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Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

  • Episode aired Nov 6, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Michael Imperioli in Life on Mars (2008)
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Sam partners up with his future police mentor in 1973 to find a Puerto Rican man accused of throwing a black girl off the roof of a building--a case that has the black community up in arms a... Read allSam partners up with his future police mentor in 1973 to find a Puerto Rican man accused of throwing a black girl off the roof of a building--a case that has the black community up in arms and demanding retribution.Sam partners up with his future police mentor in 1973 to find a Puerto Rican man accused of throwing a black girl off the roof of a building--a case that has the black community up in arms and demanding retribution.

  • Director
    • Michael Katleman
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    • Sonny Postiglione
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    • Jason O'Mara
    • Michael Imperioli
    • Gretchen Mol
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    • Director
      • Michael Katleman
    • Writer
      • Sonny Postiglione
    • Stars
      • Jason O'Mara
      • Michael Imperioli
      • Gretchen Mol
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    Jason O'Mara
    Jason O'Mara
    • Detective Sam Tyler
    Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli
    • Detective Ray Carling
    Gretchen Mol
    Gretchen Mol
    • Annie Norris
    Jonathan Murphy
    Jonathan Murphy
    • Detective Chris Skelton
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Lieutenant Gene Hunt
    Lisa Bonet
    Lisa Bonet
    • Detective Maya Daniels
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Father Tim
    Edi Gathegi
    Edi Gathegi
    • Fletcher Bellow
    Clarke Peters
    Clarke Peters
    • Captain Bellow
    Chad L. Coleman
    Chad L. Coleman
    • Suede
    Renée Elise Goldsberry
    Renée Elise Goldsberry
    • Denise Watkins
    • (as Renee Elise Goldsberry)
    Jesse Perez
    Jesse Perez
    • Angel Ramirez
    • (as Jesse J. Perez)
    John Cenatiempo
    John Cenatiempo
    • Sizable Ted
    Emerald-Angel Young
    • Keisha
    • (as Emerald Young)
    Shirley Rumierk
    Shirley Rumierk
    • Marta
    Nancy Franklin
    • Elderly Bible Bearer
    Gregory Butler
    Gregory Butler
    • Pipe Bomber
    • (as Greg Butler)
    Babs Olusanmokun
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      • Sonny Postiglione
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    • Trivia
      The title is based on the 1995 movie Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) written by Scott Rosenberg which used the title from a song by Warren Zevon.
    • Goofs
      When Sam accuses the Catholic priest of having violated the eighth commandment by lying, and priest corrects him, "ninth". That is the number used in most Protestant denominations, but in the Roman Catholic enumeration "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" is indeed the EIGHTH commandment.
    • Quotes

      Lieutenant Gene Hunt: Nobody hurts little girls in my kingdom, and it is my kingdom. Huntlandia, home of the blueberry crepe, where little kids are off limits.

    • Connections
      References Shaft (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Wild In The Streets
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      Written and Performed by Garland Jeffreys

      Courtesy of Atlantic

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kudos Film and Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • ABC Signature
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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