Random Musings on Torchwood
Torchwood has been featured as iTunes' TV Show of the Week in honour of Gay Pride Month, so if you're in the States, you can download Everything Changes for free, if you haven't already. Basic premise of the show if you've never seen it before: it's a spinoff of Doctor Who where five bisexuals run around Cardiff catching (usually unfriendly) aliens, with Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who as their leader.
I was reading the first page of reviews for the first series for both the U.S. and Canadian iTunes, and I was sort of struck by the differences.
Some of the Canadian reviews were complaining about the fact that it was nothing like Doctor Who, and that they were disappointed by that. I wanted to smack them upside the head: yes, it's not like Doctor Who, but IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. It's supposed to be the older, more adult spin-off. If you want something like Doctor Who, then frickin' watch Doctor Who. Torchwood isn't going to satisfy you if you have very specific expectations. You have to be able to watch Torchwood without reservations or judgement in order to fully appreciate it. The acting and writing was also some of the other complaints as to why people didn't like Torchwood. Personally, I don't know what a "good" or a "bad" actor is. If they can make me suspend my disbelief long enough to get into a story, that's good enough for me. A couple of reviews on the first page were genuinely praising Torchwood, but the Canadian reviews were nothing like the American ones, which leads me to...
The Americans are crazy positive about this show. There is not one negative review on the first page, when the reviews are sorted by most helpful. Every single one in some way praises how Torchwood pushes the boundaries of sci-fi, is more edgy than anything that is allowed to be made in the States, and how they're happy that bisexuals are portrayed in a positive way, and that they aren't flawless like the Doctor Who characters. They also love the writing and the acting.
I'm glad that Torchwood is getting so much positive attention in the States, and I hope that this helps to change the procedural/reality TV shows which are so prevalent here.
I can't seem to connect my thoughts tonight. The musings are rather scattered. Sorry about that.
I was reading the first page of reviews for the first series for both the U.S. and Canadian iTunes, and I was sort of struck by the differences.
Some of the Canadian reviews were complaining about the fact that it was nothing like Doctor Who, and that they were disappointed by that. I wanted to smack them upside the head: yes, it's not like Doctor Who, but IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. It's supposed to be the older, more adult spin-off. If you want something like Doctor Who, then frickin' watch Doctor Who. Torchwood isn't going to satisfy you if you have very specific expectations. You have to be able to watch Torchwood without reservations or judgement in order to fully appreciate it. The acting and writing was also some of the other complaints as to why people didn't like Torchwood. Personally, I don't know what a "good" or a "bad" actor is. If they can make me suspend my disbelief long enough to get into a story, that's good enough for me. A couple of reviews on the first page were genuinely praising Torchwood, but the Canadian reviews were nothing like the American ones, which leads me to...
The Americans are crazy positive about this show. There is not one negative review on the first page, when the reviews are sorted by most helpful. Every single one in some way praises how Torchwood pushes the boundaries of sci-fi, is more edgy than anything that is allowed to be made in the States, and how they're happy that bisexuals are portrayed in a positive way, and that they aren't flawless like the Doctor Who characters. They also love the writing and the acting.
I'm glad that Torchwood is getting so much positive attention in the States, and I hope that this helps to change the procedural/reality TV shows which are so prevalent here.
I can't seem to connect my thoughts tonight. The musings are rather scattered. Sorry about that.