Torchwood News, Articles, Cast and Crew Interviews (Spoilers)

[zuz]

Summary of new TW novels revealed
Almost Perfect"The ninth novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. Emma is 30, single and, frankly, desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it's made her almost perfect! Ianto Jones woke up this morning with no memory of last night. He went to work, where he caused amusement, suspicion, and a little bit of jealousy. Because Ianto Jones woke up this morning in the body of a woman! And he's looking just about perfect! And Jack Harkness has always had his doubts about Perfection...."

Is it just me or does it sound like a synopsis of a really bad fanfiction? *lolz* I hope it will be awesome. :p

I guess that this one is going to be a post Exit Wounds story. Look at the cover art in the post above.

Pack Animals"The seventh novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. Shopping for wedding gifts with your fiance is enjoyable, unless like Gwen you witness a Weevil massacre in the shopping centre. A trip to the zoo is a great day out, until a date goes tragically wrong and Ianto is badly injured by stolen alien tech. And Halloween is a day of fun and frights, before unspeakable monsters invade the streets of Cardiff and it's no longer a trick or a treat for the terrified population. Torchwood can control small groups of scavengers, but now someone has given large numbers of predators a season ticket to Earth!"

Skypoint
"The eighth novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall..."

source: amazon.com

[zuz]

Torchwood Magazine Issue 5 has been on sale in the UK and Ireland since this Thursday. If you're in the US, you'll have to wait just that little bit longer - the mag will be available from June 10.

Look at the yummy cover art. :p


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/TWmag5.jpg

[zuz]

It's either Barnum or Phantom Of The Opera 2 for John Barrowman


"... John Barrowman is mulling the choices to star as either P.T. Barnum in a late-2009 West End revival of the musical Barnum or join the upcoming “Phantom 2”, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to his mega hit, The Phantom of the Opera, which is currently in it’s early stages of development."

source: broadwayworld.com (http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28063)


"... ‘I’m inclining towards Barnum,’ he [John Barrowman] says. ‘It’ll mean getting back into serious shape, better than ever before. I haven’t been to the gym in seven months, I haven’t had time, I’ve been so busy with work.

But I’d have to do two months’ intensive circus training to do Barnum.’

Circus training brings to mind spangly, tight-fitting clothes, which would show off that rather fine physique to even greater advantage.

‘God, no, I won’t be wearing lycra,’ he exclaims in horror. And then, with a lingering touch on my shoulder and a glint in his eye, ‘Well, I’d be learning all the trapeze stuff and everything…I suppose maybe a pair of cycling shorts…Or they might even give me a leotard…’ "

source: JB Interview for Cherwell (http://www.cherwell.org/cherwell/content/view/7472/118/)

[Reefgirl]

"... John Barrowman is mulling the choices to star as either P.T. Barnum in a late-2009 West End revival of the musical Barnum or join the upcoming “Phantom 2”, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to his mega hit, The Phantom of the Opera, which is currently in it’s early stages of development."
:eek: you mean Lord Lloyd-Webber's not going to set up a 13 week promotional 'How Do You Solve a Problem serching of I'll Do Anything for the sake of Any Dream Will Do' for his Phantom 2

[zuz]

:eek: you mean Lord Lloyd-Webber's not going to set up a 13 week promotional 'How Do You Solve a Problem serching of I'll Do Anything for the sake of Any Dream Will Do' for his Phantom 2
I wouldn't be so optimistic, Reef. There still can be a supporting role which THE LORD decides to cast in this way. :p

[Reefgirl]

I wouldn't be so optimistic, Reef. There still can be a supporting role which THE LORD decides to cast in this way. :p
Apart from Christine I don't think there are any other supporting roles big enough to warrent a 13 week show

[Madeleine]

Given how much the Beeb likes the format, my money's on a 26-part show where both a Christine and a Raoul get cast :p

[Reefgirl]

Oh God I hope not, I hate those shows, I think Kevin Spacey is right, it is a plug, how many people would have gone to see the Sound of Music and Joseph with Connie whatserface and Lee thingy if it hadn't been dragged through the TV for 3 months?

[zuz]

Listen to John Barrowman talking about what he has coming up. Plus he confirms Torchwood S3! YAY!

YouTube link here (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-X1kHt9KBZE).

[Pitry]

Listen to John Barrowman talking about what he has coming up. Plus he confirms Torchwood S3! YAY!

YouTube link here (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-X1kHt9KBZE).

First official confirmation - squee! Cheers :)

[Willow'sCat]

Listen to John Barrowman talking about what he has coming up. Plus he confirms Torchwood S3! YAY!

YouTube link here (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-X1kHt9KBZE).
I was pleased when I first heard this interview last week but still he says it won't be the same... that makes me worry. I can't help it! I am terribly worried. I hate too much change too soon! Although he does seem genuinely surprised by the suggestion of Martha and Mickey, then again maybe his acting is getting better *I mean that in a good way not as an insult* :P

On something completely different. Has anyone got a link to the Capt Jack action figure picture? Torchwood version? I have seen Gwen, Cyberwoman and Weevil but no Jack yet. Anyone? :S

[Team SG-1*save the show*]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Action-Figure-Harkness/dp/B000ICD0Q6 :) Dr who one though. cant find a torchwood one yet.

Has anyone played the online game for torchwood on the bbc site. i have completed it now but you have to use internet resources and clues to complete the missions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/sites/arg/pages/messages.shtml

[Willow'sCat]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Action-Figure-Harkness/dp/B000ICD0Q6 :) Dr who one though. cant find a torchwood one yet.

Thanks but I knew what the Doctor Who one looked like and I didn't really like it. The blue is too light and he has no coat.:(

I really want one of him in his coat, I am hoping that the Torchwood one will have him in his coat. ;) I think it will but I would like some picture proof of that.

[Team SG-1*save the show*]

According to this site they are not available until august. there is a 4 figure set but it doesnt show a preview of the capt jack harkness figure :(

http://shop.scificollectorshop.co.uk/epages/es105345.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es105345_shop/Products/torchwood-action-figures-jack-gwen-weevil-cyberwoman

Maybe you could email these people as they are the official suppliers

[zuz]

...
On something completely different. Has anyone got a link to the Capt Jack action figure picture? Torchwood version? I have seen Gwen, Cyberwoman and Weevil but no Jack yet. Anyone? :S
You mean action figure of Captain Jack in his trademark long coat?

http://www.character-online.com/imagezoom/?ImageId=110879

This one is from a new Dr Who set though. So it's entirely possible that they make another one for the Torchwood set.

[zuz]

All About Eve: Interview with Eve Myles (http://eclipsemagazine.com/television/all-about-eve-interview-with-torchwood-star-eve-myles/5757) for Eclipse Magazine

excerpts [Exit Wounds spoilers!]:

"Myles is clearly saddened at remembering the filming of that episode. “It was actually filmed on the last day. You’re doing seven months with people and coming to an end it’s always an emotional thing to say goodbye to people - especially when you have to say goodbye to them for good. To do those scenes was very, very hard.”

That’s not to say that Owen (Burn Gorman) and Toshiko (Naoko Mori) didn’t go out with a bang – in more ways than one. There were, Myles says, positives to their departures and she can’t speak too highly of her colleagues.

“They had a incredible exit. They are fabulous characters that will always be remembered. They’re legends. They are wonderful. It’s a very hard thing to say goodbye to people, isn’t it?”

Although no longer in the show, Owen and Toshiko are not forgotten. Myles confirms that the up-coming BBC Radio 4 one-off drama, written specially to coincide with the launch of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and set around that event, addresses the loss of the two team members."

Looking forward to the radio play. YAY! :D

This part of the interview made me cringe though:

"The others will always be affected by this tragic loss [of Owen and Toshiko], but Myles thinks Gwen will be particularly affected as she’s newer to Torchwood and the constant dangers they face.

“She really grasped onto those two characters,” says Myles. “As far as Jack and Ianto are concerned, they are used to everyone dying young in Torchwood. It’s part of the job.”"

Excuse me?! I got the impression from what we've seen of Jack's reaction in the episode that coping with deaths of people he cares about hasn't got any easier for Jack. As for Ianto's state of mind I would point out the remarkable lack of outward reaction [at least for Ianto - think Cyberwoman or Out of the Rain] that screams to me that Ianto is still kinda in shock when logging out Tosh and Owen from the TW mainframe. But that is just my opinion.

[Trek_Girl42]

Not sure if we know this yet but sounds like TW will be a five-part miniseries (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744) airing over the course of one week next year and that additional episodes may be ordered.

[Allestian]

Not sure if we know this yet but sounds like TW will be a five-part miniseries (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744) airing over the course of one week next year and that additional episodes may be ordered.

*Reads, sits down on the floor, throws a massive tantrum*

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

:(

[Reefgirl]

*Reads, sits down on the floor, throws a massive tantrum*

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

:(
Maybe John Barrowman should stop whoring himself all over TV and then he'd have time to make a complete series, I had a feeling this might happen with his extra curricular activities

[LaCroix]

Not sure if we know this yet but sounds like TW will be a five-part miniseries (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744) airing over the course of one week next year and that additional episodes may be ordered.





I read the same thing from my groups over at Yahoo.

What really bothered me is it's being shown on BBC 1, which may mean anything non-PG could be edited out if this is true.

[Reefgirl]

I read the same thing from my groups over at Yahoo.

What really bothered me is it's being shown on BBC 1, which may mean anything non-PG could be edited out if this is true.

Depends if it's after the watershed, any channel has to show adult material after 9pm, be it BBC1 or the Playboy Channel

[Trek_Girl42]

*Reads, sits down on the floor, throws a massive tantrum*

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

:(My sentiment exactly. They're on a roll in the writing department- don't cut them short now! :(

[Reefgirl]

Well as I said earlier John Barrowman is a busy at the moment so maybe he's done a deal like David Tennant did, a few special so he can carry on being a judge in 'Talent' shows ( I guess more people watch those god awful shows so more people will see him than if he made a complete series of Torchwood)

[LaCroix]

Well as I said earlier John Barrowman is a busy at the moment so maybe he's done a deal like David Tennant did, a few special so he can carry on being a judge in 'Talent' shows ( I guess more people watch those god awful shows so more people will see him than if he made a complete series of Torchwood)


I stopped watching American Idol after 2 seasons here in the States. Maybe
it's me, but I just don't understand the appeal. But, since I'm not in the UK, maybe some just like watching them and JB.

ETA: YMMV.

[Reefgirl]

this is just my opinion but John Barrowman is really speading himself all over TV at the moment, judging 'talent' shows, game show host, standing in for Phillip Schofield, guesting on panal game shows taking a guest spot on any show that will have him, I saw him in an advert for a show for an obscure Food channel show talking about his favourite meal, all that takes time and shooting a full series of TW takes 6-9 months, he's got to remember who gave him the break in the first place

[The_Carpenter]

Not sure if we know this yet but sounds like TW will be a five-part miniseries (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744) airing over the course of one week next year and that additional episodes may be ordered.
If the commission another mini series I think it could work well as a new format. Seems to me Torchwood is very hit/miss with its stand alone episodes but does very well with arc based stories so they should play to their strengths.

Plus a 5 episode story arc would be epic :D

[Dusk]

Yes, the 5-Episode Arc... I can see it now... "Return to Innocence", "New Order" or maybe "Good Behaviour Strikes Back"

I will wait til I hear all the details, but don't be surprised if I say I told you so.

[Willow'sCat]

Well I think blaming John for what seems like a BBC/EP decision is well... yeah. :rolleyes::S Nothing I have read from John says he wouldn't do Torchwood for as many eps or years as they want him too. *shrugs* Anyway if it is good enough for Tennant to go off :P why not for Barrowman?

