tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post5028395102308677115..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: Who NewsBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-12732542549836500452008-03-17T09:06:00.000-06:002008-03-17T09:06:00.000-06:00That is annoying. Here's hoping they come through...That <I>is</I> annoying. Here's hoping they come through with it for you.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-7531739465780920602008-03-17T09:03:00.000-06:002008-03-17T09:03:00.000-06:00Now if the CBC would get off their asses and let u...Now if the CBC would get off their asses and let us know...we haven't got it or Torchwood declared yet.<BR/>Very annoying, what with CBC actually funding part of it...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-21437333994766001672008-03-17T07:44:00.000-06:002008-03-17T07:44:00.000-06:00We haven't seen those parts on Torchwood yet, eith...We haven't seen those parts on <I>Torchwood</I> yet, either. Which is sad. :)<BR/><BR/><I>I notice that you don't go so far as to say you like that character now.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, "like" as in "someone I'd want to hang out with," no. "Like" as in "enjoy the characterization of"... yes. Surprisingly.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-60139477343867623362008-03-17T06:51:00.000-06:002008-03-17T06:51:00.000-06:00I throughly agree about the changes in Jack, which...<I>I throughly agree about the changes in Jack, which are exactly what I was hoping to see.</I><BR/><BR/>Hmm, and here I thought that all you wanted to see were those parts blurred out on <I>Doctor Who</I>. ;)<BR/><BR/><I>a complete 180 when it comes to a particular character, from active dislike to absolute fascination.</I><BR/><BR/>I notice that you don't go so far as to say you <I>like</I> that character now.Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-82214202556739957072008-03-14T19:11:00.000-06:002008-03-14T19:11:00.000-06:00I'm glad you're enthused. :)I'm glad you're enthused. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-3191501940795148472008-03-14T19:09:00.000-06:002008-03-14T19:09:00.000-06:00All I can say is "Yaaa-Whooo!"All I can say is "Yaaa-Whooo!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-41314193216693800782008-03-14T08:04:00.000-06:002008-03-14T08:04:00.000-06:00I'm not 100% positive, but the impression I've got...I'm not 100% positive, but the impression I've gotten is that Sci Fi <I>will</I> just be going right on and showing the rest of season 4 from there. (The one they showed last year was season 3, yes.) Which will mean that we won't be more than, probably, a few weeks behind the UK. Which is very cool.<BR/><BR/>It's <I>amazing</I> the number of fronts on which <I>Torchwood</I> has improved this year. Great guest actors, definitely, and I throughly agree about the changes in Jack, which are <I>exactly</I> what I was hoping to see. But the stories themselves are also getting better, there's a nice thread of humor that they're finally finding, and all of the characters are going in better directions. And, without getting too spoilery, I will say that there is a wonderful, gutsy plot twist mid-season that has made me do a complete 180 when it comes to a particular character, from active dislike to absolute fascination. Major, major points from me on that one.<BR/><BR/>(The most recent episode really <I>did</I> feel like a crappy season one effort that mysteriously wandered into the best section of season 2, but the fact that it stood out to me as a clunker is a good indication of how much improved the series has gotten.)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-29891530400604984582008-03-14T07:15:00.000-06:002008-03-14T07:15:00.000-06:00By the way, I've heard that when Sladen was first ...<I>By the way, I've heard that when Sladen was first called in about doing the spinoff, she thought they were talking about putting her on Torchwood and got all excited at the thought of being able to wear leather and have alien sex scenes.</I><BR/><BR/>That would have improved the show immeasurably.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-86870257481383377532008-03-14T07:06:00.000-06:002008-03-14T07:06:00.000-06:00Will the fourth season proper be airing on the Sci...Will the fourth season proper be airing on the Sci-Fi Channel starting in April, or just the Christmas special? Because obviously <I>that's</I> appeared already in the UK (and online for some of us), but it seems strange for the episodes to run here before, or even concurrently with, the episodes there. So are we looking at something more like, the special airs April 18 in the US and then many months pass until the actual season starts?<BR/><BR/>Season <I>three</I> has already aired on Sci-Fi, right?<BR/><BR/><I>Torchwood</I> has improved by leaps and...well, maybe not leaps <I>and</I> bounds this year, but it's been so much better it's a little weird. I think a big part of that has been due to some terrific guest stars -- but also because I think they've finally realized that Flirty Scamp Jack is a lot more fun than Sad Mopey Jack. It's not been a perfect season, but it's almost a completely different show than the first one. And that's nothing but good.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to seeing more of <I>SJA</I> as well. (I've only seen the first two episodes thus far.) It is much closer in spirit to <I>Doctor Who</I> than <I>Torchwood</I>. Which isn't to say that <I>Torchwood</I> failed in its first season because it wasn't <I>Doctor Who</I>, but that sense of wonder and joy that's such a vital part of <I>Who</I>'s alchemy was sorely missing from <I>Torchwood</I> 1.0.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-8958667800705657752008-03-14T07:01:00.000-06:002008-03-14T07:01:00.000-06:00Well, no, although I'm having great difficulty ima...Well, no, although I'm having great difficulty imagiing them working together. :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I've heard that when Sladen was first called in about doing the spinoff, she thought they were talking about putting her on <I>Torchwood</I> and got all excited at the thought of being able to wear leather and have alien sex scenes. Which would actually have been kind of cool. I bet she'd have improved the general competence levels considerably. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-11544778028619226512008-03-14T06:52:00.000-06:002008-03-14T06:52:00.000-06:00I'd rather have Sarah Jane's kids coming to rescue...<I>I'd rather have Sarah Jane's kids coming to rescue me than the Torchwood gang.</I><BR/><BR/>And it wouldn't bother you at all if John Barrowman tagged along with Sarah Jane's kids. ;)Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.com