Comments on: Dead Tree Alert II: Get Fired Up for Torchwood: Children of Earth

By: sherby57

sherby57 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:37:09 +0000

COE was such a vast improvement over the previous two series of Torchwood that It might as well be different show entirely. Here in the UK, this was the first outing for the show on BBC1 (the more mainstream of the BBCs channels, and most watched), and it seemed to be pretty successful. Fingers crossed that they bring it back...if they can maintain the quality.

By: cboersma

cboersma — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:50:50 +0000

I'm so glad I read this review last week. I've been watching the show this week and loving it.

By: On TV tonight « My list of Coolness Blog

On TV tonight « My list of Coolness Blog — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:49:25 +0000

[...] Mondays @ 9pm, on BBC America. Truth is I have no idea what this show is about, but maybe people I who’s opinion I respect are loving this show. mylistofcoolness @ 11:49 am [filed under TV [...]

By: A Television Event: Torchwood: Children of Earth Preview « Cultural Learnings

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:01:54 +0000

[...] the meantime, you can check out reviews from fellow relative Torchwood neophytes Dan Fienberg and James Poniewozik, as well as some more a more seasoned perspective from Maureen [...]

By: chelsea15jk

chelsea15jk — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:03:23 +0000

They've been playing previews for it on Hulu, and it looked interesting, but I might watch it now, if they put it on Hulu. This is standalone, right? I don't have to watch the past Torchwoods to see this?

By: dfiggy

dfiggy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:54:41 +0000

Interestingly, I am not a big Doctor Who fan (I was in the 80s, but not so much now) but I absolutely love Torchwood. I am so looking forward to this mini-series. My best friend lives in the UK and has already seen it. He is being very good and has not given me any spoilers, but he cannot wait for me to check it out! I have heard that it is amazing!

By: alalia

alalia — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:17 +0000

I agree with tyrantking, "Blink" is probably one of my favorite Doctor Who episodes, even though it only briefly features the Doctor. It's one of the reasons why I'm excited about Steven Moffat taking over running the show; he wrote the episode. I like the first 4 seasons, but the episodes that stand out for me have been the ones written by Moffatt, although they all have a horror element to them. Russell T Davies, who reimagined the show brillantly, occasionally gets stuck on auto-repeat. And I'm not that big into the sci fi genre; I like Lost, but I just never got into BSG. I watched most of the first season of Torchwood, but it just didn't interest me and frankly it's tone was radically uneven. I've been reading the Guardian's blog reviews of Children of Earth and while they do spoil the episodes (so don't read if you want no surprises) it sounds like Children of Earth was really better than the first 2 seasons of Torchwood. I'm also all kinds of excited about Being Human, which starts on BBC America soon.

By: tyrantking

tyrantking — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:01:17 +0000

James: whether you like Doctor Who or not you should absolutely watch the tenth episode of season three entitled, "Blink". You should watch it late at night too. Trust me.

By: rellimarual

rellimarual — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:46:11 +0000

I've seen the first 3 episodes, too, with the same skepticism because I also don't care for Dr. Who or Torchwood. And Children of Earth is really great. I don't know if people who like the other two shows will go for it. Maybe it won't be goofy/campy/shoddy enough for their tastes, if that's what they like about those shows. Children of Earth is more serious and ominous and less funny, though it does have some humor. It seems more grown-up to me.

By: shara says

shara says — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:21:41 +0000

Looking forward to it!!!