torchwood-related stories
Posted Jul 24th 2009 3:31AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, British TV
OK folks, let's pull ourselves together now. Yes, this was
Torchwood's darkest hour, but tonight is ass-kicking time, right? Right?
Honestly, I'm not really sure how it's all gonna end, but that's what I'm loving about
Children of Earth. The miniseries has kept me guessing from the start, and it's kept me on the edge of my seat all week with damn fine storytelling and some great performances. (Please, Internet, tell me a full season order is in the can for next year!)
Continue reading Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day Four (U.S.)
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Samantha Who?- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
- At 9, FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance.
- USA has a new Burn Notice at 9, followed by a new Royal Pains.
- BBC America has a new Torchwood: Children of Earth at 9.
- Also at 9: Spike has a new TNA Impact!
- At 10, NBC has a new episode of The Listener.
- Comedy Central has a new Tosh.0 at 10.
- Bravo has a new episode of The Fashion Show at 10.
- There's a new Penn & Teller: Bullshit! on Showtime at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Samantha Who, TNA Impact, The Fashion Show
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 2:10AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, British TV
They're here.
Species 456 finally touched down on Earth to scare the crap out of civil servant John Frobisher -- and this reviewer -- in the third suspenseful hour of
Torchwood: Children of Earth.
Day two was an action-packed thrill ride from start to finish, but day three (scripted by Russell T Davies and James Moran) was the most intense episode of the miniseries so far. For the second time this week,
Torchwood had me on the edge of my seat with some truly chilling moments. But before things got too creepy, there was some fun to be had with the team getting back together, finding a new Hub, and lifting a few credit cards and laptops from unsuspecting Londoners.
Continue reading Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day Three (U.S.)
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC, CBS, NBC, C-SPAN, and the news channels will have President Obama's speech.- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new Time Team America at 8, then a new Ascent of Money.
- Cartoon Network has a new BrainRush at 8, followed by new episodes of Destroy Build Destroy and The Othersiders.
- At 9, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a new I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- TNT has a new Leverage at 9, followed by a new Dark Blue.
- BBC America has a new Torchwood: Children of Earth at 9.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- There's a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9 on Food Network.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
- MTV has a new Real World at 10.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wipeout, Top Chef Masters, Real World
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 2:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Video, Doctor Who, Reality-Free
The new
Doctor Who, Matt Smith, and gal pal Anna Pond (Karen Gillan) seem to be stranded on a beach in more new set photos and a video of the series' first day of shooting. (Fans will notice the Doctor is holding a brand new sonic screwdriver.)
I'm really looking forward to the Doctor's return (or the new Doctor's arrival, however you wish to look at it) in 2010. The first two brilliant hours of
Torchwood: Children of Earth have me wanting to dive back into the rich sci-fi world created by Russell T. Davies.
Continue reading Matt Smith shows off his sonic screwdriver in new Doctor Who set pics, video
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:56AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Gwen is a badass. And that Ianto sure is one clever boy. With Captain Jack busy growing back his body parts, Torchwood's non-super-powered players took center stage in
Children of Earth's fast and furious second hour.
Day two started out with a rush of action movie awesomeness as Gwen blasted her way out of a scary situation. I don't remember the danger ever feeling so immediate and real in
Torchwood. The opening minutes were edge-of-your-seat tense, and the swift pace rarely let up.
Continue reading Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day Two (U.S.)
Posted Jul 21st 2009 11:39AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, British TV
Captain Jack is back, and Torchwood is facing its biggest threat yet: An alien assault on the world's children.
The first hour of
Children of Earth was a great set-up for what promises to be an epic story for the
Doctor Who spinoff. The epic feel, with the helicopter shots and the grandiose music, surprisingly suits
Torchwood, a show known for its balance of intimate character moments and goofy B-movie tropes. The camaraderie between the characters is still there, and so is the goofiness, as evidenced by the fun early scene with Jack and Ianto extracting the "hitchhiker" from their "neighbor."
The main plot --- with the children stopping and screaming (creepy) and then chanting a warning (creepier) to the people of Earth – didn't overwhelm hour one. The real meat here was in the surprising character revelations. I like that the impending alien invasion gave our trio a reason to reflect on their roots and ponder their future. Ianto, Gwen and Jack had some great moments away from Torchwood central.
Continue reading Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day One (U.S.)
Posted Jul 20th 2009 9:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Like I mentioned earlier today on
SciFi Squad,
Torchwood: Children of Earth finally makes its U.S. premiere tonight with a gripping first hour on BBC America. We'll be covering the five-part miniseries through Friday with news and daily episode reviews.
Torchwood's own Captain Jack Harkness, John Barrowman, talked to
Pop Candy's Whitney Matheson recently. The interview is a good read with Barrowman talking about the show, his career, his love of sci-fi (he's a
Space: 1999 fan!) and his thoughts on the new Doctor Who, Matt Smith. Here are some highlights:
When asked which
Torchwood agent is the best kisser, Barrowman responded: "It depends how you're looking at it, because Jack kisses them in different ways. Jack will kiss Ianto very passionately ... He would kiss Gwen on the cheek, but with a little bit of trepidation, because there's almost a sensuality there that he doesn't want to go to. And with Toshiko, it's more of a kind of a playful, pecky kiss. So I'd still have to say Ianto's the best kisser."
