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  • Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     OP - September 18, 2011, 03:46 AM
    There's got to be other Torchwood fans around here dance.... but there was no thread for the appreciation of this show...so here it is. Now that Miracle Day has ended, what'd you think of the series?

    I personally thought it was mostly okay, lagging in parts and really good in other parts, but not quite up to the level of Children of Earth, which was written more tightly and was just more engaging.

    What'd you think?
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #1 - September 18, 2011, 03:59 AM
    *Frantically goes onto BBC iPlayer to catch up*

    BRB

    grin12
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #2 - September 18, 2011, 04:03 AM
    Yes go and watch and catch up, so you may get saved from the spoilage that will surely ensue shortly Afro
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #3 - September 18, 2011, 06:56 AM
    Quote from: allat on September 18, 2011, 03:46 AM
    There's got to be other Torchwood fans around here dance.... but there was no thread for the appreciation of this show...so here it is. Now that Miracle Day has ended, what'd you think of the series?

    I personally thought it was mostly okay, lagging in parts and really good in other parts, but not quite up to the level of Children of Earth, which was written more tightly and was just more engaging.

    What'd you think?


    I watched it. I love a good sci fi.

    But I did not like any of the characters in Torchwood.

    There is certain hollowness to the show...





    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #4 - September 18, 2011, 02:14 PM
    I have never watched any of the old Torchwood series before... but I kinda liked the new one. It wasn't great and the plot was a bit weak at times with the characters getting quite annoying but overall it was good enough to keep me hooked and I wonder if there's going to be another one Smiley
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #5 - September 18, 2011, 06:39 PM
    Love Torchwood.

    Disappointed in the recent series tho
    Blind faith is an ironic gift to return to the Creator of human intelligence

  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #6 - September 18, 2011, 06:41 PM
    Quote from: Sir Wankalot on September 18, 2011, 02:14 PM
    I have never watched any of the old Torchwood series before... but I kinda liked the new one. It wasn't great and the plot was a bit weak at times with the characters getting quite annoying but overall it was good enough to keep me hooked and I wonder if there's going to be another one Smiley



    Gwen and Drummond annoy the hell out of me. I always love Jack though, Dr Who or in Torchwood, he's awesome! dance
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #7 - September 18, 2011, 06:59 PM
    You not bi are you fombles?
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #8 - September 18, 2011, 07:15 PM
    I dunno. I ain't hating the woman characters for no reason... though Jack is a pretty handsome man Tongue
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #9 - September 18, 2011, 08:58 PM
    No hot blooded man would call another man "pretty" Wink

    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #10 - September 18, 2011, 09:01 PM
    Huh?

    Eh, why not?
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #11 - September 18, 2011, 09:13 PM
    Something to do with sounding gay Wink
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #12 - September 18, 2011, 09:17 PM
    I don't understand your logic. wacko
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #13 - September 18, 2011, 09:19 PM
    I missed a couple of episodes, I'm not an fan as such, but I like watching it when I can. - Same with the Doctor who :O

    Wait....oh I missed a one or two episodes of that too I think...

    ETA: I've not watched the older series of Torchwood either, just started with this Miracle Day one.
    "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl

    'Life is just the extreme expression of complex chemistry' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #14 - September 18, 2011, 09:26 PM
    I love doctor who. The new series started off well with Matt Smith as the Doctor but it has since went down hill  Cry

    Though my favourite doctor is Tom Baker  Smiley
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #15 - September 18, 2011, 09:45 PM
    Yeah, I used to watch some doctor who when I was a kid (although mum wouldn't let me watch some).

    These new resurrected series....some are alright.

    I love the character of doctor who. The eccentric, super intelligent, adventurous, friendly, lively, enthusiastic...etc. Heh. Smiley With a sort of 'nothing is impossible' attitude.

    I think we need a separate Doctor Who appreciation society Tongue
    "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl

    'Life is just the extreme expression of complex chemistry' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #16 - September 18, 2011, 10:20 PM
    Quote from: Fombles on September 18, 2011, 06:41 PM
    Gwen and Drummond annoy the hell out of me. I always love Jack though, Dr Who or in Torchwood, he's awesome! dance


    This!

    Captain Jack  001_wub
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #17 - September 18, 2011, 10:53 PM
    Quote from: Gladfly on September 18, 2011, 09:13 PM
    Something to do with sounding gay Wink


    Umm. What's "sounding gay" and what is wrong with it? Roll Eyes

    Quote from: Sir Wankalot on September 18, 2011, 10:20 PM
    Captain Jack  001_wub


    +1

    I actually loved Gwen's character for the first time in Miracle Day. Never really liked her before, but thought she was great in MD.

    Oh and anyone who hasn't seen the first 2 series and Children of Earth, go and watch those! There were some great moments in them all. I actually liked the lighter 1st two series best.

    As for Dr. Who, I loved loved loved David Tennant,  grin12 I just can't get myself to like Matt Smith - he has no facial expressions! wacko
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #18 - September 18, 2011, 10:54 PM
    Wotz Torchwood anyway? Tongue
    Devious, treacherous, murderous, neanderthal, sub-human of the West. bunny
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #19 - September 18, 2011, 10:58 PM
    Quote from: allat on September 18, 2011, 10:53 PM
    As for Dr. Who, I loved loved loved David Tennant,  grin12 I just can't get myself to like Matt Smith - he has no facial expressions! wacko


    !!!THIS!!!

