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    Posted: October 19 2007 at 18:07
I am quickly becoming a big fan of this cool BBC series,which is about a covert government agency who investigates aliens and alien technology here on earth and is headed by Capt. Jack Harkness from Doctor Who.
 
For those who have seen it,what do you all think about it?
 
Remember...here in America we watch this on BBCA,which is a year behind the Europeans.So please,no spoilers about season 2 of Torchwood or the newest season of Doctor Who.


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I thought it was great, although just a little bit too much of an influence on the whole sexuality side of things. I mean don't get me wrong, that was a great dimension to the program, but I couldn't help but feel they were trying a little bit too hard to appeal to a less sci-fi orientated audience.
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Did you know the name is an anagram?

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No I didn't Bob.I saw the Doctor Who episode that showed how Queen Victoria thought of and named the Torchwood Institute after her,the Doctor and Rose met and had an adventure in Scotland.


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Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

Did you know the name is an anagram?
 
Aha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I am terrible with anagrams but it finally clicked.Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who.


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

Did you know the name is an anagram?

 

Aha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I am terrible with anagrams but it finally clicked.Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who.


I always confuse "Anagram" with "Enema", wich eventually will make run away from the wrong thing...
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Well I did see the episode with the lesbian scene... but that was about it. LOL
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Loved it..
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We just watched the finale of the second season of Torchwood on BBCA and I am shocked at how it ended.It was the first time in a long time that anything on a tv show gave me a lump in my throat,but I have gotten really wrapped up in this show and the loss of Owen and Tosh really hit me hard.
 
I shouldn't be spoiling anything because this aired in Europe last year and anyone watching in America should have seen it already if they regularly watch the show.


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I have just finished season 1 of torchwood and will be watching season 2 very shortly.  Love that show.  Oh no! They lose Owen and Tosh???  Tosh never was that great of a character for me, but I thought Owen was cool.  As long as they don't lose Gwen, I'll still watch it though.  I have fantasies of her.  Dirty, filthy fantasies which involve...hmmmm...nevermind.  Embarrassed
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I dont like the sexual aspect of it. Maybe I'm old and out-of-touch but one has to ask the question, why????

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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I dont like the sexual aspect of it. Maybe I'm old and out-of-touch but one has to ask the question, why????

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Ratings have a direct relationship with sex content.
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I thought the sexual aspect was amusing (as I believe it was intended to be). What irritated me was the two versions: the pre-watershed and the post-watershed, though they did handle the edits a lot better than Channel 4 did with Angel.
 
On a prog-note - the scene in Series 2 where Owen mopes around his flat to Atlas by Battles was excellent. Clap
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

I have just finished season 1 of torchwood and will be watching season 2 very shortly.  Love that show.  Oh no! They lose Owen and Tosh???  Tosh never was that great of a character for me, but I thought Owen was cool.  As long as they don't lose Gwen, I'll still watch it though.  I have fantasies of her.  Dirty, filthy fantasies which involve...hmmmm...nevermind.  Embarrassed
 
Same old Chester.....I love ya,my man!
 
I am really sorry I spoiled season 2.I seriously thought that anyone who was watching it episode by episode would have known that.We watch it on BBCA.
 
Again...sorry bud.


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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I dont like the sexual aspect of it. Maybe I'm old and out-of-touch but one has to ask the question, why????

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I wonder if Russell Davies initially wrote Jack Harkness like that or the character developed like that because of John Barrowman's own homosexuality?
 
None of the sexuality of the show bothers me,either straight or gay.We are sexual by nature,so why not depict it in the show?


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Great show!
 
Trouble was it was on a commercial channel here in Perth rather than the ABC (BBC equivalent in Oz) ... and it got relegated to some ridiculous timeslot in the wee hours and kept jumping about within the week and I couldn't keep up with it.
 
Maybe I can get the whole lot on DVD Big%20smile
 
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As far as I know Season 1 is on DVD and can be ordered at the BBC website.We ordered it a few days ago and I can't wait till it arrives.


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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Well I did see the episode with the lesbian scene... but that was about it. LOL
 
Can I find it on youbOOb?WinkLOL
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