Torchwood "renewed"
POSTED BY: ImNotHere
UPDATED: Friday, September 23, 2011 12:05
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10262266.stm
Maybe, after Cap'n Jack definitively "shot the puppy" in the last episode, and Davies is no longer running Doctor Who, they'll quietly forget that they were a 'Who spinoff (with added sex and swearing) and find their own niche.
Fingers crossed, 'cos I'm a bit underwhelmed with the current "Who" series.
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The five part 'Children of Earth' was great. I hope the writers follow the same format for the 10 episodes, but on an even grander scale. Torchwood is just so well suited for that type of story telling on television.
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This is great news! The first 4 episodes of Children of Earth were some of the most intense TV I've ever watched.
I don't know what they'll do with 3/5 of the team dead, but I'll be there to find out ... assuming it's on somewhere that I can see it! 
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Just saw the first few eps. Don't know the full backstory / tie in w/ Dr Who, I've only seen a season or two of the newest version....
Torchwood is pretty darn good. I wish Primeval could have been as well written and directed, but oh well.
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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Children of Earth was pretty good, I agree. (And I wasn't a fan of the first 2 seasons, so was very pleasantly surprised by CoE)
Miracle Day...not so much. A weak (abominably weak IMO) 3 episode story stretched out beyond all comprehension to 10 episodes with no payoff and most things telegraphed well ahead. Train. Wreck.
What was Jane Espenson thinking about being involved with this? There were a few (very few) good bits, John DeLancie is always good value, but it was mostly very very dull with bugger all SF content. Real shame, could have been fun.
Nick
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lemming:
What was Jane Espenson thinking about being involved with this?
Nick
That's easy:
$$$
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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I don't know, she keeps raving about it on Twitter.
Season 4 simply didn't work for me. I liked Jack and Gwen, some bits were quite good but most of it was a horrible mess, compounded by the hugely unlikeable Rex acting like he was God's gift to sci-fi. I guess Children of Earth was a blip.
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Of course she does. A writer who works on a show and says "Meh, it's kinda lame" will have trouble finding more work.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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True but she's been going far beyond that, right up to the point of doing live Twitter feeds during each episode. I think she genuinely believed it was good. Still, some people watching did too so who knows?
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