Both humour types worked for me. I laughed so much in Series 1 but the serious tone of Series 2 allows for stronger stories. I do miss the humour of series 1.
I still love the male to female interplay in Ashes to Ashes, sorely missing in Life on Mars. The less blokey approach works wonders.
I hear you, I enjoyed series 1 but love the darker tone of series 2 I think some of the kids TV references are maybe overused but I'm still very intrigued by what's happening to Alex. Operation Rose.. Martin Summers...
I'm a bit bored of the formula, you just know scary voice is going to appear when Alex watches TV. If I was her, I'd leave it well off. Still, she does want this info.
Cracking series from the 70's,great to see these released in english-friendly nicely subtitled prints. not as good as the movies but certainly of high quality.
WOW WOW WOW Alex can't reallly be back in 2009 as Gene was on the TV. I think she was imagining she was in 2009 but technichally she was still in 1982. So now she is in a coma within a coma.
Brilliant.
You could be right but equally she certainly could be in 2009 and the coma has reversed on itself. Who knows, anything is possible with this show. Great ending.
Overall I thought the prior episode was a stronger one but this was still a great ending. I'm so chuffed Series 3 has been confirmed.
Alex always was in 1982 and in fact present day is a coma, than a coma within a coma. That would mean she has to wake up twice, and that could get messy.
So you mean that the opening sequence of S1 E1 is actually a dream/coma state too? It could be 2008 is real and she has woken up, but she has part of her skull missing, thats why she sees Gene on TV
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Watch this series and you'll see why it won a Bafta. Not purely about wildlife or people, maybe a combination of both, it's very interesting with stunning photography and music.
Excellent stuff.
Not being repeated AFAIK, but I'm watching it on DVD. As you say, learning about the people, history, wildlife, landscape etc all in the same show is so interesting. It's outstanding.
I kept missing it when it was on TV