The TV Zone

Okay, now that we've got a firm "yes" from ABC we might as well go ahead and tell you, if you don't already know: Michael Imperioli will indeed join "Life on Mars" for the fall. Reported in the trades yesterday but ABC has now said that in fact this will happen. "LOM?" Based on the Brit show of the same name and about a cop (Jason O'Mara in this version) who's hit by a car and wakes up to find himself in the early '70s. We've got a fish-outta-water tale, with cultural issues, policing styles, etc. and a general commentary on society (and social mores.) David E. Kelley was attached, then unattached. But Christophah is definitely attached: He'll play Det. Ray Carling, who'll be partner to O'Mara's Sam Tyler.