Children of Earth and possible Who speculation: I wonder if Captain Jack will bump into the Doctor--hopefully ten and not eleven and be judged by him. I'd love to see how that turns out.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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§ ita § - Jul 11, 2009 8:13:17 pm PDT #8796 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 6:11:26 am PDT #8797 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Torchwood: Okay, so I've been watching the 5-part CoE (I'm only about 20 min in at this posting) and I have this comment:
If someone wanted me to disappear 10% of the population - for any reason - I think I would quit my job, or start battle plans to fight. I actually think this is worth losing life over. Whose to say the aliens won't be back for the rest of the 90%? For example, I'm reasonably sure given what we learned about why the aliens wanted the children, that we could manufacture that which the aliens liked. Since I haven't seen the rest of the program, my comments might be ridiculous.
I don't understand why this wasn't part of the discussion and narrative in Parts 3 or 4. Despite our flaws, human beings have a solid resistance streak, especially when things get so dire. We needed to see more of that.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 6:36:10 am PDT #8798 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Minute 37:
the neighborhood resistance is not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about nuclear missiles and shit.
Laura - Jul 12, 2009 6:36:32 am PDT #8799 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Torchwood: The narrative was deeply flawed for me. I agree with le nubian that all other options were rejected too easily. The problem for me is that I was so unsatisfied with the series that my best option is to hold dear the series that I loved and pretend this never happened.
Finally watched Warehouse 13. Good fun. Looking forward to more. Ignoring the stupid name change of the network.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 6:48:23 am PDT #8800 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Minute: 48
Um.
That was some really really dark shit. If you had to use a child, are you telling me that they couldn't have chosen, a terminal child from a hospital or someone else? Yes, they were short on time, but they could have gotten another child there in 10 minutes. I mean, what the fuck?
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 9:25:41 am PDT #8801 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I just watched Torchwood Declassified - which I guess will be on the DVD.
So, the creator claims that Captain Jack has more children, and likely has "hundreds." This revelation softens the ending of Part 5 some, but inexplicably.
Dana - Jul 12, 2009 9:27:42 am PDT #8802 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, good, LeN. Tell me if I hated the mini, do I want to watch the Declassified? Will it just make me angry?
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 9:31:11 am PDT #8803 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think you should watch it. Note: It has HUGE spoilers, not for anyone who hasn't seen the 5-parter.
It actually gave me better closure. I'm not sure you will feel any better about the mini, but I don't feel as depressed, if that makes any sense. There is a very nice montage for Ianto, for example that I appreciated.
I've decided that it really makes me feel good when creative people are proud of the work they have accomplished, even if I might disagree with the result.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 9:33:50 am PDT #8804 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Note: Declassified is 30 minutes.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2009 9:35:54 am PDT #8805 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
(off-topic)
I am reading The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke which essentially is a murder mystery set in New Orleans right after Katrina.
If you are interested in such things, I think you'd like the book. It seems to be pretty scathing in general.