[Trailer] Torchwood: Miracle Day

[Morrus]

No, STARZ is a network.

When they say it's "a STARZ original series" they mean it's original on their network. As in, not a rerun from any network or a new series bought from another network. A network original. It's marketing doubletalk.

Yes, I understand what you said. I still question the use of the word "original" in favour of "First time on STARZ".

"Original" does not imply "not a rerun" to me. It implies "We invented this".

 

[jonesy]

Exactly. That's why they do it.

 

[CAFRedblade]

'Original Show' for STARZ means they've ponied up the money to create this season of it, or at least a rather large portion of the budget. As it was dead in the water on the BBC.
We all know that Torchwood has a history of previous seasons, but those watching STARZ may not.

Pretty much network advertising buzz words.

 

[Morrus]

'Original Show' for STARZ means they've ponied up the money to create this season of it, or at least a rather large portion of the budget.

They're paying half of it, I believe. The show is still produced by the BBC:

Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC’s audience sensation “Torchwood,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011.
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As it was dead in the water on the BBC.

I wouldn't say that. Children of Earth did extremely well. 6-7 million viewers, which isn't far behind Doctor Who itself.

Compare that to STARZ' record viewing figures, which were for Spartacus: Blood and Sand. 1 million compared to the BBC's 6-7 million for Torchwood: Children of Earth (or if you add in DVR and reshowings, 2 million vs. 11 million).

We all know that Torchwood has a history of previous seasons, but those watching STARZ may not.

Of course they may not. That's my point. With this sort of language, they're even less likely to know. It'll be interesting to see how the show is credited on the BBC.

 

[Pinotage]

I wouldn't say that. Children of Earth did extremely well. 6-7 million viewers, which isn't far behind Doctor Who itself.

Has it been mentioned whether this takes place after Children of Earth? I was interested to see further character development after the shocks of Children of Earth.

Pinotage

 

[Morrus]

Has it been mentioned whether this takes place after Children of Earth? I was interested to see further character development after the shocks of Children of Earth.

It has, and it does. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they don't make much reference to Children of Earth and series 1-2.

 

[Villano]

And what's with the 'original STARZ series" claim? I'm fairly sure my BBC license fee has been used for this, and had been for the last three tears.

I just realized something. Over here, BBC America airs Doctor Who and Outcasts alongside shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica, and The X-Files under the tagline "The Best of British Sci-Fi". So you guys are apparently taking credit for those last three shows.

 

[Morrus]

I just realized something. Over here, BBC America airs Doctor Who and Outcasts alongside shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica, and The X-Files under the tagline "The Best of British Sci-Fi". So you guys are apparently taking credit for those last three shows.

Oh? It says ST:TNG is an original BBC series?

 

[Villano]

Oh? It says ST:TNG is an original BBC series?

The commercials will either focus on one show, or mention them all, and then follow it up by calling them "The Best of British Sci-Fi". The way it's worded, it does seem to imply something.

The first one I caught was for Battlestar Galactica. It kind of threw me off. I actually went online to see if they actually shot the episodes in England or something (nope, it was Canada). And then I caught the one for The X-Files and I was like "What the hell?" I mean, Galactica and Next Gen at least have British actors, but I couldn't figure out what X-Files had to do with England. And then I remembered Gillian Anderson...and even that's a bit of a cheat. Anderson was born in America and only lived in England for 15 months during childhood before returning to the US (thank you Wikipedia).

So...yeah, weird commercials.

 

[Morrus]

The commercials will either focus on one show, or mention them all, and then follow it up by calling them "The Best of British Sci-Fi". The way it's worded, it does seem to imply something.

The first one I caught was for Battlestar Galactica. It kind of threw me off. I actually went online to see if they actually shot the episodes in England or something (nope, it was Canada). And then I caught the one for The X-Files and I was like "What the hell?" I mean, Galactica and Next Gen at least have British actors, but I couldn't figure out what X-Files had to do with England. And then I remembered Gillian Anderson...and even that's a bit of a cheat. Anderson was born in America and only lived in England for 15 months during childhood before returning to the US (thank you Wikipedia).

So...yeah, weird commercials.

If that's the case, it's not good behaviour.