ABC Thursday 10pm
	debuts Thursday, October 9, 10pm
	concept from Life on Mars is based on the BBC series created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah. The series revolves around Sam Tyler, a modern-day police detective who, after a car crash, mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.  stars Jason O'Mara (The Agency), Gretchen Mol (3:10 to Yuma), Harvey Keitel (National Treasure 2), Jonathan Murphy (October Road), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) producers David E. Kelley, Andre Nemec, Jane Featherstone, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Stephen Garrett. (UK Series creators: Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah) studio 20th Century Fox Television, ABC Studios, David E. Kelley Productions, Kudos Productions

my take NYPD Blue meets Quantum Leap. Fish out of water...with a big afro. I like it. It's the '70s once again for Sam Tyler. I don't think I'd want to be the continuity director on this show. If it becomes a hit (that's iffy: lots of behind the scenes drama including an alleged re-shooting of the pilot), fanboys will be scrutinizing for anything that's anachronistic. This should be fun if only to see polyester and lots of everything that is very un-P.C. It's got a good lead-in from Gray's Anatomy and ER's final season while CBS' new Eleventh Hour aren't going to run away with anything.

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