lynda
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Post by lynda on Dec 4, 2007 4:27:13 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7120000/newsid_7125100/7125182.stmI never watched Torchwood series one because I really don't like watching smut or sex and violence put in for its own sake. That's why I'm a Doctor Who fan; it has intelligent, exciting adventures while still managing to stay PG. But I'm not quite sure how I feel about this, or if I'll end up watching the edited version of Torchwood or not. From what I hear of it, it's the complete opposite of what I love about Doctor Who and just the sort of thing I try to avoid, and I'm not sure cutting away a few of the racier scenes is going to suddenly make it all enjoyable. Any other thoughts?
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 4, 2007 4:56:49 GMT
This has been discussed in another forum I'm a part of and I'm going to say here what I said there:
WTF RTD? Whatever happened to the two shows going their own separate ways after season one? And now Martha is going to be on Torchwood? Can you stick to nothing you say? Seriously. Oh wait, sorry, no you can't. And the last of th Daleks is set to be killed AGAIN this season, after Rose-who-is-trapped-forever comes back (because forever obviously doesn't mean what I think it means), and then the Time Lords will come floating in on a cloud of convient Deus ex Machina...
Unless you're drastically changing Torchwood's format - and I don't think you are - then I'm being made even more uncomfortable with the show than I am normally.
Adult late night sex!gore!sex! shows SHOULD NOT be associated with early evening family/children's shows UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. I don't care about artistic merit or adult story-telling - especially since the TW I saw had neither of those.
I know a lot of what Who did during the 70s was considered racy for a children's show of the day, and I'd LOVE to hear what Mary Whitehouse would have to say about that Jack/Doctor kiss, but those are all things I don't really care about. Yes, it is good to push the limits, but there have to be limits, and this is WAY beyond my personal limits.
Sorry RTD, but if you keep making stupid profit-mongering, fan-girl catering decisions like this I'm not even going to bother turning in for season 4. Heck, I'm already having my doubts. You're idiocy is alienating me.
And that's my rant. I wish he could read it.
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Post by Kit on Dec 4, 2007 5:24:19 GMT
RTD must die.
And Steven Moffat should take his job.
And then Life will be complete.
Seriously (or not), though. Torchwood is just stupid. It has no purpose.
It amazes me that the awesomeness of SJA was thought up by the same person.
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 4, 2007 6:59:08 GMT
SJA is better because its main character isn't a complete Gary Stew/ Mary Sue. Because Liz sladen has taste and I don't think she would have taken the part if it were crap.
Jack on the other hand...
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Post by ladydetemps on Dec 4, 2007 10:48:57 GMT
Torchwood is trying to steal SJA's crown....not gonna happen. I think out of the whole of series one there's only a minute s worth of childfrendly scenes in torchwood.
Bringing R*** back seems sensible compared to this.
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