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Catching Aliens one at a time. TORCHWOOD. (Spoilers allowed)
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Juliet316
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9/25/07 5:53pm
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Catching Aliens one at a time. TORCHWOOD. (Spoilers allowed)
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This is a thread to talk about TORCHWOOD, the absolutely brilliant, stand on it's own spinoff from Doctor Who. We can talk about all aspects of the series from the characters to the cast.
This series seems vastly different from Doctor Who. It gives off a X - Files vibe with the unresolved Sexual tension to the nth degree.
The current episode is brilliant. One of the highlights was Gwen learning how to shoot firearms, another was getting a glimpse at who Owen is.
This is turning out to be a very complex, addicting series.
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Rebel_Spook
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9/26/07 8:28am
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Has this series been shown yet in the U.S.? I've heard that it has gotten decent reception by fans across the Pond, but I haven't seen where it is being shown here.
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Juliet316
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If you have access to BBC America here, it's on that cable channel.
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JediMasterGuff
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How are the American sensors coping? Are they totally butchering it?
If you can't say the f woid on American TV, is Owen still *in* the series? That man cannae last 10 seconds without swearing.
Personally I found Torchwood rather disappointing. A great idea, but far too many cheesy lines. From what we hear Series 2 is going to sort out a lot of the teething problems the show had.
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Juliet316
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RE: Catching Aliens one at a time. TORCHWOOD. (Spoilers allowed)
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I haven't seen any F bombs yet, but in the last episode I saw Owen was drinking what I think was whiskey and Jack was teaching Gwen how to fire guns which surprised me, given American sensitivity to gunplay following Virginia Tech. Maybe it's because it's on BBCAmerica and not the Sci - Fi channel.
It's also a lot more racier than Americanized Sci - Fi fare.
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I've watched a couple episodes on online. I do wish I could see more because from what I saw, I enjoyed it.
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Juliet316
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All I can say is check to see if you have BBC America on your cable system or satillite dish system because it really is an amazing show.
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Darth_Berserker
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9/27/07 4:12am
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this is like one of my favorite shows at the moment, the australian run has finished here. but i dont think ratings for the show were good here, not because of the show itself but because channel 10 played it at midnight and not many people watched it. i think i may have been the only one  . i can't wait till season 2 comes out next year. doctor who and torchwood merge really well, espcially at the end of the season final when jack jumps onto the tardis and then it cross over to "utopia". brillaint stuff
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9/29/07 4:55pm
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This is an awesome show and i'm looking foreward to season 2.
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Jedi_Reject_Jesse
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Psh, I downloaded the whole first series ages ago...fantastic show, has the sly humor of Doctor Who with a darker X-Files edge. I just wish the SFX could have been better...like in Primeval (another great UK series I've managed to catch through alternative methods). I just wish they'd tone down the sexuality aspect. I commend the series for having the main character be a bisexual, but damn, they totally flaunt it and by the end of the series it seemed like every main character had had a homosexual encounter. I'm not a prude, but it comes off like, 'Oooh, look at us, we're so hip and cutting edge and daring.' Argh. Good show nonetheless.
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JediMasterGuff
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Jedi_Reject_Jesse posted:
Psh, I downloaded the whole first series ages ago...fantastic show, has the sly humor of Doctor Who with a darker X-Files edge. I just wish the SFX could have been better...like in Primeval (another great UK series I've managed to catch through alternative methods). I just wish they'd tone down the sexuality aspect. I commend the series for having the main character be a bisexual, but damn, they totally flaunt it and by the end of the series it seemed like every main character had had a homosexual encounter. I'm not a prude, but it comes off like, 'Oooh, look at us, we're so hip and cutting edge and daring.' Argh. Good show nonetheless.
Asolutely. I'm not homophobic at all. But having every one of the cast members having at least one gay kiss by the end of the first series is a bit too far. I'd prefer they limit it to Jack and Ianto as it's part of their characters but for Gwen, Owen and Tosh as you said it really does seem like "We're not Doctor Who, look at what we can do because it's after 9pm!"
JB has said a lot of the "teething problems" would be addressed in series 2, including less swearing (especially the 3 Martha episodes, as children are more likely to be watching them).
Oh, and for the record Jack is "omnisexual", not bi 
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10/2/07 5:25am
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The funny thing about Torchwood was that, to me, it felt like a children's TV show with swearing and sex.
It was really quite bizarre.
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JediMasterGuff posted:
Jedi_Reject_Jesse posted:
Psh, I downloaded the whole first series ages ago...fantastic show, has the sly humor of Doctor Who with a darker X-Files edge. I just wish the SFX could have been better...like in Primeval (another great UK series I've managed to catch through alternative methods). I just wish they'd tone down the sexuality aspect. I commend the series for having the main character be a bisexual, but damn, they totally flaunt it and by the end of the series it seemed like every main character had had a homosexual encounter. I'm not a prude, but it comes off like, 'Oooh, look at us, we're so hip and cutting edge and daring.' Argh. Good show nonetheless.
Asolutely. I'm not homophobic at all. But having every one of the cast members having at least one gay kiss by the end of the first series is a bit too far. I'd prefer they limit it to Jack and Ianto as it's part of their characters but for Gwen, Owen and Tosh as you said it really does seem like "We're not Doctor Who, look at what we can do because it's after 9pm!"
Yeah, I'd agree with that too. It was overkill to have every single member of Torchwood having a gay encounter of some sort. One or two of them, fine, but all of them? Not needed. Same with all the swearing too, it felt a bit like they chucked it all in just because they could. But apart from all that, it was pretty good I thought.
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Juliet316
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10/30/07 7:56pm
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Interesting last few episodes, I'd say.
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Twinky_Stryder
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10/31/07 5:55pm
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I thought TORCHWOOD was ok.
My first thought on it when they swore in the first episode was "well, this definately isn't Dr. Who".
The show had its moments, but I prefer the Captain Jack character when he's in Dr. Who than here.
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JediMasterGuff posted:
Jedi_Reject_Jesse posted:
Psh, I downloaded the whole first series ages ago...fantastic show, has the sly humor of Doctor Who with a darker X-Files edge. I just wish the SFX could have been better...like in Primeval (another great UK series I've managed to catch through alternative methods). I just wish they'd tone down the sexuality aspect. I commend the series for having the main character be a bisexual, but damn, they totally flaunt it and by the end of the series it seemed like every main character had had a homosexual encounter. I'm not a prude, but it comes off like, 'Oooh, look at us, we're so hip and cutting edge and daring.' Argh. Good show nonetheless.
Asolutely. I'm not homophobic at all. But having every one of the cast members having at least one gay kiss by the end of the first series is a bit too far. I'd prefer they limit it to Jack and Ianto as it's part of their characters but for Gwen, Owen and Tosh as you said it really does seem like "We're not Doctor Who, look at what we can do because it's after 9pm!"
JB has said a lot of the "teething problems" would be addressed in series 2, including less swearing (especially the 3 Martha episodes, as children are more likely to be watching them).
Oh, and for the record Jack is "omnisexual", not bi
Agreed. And quite frankly, I find the fact that Doctor Who has on several occasions had homosexual relationships and not felt the need to keep showing it off much more impressive and cutting edge.
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