Torchwood - Dr Who Spin off

A day where no one died could i guess be called a miracle day but after that it would surely be seen as a fate worse than death, it's really quite disturbing to consider the possibilities, if it went on forever then statistically speaking something rather bad will happen to everyone eventually, i think getting nuked is probably the best you could hope for? :eek:
 
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Not really enjoying it to be honest. Can't really put my finger on why exactly, it just feels like it's being drawn out far far too long and nothing really is actually happening.
 
I managed to guess what the modules were going to be used for before the reveal, not sure if I should be proud of that considering it's not the best written show out there.

At this point it doesn't matter how awful the writing gets, I have to finish watching it just for the sake of it.
 
Wossi said:
I managed to guess what the modules were going to be used for before the reveal, not sure if I should be proud of that considering it's not the best written show out there.

At this point it doesn't matter how awful the writing gets, I have to finish watching it just for the sake of it.
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Same here, although not sure I can stay awake through it much longer... :(
 
One thing i find interesting is the difference between British and American shows, we're not afraid to kill off main characters and make things appear hopeless, the good guys don't always win or get a perfect outcome in the end.
 
Jokester said:
Have they shown this yet in the US? Any idea of ratings?
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From wiki,

The series has received predominantly positive reviews in the UK, but with American reviews being mixed, much like the previous series. Although one episode had an AI rating of 85 out of 100, considered "excellent" in the UK, [78] Some American critics were considerably less sure, with the New York Times describing the show as 'a letdown' and the LA Times as 'repetitive'.
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Funny thing about that 'predominantly positive' comment, is that most british reviews I've seen.. do nothing more than complain about how slow and tedious it has been so far, and how they wish that they'd just bloody get on with it.
 
Radiation said:
One thing i find interesting is the difference between British and American shows, we're not afraid to kill off main characters and make things appear hopeless, the good guys don't always win or get a perfect outcome in the end.
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Both Battlestar Galactica and Lost regularly killed off main characters and made things look hopeless. It's hardly something unique to british writers.

It's not really a difference between British and American writing. It has more to do with whether a show is designed as one big linking story from one episode to the next, or is designed for syndication with the mission/monster of the week formula.
 
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Demoniser said:
Both Battlestar Galactica and Lost regularly killed off main characters and made things look hopeless. It's hardly something unique to british writers.

It's not really a difference between British and American writing. It has more to do with whether a show is designed as one big linking story from one episode to the next, or is designed for syndication with the mission/monster of the week formula.
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I don't think Lost regularly killed anyone off until the end.
There was Mr Echo, and the hobbit fella, but the rest waited until the final series did they not?
Maybe my memory is fading.

Anyway, BSG was great :)
 
Hikari Kisugi said:
I don't think Lost regularly killed anyone off until the end.
There was Mr Echo, and the hobbit fella, but the rest waited until the final series did they not?
Maybe my memory is fading.

Anyway, BSG was great :)
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Boone and Shannon were killed.

Also in the pilot Jack was killed however the writers were made to change it if they wanted to continue the show. They said in the behind the scenes.
 
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