# Anyone excited about the Torchwood Debut? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363 "2011-07-09T00:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/1 "2011-07-09T00:15:44Z")
Tonights the big start. šŸ˜ƒ I hope this time they can keep the original humor from the early seasons. I stopped watching after season 2 because it got to dark. Too depressing. Iā€™m giving the reboot a chance. I like Jack and adore Eve. Iā€™m open to a fresh start. Iā€™m curious to see what they have planned. > **['Torchwood' And 'Curb': Two Summer TV Treats](https://www.npr.org/2011/07/08/137647555/torchwood-and-curb-two-summer-tv-treats)** > > A new version of the British sci-fi series and a new season of the Larry David comedy begin this weekend on Starz and HBO, respectively. TV critic David Bianculli says while the broadcast networks are taking it easy, these competitors are serving up... [http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/07/08/torchwood.miracle.day/](http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/07/08/torchwood.miracle.day/) The Review sounds promising. > **['Torchwood: Miracle Day': Review Revue](https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-66063)** > > A collection of reviews of the new Starz network original science-fiction series, "Torchwood: Miracle Day." Adapted from the popular British series of the same name, the show follows a group of international operatives who must determine why death... ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/2 "2011-07-09T00:40:53Z")
Me me me! Iā€™m excited! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/3 "2011-07-09T00:44:46Z")
I wonder if theyā€™ll take a more adult approach like _True Blood_? Itā€™s cable and they can curse now. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/4 "2011-07-09T00:51:27Z")
I thought Torchwood was already in a later British time slot so they could curse and have lots of sex. As long as Jack unambiguously has more sex with guys than girls. I have a fear that in an Americanized version theyā€™ll let him have one quick gayish scene and then heā€™ll boff women the rest of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/5 "2011-07-09T01:17:42Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I thought Torchwood was already in a later British time slot so they could curse and have lots of sex. > > As long as Jack unambiguously has more sex with guys than girls. I have a fear that in an Americanized version theyā€™ll let him have one quick gayish scene and then heā€™ll boff women the rest of the season. According to [this interview with John Barrowman](http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/07/john_barrowman_1.html), > [@John Barrowman](#): > > And itā€™s not me who just promises it, the writers wrote it, so itā€™s not like ā€œJohn Barrowman says weā€™re having MAN SEXā€ and itā€™s put in the script ā€” it was there! It was given to me first, so it was like a gift. But yeah, men have sex together and so do women, and itā€™s about time that we show full-on man sex on television [Laughs.] ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/6 "2011-07-09T02:15:19Z")
John Barrowman also promised lots of nudity. Looking forward to that too. šŸ˜ƒ Bob ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/7 "2011-07-09T05:08:11Z")
My vote is Gwen gets some hot sex too. šŸ˜‰ Iā€™ll fast forward through any Barrowman sex scenes. I can always look at my own hairy ass in a mirror. I donā€™t need to see his. I recorded tonights show. Will watch tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/8 "2011-07-09T06:38:19Z")
Decided to stay up another hour and watch the debut. Looks really good so far. I like the plot setup that brings Jack and Gwen to America. I wonā€™t say much more because of spoilers. LMAO when I saw the Black Lady News Anchor again. She became an inside joke on Daviesā€™ version of Doctor Who. Anytime all hell broke out world wide, sheā€™d be on the Air announcing the end of the world. Nice seeing her again. I donā€™t think sheā€™s appeared on Doctor Who since the 11th Doctor started. With Torchwood, these are Dead Actors Walking. Iā€™ve never seen a cast of Actors killed off like Russell T. Davies did with Torchwood. Canā€™t help but wonder whoā€™ll be the first cast member killed off. We all know itā€™ll happen. Always does on Torchwood. They better not kill of Gwen or Iā€™ll be gone. Sheā€™s the main reason I watch. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/9 "2011-07-09T07:15:22Z")
