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OK, so anyone outside the U.K. or Australia who's on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or any other social networking site with any immediacy has already been spoiled for the penultimate chapter of "Torchwood: Children of Earth." If you're one of the few remaining who hasn't seen it, doesn't know, and doesn't want to know, this is not for you; check out Mark's reaction in the next post.
Here's James! (Chip puts his fingers in his ears.) "La la la la la la…."
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The Resident Alien is back, and he continues to find Torchwood: Children of Earth satisfying.
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We're now past the midpoint of Torchwood: Children of Earth, and while I'm still seeing positive reactions in my Twitter feed, DWO WhoCast's James is seeking a little more…
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James from the DWO WhoCast returns with a slightly more critical, slightly more spoilery review of Torchwood: Children of Earth's second episode.
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While I await word from my scouts in the U.K. (did they make it? did they make it?) about Episode 2, let's take one last look at Episode 1 from that notorious Torchwood skeptic, DWO Whocaster and Fantragedian Trevor.
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Another (just a hair over) two-minute review of the first episode of Torchwood: Children of Earth is brought to you by James from the DWO WhoCast!
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Thanks to Mark Goodacre, here's a review of the first episode of Torchwood: Children of Earth direct from the U.K.!
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Doctor Who might be a tough sell to a mainstream American audience even if it had the marketing and access resources big home-grown TV shows have. I've got no basis for evaluating the show's place in British culture, but there are things about the show's format and leading character that a U.S. producer wouldn't go with these days…
(Note: Yes, in the podcast I omitted the fact that the McGann movie aired on the Fox network, but that was a one-shot deal that for various reasons went essentially unnoticed in the States.)
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Now we get to the character-driven episode of the three audio plays. Phil Ford knows these characters and it shows, especially with the meatiest audio role yet for Gareth David-Lloyd — and that helps lift this episode above its standard plot.
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When is a return to form also a return to well-traveled territory? When it's the second of this week's Torchwood audio plays. "Torchwood: Golden Age" is energetic and entertaining, but follows the TV show's formula a little too closely after the previous audio play's experiment.
