Life on Mars

Original title : Hit and Run (unaired pilot)
First Aired :
Director :
Writing credits :
Cast : Doug Scott Kramer (Edward Kenmore), Abigail Eiland (Beth Mitchell), Chelsea Connell (Kashowa)

The Story : Things aren't going well for Sam Tyler. After a car accident, he goes to work to find everything is different. It is no longer 2007; it is 1972.

Original title : Out Here in the Fields
First Aired : 09.10.2008 (USA)
Director : Gary Fleder
Writing credits : Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg
Cast : Robert Salerno (Young Lawrence), Mike Starr (Nelson), Phyllis Somerville (Mrs. Raimes), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (Young Colin , Raimes), Ken Marks (Scientist), Michael Bertolini (Colin Raimes), Clarke Peters (Captain Fletcher Bellow), Austin Basis (Willy Kramer), Carrie Getman (Dora Keen), Ramsey Faragallah (Raimes' Lawyer), Francisco Burgos (Boy #1), Michael Mulheren (Patrolman), Aru Banks (Boy #2)

The Story : Partners on and off the job, NYPD detectives Sam Tyler and Maya Daniels are close to catching murderer Colin Raimes. After Raimes is released on a flimsy alibi, Daniels decides to track him down without her partner and then goes missing. As Sam desperately searches for her, he is struck by a car and mysteriously wakes up 35 years earlier - in 1973.

Original title : The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler
First Aired : 16.10.2008 (USA)
Director : Michael Katleman
Writing credits : Bryan Oh
Cast : Danny Aiello (Police Officer #2), Mike Russo (Police Officer #1), Rob Falcone (Policeman), Patrick Noonan (Dax Benson), Bruce Kirkpatrick (Freddy Gerald), Sylvia Miles (Mrs. Salvaggio), Pablo Schreiber (Kim Trent), Heather Matarazzo (June), Lee Tergesen (Lee Crocker)

The Story : While still trying to figure out how and why he is in 1973, Sam finds himself in the middle of an investigation involving robbery-homicides at check-cashing stores.

Original title : My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi
First Aired : 23.10.2008 (USA)
Director : Michael Pressman
Writing credits : Tracy McMillan
Cast : Keisha Davies (uncredited), Tom Hatton (Hippie #2), Marc Scrivo (Hippie #1), Nimo Gandhi (The Maharishi), Brian Avers (Sticker), Matthew Backer (Hippie Guy), Jaron Farnham (Crew Cut), Robin Lord Taylor (Jimmy), Arnie Burton (Lawrence Jones), Timothy Adams (John Philip Fisher), Susan Misner (Carol Ann Reeves), John D'Leo (Robbie Reeves), Andre De Shields (Bartender), Dean Winters (Vic Tyler), Matthew Cowles (Cowboy Dan)

The Story : Gene Hunt is outraged when a Vietnam vet is murdered, and he wants the case solved right away. During the investigation, Sam discovers some clues about his own past that might explain why he is back in 1973.

Original title : Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows
First Aired : 30.10.2008 (USA)
Director : Alex Zakrzewski
Writing credits : David Wilcox
Cast : Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Christian Wallace (Young Sammy), Odette Yustman (Adrienne), Lenny Venito (Nick Profaci), Robert Klein (Elliot Casso), Emerald Young (Lullaby Girl), Don Puglisi (Jim Croce), Matthew Cowles (Cowboy Dan), Ken Marks (Newscaster)

The Story : Sam investigates the assault on a young woman by a local gangster, but realizes later that she is his mother. During the investigation, Sam discovers links to the murders of two other women that involve the local mob boss, and his own squad members may be involved in a cover-up.

Original title : Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead
First Aired : 06.11.2008 (USA)
Director : Michael Katleman
Writing credits : Sonny Postiglione
Cast : Shirley Rumierk (Marta Ramirez), Emerald Young (Keisha Davies), Steven Marcus (Homeless Man/Wino), Chris Bauer (Father Tim), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Denise , Watkins), Chad L. Coleman (Suede), Jesse J. Perez (Angel Ramirez), Edi Gathegi (Young Fletcher Bellow), Whoopi Goldberg (Brother Lovebutter), Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Greg Butler (Pipe Bomber), Babs Olusanmokun (Perp #2), Nancy Franklin (Elderly Bible Bearer), Christian Wallace (Young Sammy), Clarke Peters (Captain Fletcher Bellow)

The Story : Sam Tyler encounters a young Fletcher Bellow, an officer Sam had considered to be his mentor in 2008. Although Bellow doesn't recognize Sam, they work with the other detectives in the precinct on a case in which an African-American girl had been thrown from a roof by a Puerto Rican.

