into his coma (by jumpingoff the building and putting himself back into hospital) therefore will he eventually die in 2006 and thus die in 1973 OR has he made the time jump permanent by the act of choosing where he feels the most to be his true reality...? In which case why is he still hearing voices on the radio...is it because of his 'amnesia'?We had quite a heated debate about this in my house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I won't spoil it....I'll just say I wasn't disappointed. Absolutely the best thing on telly in the past decade in my opinion. Should win every award going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 PS I liked the rail blue Class 47 too - very sexy! Sadly I thought of you when I saw it Is he back in a coma or is the now life the dream/coma one and hes actually gone back to reality? I love these things where you can never be quite sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 SPOILER I'm a bit confused as well - I think his 70's life is the real one as the barman said about if you can feel then you're alive and it was 2006 that he couldnt feel anything. The bit with the test card girl made me jump - I nearly threw my (full) glass of wine across the living room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 SPOILER The bit with the test card girl made me jump - I nearly threw my (full) glass of wine across the living room! Me too! It got the heart racing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) SPOILER BELOW I thought it was great too - although I am not sure how much of it I understood I liked the fact that that bloke was telling Sam that he had had an accident in '73 & they had given him a new identity & he was an undercover cop. That explained a lot for me. But then he saw the light in the tunnel & woke from his coma in 2006, & seemed to make a recovery......... I am glad he went back to where he felt happiest,& I will admit to shedding a (tiny) tear. Top class show,brilliant acting,how on earth will the Beeb top this one? Edited April 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 SPOILER oooh my brain hurt after that! ok i can't decide if he's 'dead' or if he just put himself back in the coma....but either way, how long will he get to 'stay' in the 70's?!? he definitely WAS in the future there's no doubt about that although I liked Morgan's amnesia theory - it appealed to my tidy nature lol LOVED the little details like Hyde Ward and room number 2162 superb, well done beeb http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6542633.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 They should have called the follow up "Gene Genie" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 i think it definitely signified the end of the 'link' between future and past dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 How good was that?! Was anyone else singing/humming along to David Bowie all the way through the ending, or was it just us? Spoiler It would have been really mean not to save Gene and everyone at the end. He messed poor Annie about though wth I'm going, oh no I'm not The test card girl terrifies me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I really loved the version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" that they used in the show last night. Does anyone know who its by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 yep - it's been on a few films etc - 2 ticks and i'll get it for you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 it's by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole and i think it's also on the meet joe black soundtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Thanks - we found it at the same time! Its now downloading from itunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 The new series set in the '80's, staring Philip Glennister as the steadfastly unreconstructed Gene Hunt will be called Ashes to Ashes ( another Bowie song). The character of Sam Tyler will not be in it. There is a single parent theme apparently. Looking forward to it. Channel 4 and ITV both turned down Life on Mars! Some red faces there I imagine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I wonder who the single parent is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) SPOILER BELOW What a great ending, albeit a bit confusing for me in places. As far as I can see it wouldn't matter if Sam was being kept alive in 2006. Technically he'd be dead anyway if he was being kept alive by a machine. From what the doctors were saying at the end it sounded as if they were loosing him. Back in 1973, once he's stopped pining for his 2006 life, I'd say the voices and TV appearances from '06 would stop too. Saying that though, I've no idea if Sam would die in both '06 and '73 if they turned off his life support or he died in his coma. Maybe that's why there's a single parent in the new Ashes to Ashes series? Can anyone help with my question below? I didn't understand why Morgan was trying to prevent Sam from returning to 2006 by convincing him that his coma theory was all wrong and he was confused from his accident, and then showing him the gravestones to back it up. Surely once Sam had completed his undercover job and Morgan had nailed Gene, Sam could leave. If Morgan was right and Sam had got amnesia and 2006 was all in his mind, why would Sam continue with the operation to ruin Gene if he wasn't sure about either theory? Sam obviously had a lot of respect for Gene. Why would he want to ruin his career and the career's of the other guys and Annie by working for Morgan? That just doesn't add up for me. Especially when Sam goes back. They all seemed to forgive him too quickly for being a spy and "Ooops, word censored!"ody questioned what would happen now that Morgan had got loads of evidence against Gene? and....did anyone spot the look Morgan the surgeon gave Sam when he came out of his coma in 2006? Almost as if Morgan knew about Sam's double life. Edited April 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 i DID see the look he gave him....while he was blowing his own trumpet about what an 'achievement' it was to get him back! and there's no way that Morgan's amnesia theory was right - how would sam know about Robocop and Tony Blair?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 We said that too. Sam knew too much about 2006. Those small touches were what made the series so brilliant. Why would Sam question it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 SPOILER BELOW I didn't understand why Morgan was trying to prevent Sam from returning to 2006 by convincing him that his coma theory was all wrong and he was confused from his accident, and then showing him the gravestones to back it up. Surely once Sam had completed his undercover job and Morgan had nailed Gene, Sam could leave. Sam did leave and go back to 2006 when the team were left for dead next to the train in Morgan'd evil plan If Morgan was right and Sam had got amnesia and 2006 was all in his mind, why would Sam continue with the operation to ruin Gene if he wasn't sure about either theory? Sam obviously had a lot of respect for Gene. Why would he want to ruin his career and the career's of the other guys and Annie by working for Morgan? They needed him for the operation. Presumably by coming clean he was saying that he was on Gene's side. That just doesn't add up for me. Especially when Sam goes back. They all seemed to forgive him too quickly for being a spy and "Ooops, word censored!"ody questioned what would happen now that Morgan had got loads of evidence against Gene? It seemed all too nice and convenient. Mayve Sam could save the day again and....did anyone spot the look Morgan the surgeon gave Sam when he came out of his coma in 2006? Almost as if Morgan knew about Sam's double life. You don't know what to think. Morgan does suggest it is paranormal.... Sam must be from 2006 because of his knowledge, to me he just prefers the 70s. His health in 2006 had knock-on effects in the 70s, so if he did die at the end it must follow that he dies in the 70s, I'd like to think it's not real life and he does just stay where he is happy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Didn't do as well as I would have expected on the TV Bafta's. Why wasn't Philip Glenister nominated? He made the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
