Mark Hope
Adventurer
The new Torchwood series started up on BBC last night. Didn't see a thread on it, so...
(This post is spoiler-free for the moment...)
The story featured a rogue Time Agent played by James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) as well as the return of Captain Jack (who had hitched a ride aboard the Tardis for a brief jaunt in Dr Who.)
I'm a Torchwood fan, so no surprise that I really enjoyed it. It had some real laugh out loud moments - more than I was expecting. The portrayal of how the Torchwood team has handled Jack's absence was effective. It also served as a decent introduction for viewers who may not have seen the series before (it has moved over to BBC2 from the Freeview/Sattelite BBC3) and hit upon all the setting's most notable elements by the end of the episode. This was mostly done with skill, although one scene (the one with the fish-guy in the living room) was a little heavy-handed.
Looking forward to more...
(This post is spoiler-free for the moment...)
The story featured a rogue Time Agent played by James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) as well as the return of Captain Jack (who had hitched a ride aboard the Tardis for a brief jaunt in Dr Who.)
I'm a Torchwood fan, so no surprise that I really enjoyed it. It had some real laugh out loud moments - more than I was expecting. The portrayal of how the Torchwood team has handled Jack's absence was effective. It also served as a decent introduction for viewers who may not have seen the series before (it has moved over to BBC2 from the Freeview/Sattelite BBC3) and hit upon all the setting's most notable elements by the end of the episode. This was mostly done with skill, although one scene (the one with the fish-guy in the living room) was a little heavy-handed.
Looking forward to more...