Torchwood!!

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WHOOPS

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:59 PM

Just seen the new episode of Torchwood and WOW. James Marsters is soooo cool playing a bad guy. The episode was awsome can wait for next weeks. What did everyone think of it?

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"Love. You can do all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air you
don't love, she'll shake you off sure as a turnin' of worlds. Love keeps her in
the air when she oughtta fall down. Tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens.
Makes her a home." Mal

BLACKADDER7

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:00 PM

It doesn't air in the US for another 10 days :(

CRUITHNE3753

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:59 PM

Would have been better without the stupid fish head alien. (Not a spoiler - he/it's in the preamble)

Also, spot the plot device possibly, maybe lifted (in a somewhat modified form) from Firefly...

LWAVES

Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:23 AM

Hmmm....never noticed a plot device from FF.

I like this show now. When I originally saw the pilot and second episode of season one I didn't think much to it. But I kept reading about it and gave it another go. Now I like it. It's not perfect but I do like it.

James Marsters is a great addition. I just hope they don't spoil it by bringing him in too often. If they are gonna do that they may as well make him a regular. He's playing the type of character that shakes things up everytime he's around. Some great lines from him.

I think the fishhead character will appear again, a bit like some of the other creatures do.

10 days isn't a long time to wait, sometimes in the UK we wait for months for a show to appear.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

COSMICFUGITIVE

Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:19 AM

Quote:
CRUITHNE3753 wrote:

Also, spot the plot device possibly, maybe lifted (in a somewhat modified form) from Firefly...

Hehehehe. Yeah, I spotted that too. The Vera comment made me chuckle as well. Although, that was in reference to Coronation Street's Jack and Vera.

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I did feel that the start of this season leant itself a lot to Buffy. I mean, the Torchwood gang, (without Captain Jack), was pretty much a copy of the Scoobies when Buffy died in season 6. Possibly, even season 3 as well, when she left SunnyDale behind. The usual resentment and questions of Captain Jack's absence from the group, and his sudden return, were there.

'Captain John' seemed to have shades of Spike in his character. Spike always had a nickname for people - he called Dawn 'the little bit' for example. In Torchwood, he called Lanto 'Eye Candy.'

Although, Whedonverse comparisons aside, it seems that Torchwood has come back with a bang. It looks like the show is much more defined now. I mean, it felt like a different show last night. It was fast, gritty and filled with funny dialogue. There were slight hints of cheesey acting/facial expressions from John Barrowman and Eve Myles, but nothing to spoil the overall enjoyment of the episode. The direction was much tighter.

In the first season, the action felt cheesy at times. (I'm still trying to forget the finale with the gigantic demon thing rampaging through Cardiff.)

I loved last night's episode though. The flashy camera angles were great. I loved the bar scenes, and the way that the camera whipped around as Captain John shot out the glass in the doors. Also, the inclusion of 'Song 2' by Blur during the bar fight wasn't intrusive, and added to the mood.

If they have more flashy camera work like that each week - that actually adds to the story, then I'm happy.

I was glued to the screen, and I actually care for these characters now. That was something which was hard to do in the first season, as the quality jumped all around the place.

I hope that the quality of last night's ep is carried throughout the rest of the season. I've never seen Torchwood look and feel so confident. I'm invested in these characters now.

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EMMARIGBY

Friday, January 18, 2008 12:06 AM

Well even if I hadn't been enjoying Torchwood from the begining (which I had, LOVED Cpatain Jack since I first saw him in Dr Who), the combination of John Barrowman and James Masters on screen together would have had me hooked. I've never found men kissing to be a turn on before but those two sizzled!!

Hope that wasn't a spoiler but I'm sure you've all seen the piccies!

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CLJOHNSTON108

Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:42 AM

Nice hangout they have, I can say that much.

KAYNA

Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:31 AM

I've been missing both Torchwood and Dr. Who. I didn't even get to see the season enders for either of them. Stupid job. I can't wait to start watching again.

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.

EMMARIGBY

Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:34 AM

I got all grumpy last night as my Mum watched Torchwood whilst I was at work and then refused to watch the late night repeat as she was watching Wire in the Blood (good but not quite the same). Will have to download this weeks ep. I shall studiously still my fingers in my ears and avoid glancing at spoilers till then.

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IMNOTHERE

Friday, January 25, 2008 5:46 PM

I like the way they showed the new kid-friendly pre-9pm edit of ep. 1 and then followed it with (a) a trail for the unexpurgated ep. 2 later that night and (b) the "Torchwood declassified" show which seemed to include most of the bits that were cut out...

Note for USAians - In the UK we have this quaint idea that stuff shown on national TV before 9pm should be suitable for kids, but after that anything goes. I don't think that works if you have time zones. However "not suitable for kids" seems to be some arbitrary rules about not saying or and not actually showing the consequences of violent acts (however clearly they're implied).

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