And then TW shows on Universal HD or something similar the week afterwards.
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Pinwiz - Jan 17, 2008 11:20:46 am PST #9477 of 10001
Missing in action since 2002...
Juliebird - Jan 17, 2008 2:22:49 pm PST #9478 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
ita, ITA with regards to JM's character.
Sure, you could make a list of things of things that were "the same", but the way he played those various aspects were very much not Spike. There was more of a... a sensuality that was lacking in Spike, more of a spark of cunning and intelligence.
I think I enjoyed the humor most of all, something which seemed to be sorely lacking for a spinoff --of whatever nature, be it darker and more adult-- of DW. And damn, Captain Jack is back, in more ways than one. I is happy.
JenP - Jan 17, 2008 4:18:45 pm PST #9479 of 10001
Torchwood:
Yeah, I was thinking Graham (is that what it was? I couldn't tell even on re-listen) was a son, so I'm thinking maybe too obvious. Little bro, though. That could work .
JenP - Jan 17, 2008 4:19:36 pm PST #9480 of 10001
Juliebird - Jan 17, 2008 5:43:38 pm PST #9481 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Torchwood: I wonder if even the boy was Cap'n Jack himself. There was a line or two in DW that hinted at Jack's past, and that the potential of his story was finding out who'd erased his memories of his past, and why. I wonder if this is it, or something completely new and different.
DebetEsse - Jan 17, 2008 5:52:16 pm PST #9482 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Julie, I should have made that connection. We do have that blank space even in his own knowledge of himself.
eta: I say that because I've been on about the issue (not here, I think, but mentally), not out of any comparison between myself and yourself and I re-read and thought, "Oh, that could be guac-y."
Juliebird - Jan 17, 2008 6:18:40 pm PST #9483 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Deb, "guac-y"? I like avacados.
I had always thought that any spin-off would (or even, should) follow-up on that tidbit, since it seemed so important in DW, even though not followed-up-on in that series. Even in the interviews for the DW series with JB, that fact kept coming up.
Of course, now it won't be it at all.
Another thing I liked about TW 2.1 is how Captain John's character really gets the horror of not being able to die: living through the pain and trauma of dying, and coming backk to do it all over again. I thought that was a nice touch. A nice character moment.
shrift - Jan 17, 2008 6:55:35 pm PST #9484 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I would claim Ianto Jones for myself, forever and always, but I think Dana would kill me if I tried anything.
Laura - Jan 17, 2008 7:47:42 pm PST #9485 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Conditioning from years of my favorite shows and writers makes me fear for Ianto's life if I swoon too much for the cutiehead date talk.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 17, 2008 7:52:48 pm PST #9486 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm puzzled by the fact that I don't find Ianto that appealing, but Gareth David-Lloyd in out-of-character interviews is smoking hot.