Torchwood season 3

[Mikey]

I'd much rather have a TV show that I can depend on.

When TV get's too realistic the escapism disappears and so does a lot of fans.

[ctc]

>I know that's realism, but I could use some hope right now.

Well.... then Torchwood probably isn't the show for you.

>the way they decimated the team gives me the message of "all heroes must die"

OR that heroes have to make serious sacrifices for the good of others.

>I think killing Yanto off was a big-big mistake

It's a weird thing though; it bothers people, but it's SUPPOSED to bother you. I think folks are used to shows where they don't kill the popular characters, and things work out, and the story resets at the end.... which is FINE; but not the only way to do things. And that's what I like about Torchwood; it's not like most shows.

I was kinda shoked when Ianto died too; but it didn't ruin the show for me. Didn't break the reality at all since it was a perfectly plausible thing to happen. It DID put an edge on things, which again for me; most shows lack.

Seriously; what other show do you watch and genuinely fear for the team when the fighting starts?

Don C.

[palitoy]

I was disappointed to see Ianto go, which is odd because I HATED him during season one.

[Mikey]

I still didn't see Day-5 as of today but if they leave the idea that Jack really did give away those 12 kids in 1965 to the aliens, his character is totally ruined and trashed from now on.

[Gorn Captain]

I loved Yanto. In a heterosexual way....
Now let's go drink some beer and chew tobacco...

Seriously. I think it was a huge mistake. He had a great sense of humour. Very capable, he was the guy that kept the base up and running.
They've now disappointed the Asian community, the gay community,...

Bad move!

[Mikey]

I think killing Yanto off was a big-big mistake... especially since the actor himself didn't want to leave.

One of my nephews is a HUGE Torchwood fan ...
He's openly gay and has a lot of gay friends who are also big Torchwood fans.

He was telling me everyone is really p-ed off at RTD for sacking Yanto ... (which many of them consider HIM the star of the show more then even Jack).

Reading around the internet, I noticed my nephew and his buddies views are not isolated.
Seems like a lot of people out their are really p-ed off at RTD for killing Yanto.

They may have lost a lot of viewers even if a season 4 is produced.

[Gorn Captain]

I wish RTD would do something else for a change, like Eastenders.
Before you know it, half the street is hit by an atom blast, killing off 80% of the cast.

Honestly, the way they decimated the team gives me the message of "all heroes must die" (unless immortal). I know that's realism, but I could use some hope right now.
I still miss the previous casualties. And the latest....

[palitoy]

I'd like to see more Torchwood but wonder if RTD is skiddish because he no longer controls the "Whoniverse" so to speak. Torchwood was built on "Change is coming" and well, you can't change the Torchwood England without it affecting Doctor Who now.

[Mikey]

I wish they would make Gwen immortal.

Eve Myles is great at making really nutty-crazy facial expressions... specifically doing the bulgie eye bit.

Having her come back to life would be really entertaining

[johnnystorm]

BTW, am I the only person who thinks the British Ambassador guy Frobisher looks like House ?

Yeah, when it first came on I thought for a second they had managed to get Hugh Laurie to guest-star, him being British & all.

I thought the series was pretty good, it ended openly enough for a restart at some point (which I have read the BBC wants to do, ratings being very good for this run). A Series 4 will probably be done in one week as well- not so new a deal, week-long mini-series"events" like Roots & Rich Man Poor Man used to be fairly common on TV, back in the day when people had an attention span longer than 8 minutes...now with DVR & DVD you can watch it all in one long Sunday sitting.

That being said, the next series needs to be a bit lighter in tone. Still have a huge threat that only Torchwood can address, yet be more of a rebirth type of thing. If you look at the first Torchwood run, back in the Dalek/Cyberman episodes of Doctor Who, it was all white and business like. The regular series took it underground all dark & creepy. A middleground maybe in line for what's coming...a Victorian mansion or such.

And I cast my vote to see Gwen's butt on screen instead of Jack's as well.

[jwyblejr]

I'm talking about the stuff that aired after each of the Day. BBC America had a little 15 minute special after each one aired.

[jds1911a1]

^Is the commentary included with what your friend recorded? If so,what did you think of RTD's glee over killing that doctor? That was just creepy.

NOPE these were off BBC AM broadcast not copys of DVD releases

[jwyblejr]

^Is the commentary included with what your friend recorded? If so,what did you think of RTD's glee over killing that doctor? That was just creepy.

[Mikey]

Thanks to a good buddy who recorded them for me from BBC America, i'm up to Day-4.

Meaning, i've seen Day 1-3 so far.

Not bad, I don't think this story deserves to be it's own season.

BTW, am I the only person who thinks the British Ambassador guy Frobisher looks like House ?

[Gorn Captain]

To be honest, I think RTD ended season 3 with the message: "I'm leaving, and I'm ending the show as well."
That, for me, is the sad part.

The up side: some (small) remarks aside, season 3 was fantastic. Gripping. No holds barred. Pretty gruesome and brutal.
It was some very gutsy writing, I tell you.
If you think the end of season 2 was a punch to the gut, this season is the fist in the face.