# Torchwood: Children of Earth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358 "2009-06-29T16:29:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/1 "2009-06-29T16:29:38Z")

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Starts in 7 days! Well, in the UK. The five-night miniseries starts July 20 on BBC America.

BBCA has trailers [on their site.](http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/torchwood-video.jsp)

Who’s exciiiiiiiited? It looks pretty intense and eery.

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**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:** [June 29, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/2 "2009-06-29T16:36:15Z")

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I’m looking forward to it. Also, because BBC America is going to start broadcasting in HD prior to this.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/3 "2009-06-29T16:52:11Z")

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And it looks like even with all the action, danger and tension, Cap’n Jack still fits in at least one good man-on-man lip-lock.

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/4 "2009-07-12T04:18:04Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> And it looks like even with all the action, danger and tension, Cap’n Jack still fits in at least one good man-on-man lip-lock.

So…all five parts have aired.

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a depressing show in my life. So dark and depressing it almost conceals how incredibly good it was.

Is this the end of the show?

-Joe

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/5 "2009-07-12T16:15:48Z")

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I decided to save the eps to marathon-watch, but I haven’t heard anything about the series being canceled. BBC is doing really wonky stuff with their shows though. Are they mini-series? Short series? Regular series but not this year or next year but maybe the year after that if someone doesn’t get the sniffles?

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**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torchwood-children-of-earth/501358/6 "2009-07-12T17:18:09Z")

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Already being discussed (with spoilers).

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=523899](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=523899)