As many an American Woodie will know, Torchwood's second season debuted on BBC America last night, as part of the cable channel's "Supernatural Saturday" strand. So far the online reaction has been pretty promising (although, it has to be said, a lot more Americans found themselves objecting to the 'gay' content than their British counterparts).
We'll have news on ratings and maybe some reviews too when they come in.
But for know, if you're an American fan new to this site - welcome, and thanks for reading! We're here to report all the latest Hub happenings, but we're not alone. The official site is available here, and the BBC America homesite is linked here. There's also Torchwood_Three, a fantastic (daily) newsletter with links to the newest news and the most fanny fan fiction.
Happy reading, and we'll see you same time next week.
15 comments:
"More Americans found themsevles objectiving to 'gay' content..."
Objecting to gay content, ummmmm, anhave they seen Season 1? I mean SERIOUSLY! How could anybody watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and be dismayed?
Or shocked?
gah! the people in this country need to get over it. ffs.
and just a note. we in the states can't view the official torchwood site for 'rights reasons'.
thanks, bbc. we're stuck with the shite bbc america site. bah!
Amen!!
I wish this country would just grow the f*** up.
And the BBCA site, gah, don't get me started....it's really not doing TW any favors.
I love how the BBCA site is still touting "Meet the new Doctor! David Tennant!!" He's been the "new doctor" for going on 3 seasons now and that sidebar has been on the site for over 12 months. Would a little updating kill?
Yup, Americans can be prudes alright when it comes to 'gay' content, strong language, etc. That's why I prefer Brit TV and watch it more than American stuff.
The BBCA site is one I refuse to go near especially their forums where the admin is constantly editing out user comments and telling all to remain on subject. Really wish we got a premium Brit station rather than the sub-par BBCA.
Another thing is that the BBC needs to resolve this 'rights issue' and soon.
oh, christ! those forums! i visited once trying to figure out what the hell happened to little britain. i've never seen such an overbearing moderator. wow.
and the censoring on the channel itself seems a little heavy-handed sometimes, too. e.g. graham norton. a month or two ago 'tits' was edited out, even though it was being transmitted at 10pm. sigh.
i've cancelled my cable (i really only watched bbca and food network). instead i've started acquiring my bbca content elsewhere.
er, by which i mean dvds, etc, of course. of course.
I watched the entire first season. loving the cast and the sexual freedom of the show. But I must confess, I was often baffled as to what the hell was going on. It is as if we are seeing every-other episode. One week Gwen and Owen are banging, the next, Owen falls in love with another woman with no reaction from Gwen. One week Ianto is a heterosexual who risks everything for the woman he loves, the next he is making out with Jack. There seem to be lots of things implied that we haven't been privy to, and plot points that haven't been set-up at all. I realize that some of this may be due to my not being a Doctor Who fan, a series I find incomprehensible. But still, shouldn't this show stand on it's own?
And now Season Two has begun, and apparently Captain Jack has been gone for a while, though there was no hint of that at the end of last season, and nothing is being explained.
I'll keep watching, mostly for the sexual energy, but I'm about to give-up on Torchwood ever making any sense.
Actually Jack's leaving was alluded to at the end of Season 1, Episode 13 (End of Days). You hear the sound of the Tardis, accompanied by the breeze and Gwen finds Jack has disappeared.
Although granted, if you're not a Who fan, the sound of the Tardis materializing means squat. It also means you probably didn't see the DW 3-part episode where Jack meets up with the Doctor immediately after End of Days. It explains where and what Jack was doing during his absence.
I think that maybe the writers did rely a little on the fact that Torchwood viewers most likely watch Doctor Who and would come into Season 2 knowing what Jack has been up to.
It is a stand-alone series but it's also a spin-off (that probably sounds really redundant). I think Season 2 will see Torchwood coming into its own and we'll see an overall more polished show.
yeah, i agree, kyle. this second series is sure to be better now that it's proved viable. (even if there were inconsistencies.)
and i don't think you'll be disappointed AT ALL, beregond, if you're staying for the sexual energy.
"One week Gwen and Owen are banging, the next, Owen falls in love with another woman with no reaction from Gwen."
Gwen & Owen's relationship was mostly just sex, and pretty much came with an expiration date stamped on it. But Gwen didn't know about Owen's involvment with Diane (in "Out of Time") until Tosh let it slip in the following episode ("Combat"), in which it becamse obvious that their affair was on the way out. I thought it was handled well.
"One week Ianto is a heterosexual who risks everything for the woman he loves, the next he is making out with Jack."
Ianto has never said that he was heterosexual (or homosexual for that matter). His involvement with Jack, which was hinted at broadly throughout the early episodes, and very nearly spelled out in "They Keep Killing Suzie", is in no way a plot hole.
"There seem to be lots of things implied that we haven't been privy to..."
I actually love that about the show. It opens everything up to interpretation, which...when rewatching it provides a lot of new angles.
"And now Season Two has begun, and apparently Captain Jack has been gone for a while, though there was no hint of that at the end of last season, and nothing is being explained."
Are you sure you saw "End of Days"; the first series finale? It featured Jack disappearing from the Hub, with Gwen telling the rest of the group: "Something's taken him; Jack's gone." - ending on a bit of a cliffhanger. It was resolved on Doctor Who, but if you don't watch Doctor Who you still know that Jack left under mysterious circumstances, that the rest of the team don't understand, and all of that is referenced at the start of Series 2.
To the annonymous comment above...I completely, utterly, totally agree with you! You have written exactly my thoughts!
Now I wish I'd taken the time to not be anonymous, as I'm a leo and I like the attention. lol But I'm glad I'm not alone. ;-0)
I'm watching Doctor Who as it plays on BBCA, which means it is starting Season 3 simultaneously with TW Season 2. WHen I looked at the timeline on IMDB to see when both originally aired in the UK, it seems that Captain Jack should have been in DW 3.1, being that End of Days "happened" between Runaway Bride and DW 3.1. Instead, I think he shows up in 3.4 or 3.5 Did they not exactly coincide when it originally aired?
Torchwood airs between Doctor Who seasons. They don't make sense running concurrently if you're a first time watcher.
Just one more WTF? moment brought to you by BBCAmerica. Like showing Dancing with the Stars.
You'll go nuts trying to justify everything. Jack arrives back in full daylight and is seen making his way to the hub. Yet somehow it is after midnight when he finally meets up with the team. At somepoint you just have to admit it's TV and it's fantasy and move on to other mysteries like why a man who has had a long term physical relationship with a woman would have a beat off contest with his boss...
Oh WAIT, it's a FANTASY!!! LMAO
Ain't it funny ...
... how they never think about what gay people think about having to suffer thru opposite sex snogging all the time on the teevee.
I wrote about this issue on my blog at this link.
http://iamatvjunkie.typepad.com/i_am_a_tv_junkie_a_blog_f/2007/11/one-less-torchw.html
Ignorance.
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