    Quote from: osmanthus on September 18, 2011, 10:54 PM
    Wotz Torchwood anyway? Tongue


    Cmon old man, you should know what Torchwood is atleast from Dr Who wacko
    07:54 <harakaat>: you must be jema
    07:54 <harakaat>: considering how annoying you are
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #20 - September 18, 2011, 10:58 PM
    Torchwood is dr who for gays and lesbians!

    Im joking   Wink
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #21 - September 18, 2011, 11:03 PM
    Quote from: Gladfly on September 18, 2011, 10:58 PM
    Torchwood is dr who for gays and lesbians!

    Im joking   Wink


    hahaha

    Well, don't go quitting your day job.


    Quote from: osmanthus on September 18, 2011, 10:54 PM
    Wotz Torchwood anyway? Tongue


    Torchwood is a TV show, basically a mix of X-Files and Dr. Who. Sci fi, alien hunting, goofy stuff, all mixed in.... Good stuff Afro
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #22 - September 18, 2011, 11:05 PM
    Ah. Sounds like fun.
    Devious, treacherous, murderous, neanderthal, sub-human of the West. bunny
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #23 - September 19, 2011, 12:21 AM
    Torchwood is magnificent, with some great characters in. The latest series, whilst riddled with flaws, was pretty fun once I got into it. Nonetheless, Children of Earth was definitely the best Torchwood series. So many great elements to it: the acting, the plotline, the deep traumas they had to deal with… Completely top tier.
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #24 - September 19, 2011, 12:22 AM
    Yeah I have problems with Miracle Day - I loved some parts of it, but overall it lagged and the payoff was not really worth the wait IMO.

    Children of Earth, though, OMG.... what a masterpiece! I'm actually re-watching that nowadays dance
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #25 - September 19, 2011, 02:14 AM
    Miracle day is the first torchwood series I've ever seen- I didn't even know there were previous ones, thought it was a whole new series  Huh?

    Anyway, I think the show plot was great. I know that people always get smart and point out inaccuracies etc but I think it was a really good plot! However, the characters were just not likeable. I mean, Gwen? WTF? She's just so annoying- she has absolutely no charisma or likeability at all. I got to like the blonde girl by the end, she was sort of representative of the viewer who got pulled into the drama accidentally. Jack, although hot, I think they overdid the gay thing- I mean, I'm OK with gayness and all, as I am with hetrosexuality, but the show was too desperate to make a point- they didn't just put it in our faces, they literally poked it into our eyes and gouged them out with it- was way too over done.

    And that black guy- super annoying. He was just a jerk most of the time and the rest of the time just whined about being in pain.

    Overall- great plot, lame characters, little/no character development (is this cos this is just one series among many?)
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #26 - September 19, 2011, 04:01 AM
    Well, go and watch the 1st three seasons for character development.

    Just got done with CoE again - hands down the best of TW. I read there was a huge brouhaha over Ianto's demise, but whatever, I loved CoE... that ending has to be one of the most dramatic endings in TV history...

    Miracle Day, well, I thought in parts was excellent, but I wish it had been Britain-based instead of U.S. based... I didn't like Rex or Esther, but I loved Jilly Kitzinger (not just because she's played by the very hot and amazing Lauren Ambrose 001_wub of Six Feet Under fame).

    As for people whining about Jack's "gayness" get over it, seriously. The character is pansexual, yet nobody complains when he loves women, only when he loves men. Roll Eyes The main character is a straight woman and her husband and their newborn baby are always with her, but hey, we have to ensure that no gay or bi male character gets to express their sexuality or love on a tv show... Nobody complained that Rex and Vera were having pretty graphic sex, yet people wrote to the BBC complaining about Jack's m/m sex scenes. LOL.... and then to hide behind "oh I don't mind *gayness* I just don't want it shoved in my face"... riiiight... 'cause straightness ain't shoved in our faces all the time, but that's a-ok, right?

    Whatever... just enjoy some Jack Harkness.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYSij6houls
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #27 - September 19, 2011, 04:05 AM
    Grin Methinks Allat is a tad pissed.

    Sound point though. I was thinking much the same thing when I read the other post.
    Devious, treacherous, murderous, neanderthal, sub-human of the West. bunny
  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #28 - September 19, 2011, 06:18 AM
    Children of Earth was amazing, agreed.
    Was kind of disappointed with Miracle Day

    As for Doctor Who.
    Brilliant news everyone! The annoying companion and the tag along, Rory are going!  bunny
    Blind faith is an ironic gift to return to the Creator of human intelligence

  • Re: Torchwood Appreciation Society (*Spoiler warning*)
     Reply #29 - September 19, 2011, 05:58 PM
    Quote from: allat on September 19, 2011, 04:01 AM
    I read there was a huge brouhaha over Ianto's demise, but whatever

    Ianto was my favourite character, but I love a show with the balls to kill off its main cast.

    Quote from: allat on September 19, 2011, 04:01 AM
    The character is pansexual

    I believe he refers to himself as ‘omnisexual’ Cheesy.
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