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September 2009, TV on DVD

LIFE ON MARS: THE COMPLETE SERIES

By Cassandra Ulinski   Tue, Sep 29, 2009

One of television’s sharpest crime dramas boogies to a classic ‘70s beat when Life on Mars: The Complete Series comes to DVD on September 29, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

LIFE ON MARS: THE COMPLETE SERIES

An edgy and intriguing mystery with a paranormal twist and a stellar cast, this show from the studio behind “Lost” inspired a devoted following, Life on Mars: The Complete Series comes in a multi-disc DVD set that includes all the episodes of the fan and critic favorite, right up to its shocking final moments. Exclusive bonus features include peeks behind the scenes that offer a fun and revealing look at this one-of-a-kind series.

After a hit-and-run accident in modern-day New York City mysteriously transports police detective Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara) back to 1973, Sam finds himself in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women’s lib and the civil and gay rights movements – without a cell phone, computer, PDA or MP3 player -- suddenly hurtled back in time when he’s ripped from 2008 after being hit by a car while chasing down a criminal.

Stuck in 1973 and working out of the rough and tumble 125th Precinct in Manhattan, Sam has to contend with the urban wilderness of New York, complete with a hard-living bully of a boss (Harvey Keitel) and colleagues who never met a rule they wouldn’t break to catch a bad guy. The good copbad cop culture of the ‘70s put this 21st century hero on high alert, but before he can change the world, he has to learn to survive in it.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara (“In Justice,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Men in Trees”) as Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel (“Bugsy,” “Reservoir Dogs,” “The Piano,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Mean Streets”), Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos,” “Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom’s For One More Day”) as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol (“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “The Notorious Bettie Page”) as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy (“October Road”) as Detective Chris Skelton. Lisa Bonet (“High Fidelity,” “Enemy of the State,” “The Bill Cosby Show”) will appear as a recurring guest star as Maya Daniels.

Josh Appelbaum (“Alias,” “October Road”), Andre Nemec (“Alias,” “October Road”) and Scott Rosenberg (“October Road”) are executive producers. “Life on Mars” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios.

 

 

By Cassandra Ulinski

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