# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/21 "2011-07-10T04:28:14Z")
OK, obviously a lot happened in Children of Earth. Is there a place to watch it online? ---
**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 10, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/22 "2011-07-10T04:34:28Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > OK, obviously a lot happened in Children of Earth. Is there a place to watch it online? It’s on Netflix Instant Watch. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/23 "2011-07-10T04:50:40Z")
I liked it. I’ve been paying for Starz for years (I watch enough TV that I don’t mind paying for the “platinum package”) and it was nice to actually watch it. I thought the “Bridge to Wales” was a in-joke until I looked at a map and realized that was exactly -the- Bridge to Wales. 🙂 Guess I’m not up on the geography of Great Britain as I thought. The trailer for the Kelsey Grammar series The Boss made that sound intriguing. May be watching Starz this fall as well. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/24 "2011-07-10T21:24:03Z")
I’m very curious what role the Death Row inmate will play. None of the Americans are likable. WTF are they gonna do with baby? This is a short season, by US standards, and because I loved Children of Earth, I’m in it for the season. ---
**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 10, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/25 "2011-07-10T21:30:00Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > I’m very curious what role the Death Row inmate will play. None of the Americans are likable. WTF are they gonna do with baby? This is a short season, by US standards, and because I loved Children of Earth, I’m in it for the season. Didn’t they say the baby was going to go to Gwen’s mom? ---
**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 10, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/26 "2011-07-10T21:49:03Z")
So are we going with open spoilers, even though the episode has yet to air in the UK? As for the baby, I can’t remember if they said that she was going to Gwen’s mom, but it makes sense. I can’t see them running around with the baby. BTW, did you notice that when Jack showed up in the US, he gave his name as “Owen Harper?” And who was shooting at Gwen and Rhys? Also, who sent the message “Torchwood?” I doubt they’re the same people doing both. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/27 "2011-07-10T21:50:33Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Didn’t they say the baby was going to go to Gwen’s mom? That was before they found out they were being renditioned to America. I suppose they still could do that, though. ---
**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 10, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/28 "2011-07-10T22:06:23Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So are we going with open spoilers, even though the episode has yet to air in the UK? > > As for the baby, I can’t remember if they said that she was going to Gwen’s mom, but it makes sense. I can’t see them running around with the baby. BTW, did you notice that when Jack showed up in the US, he gave his name as “Owen Harper?” And who was shooting at Gwen and Rhys? Also, who sent the message “Torchwood?” I doubt they’re the same people doing both. Maybe we could get “Spoilers - American pace” (ala the Doctor Who thread) added to the title. ---
**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, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/29 "2011-07-10T22:10:31Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And who was shooting at Gwen and Rhys? I was wondering about that. It seemed clear if anyone from Torchwood surfaced, they’d be hunted and killed. I don’t remember them making that sort of enemy, though. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/30 "2011-07-10T23:34:41Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I actually chuckled a bit at that part. IMHO I didn’t think it was a specifically Wales thing but that he was so flustered he’d bitch about anything. It’s like one of those days when nothing’s going right so you bitch about a stupid red light, even though it doesn’t make any sense. After we watched it my wife decided she didn’t remember enough of ‘Children of Earth’ and so we’ve started rewatching that. When Gwen goes to see Clem McDonald in the group home she’s on her phone with Rhys and comments on the bridge. And I disagree with most of the folks here. The cute blonde was cute and likable. The hyperactive black guy, on the other hand, I could happily do without. > [@levdrakon](#): > > I was wondering about that. It seemed clear if anyone from Torchwood surfaced, they’d be hunted and killed. I don’t remember them making that sort of enemy, though. Yeah, I don’t know if they’ll inform us or not, but something must have happened after the end of ‘Children of Earth’ that would make them kill-on-sight targets. Unless it was just their bringing down all those politicians. I doubt it, though, seeing as how I don’t think, if you’re hiding from the top levels of the UK government, that you’d want to be hiding out in witness protection in the UK. My favorite part was Gwen grabbing the earmuffs and putting them on the baby before shooting at the helicopter. There’s mothering instincts for you! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/31 "2011-07-11T17:04:48Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I actually chuckled a bit at that part. IMHO I didn’t think it was a specifically Wales thing but that he was so flustered he’d bitch about anything. It’s like one of those days when nothing’s going right so you bitch about a stupid red light, even though it doesn’t make any sense. i used to live in new jersey just outside of new york, and believe me, the wales crack made me laugh out loud. 😃 for the record, good start to the new season and hopefully continued good story progress. i’m definitely in it for the long haul - ordered starz last month. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/32 "2011-07-11T19:52:29Z")
> [@Scubaqueen](#): > > - ordered starz last month. I ordered last week. DirecTV had a deal. Normally a pay channel is $13 a month but they had a bundle of Starz and Showtime for 3 months for $13 a month. Worked out perfect and Tourchwood should be over by then and then I’m going to cancel the bundle. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/33 "2011-07-11T20:31:12Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I ordered last week. DirecTV had a deal. Normally a pay channel is $13 a month but they had a bundle of Starz and Showtime for 3 months for $13 a month. Worked out perfect and Tourchwood should be over by then and then I’m going to cancel the bundle. Note that you can also get a $25 rebate from Starz after subscribing for 3 months. Here’s the offer page: [http://www.starzoffers.com/](http://www.starzoffers.com/) I signed up for Starz only on DirecTV for about $10 / month. So I figure Miracle Day will end up costing me about $5 net. J. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/34 "2011-07-11T20:46:42Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I ordered last week. DirecTV had a deal. Normally a pay channel is $13 a month but they had a bundle of Starz and Showtime for 3 months for $13 a month. Worked out perfect and Tourchwood should be over by then and then I’m going to cancel the bundle. Note that you can also get a $25 rebate from Starz after subscribing for 3 months. Here’s the offer page: [http://www.starzoffers.com/](http://www.starzoffers.com/) I signed up for Starz only on DirecTV for about $10 / month. So I figure Miracle Day will end up costing me about $5 net. J. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/35 "2011-07-12T00:13:26Z")
Waiting for the DVD here. Not paying for Starz just to get one show. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/36 "2011-07-12T16:58:02Z")
I believe I read on one of the Doctor Who sites that there will be some scenes in the US version not in the UK version and vice-versa… Not sure why on either tho… ---
**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 12, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/37 "2011-07-12T17:11:42Z")
I hope they don’t do that (have differences between the UK and US versions), as it’s going to make threads like this confusing. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/38 "2011-07-12T17:20:02Z")
Different US & UK scenes usually involve nudity, sex, cursing etc. Generally it doesn’t change the story or continuity or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/39 "2011-07-12T17:30:40Z")
Probably just in show advertisement removed from the British version as the BBC isn’t allowed to do that sort of thing. In the British version Jack won’t comment on what a cool car the Nissan Vectra (or whatever) is, instead he’ll just get into the car. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363/40 "2011-07-12T17:53:50Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Probably just in show advertisement removed from the British version as the BBC isn’t allowed to do that sort of thing. In the British version Jack won’t comment on what a cool car the Nissan Vectra (or whatever) is, instead he’ll just get into the car. Well, when we get to Gwen’s full frontal scene I’d appreciate it if everyone would inform me as to which version it appeared in. Appropos of nothing, anyone seen “101 Ways to Leave a Game Show”? It really sucks, but the MC (or whatever) looks like he could be Jack Harkness’s younger brother. If they ever need a younger Gray, I’ve found him. Gimme my casting bucks! -Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-about-the-torchwood-debut/588363.md?page=3)