Continue reading Torchwood's John Barrowman on the Jack-Ianto relationship, the new Doctor
Posted Jul 20th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TCM has moon and space movies all night.- At 8, ABC has a new episode of The Bachelorette, followed by the series premiere of Dating in the Dark.
- NBC has a new Great American Road Trip at 8.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then a new Make It or Break It.
- At 9, PBS has a new History Detectives.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, followed by a new Raising the Bar.
- BBC America has the premiere of Torchwood: Children of Earth at 9.
- ESPN2 has the World Cup Softball final at 9.
- At 10, NBC has the series premiere of The Wanted.
- Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, then a new Nurse Jackie.
- TLC has a new Cake Boss at 10.
- VH-1 has the series premiere of The T.O. Show at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: The Closer, Torchwood, Dating In The Dark
Posted Jul 15th 2009 7:04PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Reality-Free, British TV
Following its smash hit run on BBC1 in the U.K.,
Torchwood: "Children of Earth" is heralding its U.S. arrival next week by presenting the first seven minutes of the first episode, "Day One."
The week-long, five episode mini-series has already generated enough spoilers here at
TV Squad and around the web, so we'll take care to avoid repeat performances here. For now, stateside viewers can visit
BBC America's video page to watch the first seven minutes of the third season's first show in which Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) dies of Ptomaine poisoning.
The first 20 minutes of the same episode were already available on the BBC America On Demand channel included with some cable services.
Continue reading BBC America serves up first seven minutes of new Torchwood
Posted Jul 12th 2009 11:38AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Reality-Free, British TV
The
Doctor Who franchise is jumping to a U.S. publisher for a new regularly scheduled comic book due to arrive in stores this week.
IDW Publishing, also the home for
Star Trek,
G.I. Joe,
The Transformers and
Angel comics, isn't the first American company to publish
Who .
Marvel was the home of Fourth Doctor Tom Baker's two-dimenstional adventures in the 1970s.
But those Marvel titles were written by Brits (including Alan Moore) for Brits. In a testament to
Who's rebirth and international popularity, IDW's titles will be printed in the U.S. for an eager American audience -- while additional
Who comics run in the U.K.
Continue reading Doctor Who jumps to regular U.S. comics gig
Posted Jul 10th 2009 1:00PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Ratings, Reality-Free, British TV
Premiering to an audience of almost 6 million viewers and holding fairly steady all week long, the BBC's "event programming" of
Torchwood: "Children of Earth" looks like a success.
Series star
John Barrowman griped last week about the BBC producing only a five-episode series for
Torchwood's third season. But, the week-long mini-series turned the 2009 appearance of the
Doctor Who spinoff into a TV phenomena desperately awaited by its fans.
Torchwood's move to BBC One
more than doubled the show's season two ratings, and there's no telling how high those numbers could go for tonight's mini-series finale.
Continue reading Torchwood burning up the UK weekly ratings
Posted Jul 10th 2009 11:01AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Interviews, Doctor Who, Reality-Free, British TV
The TV world is buzzing around Gareth David-Lloyd right now. The actor and musician is watching new episodes of
Torchwood blow up on British TV and wondering what the future will bring.
When the BBC announced the third season of the popular
Doctor Who spin-off would be a special, five-episode mini-series with all five episodes airing over five consecutive nights ("Children of Earth"), fans held their breath to discover what would become of David-Lloyd's character (Ianto Jones) and the rest of the
Torchwood crew.
When we catch up to Jones, Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gween Cooper (Eve Myles), they're mourning the loss of Owen (Burn Gorman) and Tosh (Naoko Mori), who sacrificed themselves to save their friends in the second season's finale.
Continue reading Gareth David-Lloyd of Torchwood: The TV Squad Interview
Posted Jul 1st 2009 10:05AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Doctor Who, Celebrities, Reality-Free, British TV
With the premiere of
Torchwood: Children of Earth closing in at BBC America, John Barrowman is picking an unusual time to kick BBC executives in the pants.
The leading man and variety host told the British papers that he feels like the
BBC is punishing him and Torchwood by cutting the show down to a week-long, five-episode mini-series run.
Barrowman's timing is odd, as there were no reports of dissatisfaction before, during or after filming on the short run. Meanwhile, there's plenty of positive publicity buzzing around the new season, and there was no desperate need to get people interested via a complaint.
Continue reading Barrowman blasts BBC for Torchwood miniseries
Posted Jun 19th 2009 10:02AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Doctor Who, Celebrities, Reality-Free, British TV, Comic-Con
Doctor Who's David Tennant (right) and
Who/Torchwood executive producer Russell T. Davies are headed to Comic-Con for the first time this year -- just in time for both of them to walk away from sci-fi's longest running TV series.
It should be a huge event, as fans of both
Doctor Who and
Torchwood will get their first chance to grill the people most directly responsible for the shows' development over the last few years.
Tennant, will appear alongside Davies, former
Who executive producer Julie Gardner and
Who/
Torchwood director Euros Lyn at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego on Sunday, July 26, 10-11:00 am PT.
Continue reading Doctor Who's Tennant and Davies Heading to Comic-Con
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