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[QUOTE]Originally posted by FawnDoo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by StationMaster: [qb]Torchwood, unlike Doctor Who was developed by piecing together bits. There was no genesis idea. Russell T Davis said way before the series came out that he wanted Torchwood to be "X-Files and thats life (a British comedy thing from the 80's)"[/qb][/QUOTE]First off I have to say thank you for the great laugh I just had, wondering what the bastard child of "The X Files" and "That's Life!" would be like. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_Life%21">That's Life!</a> was a crappy BBC magazine program from the 80s that had as its highlight a story on a dog that could say the word "sausages". Seriously, that was the high point. Oh and the dog that could jump up and catch water fired out of a soda bottle. While I think these isolated exampled might be over-emphasising the dog aspects, I think they give you the general idea. What [URL=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/10_october/17/torch.shtml]Russell Davies said[/URL] was that Torchwood would be "...the X Files meets This Life." [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Life]This Life[/URL] was a 90s drama about young lawyers having lots of sex, drugs, moderate amounts of rock and roll and other such shenanigans - much more like the antics of Torchwood. The distinction will probably be lost on all non-Brits here but believe me, for the mental images alone I thought it was worth pointing out. BTW for anyone wanting a look at the level of insightful journalism employed by the staff at That's Life! check out [URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMUDo513tCk]this video on YouTube[/URL]. Responding to a viewer complaining about uneven paving stones (oh yes) the intrepid team of reporters got to work and...sent a washed up actress down the street in a low-cut dress with two jellies in her hands to check the "wobble" factor. Did I mention she was in a wheelbarrow at the time? Pulitzer's in the post, Rantzen. Getting back to the show itself though I have to say I've enjoyed Torchwood well enough, but to me it's never really moved out of the shadow of it's parent show. Another show that I really like, Deep Space Nine, managed to do just that - in my opinion, it ended up as a superior product to TNG. Alas when it comes to Torchwood, while I think it is good and watchable enough, I can't see it ever managing to do the same. It's very much rooted in being a spinoff - right down to the fact that you always knew Jack's immortality would never be addressed on it, but would always be held back to Doctor Who. It's still decent enough TV though. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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