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June 18th, 2008

Russell T. Davies Talks Who at the Times

“How ridiculous would it be that you would travel through time and space and only ever find heterosexual men?”
— Jane Tranter, head of BBC fiction
This past weekend, The New York Times published a wonderful interview with the man behind the new Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies. The article focuses largely on Davies’ inclusion of […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Torchwood Returns for Season Three - Sort Of

According to TV Guide, Torchwood will begin filming new episodes this August and John Barrowman, the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, will be front and center!
But wait. Don’t send up the balloons just yet.
The second part of the announcement is that they’re only filming five hours. Five hours for the whole season.
“We’ve decided to […]

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April 30th, 2008

Captain Jack in the Palm of Your Hand

Imagine having Captain Jack Harkness in the palm of your hand.
Hey, get your mind out of the gutter. All I’m saying here is that Torchwood is now available in the US for download through iTunes!
This is the first time ever that BBC America programs have been available in the US through iTunes and they […]

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April 17th, 2008

Torchwood’s Finale: Everything Changes

Last year, when I watched the first season finale of Torchwood, I was very disappointed.  The giant CGI monster stepping all over Cardiff looked like something out of a bad B-movie and it didn’t have that dark and gritty feeling I’d come to expect from the show.
Fast forward a year and what ever they […]

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April 11th, 2008

Next on Torchwood: Fragments

There are only two episodes left in this season of “Torchwood” and the gang is going out with a bang - literally.
First there’s this:

Which leads to this:

But first there’s some of this:

And a little of that (ew….under the cut for this one)
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March 28th, 2008

Next on Torchwood: From Out of the Rain

From Out of the Rain: 2.10
Air Date: March 29, 2008 BBC America
Soon after an old movie theater reopens, bodies trapped between life and death emerge in the streets of Cardiff.
I love the look of this one.  There’s something so wonderfully spooky about old movie theaters and ghosts trapped on film.

Camilla Power […]

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March 25th, 2008

James Marsters Returns to Torchwood

James Marsters (Buffy, Smallville) returns as the charismatic-but-psychopathic Captain John Hart in the explosive season finale of Torchwood.
The second season kicked off with the Torchwood team battling the rogue Time Agent from Captain Jack’s past. But from the moment the two Time Agents came face-to-face, it was apparent they had a history — and […]

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March 18th, 2008

Next on Torchwood: Something Borrowed

Why Ianto, it’s so you!

Torchwood 2.9: Something Borrowed
Air Date: Saturday, March 22 on BBC America
The night before her wedding, Gwen is juggling work with her bachelorette party, when an alien shape shifter leaves her carrying more than she bargained for. As everyone gathers for the ceremony, Jack must destroy her big day, unless one […]

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March 10th, 2008

Torchwood: "A Day in the Death"

Torchwood’s Captain Jack Can’t Die,  But Owen Can’t Live
Torchwood: A Day in the Death
Air Date: Saturday, March 15 on BBC America
A victim of his newfound circumstances, Owen Harper believes he needs absolution. Will the lonely girl on the rooftop help him, or will it be a mission to the retrieve an alien device that […]

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March 6th, 2008

Torchwood 2.7 More Spoiler Pics

Torchwood: 2.7 Dead Man WalkingAir Date: March 8
If you’ve been off the Internet for a week and you don’t live in England, you may not want to click on the cut tag for this post if you’re a Torchwood fan.  Big spoilers and one nasty bit (ooh, freaky) from the upcoming episode “Dead Man Walking.”
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