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Written by: Ernie Brogdon

Category: Entertainment

Published: 27 October 2008

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There's a new show on ABC called Life on Mars. The premise is that Sam Tyler, a 2008 NYC police detective, is struck by a car and awakens as a police detective in the same precinct in 1973. It's a silly premise - we don't know if it's 'real' or if he's in a coma, or even in a parallel universe. But the point isn't the premise, it's the fascinating story lines and interesting cultural comparisons that can be created around the premise.

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