Torchwood - SPOILERS

[frulad]

As others have noted, there are no new stories, so yeah, Torchwood is going to contain echoes of ther things you may have seen. I still don't think it is as bad as Sliders got at its nadir- This week we're on Godfather-Earth. Next week it's Jurassic Park-Earth. That was just plain bad.

[Shr'eshhhhhh]

I was away over the Christmas break so what did you make of the last shows?

I, on the whole liked the last three.

Still a bit borrowed though.

"Combat" was more than a little "Fight Club"ish.

"Captain Jack Harkness" was a bit like the X-Files episode set on the Queen Mary.

And "End of Days" was very "Ghostbusters".

But Bilis is a great character which I hope to see more of in Doctor Who and it's various spin offs.

[Dr Maturin]

I will be watching the premiere of Torchwood tonight.

[frulad]

While I generally liked the series, it was uneven in spots. Hopefully, the next series will be a bit more cohesive.

[Dr Maturin]

I just watch Doctor Who because it's fun. I hope that this show is as fun.

[Lunan]

I just watch Doctor Who because it's fun. I hope that this show is as fun.

it was fun, had some decent concepts, ok actors

i also hope season 2 is more cohesive, i also hope they let it go a little more toward the edge, the show felt censord in bits

and i'm still ot sure if jack can die after the finale or not

[Dr Maturin]

As others have noted, there are no new stories, so yeah, Torchwood is going to contain echoes of ther things you may have seen. I still don't think it is as bad as Sliders got at its nadir- This week we're on Godfather-Earth. Next week it's Jurassic Park-Earth. That was just plain bad.

I picked up the first and second seasons of Sliders (one set, only $19.99 at Wal-Mart) a few months ago. The first season was fun, but the second is markedly bad. I heard that they eventually set up an arc involving some kind of enemy. I am very unimpressed with the second season. The third season just got stocked at Wal-Mart...buy or no buy?

[frulad]

It was during the second season, IIRC, that Sliders creator Trace Torme got the boot by Fox and creatively the series never recovered. If you're morbidly curious, I would suggest maybe renting them through NetFlix, but its not really worth dropping 20 bucks on IMO.

[Shr'eshhhhhh]

It's difficult to like a show where one of the gang is a serial rapist and everyone seems to be knobbing everyone (and I mean everyone).

There were a couple of good episodes in the first series. "The Ghost Machine" was good, the PJ Hammond one with the fairies and every scene with Billis Manger (possibly the best Whoniverse villain ever) just crackled with creepy goodness.

But it did seem to me (generally) to be written for 14 year olds who have just discovered nawty werdz by 14 year olds who have just discovered nawty werdz.

The second series will have to do a lot better to get my attention.

[Lunan]

It's difficult to like a show where one of the gang is a serial rapist and everyone seems to be knobbing everyone (and I mean everyone).

The second series will have to do a lot better to get my attention.

with access to alien tech (not anything you can think of but the random bits and peices) are you telling me you WOULDN'T use it anyway you can?

[Shr'eshhhhhh]

I hope in all sincerity that there isn't a rapist bone in my body regardless of my access to alien aftershave (Christmas presents...mmm).

[frulad]

Season two is up and running. What are people's thoughts?

I've seen the first four so far. Not bad, but I'm hoping to see the emergence of a storyarc sometime soon.

And just for fun- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGGTfuM1RGM

(Love the van!)

[Joe Nazzaro]

I have to say, I wasn't overwhelmed with season one, but there have definitely been a few bright spots this season, starting with the 'blowfish scene' that opens episode one, and I thought 'Meat' was a superb episode, capturing just about everything I thought the series should be. If it continues along those lines, I would be happy to continue watching.

Regarding the story arc, I was interviewing head writer Chris Chibnall a week or so ago, and I asked him about that. Here's part of his response:

"I think when you see episode five, thereÆs a lot about Gray, so youÆll find out a lot more. ItÆs in few episodes, but itÆs not in all of them, which was very deliberate. It gives a spine to the season without it being in every episode."

That should make watching episode five (which airs on BBC America here in the States on Saturday) worth watching.

[AaronB]

I have to say, I wasn't overwhelmed with season one, but there have definitely been a few bright spots this season, starting with the 'blowfish scene' that opens episode one, and I thought 'Meat' was a superb episode, capturing just about everything I thought the series should be. If it continues along those lines, I would be happy to continue watching.

Regarding the story arc, I was interviewing head writer Chris Chibnall a week or so ago, and I asked him about that. Here's part of his response:

"I think when you see episode five, thereÆs a lot about Gray, so youÆll find out a lot more. ItÆs in few episodes, but itÆs not in all of them, which was very deliberate. It gives a spine to the season without it being in every episode."

That should make watching episode five (which airs on BBC America here in the States on Saturday) worth watching.

I gave the show up after the first episode last season but for some reason I decided to give it a second chance this season (watching via BBCA) and I have been interested in the show.

I was wondering what the arc was going to be and I actually thought it was going to be an invasion arc with the aliens from episode 2 but it looks like I am wrong.

[Garibaldi's Hair]

Captain John (James Marsters) set up the story arc in episode one when he announced to Jack that he had found Gray, as he was stepping back into the rift. Meant nothing at the time, but has now been nicely built on with what happened in Ep5 (Adam).

Loved seeing Martha again in Ep6 (Reset ... thank you BBC3), and it was great to see Alan Dale in there as well.

Loved the first season almost in spite of myself, and I think the show is now properly finding its feet in season 2.