Hmm, so I have to wait for 2009? I am less concerned about this news then I thought I would be; I am also more concerned about the other rumours around characters joining the show then the length of the series. The BBC after all does some of it's best work in the mini-series format.

When do you think the BBC will confirm this stuff? Have they? :S

[MasySyma]

Outpost Gallifrey's new's page has just confirmed the five-episode arc season and JB in Season 3. :(

I'm thrilled either, but I wonder if the short season has to due with the RTD/Moffat handoff. RTD oversees all three Who related shows doesn't he? If so, the gap can easily be explained by the switch.

While I'm not thrilled at the news, I can see Torchwood working better in smaller forms as well. Moffat's Jekyll was a great 6 episode self-contained arc. 13 episodes would have killed it.

[Reefgirl]

I think I'll wait for conformation from the BBC before I let off any poppers or weep and wail, think of it this way, with only 5 episodes there is going to be less room for turkey's like Meat

[Pitry]

I think this migth have somethign to do with the BBC budget-cut thingie?
Anyway, 5 Torchwood episodes are better than nothing... *sigh* and heym, hopefully it means no From Out of the Rain next year! :D

[The_Carpenter]

I think this migth have somethign to do with the BBC budget-cut thingie?
Anyway, 5 Torchwood episodes are better than nothing... *sigh* and heym, hopefully it means no From Out of the Rain next year! :D

I second that ;)

[Pitry]

;)

Seriuosly, what a pointless episode in the middle of a run of loads of great ones!

[zuz]

Not sure if we know this yet but sounds like TW will be a five-part miniseries (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744) airing over the course of one week next year and that additional episodes may be ordered.
Thanks for the info, TrekGirl. :)

I hope that the five (:() episode story-arc is going to be awesome. It better be!

[zuz]

Two new Torchwood Audio Books available for pre-order on amazon.com

1. Torchwood "Radio 4" Drama by Joseph Lidster

Synopsis:
"This work features a brand new, made-for-radio "Torchwood" episode, as heard on Radio 4 and starring John Barrowman and other members of the TV cast. Captain Jack and the team are involved in a dangerous adventure at the real-life CERN particle accelerator project near Geneva."

Release Date: 11 Sep 2008

More info from DW magazine:

"BBC Radio 4 is set to broadcast a new 45 minute episode of Torchwood this summer in the Afternoon Play slot. Written by Joseph Lidster and produced by BBC Wales' Kate McAll alongside the regular TV production team. The Drama stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

The story starts with Martha working at the CERN facility in Geneva, as part of a UNIT team. When it appears that people are going missing, and there seems to be a cover-up taking place, Martha calls in Jack to ask for his help. Jack, Gwen and Ianto join her at CERN and discover something that could threaten every living person on the planet.

Joseph Lidster tells DWM; "It was a real honour to be asked to write this. Torchwood works so well on the radio because you've got such a great cast playing such brilliant charactera. Hopefully, I've written something that will appeal to the Torchwood fans and to the General Radio 4 audience.""

2. In the Shadows: Audio Exclusive by Joseph Lidster

Synopsis:
"This is an exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the Torchwood characters and read by a member of the TV series cast. Torchwood receive reports of a strange death: a man in his 30s who died of old age. A series of other strange event leads Torchwood to conclude that someone is sending victims to a dark dimension, to be punished by the thing they fear most. Who is the mysterious taxi driver preying on his passengers? What significance do boxes of matches play in this mystery? And can Jack ever escape from his own personal Hell...?"


Release Date: 11 Sep 2008

[zuz]

Thanks but I knew what the Doctor Who one looked like and I didn't really like it. The blue is too light and he has no coat.:(

I really want one of him in his coat, I am hoping that the Torchwood one will have him in his coat. ;) I think it will but I would like some picture proof of that.


According to this site they are not available until august. there is a 4 figure set but it doesnt show a preview of the capt jack harkness figure :(

http://shop.scificollectorshop.co.uk/epages/es105345.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es105345_shop/Products/torchwood-action-figures-jack-gwen-weevil-cyberwoman

Maybe you could email these people as they are the official suppliers

Scificollector have now released an image of the upcoming Torchwood Captain Jack figure. Captain Jack will join a Weevil, the Cyberwoman and Gwen Cooper in a figure set that will go on sale later this year at the price of £35.95. Scificollector also have plans to release figures of the Blowfish, Ianto Jones, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Captain John Hart.



http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/cptnjackfigure.jpg

Looks like Jack's "outfit" from They Keep Killing Suzie.


To be honest I prefer the long coat version from the new Dr Who set. I think it's much better.

[prion]

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/barrowman-to-re.html

Barrowman to Return to Torchwood Mini-Series
By John Scott Lewinski
June 07, 2008 | 4:19:40

Following up on a report here earlier this week, Torchwood will indeed be returning for a third, but very brief, season with series star John Barrowman (pictured) in command.

But, executive producer Julie Gardner announced that the third season will include just five episodes -- most likely to air all in one week as an event mini-series. In keeping with that event label, Torchwood will graduate up to flagship network BBC1.

Gardner claims the move was made in an attempt to make a huge media splash with the show's third season. The decision to cut down production to just this special event echoes what Torchwood's original inspiration, Doctor Who, is doing on BBC1 in 2009. Who will be taking a partial hiatus, producing a set of specials to air sporadically during the year, before returning for a full series under new showrunner Steven Moffatt in 2010.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Reefgirl]

I thought that was why

[Willow'sCat]

Scificollector have now released an image of the upcoming Torchwood Captain Jack figure. Captain Jack will join a Weevil, the Cyberwoman and Gwen Cooper in a figure set that will go on sale later this year at the price of £35.95. Scificollector also have plans to release figures of the Blowfish, Ianto Jones, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Captain John Hart.



http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/cptnjackfigure.jpg


Looks like Jack's "outfit" from They Keep Killing Suzie.



To be honest I prefer the long coat version from the new Dr Who set. I think it's much better.






I prefer the coat as well but I will be buying both! It/he looks so much better then the first series one.:)

[zuz]

season 3 spoilers

The Torchwood Magazine states on its Facebook page:

Torchwood executive producer Julie Gardner has confirmed that a third series of Torchwood will start filming in August. The new series will comprise one continuous story told over five one-hour episodes on BBC1, with episodes by Russell T Davies and other as yet unnamed writers. Though our new issue had just gone to press just before the new series was announced, we got straight on the phone to Julie, who told us:

So RTD stays for season 3

“As you know, plans for a third series have been underway for a long time, and we now have a new producer and a new director in place, as well as brand new scripts all ready to go. It’s the longest and most ambitious story we have ever made, so be prepared for some shocks and surprises! Life at Torchwood is never quiet or easy, and the whole of Captain Jack's world is about to be turned upside down!”

Frankly, I don't know how I feel about that. Hope it will be awesome.

[Lilith]

season 3 spoilers

The Torchwood Magazine states on its Facebook page:

Torchwood executive producer Julie Gardner has confirmed that a third series of Torchwood will start filming in August. The new series will comprise one continuous story told over five one-hour episodes on BBC1, with episodes by Russell T Davies and other as yet unnamed writers. Though our new issue had just gone to press just before the new series was announced, we got straight on the phone to Julie, who told us:

So RTD stays for season 3

“As you know, plans for a third series have been underway for a long time, and we now have a new producer and a new director in place, as well as brand new scripts all ready to go. It’s the longest and most ambitious story we have ever made, so be prepared for some shocks and surprises! Life at Torchwood is never quiet or easy, and the whole of Captain Jack's world is about to be turned upside down!”

Frankly, I don't know how I feel about that. Hope it will be awesome.
yay! that sounds very promising ^^!

[zuz]

Torchwood.TV has made a list of events where you can meet the Torchwood cast this summer.



28th June: Gareth David-Lloyd will be signing his audiobook "The Call of Cthulhu" at 'Nostalagia and Comics' in Birmingham 11am-1pm.
Later that day, he'll be moving onto 'Forbidden Planet' in Cardiff 4pm-6pm

11th-13th July: Gareth will be at 'Polaris 22' in Toronto, Canada.

12th-13th July: Tom Price and Kai Owen will be at the 'Bad Wolf' convention in Birmingham along with Doctor Who stars including Peter Davison and Georgia Moffett.

24th-27th July: Gareth David-Lloyd and John Barrowman will be at 'San Diego Comic-Con', over in US.

29th August - 1st September: Gareth will be at 'Dragon*Con' in Atlanta, Georgia. James Marsters may also be there, depending on whether he's busy filming or not.

17th-19th October: This is the (unofficial) Torchwood convention, 'The Hub'. Currently attending are Naoko Mori, John Barrowman, Kai Owen and Paul Kasey.

source: Torchwood.TV (http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/2008/06/greetings-everyone.html)

[zuz]

spoilers for the end of series 4 of Doctor Who

"... Spoilers for episode twelve - "The Stolen Earth", which stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate. It also, Torchwood fans, guest stars the like of John Barrowman, Freema Agyeman and Captain Jack's one time fellow companion, Rose Tyler - aka Miss Billie of Piper!

"The Sarah Jane Adventures" star Elisabeth Sladen also features.

Here's the BBC Press Office's synopsis:

"Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need. But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire? With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows..."

source: Torchwood.TV (http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/2008/06/bringing-jack-back.html)

[huntress]

When I read that there will be only 5 episodes next year of Torchwood, I felt like crying. Only two or three Doctor Who specials and not four and only a mini series of five episodes and not eleven...this totally sucks :(:(:(:(

[zuz]

spoilers for the end of series 4 of Doctor Who - episode "Turn Left" [but only the trailer I promise]

Have you noticed that Donna is wearing what looks like Captain Jack's greatcoat [which is really too big for her] in the scene she's being escorted by UNIT soldiers?

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/trivia/donnacoat1.jpg http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/trivia/donnacoat2.jpg

So do you think we're gonna see our favourite Captain in the next episode?

Edited to add screencaps.

[zuz]

icWales has an interview with Gareth David-Lloyd. You can read it here (http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/feature-news/2008/06/15/from-torchwood-to-hollywood-91466-21076039/).

Gareth talks beside other things about TW s3 spoilersfilming series 3 of Torchwood this autumn. So it's another cast member confirmed [alongside John Barrowman and Eve Myles]

[zuz]

Official confirmation of season 3 - finaly :cool:

Here's the news from the official Torchwood website that non-UK people can't access:

Julie Gardner has confirmed that a third series of Torchwood has been commissioned and that it will be unlike anything we have seen before!

Not only will the series air on BBC One, Torchwood will have a brand new format. The series will consist of just one continuous story, delivered over 5 consecutive nights.

That's not the only thing that will be new about the series - Torchwood will have a brand new producer, Peter Bennett, who has previously worked on Torchwood and on Doctor Who as well as 'The Mummy', 'A View to a Kill' and 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'. Euros Lyn will also join the team as Director. Euros has directed several Doctor Who episodes including the 'Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead' two-part story from the current series.

And just to add to the excitement, the show will boast some new arrivals in the cast as well...

Julie Gardner says that she and Russell T Davies "are thrilled to be bringing Torchwood back for a third series. The new series promises to be a gripping and surprising TV event and we're certain the audience will love the team's exciting, roller-coaster adventures."

Production on the new series will start in August.

(transcription thanks to thrashgrrrl)

[prion]

http://thestar.blogs.com/stargazing/2008/06/john-barrowman.html

TORONTO STAR
June 16, 2008
John Barrowman rocks my world

Excerpt:

I know something you don't know. I know something you don't know. And maybe you'll only care if you care about Torchwood. Which you should. So there.

