Homage to Life on Mars

I can’t tell you how far along the segment this happened, but I did say on Good Morning today that it was 2040 and that I am in a coma, thinking that it’s 2007. The reference seemed to go over everyone’s heads.
   Funny: they will all watch bloody Dancing with the Stars at Tuesday 8.30 p.m. but not Life on Mars, which had the same timeslot for the seven weeks prior.
   Since I need to watch at least one time-travelling cop each Tuesday, the excellent American series Day Break has just started here, on TV2. Pity the Yanks only made 13 and showed seven. (We may show all 13.) And they laugh at the Brits for having short TV series: at least Life on Mars lasted 16 and had a finalé.
   Even though I might champion my friend Megan, I have to say, to her eternal disappointment, that I do not watch Dancing. It did not stop the Pong Man (Brendon Pongia) asking me for my support, but I said it had been promised to Megan prior.
   Still, John Rowles was on my show. That is just too cool. The man is a legend.