2.01: Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang

[PTeppic]

Maybe being on BBC2 counts as censorship anyway...

Or we're all getting much older than we thought, and omni-gender/species sexuality and psychotic murder are standard 7pm fare these days. I'm starting to sound like my dad, 20 years ago...

[Ursa major]

What was the "omni-gender/species sexuality and psychotic murder" on at 7pm then, PTeppic?

[PTeppic]

Torchwood, next week... assuming they use the 50min slot for the 50min episode as currently seen...

[Ursa major]

Sorry, but I meant 20 years ago!

[PTeppic]

Ah, that: more by way of general tone, rather than specific rant. But, did you ever get that you could be on your own watching something about glass-blowing, or equally innocent like that, but as soon as your dad walked into the room somehow they'd move onto hard drug taking or rampant nookie?

[Mary Hoffman]

I missed it, having misunderstood the scheduling - the first episode doesn't appear to been repeated because of Snooker - but thanks to Chrons, watched it on my laptop last night on the BBC Torchwood site. And thoroughly enjoyed it.

It's just entertainment, right? No-one here seriously looks to either Torchwood or Doctor Who for top quality speculative fiction do they?

I find Torchwood smart, sexy, funny and good at the buddy stuff. And absurd, of course. I shall continue watching with pleasure.

Mary

[Adasunshine]

Originally Posted by Mary Hoffman

It's just entertainment, right? No-one here seriously looks to either Torchwood or Doctor Who for top quality speculative fiction do they?

I find Torchwood smart, sexy, funny and good at the buddy stuff. And absurd, of course. I shall continue watching with pleasure.

Mary

*shouts from the corner of the thread*

I quite concur!!!

Here Here!!!

Well said!!!

xx

[Lenny]

Just bringing it back to the 21st Century:

Originally Posted by PTeppic

...but as soon as your dad walked into the room somehow they'd move onto hard drug taking or rampant nookie?

My dad was in the room watching it with me. And for once, he kept quiet - we've both watched the three NewWho series together, and the first Torchwood series, and in nearly every episode of each he's come out with criticisms of the story, the acting, the dialogue, the sets, the acting, the story... you get my drift. Maybe he's just getting old, or maybe may shouting at him to "Shut up!" has got through, but he didn't say I word.

As for the episode, I rather liked it. A brilliant way to get back into Torchwood. Anyone else notice the fact that Owen kept himself to himself? You'd have thunk the dead blowfish would some sort of, ahem, temptation.

[Kostmayer]

Originally Posted by Lenny

Anyone else notice the fact that Owen kept himself to himself? You'd have thunk the dead blowfish would some sort of, ahem, temptation.

I'm surprised the rest of the team could tell Owen and the Blowfish apart.

[PTeppic]

The Blowfish was the one which wasn't sleeping with everyone else....

[Dr.Jackson]

I might be going against the grain, but I quite enjoyed this episode. It might be because the writing team have grown up a bit and don't feel it necessary to throw in a meaningless sex montage at inappropriate times any more, but it felt like the whole thing was done a lot more confidently. Maybe they've found their feet having listened to the criticisms people like us leveled at the first series (or possibly not) but the rest of the series should tell.

I admit that I did laugh at the 'help me Obi-Wan..' hologram joke, just the fact that it was faithfully physically replicated by James Marsters rather than just saying the line as is. I am a bit of a reference geek, being a fan of stuff such as Spaced which is full of refs to sci-fi and pop-culture stuff, so I love that kind of thing.
The whole Blowfish in a sports car thing wasn't as amusing as it sounded, and I couldn't help but think I'd seen his cousin in SG-1's ep 'Fire and Water'!

Hope that the rest of the series doesn't revert to its old habits, but looking good so far.

[Ice fyre]

I must ask PT Teppic what sort of programmes he was watching the 70's, from glass blowing to rampant nookie? I do worry, feel like I missed something maybe we should lobby the BBC!

Good to see so many people liked it, and I agree Torchwood is a bit of fun not speculative fiction. As to Owen not being told apart from the blowfish, well you could be right but my wife would hit me for agreeing!

[iansales]

Originally Posted by Ice fyre

Good to see so many people liked it, and I agree Torchwood is a bit of fun not speculative fiction.

Er, since when were the two mutually exclusive?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Ice fyre

I must ask PT Teppic what sort of programmes he was watching the 70's, from glass blowing to rampant nookie?

The Open University??

[PTeppic]

Well - it was marginal exaggeration, but you know what I mean...