I just had the undiluted pleasure of interviewing that hot piece of actor, John Barrowman aka Captain Jack. I had read that the third season of Torchwood was going to be only five episodes and was wondering why. Well, the reason is the show, which started on BBC3, and then got promoted to BBC2, is now going to BBC1 and they want to start there with a splash and give the move a greater impact. "But if we come back for series four, it will be ten episodes."

So the lucky British will get a week (or Monday-Friday at any rate) of Torchwood in one swoop. We here in the colonies, will get the second season starting in August on Space.

You can read my interview with Barrowman in Saturday's[ June 21] paper, but in the meantime, here are some completely random questions.

What's a common misconception about you?
That I'm overly confident.... That everything always goes my way. It doesn't.

What's the first movie you remember seeing?
The one that pops into my mind is The Junglebook.

FULL ARTICLE AT LINK ABOVE

[Lilith]

Official confirmation of season 3 - finaly :cool:

Here's the news from the official Torchwood website that non-UK people can't access:

Julie Gardner has confirmed that a third series of Torchwood has been commissioned and that it will be unlike anything we have seen before!

Not only will the series air on BBC One, Torchwood will have a brand new format. The series will consist of just one continuous story, delivered over 5 consecutive nights.

That's not the only thing that will be new about the series - Torchwood will have a brand new producer, Peter Bennett, who has previously worked on Torchwood and on Doctor Who as well as 'The Mummy', 'A View to a Kill' and 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'. Euros Lyn will also join the team as Director. Euros has directed several Doctor Who episodes including the 'Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead' two-part story from the current series.

And just to add to the excitement, the show will boast some new arrivals in the cast as well...

Julie Gardner says that she and Russell T Davies "are thrilled to be bringing Torchwood back for a third series. The new series promises to be a gripping and surprising TV event and we're certain the audience will love the team's exciting, roller-coaster adventures."

Production on the new series will start in August.

(transcription thanks to thrashgrrrl)
whoo hoo!!

[zuz]

Dr Who s4 finale spoilers

"As confirmed in this week's Radio Times by Russell T Davies OBE (and congratulations to him for that, while we're at it), [B]the Torchwood team will appear in the finale of this season's Doctor Who. Gareth had a blast filming this, so we hope you enjoy watching it."
source: garethdavid-lloyd.co.uk

YAY! http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/smilies/torchwood/ianto_winsign.gif

More spoilers from the Radio Times magazine [thanks to lucy-loo1]

"Huge events are in store for Donna. The returning companions have incredible status - as the finale swings into action, we've got Rose, with her ability to stride parallel worlds, alongside Captain Jack and his Torchwood team, plus Martha with the military might of UNIT behind her, and Sarah-Jane with her alien-busting career - and yet it's still Donna at the heart of events. The ordinary human!"

Sounds great! http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/smilies/torchwood/cptnjack_grin2.gif

[zuz]

Dr Who s4 finale spoilers

"As confirmed in this week's Radio Times by Russell T Davies OBE (and congratulations to him for that, while we're at it), [B]the Torchwood team will appear in the finale of this season's Doctor Who. Gareth had a blast filming this, so we hope you enjoy watching it."
source: garethdavid-lloyd.co.uk

YAY! http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/smilies/torchwood/ianto_winsign.gif

More spoilers from the Radio Times magazine [thanks to lucy-loo1]

"Huge events are in store for Donna. The returning companions have incredible status - as the finale swings into action, we've got Rose, with her ability to stride parallel worlds, alongside Captain Jack and his Torchwood team, plus Martha with the military might of UNIT behind her, and Sarah-Jane with her alien-busting career - and yet it's still Donna at the heart of events. The ordinary human!"

Sounds great! http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/smilies/torchwood/cptnjack_grin2.gif

[Reefgirl]

I really can't wait for this now

[SaberBlade]

Torchwood Soundtrack


A release for the soundtrack to cult BBC series Torchwood has been officially confirmed.

The latest issue of Torchwood Magazine states that the CD will be released by Silva Screen in late 2009 and contain incidental music by Ben Foster from both seasons of the show.

Silva Screen has previously been responsible for two Doctor Who soundtrack releases containing the music of Murray Gold.

Torchwood Magazine also confirmed that the shortened third season of the show will air over five consecutive nights on BBC One.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a101988/torchwood-soundtrack-to-be-released.html

[zuz]

Thanks for the info, SaberBlade. :)

Planet Galifrey has a fabulous squee-worthy Dr Who season finale promo pic [WP size].

And guess who's in the picture? ;)

Jack!!!!! :D No Ianto and Gwen though. :(

linkie here (http://planetgallifrey.blogspot.com/2008/06/journeys-end-synopsis.html) [There's also a synopsis for The Journey's End there!]

[zuz]

Torchwood magazine issue no. 6 cover art


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/Torchwoodmagno6.jpg

[zuz]

Doctor Who - The Stolen Earth - Next time BBC One Clip [YouTube link (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWOWwWUZaM)]

OMG! Jack! Ianto! Gwen! Kickass!team FTW! Not to mention the Ianto/Jack/Gwen hug ;)

low quality screencaps:


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth0.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth4.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth2.jpg

Looks awesome. :D

[Kady]

Doctor Who - The Stolen Earth - Next time BBC One Clip [YouTube link (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWOWwWUZaM)]

OMG! Jack! Ianto! Gwen! Kickass!team FTW! Not to mention the Ianto/Jack/Gwen hug ;)

low quality screencaps:


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth0.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth4.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/screencaps/trailers/StolenEarth2.jpg

Looks awesome. :D

Just watched "Stolen Earth" and HOLY *lots of bleeping*....*jaw scrapes*. it was amazing. Can't wait to see what happens next week!!

[JackHarkness_Hot]

I know that feeling! I can't wait for next week as well. :D

Ianto was so cute on "Stolen Earth" as always.

[tsaxlady]

Torchwood Panel set for Comic Con 2008

Thursday July 24th

1:00-2:00 Torchwood—Writer Russell T Davies (Doctor Who), executive producer Julie Gardner (Torchwood), writer Steven Moffat (Doctor Who), and actors John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd, Naoko Mori and Burn Gorman discuss their creative process and experience on working on BBC America’s highest-rated show ever—Torchwood— followed by a Q&A session. Ballroom 20

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci08_prog_thu.php

John Barrowman & Gareth David-Lloyd will be signing autographs in the exhibit hall Thursday & Friday

[Willow'sCat]

Torchwood Panel set for Comic Con 2008

Thursday July 24th

1:00-2:00 Torchwood—Writer Russell T Davies (Doctor Who), executive producer Julie Gardner (Torchwood), writer Steven Moffat (Doctor Who), and actors John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd, Naoko Mori and Burn Gorman discuss their creative process and experience on working on BBC America’s highest-rated show ever—Torchwood— followed by a Q&A session. Ballroom 20

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci08_prog_thu.php

John Barrowman & Gareth David-Lloyd will be signing autographs in the exhibit hall Thursday & Friday*Whaa!* I want to see them all together... hopes someone vids it and puts it up in the usual places at least. :D

[zuz]

Season 3 spoilers

Thanks to tigercheetah who collected season 3 spoilers from various fan reports of Gareth David-Lloyd's appearance in Canada

"Very early audio reports from Gareth's appearance in Canada are just starting to come through. This is what he had to say about series 3, although these early audio reports are not great quality.

1) Filming will start in August.

2 This time around, the cast have recieved all their scripts for the new series in advance, which he was happy about.

3) Series 3 will be aimed at a more "mainstream" audience (this means it will be aimed at a wider audience, not just sci-fi fans) but it will still be a 9pm watershed show and it will still be Torchwood as we recognise it.

4) Series 3 will be one long storyline, which will be "one of the most horrible situations so far" for the team. There will be quite a few emotional scenes throughout.

5) Owen and Tosh have not been forgotten.

6) There will be 2 new characters joining (he didn't say who)

7) Gareth also says that Ianto has "a lot of lines, which is nice" whilst he has a smile on his face and that he also has a few emotional scenes. (Anyone who was worried about Ianto being pushed aside in S3, seem to have little to worry about )"

source: torch_wood (http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/3540560.html)

[zuz]

Series 2 Boxset

Torchwood season 2 boxset scans (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Fxpg6ouBCmQ/SG5HKwxEwCI/AAAAAAAABRA/lJYkWnh1_dM/s1600-h/Torchwood+Boxset+Images.png) as provided by Tardis Base (http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2008/07/torchwood-series-2-boxset-images.html).

JB News

John Barrowmanat Niagara Falls - USA Today has an article about John meeting some TW fans at Niagara Falls. Click (http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/06/where-in-the-wo.html) to see a photo.


John Barrowman will be in L.A. autographing his book on 23 July. The 7 PM event will be held at Book Soup, which is located at 8818 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. [source: Playbill News (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119284.html)]


BBC 1 has just released its synopsis of The Making of Me, the upcoming documentary series with actor John Barrowman and PFLAG executive director Jody Huckaby and his siblings.


"Three celebrities go on a mission to discover the source of their defining trait, talent or characteristic. With the help of scientific testing, the latest psychology techniques, brain science and genetics, they attempt to answer a question that affects everyone – how do nature and nurture shape us?

In the first programme, John Barrowman embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out the truth about his sexuality. John is a successful actor, musical performer, dancer, singer and TV presenter. For as long as he has been aware of his sexuality, John has been convinced that he was born gay and firmly believes that homosexuality is not a choice. But did nature really mould him or did nurture have a part to play?"

The first episode will air on Thursday 24 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.

More about the documentary here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk30/unplaced.shtml).

[zuz]

Identity of BBCA Captain's Blog Author Revealed

From James Moran's Blog (http://jamesmoran.blogspot.com/2008/07/holiday-pimpage-and-torchwood.html):


"Also, the new issue of Torchwood magazine is out, which has some interesting news about Series 3. Specifically, one of the writers involved, a handsome, talented young fellow called... oh, how embarrassing! It's me! Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies - you know the drill, I can't talk plot details or anything like that. However, if you want some spillage, I am now able to reveal that I know who did the Captain's Blogs on the BBC America site: it was an extremely dashing, clever gentleman called... oh blimey, how embarrassing! It's me again! Er, yes, it was. Sorry, I pretended not to know because I had to keep quiet. Now that I've come clean, I feel so much better. I hereby claim the sweets and cash you all promised to the person who did them."

[huntress]

Identity of BBCA Captain's Blog Author Revealed

From James Moran's Blog (http://jamesmoran.blogspot.com/2008/07/holiday-pimpage-and-torchwood.html):

LOL that was funny. Too bad no real news regarding the five episode story arch but I have a feeling that they will (try) keep it under wraps pretty tight (well unless "The Sun" is going to spill the beans ....again....) because there are only five episodes and it isn't much fun when all the details are spoiled.

[iolanda]

Is there anywhere a link to the Captain's blog? And can you read it from outside the US?

[Pitry]

LOL that was funny. Too bad no real news regarding the five episode story arch but I have a feeling that they will (try) keep it under wraps pretty tight (well unless "The Sun" is going to spill the beans ....again....) because there are only five episodes and it isn't much fun when all the details are spoiled.

I dunno, Torchwood's a lot more low-profile than DW, they might give up and go to sleep isntead :)

[huntress]

Yeah that is true. The Sun really just hates the Doctor ...for some strange reason that I have never figured out.

