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thatcrazycajunHappened to turn on BBC America tonight and saw my first two episodes of Torchwood, the new Doctor Who spinoff series starring John Barrowman, reprising his Captain Jack Harkness character from the latter series' first two "new" seasons and leading what appears to be Her Majesty's equivalent of the Men in Black.
Both eps I watched tonight seemed to have more to do with the supernatural than with science-fiction themes, although elements of the latter were present. And curiously enough, though I don't think it was intentional on the schedulers' part (I could be wrong, of course), both episodes dealt with life and death...and life after death, of one sort or another. (More info on both episodes can be had at BBC-A's official Torchwood site.)
I'm looking forward even more now to finally cracking open the set of Season 1 eps thatautographedcat burned to DVD for me and singing_phoenix (which she did indeed get a copy of when she visited here from Nairobi last month, before you ask).
Both eps I watched tonight seemed to have more to do with the supernatural than with science-fiction themes, although elements of the latter were present. And curiously enough, though I don't think it was intentional on the schedulers' part (I could be wrong, of course), both episodes dealt with life and death...and life after death, of one sort or another. (More info on both episodes can be had at BBC-A's official Torchwood site.)
The first episode, "They Keep Killing Suzie," is about a Torchwood agent killed in the line of duty who is somehow linked to a spate of murders—and who must be brought back to life using alien technology in order to stop them. But her link to a still-living team member proves more dangerous than anyone suspects...
The second, "Random Shoes," involves a poor, luckless geek whose life never quite lived up to the promise of his gifted brain, who runs across a road and gets killed in a hit-and-run...only to find himself still present in spirit as a female Torchwood agent tries to solve the riddle of his untimely death. Very poignant and ultimately uplifting.
This show is definitely darker and sexier than Who, even the new version. And they actually are allowed to say "shit" unbleeped on US basic cable—they say it a lot, in fact. (The F-word is still cut, which bespeaks a rather bizarre logic.) But Russell Davies, the man behind both Who's revamp and this series, proves that he does understand the lonely, lovelorn, wishful existence of geeks, nerds and other brainy types outside of academia, in the British Isles or here or anywhere else. And the BBC-A folks add brief "behind the scenes" segments during commercial breaks as a bit of welcome lagniappe.
The second, "Random Shoes," involves a poor, luckless geek whose life never quite lived up to the promise of his gifted brain, who runs across a road and gets killed in a hit-and-run...only to find himself still present in spirit as a female Torchwood agent tries to solve the riddle of his untimely death. Very poignant and ultimately uplifting.
This show is definitely darker and sexier than Who, even the new version. And they actually are allowed to say "shit" unbleeped on US basic cable—they say it a lot, in fact. (The F-word is still cut, which bespeaks a rather bizarre logic.) But Russell Davies, the man behind both Who's revamp and this series, proves that he does understand the lonely, lovelorn, wishful existence of geeks, nerds and other brainy types outside of academia, in the British Isles or here or anywhere else. And the BBC-A folks add brief "behind the scenes" segments during commercial breaks as a bit of welcome lagniappe.
I'm looking forward even more now to finally cracking open the set of Season 1 eps that
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Date: 2007-11-04 02:34 am (UTC)You must watch the original episodes. If BBC-A is bleeping shit, then definitely watch the originals. I adore this show to little bitty bits. I have a feeling we will have just one more thing to talk about when I see you at the end of the week. :D
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Date: 2007-11-04 03:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-04 03:43 am (UTC)If they are bleeping things, you definitely are missing something. That was my point.
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Date: 2007-11-04 02:36 am (UTC)See it from the beginning, it'll make sense.
And yes, see it uncensored.