From the commentary on the TV blogs ... the 1973 and 2008 “Life on Mars” characters did exist. At least the one-season show got to achieve some semblance of the vaunted American outcome ...

Which, coupled with the show’s easy-to-grok sci-fi storyline, guaranteed an American remake. The U.S. version of Life on Mars debuted ... appearance by the Twin Towers—puts the 1973 Manchester ...