"Torchwood" - season 4

[ori-STUDFARM]

Okay, this latest one (6?) seemed much more to my liking. I actually felt as though the characters were more involved with each other than I previously had....not many to go now!!

[Meds]

I don't mind the darkness that fine but it's so drawn out. I'm afraid it's a 7 parter not 10. Some good editing and this could be great. Funny myself and my mate Peter talked about it last night and both cane to the conclusion it's way too long. I'll still keep watching though :)

[ori-STUDFARM]

Have you seen episode 6 yet? To me, it felt like a totally different drama. As though different writers were involved who actually "got it".

[X]

Have you seen episode 6 yet? To me, it felt like a totally different drama. As though different writers were involved who actually "got it".

Here is what I see: Starz is a major station here and has far more viewers than bbc america. For this show to capture new people, they have to take the time to explain the old people. While this is a fourth series, it was produced as if it was a first series and the characters previous adventures are back story. I can see this happening because Starz doesn't have the rights to the other series and have to make something that can stand on it's own for new people.

While this might draw out the story for those of us that have seen the other stuff, I think it's a great compromise so that new people aren't lost as soon as they started watching the show.

So, if you shift the lens and consider this a series one instead of a series 4, does it play differently?

I think it does. I think they did the same sort of things with Jack in series one because they needed to reintroduce him to people that might not have followed Doctor Who.

[Meds]

yeah i've seen the latest one, I think my problem could be that is just find all the new characters so damn annoying lol.

[Meds]

Latest episode (6) I really enjoyed. It seems to bounce around quite a bit but this had a real decent story to it and plus it's great to see a ex Ghostbusters on screen.

[Pyrovile]

I wasn't really watching it, but the wife was while I was in the room so I tuned in to the last few minutes.  I can't say as I noticed any Ghostbusters, but I did see a cute former Bajoran.

[Roddenberry]

From what I've seen so far, this series has fallen into the category of good watching, but not great or compulsory viewing.   Rex & Esther, as many seem to mention, feel slightly underdeveloped so far.  We only seem to be getting snapshots of who they are and their backgrounds. 

[Pyrovile]

Oh good...now I have to watch the next ep...I just found out [spoiler] Q himself is in it. [/spoiler]

[Rico]

I think some of the differences this season are due to the change in networks and basing a lot of the show in America.  That plus the new characters makes it different from the "Torchwood" of old.  The last episode was interesting and I wondered where they were going with the whole Jack history lesson until the very end of the episode.  I think things are now about to get more intense.

[Redshirt97]

I just finshed watching ep isode 6 I think.  I have lost count some where along the way, but it is the one where we see Ernie Hudson make his appearance as the phicore executive.  I must say that this show is getting even better and better.  now there is even a darker mystery involved.  I have the next episode recorded allready, I was two behind but now only one behind so the next episode looks like its going to be great.

[Redshirt97]

I think I'm about to punch out on this one.  Too dark for my liking. 

  I think Tourchwood was intended to be a dark show.

[Kevin Bachelder]

I think Tourchwood was intended to be a dark show.

I have no problem with dark.  I just wish this season of Torchwood was good.  :(

This season has been moving at a snails pace.  As Rico pointed out I think the big collaboration between networks caused them to stretch the story way out and by bringing in a bunch of new higher profile writers I think the story has gone in far too many directions.  Plus the fact that there's almost no genre content.  So, so disappointing.

I loved early Torchwood back in series 1 and 2.


Kevin

[Redshirt97]

I think Tourchwood was intended to be a dark show.

I have no problem with dark.  I just wish this season of Torchwood was good.  :(

This season has been moving at a snails pace.  As Rico pointed out I think the big collaboration between networks caused them to stretch the story way out and by bringing in a bunch of new higher profile writers I think the story has gone in far too many directions.  Plus the fact that there's almost no genre content.  So, so disappointing.

I loved early Torchwood back in series 1 and 2.


Kevin

  I do see what you mean.  this season is so different from the previous seasons.  I do think that this was intended to be a mini series's with a different setting all togher.  I certainly loved the first two and the third season.   I really enjoying the this season as well, I think it cool that the have the series take place in the us.

[X]

I think Tourchwood was intended to be a dark show.

I have no problem with dark.  I just wish this season of Torchwood was good.  :(

This season has been moving at a snails pace.  As Rico pointed out I think the big collaboration between networks caused them to stretch the story way out and by bringing in a bunch of new higher profile writers I think the story has gone in far too many directions.  Plus the fact that there's almost no genre content.  So, so disappointing.

I loved early Torchwood back in series 1 and 2.


Kevin

What do you mean no genre content? The whole premise is sci-fi. People aren't dying ... can't get more sci-fi than than.