[zuz]

Is there anywhere a link to the Captain's blog? And can you read it from outside the US?
(((iolanda))) Here's the link (http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/s2_captainsblog.jsp?bc_id=560) to Captain's blog. There are 26 entries so far (one for each episode). Enjoy the read. :D

[zuz]

Torchwood magazine issue no. 7 cover art

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/twmag7.jpg
picture thanks to Tardis base

Torchwood Team on the cover of Doctor Who magazine issue no. 398


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/DWmag-twcover.jpg
(no. 3 of 4 collector's covers)

Los Angeles Times with some Comic-Con news
"Thursday, July 24 kicks things off with a panel featuring Britain’s most successful sci-fi franchise. The Doctor Who panel includes the BAFTA winning executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat and executive producer Julie Gardner. It is followed by a Torchwood panel - BBC AMERICA’s highest rated television show ever - with actors John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd and Naoko Mori and executive producer Julie Gardner."
The rest here: 'Dr. Who,' 'Torchwood' and the BBC at Comic-Con (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/07/dr-who-torchwoo.html)

[zuz]

More information on season 3 from the new Torchwood magazine

thanks to the silver sun

The five episodes will be broadcast over five nights. It mentions a just screened BBC1 drama, Criminal Justice which has just used that format, running Monday to Friday at 9pm.

Each episode will be an hour long rather than the usual 45 minutes.

It will be broadcast in spring 2009.

It will be getting a post watershed (post 9pm) time slot. Because of BBC1 scheduling (ie they can't move the 10pm news) it's almost a given that it will be the 9-10pm slot that it's given. And that is a pretty good time slot for any show.

RTD is writing the first one, John Fay the second, forth and fifth and James Moran the third.
John Fay has written for soaps, Robin Hood, Clocking Off and some short drama series such as Mobile. The reviews for Mobile (ITV) were good saying he handled both domestic and action scenes well, and the deaths often had a darkly comic edge to them. He sounds like he might be a good writer for them to have on board if Mobile is typical of his writing style.

source: torch_wood (http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/3574488.html)

[Pitry]

RTD is writing an episode! SQUEE!

[The TARDIS]

Well, since I don't see any news on this here...

Torchwood Series 2 is coming to Space, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on August 8th!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2688166700_b557cfdb0d_o.jpg

Spacecast.com also has a nice little interview with John Barrowman (http://www.spacecast.com/spaceblog_5427.aspx)


http://www.spacecast.com/images/barrowman1.jpg

ENJOY WHOVIANS :D

[Trek_Girl42]

Well, since I don't see any news on this here...

Torchwood Series 2 is coming to Space, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on August 8th!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2688166700_b557cfdb0d_o.jpg

Spacecast.com also has a nice little interview with John Barrowman (http://www.spacecast.com/spaceblog_5427.aspx)


http://www.spacecast.com/images/barrowman1.jpg

ENJOY WHOVIANS :DOh. My. God. :eek: Wow. Didn't expect that- so CBC decided to let it slip from their grubby little paws then?

Not that SPACE is much better these days.....they'll probably edit the hell out of it, but still, yay!

[Everlovin]

I don't have enough time to scan through the whole thread, but is there any dates out there for season three yet?

[Reefgirl]

Sometime next year, they haven't started filming yet

[zuz]

Season 3 casting info [possible spoilers]

Agyeman Axed From 'Torchwood' Cast?

" Well, now there appears to be more problems as BBC bosses axe former "Doctor Who" companion Freema Agyeman from the season three cast.

The Sun is reporting that after spending the summer writing the five-part story for the third season, "Torchwood" scribes have been forced to go back and re-draft their work to exclude Agyeman's Martha Jones character. What prompted the decision? Apparently, it was the result of a little old-school channel rivalry.

The tabloid claims that Agyeman (who also narrates "Bizarre E.R." for BBC Three) has been axed from the series after accepting a position on a new ITV drama based on the long-running U.S. series, "Law And Order." The new show, "Law And Order: London," has been given a 12-episode green light which is an unusually long commitment for a U.K. series.

ITV has long been considered the BBC's biggest rival and was the first "free" channel to be launched in the UK with broadcast expenses covered by commercial advertising."

source: SyFy portal (http://www.syfyportal.com/news425247.html)

So they're quoting The Sun apparently. Not the most reliable source. :cool:
Still it doesn't bode well if true.

[Pitry]

spoiler tabgs for possible spoilers

Two things. First, the Sun seem to have somethign against FA, they're also the ones who kept insisting she was fired from DW - which is slightly ridiculuos, cos you don't fire someone and then give them a 5-episodes contract (out of 13) and another 3 for the spin off.
The second, I don't know when she accepted the role. But the scripts have been written ages ago, GDL said all already got them, and shooting series 3 starts in a couple of weeks. In other words, there is no way she confirmed participating in series 3 and then was axed because she accepted a different role - if she accepted the role in L&O and - as it appears, filming clashes - then she couldn't've committed to Torchwood in the first place.
\This smells like rubbish to me.

Thing is, no one ever confirmed FA is going to be in Torchwood series 3. All the info about it had been rumours - and granted, the ending of Jounrey's End seemed to suggest that, but still the BBC never said anything. I did raise an eyebrow when it was anounced she'd be in L&O because fo teh apparent schedule clash. I'd say either she never committed to Torchwood in the first place or she's got a Tardis and can appear in both :))

[Reefgirl]

Don't believe anything you read in The Sun concerning Dr Who or Torchwood

[prion]

John Barrowman appeared at Comic-Con. Here are some links:


Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701946259/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701947401/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701949241/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701945973/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701946801/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701945361/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annalouise/2701945435/

and

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/07/comic-con-dis-1.html

excerpt:
There was a little news at the “Torchwood” panel, which immediately followed the “Doctor Who” one. Star John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness, appeared with fellow cast members Gareth David-Lloyd (who plays Ianto) and Naoko Mori (Toshiko), as well as Gardner.

This is a show that has a lot of flirty, slightly outrageous banter, and the panel didn’t disappoint in that department either. There were a lot of saucy references to the relationship between Ianto and Captain Jack, and the audience also loved the clips from an episode featuring Captain Jack with his nemesis and former lover, Captain John Hart (James Marsters).


REST AT LINK ABOVE

[zuz]

Thanks for the links, prion. :)

[Pitry]

And on an even more lovely note, this person (http://www.youtube.com/user/Gonturan74) seems to be in the process of uploading the panel to youtube (both TW and DW) and ruin my resolution to study today :D.

Warning: don't drink anything while watching it. Your poor computer screen might not be able to take it.

[zuz]

Torchwood Soundtrack will be released on September 22. You can watch the teaser Trailer for the upcoming CD release here (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_D4AABCWiZY).

source: silvascreenmusic.com (http://www.silvascreen.com/?page_id=106)

[tsaxlady]

Well, since I don't see any news on this here...

Torchwood Series 2 is coming to Space, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on August 8th!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2688166700_b557cfdb0d_o.jpg

Spacecast.com also has a nice little interview with John Barrowman (http://www.spacecast.com/spaceblog_5427.aspx)


http://www.spacecast.com/images/barrowman1.jpg

ENJOY WHOVIANS :D

Space also did brief video interview's with both John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd during Comic Con.

[iolanda]

And on an even more lovely note, this person (http://www.youtube.com/user/Gonturan74) seems to be in the process of uploading the panel to youtube (both TW and DW) and ruin my resolution to study today :D.

Warning: don't drink anything while watching it. Your poor computer screen might not be able to take it.

The TW panel was AWESOME! So funny (and a little sad - John did really cry when it was about Toshs death, wasn't he?).

[tsaxlady]

I updated my blog tonight with a few pictures of John Barrowman and Gareth David Lloyd signing at Comic Con http://tsaxlady.blogspot.com/

[iolanda]

I updated my blog tonight with a few pictures of John Barrowman and Gareth David Lloyd signing at Comic Con http://tsaxlady.blogspot.com/


Thank you! Its so nice to see, that John Barrowman was accompanied by his parents.

And an unshaven Gareth looks like 18 :D:D

[zuz]

Torchwood Radio Play On September 10th.

Afternoon Play: Torchwood: Lost Souls
2.15pm, Wednesday 10 September

"Somewhere out there in that chaos of darkness and light, of science and protons, of gods and stars and death... somewhere there's an answer."

The Torchwood Institute was founded by Queen Victoria in 1879 to protect the British Empire against the threat of alien invasion. By 2008, all that remains of the organisation is a small team based in Cardiff. And now, following the tragic deaths of two of their colleagues, the remaining three – Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones – have to protect the human race against another unknown force from the darkness.

Martha Jones, ex-time traveller and now working as a doctor for a UN task force, has been called to CERN – the world's largest particle physics laboratory in Geneva – where they're about to activate the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The LHC is a particle accelerator which has been built deep underground in a 27km tunnel under Switzerland and France. Once activated the collider will fire beams of protons together recreating conditions a billionth of a second after the Big Bang – and potentially allowing the human race a greater insight into what the Universe is made of.

But so much could go wrong – it could open a gateway to a parallel dimension, or create a black hole – and now voices from the past are calling out to people and scientists have started to disappear...

Where have the missing scientists gone? What is the secret of the glowing man? What is lurking in the underground tunnel? And do the dead ever really stay dead?

Torchwood is a spin-off from the award-winning BBC Wales TV production Torchwood. Written by Joseph Lidster, it stars John Barrowman, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Lucy Montgomery (of Tittybangbang) and Stephen Critchlow.

source: torch_wood (http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/3669781.html#cutid1)

[zuz]

Dose.ca has an interview with John Barrowman. Part 1 (http://www.dose.ca/tv/story.html?id=5b44471e-34e1-4ede-869c-5b0d3f62a87b), part 2 (http://communities.dose.ca/dose/blogs/tvcasualty/archive/2008/08/06/more-with-john-barrowman.aspx) [no s3 spoilers]

Firefox News posted TW update - Torchwood audio and S3 airing details (http://firefox.org/news/articles/1738/1/Torchwood-Update/Page1.html) [mostly old news]

[Pitry]

The five-part story now has a Name. Oh yes.

Children of Earth

Apparently.

[zuz]

Some more news on season 3.

Russell T Davies has revealed the title of Torchwood series three's five part story is Torchwood: Children Of Earth. (Pitry posted this news above)

It is unknown at the moment whether each episode will have its own title or each will be named as parts. The story promises to be as epic as ever, rumour has it that it it continuing the ideas started in the Sleeper episode. Euros Lyn will be directing all five parts of Torchwood: Children Of Earth!

The story will broadcast over one week in Spring 2009. Filming for the series starts later this month with principal photography starting on the 18th of August!

source: Torchwood Magazine

[Pitry]

Euros Lyn? I thought it was gonna be Graeme Harper?

Not that I'm complaining much, mind, they're bpth wonderful directors.

[nx01a]

Whither Martha Jones?

[Allestian]

Rumour has it...

RUMOUR ONLY!!!

That they're filming some of the sequences in Warrington...

RUMOUR ONLY!!!

[nx01a]

I take it Warrington is near... Wigan? :P

[Allestian]

I take it Warrington is near... Wigan? :P

Yeah...

But it was my friend that told me...and she said her auntie told her...so that rumour is probably...definitely...inaccurate...

I mean...it doesn't help that two of us have seen a GDL lookalike around town recently...

*Shrugs shoulders*

[LaCroix]

This was posted on Torchwood Tv regarding guest information. There is a pic. and possible spoilers with this, just in case.




http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/

[zuz]

SEASON 3 info

Torchwood and Tardis Treasures blog has a few season 3 filming photos (http://tardis-and-torchwood-treasures.blogspot.com/2008/08/torchwood-series-3-filming-photos.html).