Original title : Tuesday's Dead
First Aired : 13.11.2008 (USA)
Director : Daniel Minahan
Writing credits : Adele Lim
Cast : Michael Mulheren (Sergeant), Brian McCormack (Unit Commander), Elizabeth Hubbard (Sam's Soap Opera , Mother), Grant Aleksander (Soap Opera Doctor), John Wernke (Orderly), Carmen Goodine (Erica), Stephen James King (Johnny H), Brad William Henke (Michael H), Bill Irwin (Dr. Schwahn), Marcella Lowery (Nurse), (Detective)

The Story : In a life-and-death hostage situation that parallels his own strange circumstances, Sam Tyler is ordered with the rest of the 1-2-5 to defuse a potentially deadly face-off at a hospital where a crazed gunman is trying to force a doctor to reverse a dangerous operation on the brother of the gunman.

Original title : The Man Who Sold the World
First Aired : 20.11.2008 (USA)
Director : Darnell Martin
Writing credits : Meredith Averill, Phil M. Rosenberg
Cast : Lee Tergesen (Lee Crocker), Dean Winters (Vic Tyler), Alex Cranmer (Karl Kreshpane), Matthew Cowles (Cowboy Dan), Teddy Coluca (Uncle Butchie), Christian Wallace (Young Sammy), Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Tricia Paoluccio (Janice Kreshpane), Deidre Goodwin (Nurse), Jennifer Ferrin (Rose Tyler), John Cenatiempo (Sizable Ted)

The Story : Sam Tyler learns his father may be involved in the kidnapping of a prominent family's child. As Sam and the detectives investigate the case, he realizes he may have discovered why his father had left town in 1973. As buried memories of his childhood begin to surface, Sam believes he might have been sent back in time to help his father and to prevent him from leaving.

Original title : Take a Look at the Lawmen
First Aired : 28.01.2009 (USA)
Director : Brad Turner
Writing credits : Sonny Postiglione, David Wilcox
Cast : Michael Gibson (FBI Agent), Bernard Hernandez (James), Jessica Maksimov (Yuri's Daughter), Jeff Wiens (Ruben Penzler), Daniel Yelsky (Lexi Voronin), Yelana Shmulenson (Lexi's Mother), Olek Krupa (Vasilli Lukin), Damon Tolstoy (Sasho), Christopher Tschupp (Fucci), Michael Aronov (Yuri Demidov), Joe Badalucco (Carbone), Vincent Curatola (Lt. Anthony Nunzio), Maggie Siff (Maria Belanger)

The Story : Lt. Hunt and the detectives compete with Lt. Nunzio and the 144th squad to solve a bank robbery, which appears to involve Russian mobsters.

Original title : The Dark Side Of The Mook
First Aired : 04.02.2009 (USA)
Director : Rick Rosenthal
Writing credits : Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan
Cast : John Bedford Lloyd (Interrogator), Matthew Cowles (Cowboy Dan), Guy Paul (Willis Ashton), Antonia Rey (Latina Woman), Bridget Berger (Biker Chick), Joel Marsh Garland (Seven Fifty), Joseph McKenna (Disfigured Man), Kevin Conway (Donovan Stamp), Eric Balfour (Eddie Carling), Deidre Goodwin (Nurse), John Cenatiempo (Sizable Ted)

The Story : A mysterious phone call from a tipster leads Det. Sam Tyler to a headless body. A severed head is delivered to the precinct at the same time, thus leading to the discovery of a series of gruesome decapitations that might involve Det. Carling's brother, Eddie.

Original title : Let All the Children Boogie
First Aired : 11.02.2009 (USA)
Director : Michael Katleman
Writing credits : Phil M. Rosenberg
Cast : Del Pentecost (Carl Stefanski), Robert Clohessy (Frank Wyatt), Jessalyn Wanlim (Sweet Jane), Isabelle Chester (Lulu), Duke Valenti (Grizzly), Manoel Felciano (Bradley Thomas), Kristen Connolly (Donna), Maggie Siff (Maria Belanger), Alexandra Dadario (Rocket Girl), Cheyenne Jackson (Sebastian Grace), Wallace Shawn (The Sorcerer), Robert L. Putterman (Desk Sergeant), Kevin Henderson (Uniformed New , Jersey Cop)

The Story : When rock star Sebastian Grace receives a death threat, Sam and Chris are exposed to the rock-and-roll lifestyle. Things really get strange when Chris finds Sebastian and his groupie "Rocket Girl" waiting for UFOs in the swampy area of New Jersey known as the Meadowlands.

Original title : Home is Where You Hang Your Holster
First Aired : 18.02.2009 (USA)
Director : David M. Barrett
Writing credits : Meredith Averill
Cast : Dominick Mancino (Detective #1), Annie Meisels (The Bride), René Ifrah (The Groom), Eric Chan (Chinese Delivery Man), Hector Lincoln (The Pimp), Jason Kravits (Jerry), Laura Esterman (Sue Moyer), Malachy McCourt (The Wizard), Sharon Puterman (Clerk), Quisha Saunders (Misty/Elena Kastin), Armand Schultz (Councilman Bobby , Prince), Laura Benanti (Denise Carling), Maggie Siff (Maria Belanger), Corey Stoll (Detective Russell Ventura), John Cenatiempo (Sizable Ted)

The Story : NYC Councilman Bobby Prince shares a secret with Sam after Prince is caught with a hooker during a raid on a motel. The secret leaves Sam with even more questions as well as the realization he has more in common with Prince than he had ever thought. Meanwhile, Gene Hunt locks down the precinct after a shooting, Maria and her father confront each other, and Ray's wife, Denise, adds tension to the drama.