šŸ˜• šŸ˜• The show aired hours ago and nobody is talking? Guess Iā€™ll shift over to Gallifrey Base. Iā€™ve heard the UK will see Torchwood next week. For years BBC America showed Doctor Who a week late. Now the shoe is on the other foot in the UK. Since it will air in the UK. I donā€™t expect any normal cable stuff like cursing or nudity. They got to keep it pretty clean so it can air unedited in the UK. Thatā€™s fine. Really, if I want nasty stuff, Iā€™ll watch an R rated movie. ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/10 "2011-07-09T09:35:06Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Since it will air in the UK. I donā€™t expect any normal cable stuff like cursing or nudity. They got to keep it pretty clean so it can air unedited in the UK. Havenā€™t seen it yet, obviously (whatā€™s that all about? I would have thought theyā€™d at least air on the same night, but hey ho! - itā€™s Thursday for us) but this warrants a slight clarification I think. In the UK we donā€™t really have the same split of cable/network suitability, although it does exist to a very small degree. It certainly isnā€™t the case that swearing or nudity wouldnā€™t happen on a terrestrial channel, this is something that would be covered by the timing of the broadcast. In an adult-audience programme, like Torchwood kind of is, intended for broadcast after the so-called ā€˜watershedā€™, swearing and nudity are not at all unknown. Where we tend to see more restrictions is on levels of violence which air. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/11 "2011-07-09T12:08:25Z")
I watched last night. I enjoyed the show. I went ahead and set up my DVR to record the series. Does anybody know how many episodes weā€™ll get his first go around? I was a little disappointed they didnā€™t give us a two hour premiere. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/12 "2011-07-09T17:11:50Z")
Ten episodes, according to Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/13 "2011-07-09T17:23:53Z")
I enjoyed it. Not quite as good as Children Of Earth (there was no great ā€œWe are coming backā€ moment), but still loads better than the first two seasons. If the show sticks around, they better stick to this sort of ā€œmini-seriesā€ format. Itā€™s clearly working for them. I loved the whole ā€œautopsyā€ scene with the doctor who had no idea to even describe what they were seeing. Although after they cut off the guyā€™s head, my first thought was ā€œdestroy the brain!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/14 "2011-07-09T19:14:43Z")
Anyone know when itā€™s going to be on Hulu or Netflix? I really want to see it, but I really donā€™t otherwise have a need for Starz. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/15 "2011-07-09T21:07:40Z")
Thisā€¦ > [@](#): > > For those with DirecTV, episode 1 is also airing several times this weekend on the Audience Network, channel 101. or > **[Watch TV Online, Stream Episodes and Movies | Xfinity Stream](https://www.xfinity.com/stream/)** > > Watch TV series and top rated movies live and on demand with Xfinity Stream. Stream your favorite shows and movies anytime, anywhere! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/16 "2011-07-09T21:28:23Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Anyone know when itā€™s going to be on Hulu or Netflix? I really want to see it, but I really donā€™t otherwise have a need for Starz. The first episode was on the Starz website. I donā€™t know theyā€™re going to continue like that. I hope, because I donā€™t have cable. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/17 "2011-07-09T22:46:07Z")
Iā€™d be surprised if they _do_ have the remaining episodes on their website. (Since that would make it unnecessary to subscribe to the cable channel.) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/18 "2011-07-09T22:53:40Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Iā€™d be surprised if they _do_ have the remaining episodes on their website. (Since that would make it unnecessary to subscribe to the cable channel.) Yeah, I would be as well. But I can dreamā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/19 "2011-07-10T01:20:07Z")
It was okay, but pretty slow. I donā€™t think theyā€™ll grab a ton of new viewers like that. Whatā€™s with the Wales humor they hamfisted in? The CIA guy bitched because thereā€™s a bridge and you have to pay a toll. I guess Brits would think thatā€™s funny somehow? Sure seemed like I was supposed to be laughing about something. Wales is like New Jersey? So? Is this a season, like the original Torchwood, or is this a long miniseries kind of thing like Children of Earth? Itā€™s nice to see Gwen and Jack (and Gwenā€™s hubby and Andy her old cop buddy) again. They were the anchors of the old team anyway. As for the story, Iā€™m thinking burning should do the trick. If people arenā€™t healing or reconstituting, that has to be permanent, right? If I were that rapist murderer guy, I wouldnā€™t be so quick to return to the public. Think what an angry mob could do to him now. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/20 "2011-07-10T03:50:37Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Whatā€™s with the Wales humor they hamfisted in? The CIA guy bitched because thereā€™s a bridge and you have to pay a toll. I guess Brits would think thatā€™s funny somehow? Sure seemed like I was supposed to be laughing about something. Wales is like New Jersey? So? I actually chuckled a bit at that part. IMHO I didnā€™t think it was a specifically Wales thing but that he was so flustered heā€™d bitch about anything. Itā€™s like one of those days when nothingā€™s going right so you bitch about a stupid red light, even though it doesnā€™t make any sense. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363.md?page=2)