No real spoilers: just Eve Myles, Kai Owen and one of the guest stars Paul Copley
(I loved him as Matthews in Hornblower series :))

More s3 spoilers:
"Filming of Torchwood's shortened season three started up, with actor Paul Copley (Coronation Street) joining the cast. So far, there are just a few photos of Eve Myles wearing her usual outfit. But fans report they've seen Noel Clark (Mickey) on set with John Barrowman. There's also a scene where Rhys steals this guy's laptop, while Gwen keeps him distracted. There was a lot of filming at the Coal Exchange, a gorgeous old abandoned building."

source: io9 (http://io9.com/5040335/too-many-details-about-knight-rider-chuck-torchwood-and-lost)

WalesOnLine has a First Day of Filming Report: Wet welcome for Torchwood in the Bay (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2008/08/20/wet-welcome-for-torchwood-in-the-bay-91466-21567678/)

[zuz]

SyFy Genre Awards:

James Marsters took Best Guest Star/Television for his role in the "Torchwood" episode "Exit Wounds."


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/KKBB_BTS08.jpg

source: SyFy Portal (http://www.syfyportal.com/news425320.html)

[Reefgirl]

BBC have just posted this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7582511.stm not a lot that we don't know already

[prion]

TORCHWOOD- CHICAGO TRIBUNE


http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/08/the-new-season.html


Originally posted: August 26, 2008

The new season of 'Torchwood' approaches, plus 'Mad Men' makes a mistake

I thought I'd take a break from this week's "All 'American Idol,' all the time" posts to return to your regularly scheduled geek update.
BBC America sent out a press release announcing that the third season of "Torchwood" has begun filming (the full release is at the end of this item). Nothing that spectacular about that -- though I do very much want "Torchwood" to return, and "Doctor Who" as well. But one fun fact about the press release caught my eye.

Peter Capaldi has a role in the new season of "Torchwood," which will consist of five highly serialized outings. Capaldi plays Mr. Frobisher, "a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret."

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Naonak]

Peter Capaldi has a role in the new season of "Torchwood," which will consist of five highly serialized outings. Capaldi plays Mr. Frobisher, "a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret."
Caecilius?

[Reefgirl]

TORCHWOOD- CHICAGO TRIBUNE


http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/08/the-new-season.html


Originally posted: August 26, 2008

The new season of 'Torchwood' approaches, plus 'Mad Men' makes a mistake

I thought I'd take a break from this week's "All 'American Idol,' all the time" posts to return to your regularly scheduled geek update.
BBC America sent out a press release announcing that the third season of "Torchwood" has begun filming (the full release is at the end of this item). Nothing that spectacular about that -- though I do very much want "Torchwood" to return, and "Doctor Who" as well. But one fun fact about the press release caught my eye.

Peter Capaldi has a role in the new season of "Torchwood," which will consist of five highly serialized outings. Capaldi plays Mr. Frobisher, "a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret."

REST AT LINK ABOVE
Peter Capaldi was good in The Fires of Pompeii

[Dusk]

Does anyone else hope Rhys gets the flick this season? I'm hoping like crazy. And Mickey? Gar! I'm getting less interested by the day.

[Pitry]

Peter Capaldi was good in The Fires of Pompeii

He was wonderful!
"Modern art!"

:D

[Anubis69]

TORCHWOOD- CHICAGO TRIBUNE


http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/08/the-new-season.html


Originally posted: August 26, 2008

The new season of 'Torchwood' approaches, plus 'Mad Men' makes a mistake

I thought I'd take a break from this week's "All 'American Idol,' all the time" posts to return to your regularly scheduled geek update.
BBC America sent out a press release announcing that the third season of "Torchwood" has begun filming (the full release is at the end of this item). Nothing that spectacular about that -- though I do very much want "Torchwood" to return, and "Doctor Who" as well. But one fun fact about the press release caught my eye.

Peter Capaldi has a role in the new season of "Torchwood," which will consist of five highly serialized outings. Capaldi plays Mr. Frobisher, "a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret."

REST AT LINK ABOVE
I said something similar last time but: Peter Capaldi. Brilliant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phFQENkpII). :D

Hopefully he gets a better role than whats-his-name (Caecillius. Thanks Naonak!) in Pompeii though. It was alright but ... A fairly non-impressive character IMO.

[Allestian]

*Pops head in*

Remember what I said about them filming in Warrington??? And how we all laughed about it???

According to my source...

They're filming a fight scene there...something about the location being important.

Anywho, rumour, speculation...glaucoma or cataracts...

We shall find out the truth in time.

:D

[zuz]

You can't wait for season 3? Looking for spoilers? Check out Life, Doctor Who & Combom blog (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/search/label/Torchwood) for daily location reports and photos.

Some really good photos of Gwen, Ianto and Rhys here (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-torchwood-on-location.html) and here (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/09/torchwood-location-photographs.html).

[LizzieAnne]

Just thought you all may like to know this :)

On Wednesday the BBC are having a special report about the Cern particle accelerator being turned on. There is special Torchwood play on radio 4. at 14.30. There is a listen again facility on the website for anyone who misses it. Info here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/torchwood.shtml) with a trailer. I think the BBC website is set up to work worldwide. Enjoy :P

[zuz]

Media Scribbler (http://www.mediascribbler.com/dragoncon-pt-2-welcome-to-the-fandom-ianto/) and Daily Dragon Online (http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/2008/an-interview-with-gareth-david-lloyd/) have interviews with Gareth David-Lloyd.

excerpt :
[SPOILERS]
"Daily Dragon: What was it like playing Ianto on Doctor Who as opposed to Torchwood?

GDL: It’s a slightly different show because [Doctor Who] is more family orientated, so I suppose the performances were heightened and more youngster friendly. But we were still in the Torchwood hub, and it was still John, and it was still Eve. We’re so used to the crew, but I don’t think we’ll ever get used to losing Tosh and Owen. But it did feel like Torchwood, and it felt like a mini-episode.

DD: Speaking of the change in the team dynamic, what do you think about that?

GDL: It’s hard. I mean, I’m confident in John Barrowman’s skills to welcome everybody with open arms and to, well, to scare them a bit. :lol: But I’m sure it’ll be cast wisely, and it’ll be a new family like we were."

[Pitry]

Just thought you all may like to know this :)

On Wednesday the BBC are having a special report about the Cern particle accelerator being turned on. There is special Torchwood play on radio 4. at 14.30. There is a listen again facility on the website for anyone who misses it. Info here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/torchwood.shtml) with a trailer. I think the BBC website is set up to work worldwide. Enjoy :P

Lost souls available for internatinoal download here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/torchwood.shtml) (which is aparently the same link given by LizzieAnne, lol)

Wheee.
I love the BBC. Whatever they can unrestrict, they do offer to the entire universe.

[Lilith]

thanks Pitry and Lizzie!

edit: i just checked my email, and i won a copy of the Torchwood: The Official Magazine Yearbook there was a contest on the site go to to watch TW, and i just can't believe i'm one of the lucky five contestants to win

[zuz]

Congrats, Lilith. :D

Dr Who/Torchwood special for Children in need?
"Are Doctor Who and its spin-off coming together in the name of charity?

Last year for Children in Need, the Doctor Who team brought Peter Davison back to the Tardis for a short but very welcome Steven Moffat-scripted episode, set between seasons three and four. And this year, it seems that they’ve got more up their sleeve.

For it seems that the plan is to put together a special episode that would bring together Doctor Who and Torchwood. This is according to the new edition of the Torchwood magazine, and while no further details have been forthcoming thus far, it’s almost certain – given the success of last year’s special – that something will be prepared for Children In Need. Expect official confirmation shortly."

source: Den Of Geek! (http://www.denofgeek.com/television/112368/doctor_who_torchwood_children_in_need_special.html)

[zuz]

Interview with Lost Souls writer Joseph Lidster

spoilers for Exit Wounds
"JL: You’ve got great characters - the dynamic between Jack, Ianto and Gwen was really interesting to play around with the characters and how they are with each other now they’ve lost Owen and Tosh. They’re even closer now, almost like siblings. There’s a lot of banter, and I hope that some of the audience for Lost Souls might want to see what the three of them get up to next."

No wonder the whole Jack/Ianto relationship seemed so off in this one. Siblings?! :eek: Get real!

source: The Stage (http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2008/09/torchwood-lost-souls/index.html)

[Lilith]

oh geeze! i hope not.... incest is not one of my kinks :p

[Flyboy]

oh geeze! i hope not.... incest is not one of my kinks :p
Well it's all relative.

[Lilith]

Well it's all relative.
:rolleyes:

[Flyboy]

:rolleyes:
Oh come on, that pun was just itching to be used. :P

[zuz]

Torchwood filming in London

"Filming on Torchwood's shortened third season - titled "Children of Earth" - continues in Cardiff, before moving to London later in the year, according to the news section of the latest Torchwood Magazine. Inside issue 9 we're told that, despite being only 5 episodes long, the arc will form the most expensive story ever attempted by the team at Upper Boat studios.

Torchwood has never filmed outside of Wales before - although several Doctor Who episodes ("Rose", "Aliens of London", "The Shakespeare Code") have had footage shot in London; although most of the time, Cardiff is 'dressed' to have the appearence of the English capital.

Says Russell T Davies, "As the title suggests, Children of Earth will see the Torchwood team face a crisis of global proportions, so it makes perfect sense that Torchwood should be crossing national borders. But the story is still rooted firmly in Cardiff, and the team will always call it home." It's been suggested one possibly reason for filming in London rather than merely set dressing Cardiff is [POSSIBLE SPOILERS!] accomodate both Freema Agyeman and Noel Clarke for block two - episodes 4/5 - as they're busy in the city recording other material, like Law & Order: London."

source: Torchwood.TV (http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/2008/09/london-road-trip.html)

[huntress]

Eeeugh so L&O:London is not a rumour but a fact ? :( As if the world needs ANOTHER L&O or CSI spin-off.

What's next: CSI: London or CSI: Cardiff :rolls eyes:

[Pitry]

We already have CSI: Cardiff! 26 episodes of it AND a crossover into DW :P ;)

[zuz]

Eeeugh so L&O:London is not a rumour but a fact ? :( As if the world needs ANOTHER L&O or CSI spin-off.

What's next: CSI: London or CSI: Cardiff :rolls eyes:
ITA. We just got CSI:Andel. It takes place in the Prague district Smichov (around the metro station Andel - hence the title) Needless to say it's awful. ;)

Comic Con interview with Gareth David-Lloyd: Part 1 (http://www.celebritycloseups.com/interviews/actors/GDavid-Lloyd.htm), Part 2 (http://www.celebritycloseups.com/interviews/actors/GDavid-Lloyd2.htm) [no season 3 spoilers]
source: www.celebritycloseups.com

[huntress]

We already have CSI: Cardiff! 26 episodes of it AND a crossover into DW :P ;)

Right you are! :cool: and it is waaaaay cooler then Miami or NYC :D

[huntress]

ITA. We just got CSI:Andel. It takes place in the Prague district Smichov (around the metro station Andel - hence the title) Needless to say it's awful. ;)

Comic Con interview with Gareth David-Lloyd: Part 1 (http://www.celebritycloseups.com/interviews/actors/GDavid-Lloyd.htm), Part 2 (http://www.celebritycloseups.com/interviews/actors/GDavid-Lloyd2.htm) [no season 3 spoilers]
source: www.celebritycloseups.com

You are ****ting me, right? Is the local television just calling it CSI for flashiness or have they actually bought the concept from the US? If so, there is really a need to dread a CSI:London : shudders :

[Reefgirl]

You are ****ting me, right? Is the local television just calling it CSI for flashiness or have they actually bought the concept from the US? If so, there is really a need to dread a CSI:London : shudders :
It'll probably just be a cooler version of The Bill

[iolanda]

We also have our own CSI: Kowelenz (Kowelenz is the way how the locals here say to Koblenz):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-YMQ01PYJs

If you survive the trailer: I can see that statue at the "Deutsches Eck" right from where I am sitting ;)
The episodes themselves are (apparently) made by locals and were released during the last year in one of our cinemas. Its no official TV show, but a relative professional made spoof, making fun of CSI and the local colour.

