![]() ![]() Barrowman is well-known in England, a decent singer of his own with several albums, and was one of the judges of the British version of America’s Got Talent. Barrowman, a die-hard joker and pain in the neck, had no problem with the nudity on the show, and often used it to shock his castmates if they look horrified on screen, it just might be an authentic look from something Barrowman had done just as the cameras started to roll. I’ve met both Eve Miles and John Barrowman they are a delight in person and their on-screen charisma is authentic. ![]() Torchwood is a wonderful series, less science-fiction than horror, with a lot of drama thrown in. If you have a high tolerance for anger and horror, watch the Children of Earth storyline. Especially check out the episodes Countrycide, Captain Jack Harkness, and Dead Man Walking. Who never appears in Torchwood (beyond the sound of his ship in the background for one episode), specifically to emphasize that they did not want children crossing over to the other show. Although Jack Harkness would make guest appearances on Dr. It is at times tough and gritty, and it deals with some very adult themes and morals, including nudity and violence, besides some episodes being as creepy as the best horror films. Torchwood is NOT a children’s show, and was never meant to be. Sometimes you love him, and, after the Children of Earth storyline, you understand his reasoning but you truly want to hate him. Sometimes Jack does seem to have an evil side, but really he’s more of a devout neutral, weighing the balance of what’s right and what’s wrong in each situation. She’s never quite sure if Jack is on the side of Earth or not, and it takes her a long time to trust him (partly because at the beginning he keeps trying to slip her drugs to make her forget). It takes Gwen quite a bit to get used to everything going on around her, sworn to secrecy, which puts her at odds with her fiance Rhys, who thinks she’s going batty. When police officer Gwen Cooper (Eve Miles) stumbles onto the secret lair of Torchwood, she won’t stop investigating, until finally Harkness allows her to join them. It is based in Cardiff, Wales, and headed by Captain Jack Harkness, a former Time Agent who operates above the law, with powerful technology at his hands. The Torchwood Institute is set up as a present-day agency hunting present-day aliens that threaten (mostly) London and Wales. Jack Harkness was such a strong character the BBC gave Jack Harkness his own spin-off in 2006, Torchwood (which, by the way, is an anagram for Doctor Who). And among the recurring companions was the role of Captain Jack Harkness, a mysterious immortal figure from the future, played by actor John Barrowman. ![]() This time the BBC has actually put money into it, and it is by far some of the best produced, best-written television out there. Who is brought back to life with actor Christopher Eccleston in the lead role (you might know him from Gone in 60 Seconds, or Thor: The Dark World). After several years of spotty specials, Dr. Merchandising was rare, usually imported, and extremely expensive.įast forward to 2005. I actually had to pull it in from Canada, which meant a tipsy Rube Goldberg contraption of raising my TV up high, attaching tinfoil to the antenna, wires to the tin foil, a coat hanger, and all this thrown out the third-story window, because my dorm room was on the opposite side from all the TV signals. Back in 1987, when I started watching a strange little British science-fiction children’s TV show called Dr. ![]()
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