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belboid said:
hmm, wonders whether to make cheap joke about Barrowman getting wood or not.....
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:D

I always thought he was better as a supporting character than as a leading actor which is why though I worship Capt Jack and would have happily have his babies I prefer him in "Dr. Who" than "Torchwood".

Same with his stage stuff - he was excellent as a supporting character in "Sunset Boulevard" but a bit swamped as the lead in "Anything Goes".
 
QueenOfGoths said:
I'd prefer them to bring in some new characters tbh - just to ring the changes - and 'cos Bernard Cribbens, who would be my first choice, is a bit old to be running around Cardiff.
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He can take over Ianto's job of making tea and coffee in the hub now that Ianto is too tired from shagging Jack all the time and thinking of his witty one-liners.
 
Vintage Paw said:
He can take over Ianto's job of making tea and coffee in the hub now that Ianto is too tired from shagging Jack all the time and thinking of his witty one-liners.
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I'm likely to watch any future Torchwood even if it remains shit - but I still can't work out the point for having Ianto.

The only episode his character was ever good in was the one where he first joined torchwood and helped Jack catch the pterodactyl (pterodactyl = thank you spell checker ;)

What happened, he joins and then loses all his personality and stuff? :(

:hmm:
 
Final said:
I'm likely to watch any future Torchwood even if it remains shit - but I still can't work out the point for having Ianto.

The only episode his character was ever good in was the one where he first joined torchwood and helped Jack catch the pterodactyl (pterodactyl = thank you spell checker ;)

What happened, he joins and then loses all his personality and stuff? :(

:hmm:
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Nooo. He has the best lines a lot of the time. He's mister witty.
 
Final said:
I'm likely to watch any future Torchwood even if it remains shit - but I still can't work out the point for having Ianto.

The only episode his character was ever good in was the one where he first joined torchwood and helped Jack catch the pterodactyl (pterodactyl = thank you spell checker ;)

What happened, he joins and then loses all his personality and stuff? :(

:hmm:
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Ianto is great! I like him.

Also his personality changed when his girlfriend was turned into a cyberwoman (wasn't she also played by Feema thingy or am I imagining that:confused:) and then he had to kill her.
 
No, that was another girl! I think she used to be on As If, or some show like that.


My Torchwood series 2 boxset came today!
It's so pretty and red.
 
Ianto did get much better in series 2 I thought.

His original girlfriend was Lisa Hallett, played by Caroline Chikezie, according to wiki
 
money that could have been spent on honest, decent doctor who rather than all this gender bending PC nonsense agenda being pushed by the beeb and thier zanliebore cronies
 
I'm still a fan and it's heartwarming to see the '...Who' empire expanding and flourishing again...I just wish I liked any of it much anymore. :(

I don't know if it's psychological, but in 'my day' - Tom Baker/Peter Davidson - it all seemed to be directed at a slightly higher age range and was genuinely chilling and alien, somehow exascerbated by the videotape production values and cardboard robots that suggested you could be there with them. (Minus random technical shortcomings of the era such as screen light blur that is.) Now all the franchises seem a touch too...I dunno...'Byker Grove'... :confused:

*Trips over Zimmer frame, colostomy bag falls out*
 
I never "got" Torchwood, I am afraid, although I watched it a few times. There are some good shots of Cardiff in it, sometimes, and John Barrowman is a bit of eye candy. Other than that, it's not for me.

I adored Christopher Ecclestone as Doctor Who, and was surprised to find that David Tennant evoked similar levels of adoration, too, since I was disappointed that Ecclestone left so soon.

I am not sure I agree about it being aimed at a higher age range than the previous incarnations, though. If anything, there have been a few where I have thought it was not only highly sophisticated in plot and character, but convincingly scary! Perhaps I am just getting to be a bit of a wuss with my zimmer frame?
 
I'm looking forward to it although Torchwood always manages to disappoint. Series Two had its moments but was more of the same old bollocks really.
 
There are three radio plays acting as prequels to this story on Radio 4 this week. The first is on today at 2.15pm and the next are tomorrow and Friday.

1. BBC Radio 4
2. Programmes
3. Afternoon Play
4. Torchwood - Asylum

Torchwood - Asylum
Listen:
Next on:

Today, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4
Synopsis

By Anita Sullivan. When PC Andy arrests a teenager for shoplifting, he thinks it is going to be a routine case. Then he sees the weapon she is carrying and decides to call in the Torchwood team. Under questioning from Gwen, the girl remembers her name but little else, and when she speaks it is in a strange mix of English and Scandinavian, but with a Cardiff accent. Then the girl's blood tests come through and the team is faced with a dilemma.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lg4c7
 
Apparently it's just 5 episodes on every day next week. Old Barrowman is pissed off and feels short changed by the Beeb. He feels that they are punishing them in return for a 'promotion' to BBC1. I can see what he means. Old RTD says it'll be good for the fans. I don't know. I fucking hate things that are just a run of every night a week. More chance to miss them, and they're over too quickly.
 
Vintage Paw said:
Apparently it's just 5 episodes on every day next week. Old Barrowman is pissed off and feels short changed by the Beeb. He feels that they are punishing them in return for a 'promotion' to BBC1. I can see what he means. Old RTD says it'll be good for the fans. I don't know. I fucking hate things that are just a run of every night a week. More chance to miss them, and they're over too quickly.
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Frankly, the Torchwood team deserve punishment.

A reduction in the number of episodes is getting off lightly.
 
QueenOfGoths said:
Please god not Martha - that fixed inane grin, that non-ability to act :mad:

Mickey might be interesting but Martha is shit.
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Thankfully both actors (though I use the term loosely with regard to Ageyman) had scheduling conflicts and won't be in this series.:D
 
Excellent!!
I love Captain Jack - Cheesier than a cheese platter followed by fondue, followed by cheesecake
:cool:
 
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