Life On Mars - episode two (and a bit about Night Watch)

Ahhh. Episode two of Life On Mars. Very much fun, though not as much as the first one. I shall review. Before that, though, am I the only one who's spotted the incredible similarities between the Life On Mars premise and the plot of Night Watch (the Discworld novel, not the film)? They both feature a copper as their protagonist, worried about change, both of whom are then thrown thirty years back in time on a day that is very important to them in their own present. They both end up in their own rough, tough past, which they have to survive by doing "what's in front of them" (and the same phrase is used in both). They both have to keep on solving crimes, regardless of time period. Oh, yeah, and they're both called Sam. Admittedly there are differences - Sam Vimes arguably has more of an idea what's going on, and he at least can remember the people in the past, as he's met their older selves, and isn't plagued with doubts, as Sam Tyler is, that he's in a coma or just gone crazy - but I thought the similarities were worth commenting on.

But I was talking about episode two. ( Which was, again, joyous. )

In other news, I rang up Tony and have my old job back - he did talk at me solidly for ten minutes, and I really felt like I was home - and having a lazy week at home and being fannish are the best things in the universe.