So anyone see Torchwood?

T-Light · 10-22-2006, 09:09 PM

For anyone unable to see BBC3, the new offshoot series of Dr Who aired in Blighty this evening.

Basicaly it's Dr Who for a more mature audience, Aliens and SciFi are the same it's just...a little more adult. When I say adult, I mean it features girls kissing girls, boys kissing boys, a full on s*x scene in a ladies toilet and an alien that feeds off orgasms. William Hartnell will be turning in his grave.

Hey it's fun though

BeeVee · 10-23-2006, 04:06 AM

Yep I did. Wasn't all that impressed really. And they really should have toned down the sharpness on the video because it looked like a wedding video...

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JohnMarchant · 10-23-2006, 04:26 AM

Have to agree with Ben on this one. I was not to impressed at all. Alot of silly mistakes in it, if its such a secret organisation where no one is even meant to know the name how comes everyone does including the pizza shop. Whats the silly lights on the vehicle.

It was made in Cardiff as well, which shows as some of the accents began to get on my nerves, even my partner said that the accent on the policewoman character (cant remember her name) was annoying and my missus is French.

I hope it gets better but thats why it was shown on BBC3.

T-Light · 10-23-2006, 04:50 AM

BeeVee -

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Yep I did. Wasn't all that impressed really. And they really should have toned down the sharpness on the video because it looked like a wedding video...

It was shot in highdef, which showing were you watching the 9pm or the 1am?
JohnMarchant -

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I hope it gets better but thats why it was shown on BBC3.

It's on BBC2 on wednesday, that's when the evangelism crowd will see it and the complaint's will pour in.

Yeah, I agree on the Cardiff note, I thought it would be following on from torchwood London, I thought they're giving the game away that it's all filmed in Wales with all the Welsh accents until the penny dropped. Nothing against Wales by the way

, just thought it would have been more appealing set in the big smoke.

Matt · 10-23-2006, 05:01 AM

Couldn't even be bothered to watch it, looked crap!

JohnMarchant · 10-23-2006, 05:04 AM

I watched the 9pm one, to be honest tv in this country is getting pretty dire now. My missus used to love UK tv, alot better than french tv but even she said its going downhill fast. We live in a more multi cultural society and need to be aware of strong accents not being understood by other people

Its filmed in Cardiff because its cheaper and easier to film there than in London, it depends what the audience is and what its percieved to be. It would have been better in Smoke if they want to sell it overseas.

Overall not to impressed but hopefully in time it will get better.

T-Light · 10-23-2006, 05:14 AM

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It would have been better in Smoke if they want to sell it overseas

They do want to sell it, that's why the episodes are 45 minutes, so you can add adverts, aka buffy, Firefly, BSG. I have to be honest and say I wasn't struck the first time I watched it. When they aired the two episodes again later on, it grew on me (I was working in the front room, I wasn't intentionaly watching it again

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BeeVee · 10-23-2006, 05:14 AM

Hmmm, I live in France and UK TV is still miles better than the constant barrage of badly dubbed police procedurals from the UK and US (Inspector Barnaby, CSI), chat shows with people I don't know where everyone speaks too fast, and the interminable ad breaks, even on supposedly state-funded channels for which we pay a licence fee not short of what the Beeb costs. Shows like Spooks, Life on Mars and Dr. Who make it very worthwhile... Like a lot of people today, I find myself not watching much TV, but the quality of what I do watch is usually pretty high.

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PS. One exception (to prove the rule?) Engrenages was a fantastic mini-series. We actually watched it on BBC4 as Spiral since it hasn't been shown here on free-to-air TV yet - it's only been shown on Canal+

PPS. Oh yes, the best thing about French TV overall is the sheer amount of LightWave on it. All the PUB interstitials are made with it by Olivier Michon.

EmperorPete · 10-23-2006, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Couldn't even be bothered to watch it, looked crap!

You didn't miss much; it was like X-Files meets CSI, with Welsh accents.

Dodgy · 10-23-2006, 07:15 AM

I enjoyed the first one more than I thought I would, seems a bit smaller than an organisation like this should be and the name Torchwood is bandied about a bit too much since it's supposed to be black ops... The second one was a bit of a let down, just an inferior version of Caught in the Act from the New Outer limits series, which had the advantage of a lass called Alyssa Milano doing the bonking maniac act....
I'll keep tuning in, but the beeb really needs to hire some proper sci fi writers who know what they're doing.

BeeVee · 10-23-2006, 08:01 AM

yeah, I will too, just to see if it improves. If it hasn't got better by the fourth I shall give it up I think.

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Matt · 10-23-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EmperorPete

You didn't miss much; it was like X-Files meets CSI, with Welsh accents.

Wow, sounds like a hit combo! Might have to tune in next time!

Bliz · 10-23-2006, 01:02 PM

Yeah, not crazily impressed.

Too many amatuer mistakes to go into...
They should sack the current production team and get the 'Life On Mars' team onto it because Life On Mars is excellent and has the right combination of style and substance that Torchwood is so lacking.

Joss Whedon need not lose any sleep over this.

Signal to Noise · 10-23-2006, 02:11 PM

I'll wait for the "Americanized" version. They'll probably turn it into a sitcom.

JVitale · 10-23-2006, 04:28 PM

I forgot about it...Must download it...

Here in the states we have BBC America but they are not showing Dr. Who. Sci Fi picked it up, but after it already aired in England...I'm a Dr. Who freak and can't wait that long...Hooray! for BitTorrent...

sorry to hear Torchwood is not so great...Must watch and judge for myself...Looks like Russell R. Davies bit off more than he could chew...