Captain Jack returning to Who
by Doc on Nov.28, 2006, under Television
Acton John Barrowman spoke with SyFy Portal about his character, Captain Jack Harkness, currently appearing in the spin-off Torchwood, will return for a multi-episode arc of Doctor Who in the upcoming third season. He also mentions that Who won’t cross over into Torchwood – the target audience is too different (children vs. adults). I haven’t watched Torchwood yet, but I’ve heard from people that weren’t too kind…what do you think of it?
November 28th, 2006 on 11:54 pm
torchwood- not the greatest
honestly, it looks like a teen with final cut pro trying to emulate a hodgepodge of CSI/Buffy/X-Files.
script has the same failing.
and oh my god. the incidental music seems to be desperately trying to over-compensate for all the failings.
but it’s good background noise while balancing the checkbook.
November 29th, 2006 on 3:50 am
Re:torchwood- not the greatest
I’ve seen all the episodes of Torchwood, and while it’s not the overproduced American telivision that we see so much of, it has a lovely cast who have good chemistry together. Some of the scripts have been less good than others, but I think it has a lot of potential. The last two episodes have been /very/ good.
November 29th, 2006 on 4:16 pm
Re:torchwood- not the greatest
I agree with the second poster. Torchwood is not exactly like many overproduced glossy TV dramas… it’s gritty and harsh. People act realistically, rather than always going for the perfect timing of ideal drama. It’s gritty and sometimes nasty, and the people aren’t the “flawed anti-heroes” that modern drama has stereotyped, but instead they’re regular people… sometimes they’re doing things you don’t want them to do. Sometimes it’s even excruciating to watch. But it’s what they do. You really get the feeling you’re watching a group of real people, some of whom you really don’t like, instead of watching a group of “heroes”.
The series has mis-stepped a little here and there, but generally it’s good adult drama, and it’s doing a surprisingly good job of being a touch different and not falling into the post-modern traps:
The CGI in Torchwood is acceptable, though not great. It’s enough, but won’t generally impress. The music’s a little overpowering in places, but builds and suits moods very well. The lighting and filming are stellar – excellent use of camera and a high-def picture that’s so gleaming sharp you could cut yourself. Scripts are mostly good – the odd duff line, but any fannish series is going to have lines that each sub-genre of fan dislikes.
I may not like all that happens… but if I think about it enough, I realise that I respect it.
A very fine series, I say.