Just watched Torchwood. Surprisingly,I didn't love it. I mean, I loved the hottness of John Barrowman, but it was meh for me. I really didn't like the interstitials with their abruptness and annoying sounds. I will, of course, continue to watch.
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
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Vortex - Sep 10, 2007 8:01:13 pm PDT #6186 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Polter-Cow - Sep 10, 2007 8:33:04 pm PDT #6187 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Don't feel weird for not loving Torchwood, Vortex. I love everything, and I didn't love it. In fact, I kind of hated it and stopped watching after about five episodes.
Many people do love it, though, and say it gets better near the end, as shows often do.
Fiona - Sep 11, 2007 1:48:28 am PDT #6188 of 10001
I was very disappointed with Torchwood too; kept waiting for it to get better and it didn't, really. Or at least, it never lost its rather childish, "look at me! I'm for grown-ups! I can have sex and swear!!1!" attitude, which was tiresome.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up that it will have found its feet in the season two, especially now that Who has resolved some of the Jack issues.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 11, 2007 3:00:10 am PDT #6189 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Happy EUREKA day, everyone. I'm unreasonably fond of that show, even if I nitpick it to death afterwards.
Ailleann - Sep 11, 2007 3:03:36 am PDT #6190 of 10001
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We nitpick because we love. It's The Buffista Way.
fialka - Sep 11, 2007 3:49:04 am PDT #6191 of 10001
I am leaving. You are about to explode. ~Teal'c, 'Talion'
Yeah, not so much with the Torchwood love myself either. I'm afraid I just couldn't get around Owen being just a reprehensible pig and the show having no underlying sense of humour. Just a wee smidge of not-taking-ourselves-TOO-seriously would have gone down a treat. (I was surprised, as it's one of the things I love best about Dr Who is the ability to put forth a serious subject in a not-humourless manner.)
On the other hand, I've seen the pilot for the Sarah Jane Chronicles (not to be confused with the Sarah Connor Chronicles, in case I am) and thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe the Whoverse simply works best when it allows itself to be a kid show watched by adults, rather than trying to put an adult stamp on something that needs an essential touch of innocence to work.
Tom Scola - Sep 11, 2007 3:50:53 am PDT #6192 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
the Sarah Jane Chronicles (not to be confused with the Sarah Connor Chronicles, in case I am)
It's The Sarah Jane Adventures.
DCJensen - Sep 11, 2007 4:08:48 am PDT #6193 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Torchwood does get better, interesting things happen, and even Owen gets partly redeemed.
Second half of season is better.
sumi - Sep 11, 2007 4:09:47 am PDT #6194 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I liked Torchwood better than season 2 of Doctor Who.
Although, I am really enjoying season 3 of Doctor Who.
The pilot of the Sarah Jane Adventures is lots of fun.
amych - Sep 11, 2007 4:30:08 am PDT #6195 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, TW took a few episodes to grow on me -- but when it did, I got to lurve it with a big big lurve like no other show I was watching at the time. (This is not to say, "I don't care if you hate it! You must watch more!", but if you don't hate it but it's not quite working for you, give it another shot. If nothing else, it's Capt. Jack goodness all the time.)