Original title : The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All
First Aired : 25.02.2009 (USA)
Director : Jean de Segonzac
Writing credits : Becky Hartman Edwards, Adele Lim
Cast : Michael J. Burg (Truman Capote), Geoffrey Cantor (Ed Redlich), Patricia Frost (Penny), Danai Jekesai Gurira (Angela), Tom Hammond (Reporter #2), Anne Marie Nest (Reporter #1), Peter Appel (Demetri Pantos), Chris Bowers (Tony Crane), Kerry Bishe (Eve Flannery), Fred Dalton Thompson (Chief Harry , Woolf)

The Story : The detectives at the 1-2-5 investigate the murder of newspaper journalist Joey Conway. Sam is convinced the killer is the same criminal from a case in 2008. He is motivated by flashbacks to the case, which puts him at odds with his coworkers who think someone else is guilty.

Original title : Revenge of Broken Jaw
First Aired : 04.03.2009 (USA)
Director : Stephen Kay
Writing credits : David Wilcox, Meredith Averill
Cast : Austin Pendleton (Dr. Goldman), Anslem Richardson (Sergeant Hoyte), Mary Testa (Phyllis), Brendan Sexton III (Danny Krasner), Carleigh Chirico (Laura Olsen), Kevin Kilner (Dr. Richard Olsen), Janel Moloney (Pat Olsen), Arthur J. Nascarella (Rooney), Michael Cullen (Fire Chief Gibney), Billy Devlin (Bomb Squad Guy), Christopher Backus (Rodney Slaven)

The Story : An investigation into the death of the leader of the Weather Underground triggers bomb threats that implicate Lt. Hunt. The case becomes deadly as connections to the radical group appear to lead to a student and a political science professor.

Original title : Coffee, Tea or Annie
First Aired : 11.03.2009 (USA)
Director : David Petrarca
Writing credits : Adele Lim, Bryan Oh
Cast : Marla Sucharetza (Mrs. Collins), Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Hamilton Clancy (Derelict), Keri Lynn Pratt (Leslie), Kelli Giddish (Carol), Mark Deklin (Ronald Harris), Mark Linn-Baker (Lincoln James), Gina Gershon (Rita), Scott Robertson (Doorman), Jim O'Keefe (Det. James Harrison)

The Story : Sam, Annie, and Ray go undercover on a Pan Atlantic flight after a flight attendant is murdered. Sam and Annie are in for a surprise when they pose as a couple at a swingers' party as part of the investigation.

Original title : All the Young Dudes
First Aired : 18.03.2009 (USA)
Director : Darnell Martin
Writing credits : Sonny Postiglione, Tracy McMillan
Cast : Peter Greene (Jimmy McManus), Paige Turco (Colleen McManus), Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Christian Wallace (Young Sammy), Richard Kain (Officer Kane), Harry Raab Alderson (16-year-old , Sammy), Patrick Salerno (10-year-old Sammy), Bill Cwikowski (Timothy), Robert Creighton (Little Patrick), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Big Patrick)

The Story : Sam goes undercover with a gang to investigate truck hijackings. Sam gets into fights with other gang members and goes to buy a truckload of stolen VCRs. He even is put in jail at the 1-2-5. How far will Sam go? What's causing his dark side to come out? Could it be his attraction to the gang leader's sister?

Original title : Everyone Knows It's Windy
First Aired : 25.03.2009 (USA)
Director : Alex Zakrzewski
Writing credits : Mike Flynn From a Story by M. Everette Flynn, Mike Flynn
Cast : Steve Rizzo (Det. Rizzo), Liza Binkley (Intern), Baylen Thomas (Doctor), Robert Creighton (Little Patrick), Scott Adsit (Dr. Clifford Dorsett), Peter Gerety (Agent Frank Morgan), Peter Greene (III) (Jimmy McManus), Joe Toronto (Officer Priore), Michael H. Bush (Paramedic), Deidre Goodwin (Nurse)

The Story : Ray and Chris are shot by the leader of a gang of truck hijackers with whom Sam has been working undercover. When the primary suspect is found dead outside a neighborhood bar, the evidence points toward Sam as being the killer.

Original title : Life is a Rock
First Aired : 01.04.2009 (USA)
Director : Michael Katleman
Writing credits : Scott Rosenberg
Cast : Karen B. Song (Nurse), Emerald Young (Keisha Davies), Steven Marcus (Homeless Man/Wino), Peter Gerety (Agent Frank Morgan), Caleb Wallace (Young Sammy), Christian Wallace (Young Sammy), Nick Damici (Bumper), Dean Winters (Vic Tyler), Waltrudis Buck (Old Annie Norris), Michael Merly (Officer Tom Brown)

The Story : In the series finale, Sam Tyler receives a phone call that presents him with three tasks he must perform so he can return to his life in the future. He must weigh his alternatives and decide whether to stay in 1973 or go home.