[LizzieAnne]

thanks Pitry and Lizzie!

edit: i just checked my email, and i won a copy of the Torchwood: The Official Magazine Yearbook there was a contest on the site go to to watch TW, and i just can't believe i'm one of the lucky five contestants to win

WOW. Very nice :)


Well it's all relative.


It'll probably just be a cooler version of The Bill

:lol:

[zuz]

You are ****ting me, right? Is the local television just calling it CSI for flashiness or have they actually bought the concept from the US? If so, there is really a need to dread a CSI:London : shudders :
There's no equal translation of "CSI" to Czech and the structure of Police force here is a little different than in the US. But we have SKPV (Service [Force] of Criminal Police and Investigation) here which is similar. So all the CSI shows here are translated as "kriminalka" which is colloquial for SKPV. (Kriminalka:Las Vegas, Kriminalka:Miami, Kriminalka:New York and the latest .... Kriminalka:Andel :rolleyes:)

To answer your question there's a lot of flashiness to be sure but not in the way you might suspect ;) [They use the ridiculous flashes between the scenes just like CSI:Miami does] :p but the concept is the same as in all other CSIs. There is a murder and the following investigation showing all the shiny new [or old] methods of investigation.

And to make up for OT, here's a link to some new s3 set pics: Locations (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/09/six-more-from-torchwood-filming.html), Lots of Gareth David-Lloyd pictures (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/09/more.html), John Barrowman and some banana action (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2008/09/three-more-torchwood-location-pictures.html).

appetizer under spoilers:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/BtS/BTS_GDL-rain.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/BtS/a2j_bananas3.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/BtS/a2j_bananas4.jpg

photos thanks to Sue and Spaceygal

source: Life, Doctor Who & Combom (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/)

[huntress]

Thanks zuz for the explanation. So in other words it is a CSI "fake". There is something like that on German television too called "Post Mortem". Never seen it but it is supposed to be lquite a bit like CSI.

BAck to Torchwood. I haven't gone back all the pages but just in case it wasn't mentioned yet: BBC had a Special regarding the Large Hadron Collider and for that special they commissioned a short Torchwood radio play for Radio 4 starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Freema Agyeman and Gareth David-Lloyd. You can download the play for free for just another three days, so go and get it while it lasts!

[Pitry]

Zuz's pictures

The bananas intrigue me to no end.

;)

[zuz]

The Hub - the annual Torchwood convention

The event will be held from Friday 17th - Sunday 19th of October 2008 in Northampton.
Confirmed guests include John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd (announced today), Naoko Mori, Kai Owen , Paul Kasey (Weevil/Blowfish), and Sara Lloyd Gregory (Carys).

Check the official website (http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/thehub/index.php) for more information.

[Madeleine]

The Hub: I'm going, Mr W is treating me for my birthday. Anyone else from GW going?

[Dallista]

If you run into a group of Dutchies @ The Hub, that's probably my friends and me! We're going for the Gold experience. :-)
Counting down the days to the convention; should be great!

[zuz]

Not sure if these haven't been posted here before. Anyway, IGN and Wired Blog Network have interviews with Naoko Mori:

IGN: Torchwood's Tosh is Feeling No Pain (http://dvd.ign.com/articles/910/910722p1.html)
Wired: Torchwood's Tosh on Life, Death and Sci-Fi Success (http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/09/torchwoods-tosh.html)

Eve Myles got a role in BBC prime-time drama Merlin. More here (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/09/17/actress-spent-six-hours-in-make-up-for-merlin-role-91466-21835094/).

Previews of Russel T. Davies's book The Writer's Tale here (http://tardis-and-torchwood-treasures.blogspot.com/2008/09/doctor-who-writers-tale-preview.html), here (http://torchwoodtv.blogspot.com/2008/09/never-break-promises.html) and here (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article4759150.ece).

appetizer:

"Earlier in the book, Davies also discusses his aborted plans to write Torchwood 2.1....

He goes on, " The truth is, I wasn't not-writing because I couldn't think of anything, but because I'm sick of fixing other people's problems. I sat there at 4am and thought: what am I getting out of this? Nothing. Just misery. So sod it, I'm off."

To put that quote into some form of context, Davies had been deseperately trying to write the Torchwood script for almost two months, and the process was evidently making him quite distraught. One gets the feeling that he wanted to write the series opener as a means of 'fixing' the show after its bumpy first series... ("Torchwood's failure of voice... which is my fault, I suppose, though they're all working hard to fix it for Series Two")

"That was severe. First time I've ever done that," Davies decides, "As a result, I'm quite cheery again. Nightmare welcome-back-to-Cardiff dinner with the Torchwood cast tonight, just when I feel I've abandoned them. (I haven't. I'll try to script-edit more.) Eve Myles got drunk, which was lively. Gareth David-Lloyd is just the sexiest bast**d on this Earth. And Johnny Barrowman regaled us with how many Joseph's he'd like to sleep with, so it was a bit of a laugh. The panic has abated."

Episode 2.1 ultimately turned into "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", written by Chris Chibnall and introducing James Marsters as Captain John Hart.

[LaCroix]

I found this little gem while I was cerfing.



http://planetgallifrey.blogspot.com/2008/09/torchwood-s3.html



There are some pics and vids on the first episode of s3, so spoilers apply.

[zuz]

Season 3 spoilers from "Torchwood Archives" BBC book [thanks to lucy-locket]

"Well, people asked for the spoilery parts of The Torchwood Archives by Warren Martyn, so here they are! It's like a part of the Captain's Blog, only in this book it's called the 'Ongoing Archive Notes', written and signed by Jack. The other parts are the Captain's Blog entries that we've already seen on the BBC American website, but the last one is new (I think, it's new to me anyway). So here it is."

Lucy

excerpt from the book:

Ongoing Archive Notes

Alien Activity: Weevils, in a nightclub. Probably a hangover from Gray's...meddling.

Rift Activity: Very quiet at the moment, which is good.

Security: Ianto found out that Tosh had been working on a new system to lock the Hub down without actually plunging us into darkness and inactivity. Apparently, she called it a Time Lock, and what it basically does is freezes everything outside the main Hub area to about fifty metres by locking it in time. Course, we can't get out - we'd be caught in its field - but she had gone beyond the theoretical, Ianto thinks. Certainly, there's evidence amongst her stuff that she's performed some controlled experiments within the Vaults. If only she could have got it working properly. Useful next time a horde of rampaging vampires or angry Krillup mothers start hammering on our door.

Other Security Issues: There's a few people around Cardiff starting to talk openly about Torchwood. We've always been 'public' in the sense of our presence, but now after Weevils, Hoix, etc, people are starting to put two and two together. There's a guy from the school computer club called, apparently, SilverClaw who seems to know about us. And a young medic at a hospital, a Dr Patanjali. And at the council offices Lillian Cartwright has been asking questions on the staff intranet. And I gather Gwen keeps getting asked questions by Andy Davidson. Might be an idea to divert these people's lines of inquiry. Or Retcon them.

Staff: We still miss Owen and Tosh. Gwen especially. I'd like to think over the years I've gotten used to seeing people come and go in my life. But I haven't.

Other Staff Issues: I wonder if it's time to catch up with some old friends. Haven't seen Martha since the funeral. And Mickey Smith's back in town. Smith & Jones. Nah, never catch on.

Captain Jack Harkness
source: The Torchwood Archives - Captain's Blog (http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/3909647.html#cutid1)

More excerpts from the book: Profile of Ianto Jones (http://lucy-locket.livejournal.com/51972.html), Ianto likes poetry? (http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/3908722.html#cutid1)

[zuz]

A very short article in The Sun with a couple of s3 photos of Eve Myles and one of the guest stars Liz May Brice The Sun - Wood shot! (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1798921.ece)

Another one from the Sun. This one's slightly more spoilery and has more pictures, too. The Sun - Torchedwood (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1785379.ece)

[zuz]

New TW Books

Three new Torchwood books have been confirmed for release in May 2009. Plot details under spoilers.

Into the Silence by Sarah Pinborough
The body in the church hall is very definitely dead. It has been sliced open with surgical precision, its organs exposed, and its vocal cords are gone. It is as if they were never there or they've been dissolved...
With the Welsh amateur Operatic Contest getting under way, music is filling the churches and concert halls of Cardiff. The competition has attracted the finest Welsh talent to the city, but it has also drawn something else - there are stories of a metallic creature hiding in the shadows. Torchwood are on its tail, but it's moving too fast for them to track it down. This new threat requires a new tactic - so Ianto Jones is joining a male voice choir... :lol:

Bay of the Dead by Mark Morris
When the city sleeps, the dead start to walk...
Something has sealed off Cardiff, and living corpse are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young coupe in their car never reach home. A stolen tugboat is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black SUV take over a crime scene. Torchwood have to deal with the intangible barrier surrounding Cardiff, and some unidentified space debris that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, the all-night zombie horror show. Not that they really believe in zombies.

The House that Jack Built by Guy Adams
Jackson Leaves - an Edwardian house in Penylen, built 1906, semi-detached, three storeys, spacious, beautifully presented. Left in good condition to Rob and Julia by Rob's late aunt. It's an ordinary sort of a house. Except for the way the rooms don't stay in the same places. And the strange man that turns up in the airing cupboard. And the apparitions. And the temporal surges that attract the attentions of Torchwood. And the fact that the first owner of Jackson Leaves in 1906 was a Captain Jack Harkness...

[Reefgirl]

The first and third ones look good

[Allestian]

So book three is 'Rose Red' with Torchwood involved.

So will buy...

:P

[zuz]

Digital Spy has "A bit of 'Torchwood' trivia" (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a134407/a-bit-of-torchwood-trivia.html).

Updated season 3 spoilers thanks to tigercheetah. Read here (http://community.livejournal.com/torchwoodcoffee/1480889.html?#cutid1).

[zuz]

Digital Spy has A quickie with John Barrowman (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a136046/a-quickie-with-john-barrowman.html).

season 3 spoilers [nah, not really - John you calling these teasers?! *shakes head*] :p

What can you tell us about the new series of Torchwood?
"It's five episodes stripped from Monday to Friday and we're moving to BBC One. The reason we're doing only five episodes is because we need to make an impact on One. If we were to do an entire series, the show might kinda float around and not really be recognised."

Any teasers on what might happen in the new episodes?
"Well, you'll find out more about Jack's dark past and a lot about Gwen too. There's going to be some deaths, some new faces, some surprises and an event that will almost destroy the world. There's also going to be a shocking event instigated by Jack that people will be totally floored by."

EDIT:

Snippets about series 3 from Torchwood Magazine by Director Euros Lyn

""Torchwood: Children Of Earth is about how human beings behave when they are faced with an unstoppable force; something so much bigger than they are. Some of them turn out to be heroes, and some of them turn out to be ****s. I think that describes one of the dominant themes of this series. Also the love story between Captain Jack and Ianto continues to unfold, as does the story of married life for Gwen and Rhys, as Rhys's character comes into play a lot more almost by accident.

"Episode one is about the team becoming suddenly fragmented and episode two is much more of a spy thriller as they go their seperate ways. Episode three introduces the alien threat in a big way and episode four is a huge political drama about the wider repercussions. Episode five of course as everything, and is a race to save humanity, but then what did you expect!"" .

