Torchwood Season 5
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Loved Torchwood, but Miracle Day didn't earn it the rights to ever be on tv again.
dbalschi
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I read an interview last month with John Barrowman where he said if all goes well they would start filming in January.
http://www.samesame.com.au/features/6995/Torchwoods-man-of-action.htm
http://www.samesame.com.au/features/6995/Torchwoods-man-of-action.htm
dbalschi
Sr Member
My bad:facepalm
Just got my hopes up thats all hahaha
dbalschi
Sr Member
Hey I disappointed myself too! I've been thinking for the last 2 weeks they were going to start filming in 4 months! :lol
lol:lol 
Dave Ward
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Seems odd to me that for such a talented writer as RTD, the show never really found it's tone. My best guess is that he just didn't have enough time to spend on the program. The first episode and Children of Earth were great, but I fear that Miracle Day was just a dragged out stake in the heart of this program. Would be nice if it had a proper farewell/wrap up in the 50th Anniversary year somehow.
I would be satisfied with that then nothing I suppose.
I recall reading a snippet not too long ago about this... Someone involved with the show (can't recall if it was the writer/director/producer/random person on the street) said they weren't in any hurry to make the next season, if they do at all... I'll see if I can find the article again
Edit: Not sure if this is the same one I read, but it's from April: Screen Rant
Edit: Not sure if this is the same one I read, but it's from April: Screen Rant
Angelus Lupus
Sr Member
I know that both Matt Smith and John Barrowman want Jack and #11 to meet up.
I think they missed a golden opportunity to have him turn up already and make with the flirty on Amy and/or Rory.
I think they missed a golden opportunity to have him turn up already and make with the flirty on Amy and/or Rory.
TheDoctor
Sr Member
I think the fundamental problem with Torchwood is that it's really two separate stories that they forced together as one. On the one hand, you have the "Secret Society" story with Torchwood collecting alien artifacts and 'secretly' defending the British Empire against aliens. On the other hand you have the "Captain Jack Harkness" story where Jack has adventures. I think it was a mistake combining them. Torchwood should have been more X-Files - dark, gritty, conspiracy, secret, etc. The Jack Harkness show should have been, well, Jack doing what Jack does best - getting into, and out of, scrapes. It would have been fun if his Vortex Manipulator still worked and each show he ended up in a different time/place. The Jack show would have certainly been a lighter tone, more jovial.
The problems with the first two series can be summed up in a line from the pilot: "Who orders pizza under the name 'Torchwood'?"
Or, conversely, maybe you do put them together but Torchwood is the antagonist and Jack is the protagonist that travels through time trying to "fix" what Torchwood breaks (Doctor Who meets Quantum Leap).
Personally, I wasn't a fan of the last two Torchwood series. Children of Earth was very well done, but it was too depressing. So, what do they do with Miracle Day? Lets make it MORE depressing!!! Torchwood was at it's best when it was fun with dramatic elements.
The problems with the first two series can be summed up in a line from the pilot: "Who orders pizza under the name 'Torchwood'?"
Or, conversely, maybe you do put them together but Torchwood is the antagonist and Jack is the protagonist that travels through time trying to "fix" what Torchwood breaks (Doctor Who meets Quantum Leap).
Personally, I wasn't a fan of the last two Torchwood series. Children of Earth was very well done, but it was too depressing. So, what do they do with Miracle Day? Lets make it MORE depressing!!! Torchwood was at it's best when it was fun with dramatic elements.
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