Torchwood

Post by **Gambit37** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:57 pm

It's getting towards the time for tonight's episode of Torchwood and I just realised that I can't be arsed to watch it. I thought I'd get into this Doctor Who spin-off but actually it's a bit rubbish.

First episode was quite a nice intro and ep 3 was good but 2 and 4 were awful.

Anyone else have an opinion on it?

Post by **Ameena** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:13 pm

I'm enjoying it so far.../shrug

Des · Post by **Des** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:55 pm

Just watched the latest one (episode 5) - not bad. They've all been OK except episode 2 which was dire, and a stark reminder of the dangers of having sex without a condom

Post by **Gambit37** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:17 am

Well, I ended up watching it. It was better than last week's awful Cyberwoman episode but still it's lacking something -- I dunno, it just seems a bit flat, like it's trying too hard to be cool when in fact it isn't really at all. John Barrowman is good and Eva Myles as Gwen has potential but so far everyone else are just boring cradboard characters. Generally thumbs down.

Yes, that episode 2 was unforgivable. "Let's do a sex episode! That will totally dispell the myth that Doctor Who fans are nerdy teenage boys with too many hormones. Really! It will! Hey, where are you going...?"

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:16 am

Take it that you know that Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who?

Not seen it yet.

Post by **Gambit37** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:44 am

Oh yes, they were ever so clever with the anagram

Bot sene it yet? You're not missing much.

Now, I *really must* go to bed!

PadTheMad · Post by **PadTheMad** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:47 am

I think I saw the first episode when I was slacking off work and that really caught my interest. I didn't have a clue what it was (not seen much of the new Dr Who either) but the cybermen reference gave it away. I've not had chance to really get into it because my tv card / xbox link was busted and I can't tune my TV in without a remote (lost it

). Was thinking of watching the repeats but I might not bother now...

Post by **Ameena** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:13 pm

Bah, don't avoid watching something just 'cause other people think it's rubbish...just because they think that, doesn't mean you will as well. I find the Godfather films yawningly boring, but my Media teacher thought they were fantastic (and took the piss out of me till the end of the year because I said I thought Farscape was better

).

PadTheMad · Post by **PadTheMad** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:48 pm

But Farscape is better! Ok I might consider watching them at some point. I'll set my xbox to record when they're on and I'll watch them when I can be arsed because I'm lazy like that.

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:53 pm

Seen the trailers to TorchWho, but looks rather dull.

Post by **cowsmanaut** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:11 am

Farscape roxors your soxors.. oh yeah.. there has been neigh a better scifi series I've seen yet on TV.. I mean sure I enjoyed the Trek series in all its itterations. but farscape.. it should never have been taken off the air.. bloody fantastic show..

-end of rant-

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:04 pm

Yes, Farscape did rock. Torchwood is OK I guess, Dr Who has kind of lost it's appeal. It was scary and cool when I was a kid, but now...

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:14 am

Just caught up on torchwood, I must admit that I pretty much echo Gambit's sentiments.

The sex episode 2 was ok, but it was a complete rip off of the outer limits story, which, let's face it, had Alyssa Milano in it, so who can compete (although the outer limtis lost many cool points for a very weird ending with a pervy doctor spouting on about love)

The cyberwoman episode was dire, not jut for torchwood, but full stop as some of the most horrible TV I have ever watched...the plot was basic after a promising start, the acting was pretty dire even from any of the cast who have been better, the cyberwoman herself was terrible and the sentiment awful. I only kept watching just to see if the plot would have any arc consequences...except, without spoiling anything, no, no it does not.

Eh, i'll still watch next week's, but won't go out of my way if anything comes up to stop me

Post by **Gambit37** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:21 am

I won't be watching any more of them. Maybe I'm finally growing up!?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:53 pm

maaaaaaaaaaaaaybe

thoguh come on, next week sounds liek it has some cannibalism or somehting out in the country!

Post by **Gambit37** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:10 am

Inner geek won. I watched tonight's episode. It was actually a lot better than some of those earlier ones, though still not very good.

The story was clichéd and most of the torchwood support are still unlikable, especially Owen -- I don't know why Gwen would be attracted to him, he's an arsehole. Oh hang on, I forgot -- women are atrtacted to arseholes all the time... but hey, I digress. Toshi or whatever her name is showed a bit of backbone this time and finally got a bit of decent air time but is still woefully under-developed. This was episode 5 -- by now, we should really care about these characters and I don't care for them in the slightest. I just want to see if it gets any better.

The acting was a bit better in this episode but I couldn't stop laughing when Jack rammed the house with tractor and came out fighting as a one man gun machine, taking everyone down. Totally daft. And did anyone notice at the end, when the real cops took away the corrupt cop, he was walking more or less OK despite having been kneecapped?

The production of this episode was better: better direction and better photography. It was nice to be out of Cardiff.

My main criticism though is that there is absolutely no chemistry between the characters which simply makes this another by-the-numbers also ran. Having just finished watching Wonderfalls (ok, not sci-fi but that doesn't matter) which has chemsitry by the bucketload, Torchwood is very, very pale by comparison.

Post by **Ameena** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:12 am

Hmm, I actually thought this episode was less good...the Faerie one last week was pretty cool...but it seemed nothing much happened in this one, and once the bad guy appeared near the end, I spent most of the rest of the time waiting for him to take off his mask/disguise so we could see what kind of scary-looking alien he was. This story felt more like a Horror than a Sci-Fi. T'was alright, but not exactly my favourite

.

Post by **Gambit37** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:22 am

Yeah, the Faerie one was quite well produced -- on balance, you're right, it was definitely better than tonight's one. But better in the sense of "less bad".

Next week's one has more lesbian soft-porn by the looks of it, and while I'm rather annoyed by that aspect of Torchwood it *is* Danielle Denby-Ashe so it might be worth a look....

Post by **Gambit37** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:05 am

I haven't bothered watching the last few of these -- has it got any better yet?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:32 am

Not really

The last three haven't been bad, with a toshi centred lesbian one which was ok actually, a steph and the gauntlet comes back one and then this week's one I fell asleep half way through about a dead guy (seeing everything through his eyes) but nothing that made me go 'wow'

Post by **Gambit37** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:58 am

Oh, actually, I saw the one with Danielle Denby Ashe in -- she was the only decent thing in it, but still rubbish!