MEMEHUNTER

Arse on Mars

Life on Mars is an excellent song. I'm listening to it now. Lyrically, musically (inasmuchas I am qualified to comment) it's brilliant. Calming, moving... dare I say... inspirational?

Inspirational? Really?

Then what the big fat cock is this all about?

Have you ever wondered what some of the meetings about new programmes must be like? How on Earth the pitch for this one went?

"ok, so. He's a bright, young, successful policeman in 2006. He takes no nonsense but operates within the system. I mean, this guy has morals, right? So he's upset when his ex-girlfriend/ partner goes off on her own to get evidence to catch a serial killer. Even more upset when she gets abducted. So upset, that he gets run over by a car and wakes up ... wait for it... in 1973."

mm-hmm

"only he's not REALLY in 1973, right? Well, he kind of is. But he's ALSO in a coma in 2006. And fairly regularly he can overhear people talking to him in his hospital bed. Generally while watching TV. So he's trying to wake up from this coma, but also wondering if he's just mad and also finding time to solve crimes in 1970's Manchester. It's a sure-fire success."

I mean... what?

So there's comedy while he tries to be a policeman without a mobile or any computers and weekly ethical crises as he tries to deal with the fact that the British Constabulary in the 70's appears to make a habit out of beating suspects and fabricating evidence. Then there's drama because he's actually trying to catch nasty criminals as well, and they're proper nasty (rapists, murderers etc). Then there's a sort of quasi-sci-fi aspect coz he's trying to work out how to wake up from this coma he's in.

It's like the Bill meets Heart Beat meets Aberro los Ojos.

There was even an "I'm going to jump off this roof to wake up from this coma" scene.

It's like my mum used to say when she tasted my cooking; "Darling," she'd say, "sometimes you should try to include fewer flavours".

posted by Memehunter @ 2:20 PM