Torchwood

[emmelinemay]

Ok, I have now watched the first three episodes of Torchwood.


I thought the 1st one was a bit all over the place, and a bit awkward, with slightly ropey acting. I figured, it's the first one, it's got a difficult job to do introducing all of this. I'll give it a chance.

Although part of me was saying 'how come Torchwood is such a chickenshit outfit what with being a MIB style 'outside the government' operation? even the x-files department was run better than this and the government didn't want them.

But i ignored that voice, thinking, it's bound to get better.

The second one was a bit better. The acting is still ropey as all hell, and the main female lead starts to piss me off.

This chickenshit outfit goes 'hey, there's this really clumsy and slightly stupid bint, but she's cute and might shag birds. let's give her a job, rather than modify her memory. She'd fit right in here as she's really irritiating and can't act.

But still, i hang on to faith. It's got Captain Jack in it. It's GOT to get good.

Despite the fact that part of me is saying it's like the tomorrow people, with slightly better production values and swearing.

We watched part three last night. It was a test of endurance to get through it. It had me shouting at it. I repeatedly asked Ben to make it Go Away and he refused, forcing me to watch the whole thing so i would truly understand that my faith in it was utterly misplaced. To understand the torture i'd put him through by insisting he watch the first two while maintaing that 'its BOUND' to get better eventually.

There was even a fucking gun learning montage A MONTAGE for fucksake. With pumping inspirational eye-of-the-tiger style music, bits where they share a joke, and where she ends up an expert of shooting after 2 minutes of some really obvious LOOK!!! LOOOK!!!! THEY FANCY EACH OTHER AND SHE'S GOT A BOYFRIEND!!! OOOOOOOOOH!!!! camera angles.

Edit - and another thing. How come an 'above the government department' who own the WHOLE TOP FLOORS OF CANARY WHARF in Dr Who end up in some basement in Cardiff?

And this is meant to be the same team that blew up the Sycorax₁ ship in the xmas special with a giant LASER_TM? The team we see on Torchwood the TV show would have difficulty throwing ROCKS at a space ship.




_{1 and yes, it pisses me off that they named an alien species after Caliban's mother in the Tempest. WHY????}


I'm sorry, Torchwood.

I REALLY wanted to like you. I did. Perhaps it's not you, it's me. I just have higher expectations. I don't think we can stay friends, you've just dissapointed me one too many times. I'm sure you and your fans will be very happy together, alas, for you and me, it just wasn't meant to be.

Comments

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

Torchwood is OK-ish, but nothing special. The gun fetishisation was utter bollocks.

But dude! What's wrong with The Tomorrow People?

-x-

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

nothing. It was very good. It was also intended for 11 year olds.

All those 11 year olds are now nearly 30, and i'd like to think a little more discerning in their choice of viewing matter...but judging by a google after we watched episode 3 last night, i am sadly mistaken.

I really thought that last episode was one of the most mind-numbing DREADFUL things i have endured on the TV for some time now. And i REALLY TRIED to like it.

[yaruar.livejournal.com]

I'm still quite liking it, although there is something jarring abuot everything RTD does, especially stuff he writes (he wrote all of the worst Dr Who episodes in series 2)

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

How come a 'above the government department' who own the WHOLE TOP FLOORS OF CANARY WHARF in Dr Who end up in some basement in cardiff?

And this is meant to be the same team that blew up tha Sycorax ship in the xmas special with a giant LASER? The team we see on Torchwood the TV show would have difficult throwing ROCKS at a space ship.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

and i really enjoyed Dr Who. Granted, i haven't seen all of series two. And series one had some very silly episodes, like the big brother/weakest link one; but it had this overall quirky snes of humour that meant it got away with it in the main.

Torchwood seems to be tryin gto be (as someone says in the first episode) CSI Cardiff, but with aliens.

I really REALLY tried to like it, as i like the character of Captain Jack veru much, and am keen on fantasy/sci fi shows usually.

But i though that third eposide was dire beyond all belief. And the acting is really, REALLY ropey.

[robtrooper.livejournal.com]

Those 11 year olds are nearly fourty actually.
I saw the second ep of torchwood and thought it might have potential even though the lead girl was a bit thick and the basement hq is something from the crystal maze.
I think maybe they are trying too hard even though as you say Capitan Jack is good. Shame the other actors dont have what he has.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

the lead girl was a bit thick and the basement hq is something from the crystal maze.

spot on!! I just can't see why they'd hire someone so obviosuly unsuited to the job!

I thought it had potential too, but i can't bear to sit through any more in order to find out!!