[zuz]

Spaceblog has a On Set of Torchwood s3 report (http://www.spacecast.com/spaceblog_5708.aspx). [no real spoilers]

[Madwelshboy]

2009 TV Preview: 'Torchwood' returns
Tuesday, December 16 2008, 19:00 GMT

By Neil Wilkes, Editor

Torchwood is back - and this time they're mixing it up.



As you'll no doubt be aware, the third series brings with it some mighty changes. Not only has the show been upgraded from BBC Two to primetime BBC One, but for the first time the team will contend with one major storyline over the course of the series. The run has been shortened from 13 to just five episodes, but in a major gift to fans the entire series will be stripped across five consecutive days.

That's not to mention a few casting changes too! Torchwood producer Peter Bennett gives us a preview of what else series three - codenamed Torchwood: Children of Earth - has in store.

The title for this series is somewhat intriguing. What does it mean?
"Basically from a concept, we wanted to go down the children dilemma route. Because this storyline is a subject that's going to affect all the children of Earth, it was a natural title to come up with."

What's the plotline of this series?
"It's different to every other year. It's not a story about spaceships, but it's about a government that did a deal with aliens back in the '60s, and they're now dealing with the consequences of that deal when the sins of their past come back to haunt them."

What was the thinking behind switching to doing a five-episode serial?
"Having done 26 standalone stories, we kind of wanted to take this series to another level and by making it one story over five nights, we feel we've done that. It's big, it's epic, and it's very different."

It's also changed channels. How has the move to BBC One affected the tone of the show?
"Taking over a week of primetime BBC One is a big responsibility, and something none of us have done before. So we had to approach everything differently, from the way we storylined the series, to the scripting and filming, then right through to the editing. The script has a big cliffhanger and a few unexpected twists along the way. Telling one story has also given us the opportunity to have one director across the whole series, Euros Lyn, who's been incredible and taken the show to a new level."

It's been previously remarked that this new format represents a "resetting" of the show. Is that accurate?
"I guess so. This series takes Torchwood on a much darker journey, but it's still Torchwood. It's exciting, action-packed, and we've still got a lot of fun running through it."

At the end of series two we lost two of the regular cast, Owen and Tosh. How much are they missed?
"On set Burn and Naoko are missed, because they were a terrific part of the team socially and for morale. As far as the storylines are concerned, it's allowed us to see a whole new side of what's left of our regular characters and learn a whole lot more about their lives. Also we've got new characters, people like Peter Capaldi, who's fantastic as the government middle man caught up in the storm, Liz May Brice as a covert government agent and Paul Copely as a damaged man."

And are there any direct additions to the Torchwood team?
"We sort of bring in Gwen's husband Rhys (Kai Owen). He was always on the fringes anyway but he takes a much more active part in the storyline now. And we've got a new young lady who helps the team - I wouldn't say she's part of the team but she kind of helps them out. She's played by a new actress called Cush Jumbo, who's a very pretty young lady and who I'm sure is going to go on to bigger things."

John Barrowman has previously hinted that he might quit the show after this series. Do you think that's true? What do you think Torchwood would be like without Captain Jack?
"I think it would be very difficult without John. I've not heard him say he wouldn't want to stick around after a third series, so I'm not sure where that's come from. But he certainly never mentioned it to us or on set. It wouldn't be the same without him obviously. Captain Jack is a star in his own right!"

Are there individual episode titles on this series?
"No, it's just the one main title running through this year."

Who do you have writing this series?
"We've got James Moran, who wrote for the last series of Torchwood, and we've got a guy called John Fay who previously wrote all sorts of things. Russell was a fan of his, so he's come and written episode two, which is brilliant. Russell did one, John did two, James did three and then Russell did four and five."

Are you nervous about how the audience will take to the new format?
"Yes, of course. It's something none of us has done before so we're all a bit nervous of it. I've got the bonus of having seen the material we've shot and I can assure you, we've got some absolutely fantastic material with some amazing acting. It's stunning and I would defy anybody not to be impressed by it."

Where are you at with production on the series right now?
"We've just started our second week of post editing and we're in a position to have a look at our first episode. We've just shown our executive producers the first cut version of the first episode and this week we're hoping to show them the first cut of the second episode. It's a very very tough post schedule. We've only got one director, but we've got three cutting rooms running simultaneously and he's literally running between all three. We have to deliver the whole thing, with all effects and music, by March. So to do five one-hours is a real tough schedule, particularly because we've got so much amazing material. I'd guess we're two thirds of the way through and the last third is a struggle - but a nice struggle."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a138616/2009-tv-preview-torchwood-returns.html

[tsaxlady]

New Convention in Chicago with John Barrowman

June 5 - 7, 2009

click on the following link for more information

Torchsong (http://www.space-debris.com/torchsong.htm)

[Switch42]

New Convention in Chicago with John Barrowman

June 5 - 7, 2009

click on the following link for more information

Torchsong (http://www.space-debris.com/torchsong.htm)

Gah! OMG! Waaaaaaaaaaay too awesome. And dang! Way expensive, too!! May have to keep my eye on it, though... :D

[tsaxlady]

Gah! OMG! Waaaaaaaaaaay too awesome. And dang! Way expensive, too!! May have to keep my eye on it, though... :D

There will be more guests add as soon as all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed with the contracts. The Saturday night Cabaret should be really good at this event.

[Switch42]

There will be more guests add as soon as all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed with the contracts. The Saturday night Cabaret should be really good at this event.

Totally. I wish that had an e-mail notification thing.

I was doing some thinking, and all things considered, it's really not that bad. Given what I usually pay for the SG cons that don't include photos and all that, it's probably all about the same. Eep! I don't know. It is my birthday that month (30!! EEEEKK!!!), so that could be a pretty cool birthday present....

[LaCroix]

A little something from Digital Spy and it's something I totally disagree( content wise, that is series.) with as a fan and someone who lives in the states.







John Barrowman has revealed that Torchwood's Stateside popularity has led to the third season being toned down.

The Captain Jack Harkness actor told The People: "We're not swearing or doing anything close to the bone because it's been a huge success in the US and the networks won't accept it with all that stuff in it."

"We're doing everything so it doesn't have to be heavily edited for the US," Barrowman claimed, before adding: "I'll still be getting naked and it will still be saucy - but it's done with taste."



http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a139378/new-torchwood-toned-down-for-us-market.html



In my opinion, everything should remain the same as it was.

[Flyboy]

A little something from Digital Spy and it's something I totally disagree( content wise, that is series.) with as a fan and someone who lives in the states.









http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a139378/new-torchwood-toned-down-for-us-market.html



In my opinion, everything should remain the same as it was.
If we were still on S1... I'd agree. But S2 was spot on imo.

[Lilith]

american censorship strikes again.... i actually agree with john... i've watched the american edit as well as the pre-watershed version, and the american edit sucks.... i'm kinda glad they're taking that into consideration, but still pissed that the writers are having to censor themselves....

[Willow'sCat]

If we were still on S1... I'd agree. You would agree that a UK show should bow to US sensibilities for money reasons? :S

That is basically what John Barrowman is saying the BBC has done.:cool:

I thought you stopped watching anyway? :cool:

[Madeleine]

It's a shame that the edge is being taken off because of US sensibilities. Would it not be feasible - if the US$ is that important, which I accept it probably is - to record two takes of the more sweary bits? It would probably only involve one or two extra shots per episode.

[Flyboy]

You would agree that a UK show should bow to US sensibilities for money reasons? :S

That is basically what John Barrowman is saying the BBC has done.:cool:

I thought you stopped watching anyway? :cool:
Nah, I'd agree that things needed to be toned down, but Season 2 seemed spot on to me.

Stopped watching Torchwood? Me?

Nopey, tis one of my favourite shows! :D

[Reefgirl]

It's a shame that the edge is being taken off because of US sensibilities. Would it not be feasible - if the US$ is that important, which I accept it probably is - to record two takes of the more sweary bits? It would probably only involve one or two extra shots per episode.
Bugger, there goes hotting up of Jack and Ianto's relationship

[Flyboy]

Bugger, there goes hotting up of Jack and Ianto's relationship
Not really. I doubt they'd allow America to stand in the way of THAT...

(though it depends what you mean by hotting up I suppose...)

[Reefgirl]

Not really. I doubt they'd allow America to stand in the way of THAT...

(though it depends what you mean by hotting up I suppose...)
Flesh on flesh ;)

[Pitry]

Flesh on flesh ;)

I think John Barrowman already said there are some of these moments in series 3?

[Willow'sCat]

I think John Barrowman already said there are some of these moments in series 3?Taste - fully :p

You know I have to go on about it, 'cause it wouldn't be me if I didn't ;) but really the only one getting a lot of action in Torchwood was Gwen so it seems as long as it is het that's OK.

Or is nekkid men flesh just too hot for the US? Hang on how does Californication keep it's odd self on the air? I mean BBC, in the US, is cable right?

Torchwood was suppose to be "adult" but what they want to kiddie it up now? Like Who?

I find it all too confusing. :S

Also, if Torchwood in the US with the edits included is getting great ratings, why do they want to mess about with it? And, lets be honest, I think it won't be long until many US viewers are not going to be watching it direct on TV *if you know what I mean* so really, this seems odd and wrong to me.

[Dusk]

...this seems odd and wrong to me.

Actually, Torchwood should be odd and wrong, but American conservatism looks to interfere with that premise.

I love the jagged edge between British/Australian views on sex and violence and the American view. I've been told it comes down to the US being much more religious than the UK and Australia, though recent reports suggest a drop in believers by about 6.5% per decade in the US. So maybe in another 20 years the USA might actually accept Torchwood for what it really is.

[Willow'sCat]

Actually, Torchwood should be odd and wrong.Well yeah, that is what makes it Torchwood! lol

Can't the US just keep editing it? :cool:

[Reefgirl]

I think John Barrowman already said there are some of these moments in series 3?
Oh Good

*Blows raspberry at prejudist*


Actually, Torchwood should be odd and wrong, but American conservatism looks to interfere with that premise.

I love the jagged edge between British/Australian views on sex and violence and the American view. I've been told it comes down to the US being much more religious than the UK and Australia, though recent reports suggest a drop in believers by about 6.5% per decade in the US. So maybe in another 20 years the USA might actually accept Torchwood for what it really is.
Maybe it won't be so bad now they have a new President, if they've accepted a black man as President then surely they can accept 2 men kissing on TV

[Flyboy]

Taste - fully :p

You know I have to go on about it, 'cause it wouldn't be me if I didn't ;) but really the only one getting a lot of action in Torchwood was Gwen so it seems as long as it is het that's OK.

Or is nekkid men flesh just too hot for the US? Hang on how does Californication keep it's odd self on the air? I mean BBC, in the US, is cable right?

Torchwood was suppose to be "adult" but what they want to kiddie it up now? Like Who?

I find it all too confusing. :S

Also, if Torchwood in the US with the edits included is getting great ratings, why do they want to mess about with it? And, lets be honest, I think it won't be long until many US viewers are not going to be watching it direct on TV *if you know what I mean* so really, this seems odd and wrong to me.
Oh come on. Gwen's 'action' has been part of an illicit affair that failed, and marriage. None of which was seen. But so far we've had Jack and Ianto disapear off with a stop watch. Muchos Jack/Ianto kissing. Jack asking Ianto on a date. Jack requesting Iantos 'local area knowledge'. Gwen walking in on half naked Jack and Ianto. Martha asking Ianto how Jack is - answer 'imaginitative'. I think there's been a fair bit of Jack/Ianto.

