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Life on Mars is a British television series which falls into many genres such as supernatural drama, crime and sci-fi. It can be pointed out that sci-fi is an unusual and unexpected genre to be combined with a crime drama. It was created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah. It consisted of stars like John Simm, Philip Glenister and Liz White etc. Life on Mars is a reference to David Bowie's song " Life on Mars?" which is played on Sams iPod when he gets hit by the car. Sam is known to the audience as a DCI which represents Detective Chief Inspector, however once he's been taken back to 1973 he's recognised as a detective inspector. His character comes across as a serious detective who is serious about his job. Life on Mars is set firstly in modern day Manchester which changes within roughly 8 mins into the series to 1973. This creates a confusion for both the audience and characters to whether he has died or actually travelled back in time. It...

Luther & The Fall Comparing Luther episode 1, series 1 to The Fall episode 1, series 1, it is clear that they both share some similarities but also differ in many ways. In which one is the use of technical codes and many more. Luther starts off with what looks like the middle of an action based scene which automatically engages the viewers as it gets their attention in trying to figure out what the story line is. The protagonist is a black English male police investigator this is immediately identified as he is the main focus and the first to be seen. He can be described as an impulsive detective who is distressed by the dark side of humanity while he fulfils his role of detective by hunting down murderers. Looking closely at Luther alone, his character allows the audience to experience binary oppositions such as scenes that cover his role as detective, where he is conveyed as a tough character however once around his wife he becomes a softer and more emotional character....