[Willow'sCat]

Oh come on. Gwen's 'action' has been part of an illicit affair that failed, and marriage. None of which was seen. But so far we've had Jack and Ianto disapear off with a stop watch. Muchos Jack/Ianto kissing. Jack asking Ianto on a date. Jack requesting Iantos 'local area knowledge'. Gwen walking in on half naked Jack and Ianto. Martha asking Ianto how Jack is - answer 'imaginitative'. I think there's been a fair bit of Jack/Ianto.How much of that got through on US TV though? :cool:

What I mean is, if the only ones getting their relationship snipped by the censors is Jack/Ianto then I will be pissed off! If the banter and sexual remarks are removed I will be pissed off as that is Jack! :cool: Even in Who that is Jack (all be it tamer).

I do not want a "tamed" Capt Jack as that wouldn't be Torchwood, it would barely be a Doctor Who's version.

If you don't like Jack/Ianto and thier banter, don't watch, killing the show with censorship is just wrong.

I hope this change is something we don't notice so much but I fear it will be noticeable, I fear it will make Torchwood just another drama with nothing different about it. I fear Torchwood will turn into something as mainstream as Supernatural. :cool:

[Switch42]

How much of that got through on US TV though? :cool:

What I mean is, if the only ones getting their relationship snipped by the censors is Jack/Ianto then I will be pissed off! If the banter and sexual remarks are removed I will be pissed off as that is Jack! :cool: Even in Who that is Jack (all be it tamer).

I do not want a "tamed" Capt Jack as that wouldn't be Torchwood, it would barely be a Doctor Who's version.

If you don't like Jack/Ianto and thier banter, don't watch, killing the show with censorship is just wrong.

I hope this change is something we don't notice so much but I fear it will be noticeable, I fear it will make Torchwood just another drama with nothing different about it. I fear Torchwood will turn into something as mainstream as Supernatural. :cool:

The US edits have actually been quite minor (except Adam for some reason). Mostly just a few seconds of "shoe leather" here and there. We got the full hot house scene when it aired and everything else, too. So, I'm not sure what they're going on about with taming it for the US audience, we don't seem to have any problems with it. :)

[Willow'sCat]

The US edits have actually been quite minor (except Adam for some reason). Mostly just a few seconds of "shoe leather" here and there. We got the full hot house scene when it aired and everything else, too. So, I'm not sure what they're going on about with taming it for the US audience, we don't seem to have any problems with it. :)Maybe they want to sell it to another network? Like SciFi? ;)

[LaCroix]

Maybe they want to sell it to another network? Like SciFi? ;)

I hope not. Between the ads and the massive cuts they'll make there be barely enough of an epsode left.

[Willow'sCat]

I hope not. Between the ads and the massive cuts they'll make there be barely enough of an epsode left.If they sold it to SciFi though with these new changes there may not be any need for SciFi to 'cut' it down. Although I do hear they cut down Doctor Who... which is just wrong. :cool:

One thing that confuses me, if we are only getting 5 episodes and they are screening in one week... when on earth do we get a proper series of Torchwood again? :( Or don't we? :cool:

I don't know if I can stand this, less Doctor Who and less Torchwood all in the same year. I thought I could handle it but as there is really not much else out there I like to watch, well I have these huge big holes in my schedule now, what am I suppose to do? :(

Get a life or something? :p That's not gonna happen! :rolleyes:

[Caladria]

Oh come on. Gwen's 'action' has been part of an illicit affair that failed, and marriage. None of which was seen. But so far we've had Jack and Ianto disapear off with a stop watch. Muchos Jack/Ianto kissing. Jack asking Ianto on a date. Jack requesting Iantos 'local area knowledge'. Gwen walking in on half naked Jack and Ianto. Martha asking Ianto how Jack is - answer 'imaginitative'. I think there's been a fair bit of Jack/Ianto.

I thought the biggest amount of action actually goes to: Tosh and Owen.

Owen and Diane (Out of Time) is probably the heaviest sex scene we've seen, and in joint second place Tosh/Adam and Tosh/Tommy (Adam and To The Last Man). Jack/Ianto's hothouse hands down each other's trousers is probably only a poor third, however "innovative" and "avante guard".

As for Torchwood getting less than a full series - it does make sense. The same guy showruns DW and TW and SJA - the production crew are getting a light year as a lot of people have left and a lot of people are changing jobs (for example, Phil Collinson had gone before the end of series 4, and Torchwood has lost Chris Chibnall as a lead writer). They're in a handover year, and they're looking to make an impact with Torchwood on 1 and they chose this way to do it.

[Pitry]

You know I have to go on about it, 'cause it wouldn't be me if I didn't ;) but really the only one getting a lot of action in Torchwood was Gwen so it seems as long as it is het that's OK.


I have to protest in the name of Torchwood. The DW franchise is the only one I know that has an opnly gay male action hero. It's the only television franchise I've ever seen in science fiction where homosexuality is given to us in m/m pairings or older ladies and is not just restricted to the two attractive females which are the heterosexual male fantasy. It's not jsut the only one where gay relatinoships are being really acknowledged - it's the only one where they're being acknowledged without the wink to the young male demographic, but are dealt with truly and honestly.

And I think it's a fundemantal thing for RTD and I don't see them removing that bit.

Maybe I'm an optimist, we'll find out, one day, when they air the bloody thing! :D

[Reefgirl]

I have to protest in the name of Torchwood. The DW franchise is the only one I know that has an opnly gay male action hero. It's the only television franchise I've ever seen in science fiction where homosexuality is given to us in m/m pairings or older ladies and is not just restricted to the two attractive females which are the heterosexual male fantasy. It's not jsut the only one where gay relatinoships are being really acknowledged - it's the only one where they're being acknowledged without the wink to the young male demographic, but are dealt with truly and honestly.

And I think it's a fundemantal thing for RTD and I don't see them removing that bit.

Maybe I'm an optimist, we'll find out, one day, when they air the bloody thing! :D
A green is winging it's way to you for that,

[Willow'sCat]

I have to protest in the name of Torchwood.What? I don't even know what you are going on about. :cool: Is this your way of saying a little gay on tv is better then none? :p 'Cause it is pretty little in the scheme of het action on tv. :cool:

My point anyway, and I am sure I had one.... once :p.... was that John Barrowman himself talked about the show being tamed down for an American audience.

Now to me (yes how dare I have an opinion and express it :p) that would seem less of the sexin' for everyone including Jack and Ianto (the gay canon paring on the show).

My concern was that the US market might feel more comfortable with more het action (Gwen/boring bf) then it would with Jack/Ianto or Jack/John or Jack/OMC (too much fanfic :p) action.

By action I mean pretty much what we have already gotten on the show, I don't need Torchwood: QAF... well I do :p but that takes us back to the fanfic

So to clarify and reiterate: US conservative TV type folks=less togetherness for Jack and Ianto. Maybe. That is my concern. That is all. Just my concern. ;) Of course you do know RTD love Gwen/Jack he is a reverse slasher! He is a gay man who love shipping! lol :p *cough* 10/Rose *cough*

[Pitry]

What? I don't even know what you are going on about. :cool: Is this your way of saying a little gay on tv is better then none? :p 'Cause it is pretty little in the scheme of het action on tv. :cool:

Nah, t'was my way of saying Torchwood deserves a lot of credit in today's television world. :)


My point anyway, and I am sure I had one.... once :p.... was that John Barrowman himself talked about the show being tamed down for an American audience.

...which is someting I'm unhappy with but am hoping it won't be something too bad and am willing to wait and see how it goes, considering the episodes have already been filmed an' all.


Now to me (yes how dare I have an opinion and express it :p)

Indeed! Gasp! Back to the gulag! Or reeducation centre... which would you prefer? :p


that would seem less of the sexin' for everyone including Jack and Ianto (the gay canon paring on the show).

That seemed to me to be the case to, but you did make a point in your post of saying this would be aimed at the Ianto/Jack bits which prompted my post :D


My concern

But we've already agreed you have no right for concerns of your own.... :confused:


was that the US market might feel more comfortable with more het action (Gwen/boring bf) then it would with Jack/Ianto or Jack/John or Jack/OMC (too much fanfic :p) action.

To which I replied with an opinion that from knowing RTD's work and how much he's more tightly in hcarge of TW series 3 than the first 2 series, I think we're still going to get equal representation of both het and gay relationships.
.... I'd be very happy for the fanfic's version of Jack/OMC TBH (Doctor! Doctaaaaaaaah! :D) but unfortunately it's not going to happen (sob).




So to clarify and reiterate: US conservative TV type folks=less togetherness for Jack and Ianto. Maybe. That is my concern. That is all. Just my concern. ;) Of course you do know RTD love Gwen/Jack he is a reverse slasher! He is a gay man who love shipping! lol :p *cough* 10/Rose *cough*

D'ya think we should send him to that gulag together with you?.... *ponders this for a moment* ;)

[Willow'sCat]

D'ya think we should send him to that gulag together with you?.... *ponders this for a moment* ;)Oh no, we would have far too much fun! It wouldn't be punishment at all sweetie! Well maybe for him! LOL

[Pitry]

Oh no, we would have far too much fun! It wouldn't be punishment at all sweetie! Well maybe for him! LOL

Nah, the gulag isn't for punishment, it's for re-education. We want you to have a good time so that your mind would be open to new Dalek ideas! :D

[zuz]

Three new audio plays

The latest issue of Torchwood Magazine has revealed that three new Torchwood audio plays have been commissioned by the BBC to air later this year on BBC Radio 4.

So if you like Lost Souls there's gona be more. ;)

Plus one new Audiobook: The Sin Eaters

"An exclusive audio story based on the hit BBC TV series, written by Brian Minchin. Alien larvae in a baptismal font mark the beginnings of a terrifying adventure for Captain Jack, Gwen, Ianto and Rhys. Read by a member of the TV cast. Brian Minchin was script editor on the first two "Torchwood" TV series."

source: amazon.co.uk

[StarCapnRa]

Actually, Torchwood should be odd and wrong, but American conservatism looks to interfere with that premise.

I love the jagged edge between British/Australian views on sex and violence and the American view. I've been told it comes down to the US being much more religious than the UK and Australia, though recent reports suggest a drop in believers by about 6.5% per decade in the US. So maybe in another 20 years the USA might actually accept Torchwood for what it really is.
I like the odd wrong feel to Torchwood. I also think that those who watch it on BBC America probably appreciate it as well. But, if the American PTB don't like some of the scenes, let THEM edit 'em out. :jack_new_anime05:



Maybe it won't be so bad now they have a new President, if they've accepted a black man as President then surely they can accept 2 men kissing on TV

Don't you believe it. NEVER expect anything to make sense when it comes to human behavior. :indeed:

[zuz]

AfterElton has some news on BBC America air dates for season 3

"...BBC America president Garth Ancier... didn't yet have a firm air date as BBC America is waiting for the BBC to finalize their date, but he was fairly certain that it was going to be the first part of this summer, possibly late June or early July.

He also said that not only would BBC America air the five episodes on consecutive nights as they are doing across the pond, but that they would also air in the U.S. the same day as they did in the U.K. meaning American audiences will have almost no lag time in seeing the series. ... Ancier said the series might also air in High Definition, a first for BBCA."

source: AfterElton (http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljnsen/trochwood-children-of-earth-to-air-this-summer)

[LaCroix]

AfterElton has some news on BBC America air dates for season 3

"...BBC America president Garth Ancier... didn't yet have a firm air date as BBC America is waiting for the BBC to finalize their date, but he was fairly certain that it was going to be the first part of this summer, possibly late June or early July.

He also said that not only would BBC America air the five episodes on consecutive nights as they are doing across the pond, but that they would also air in the U.S. the same day as they did in the U.K. meaning American audiences will have almost no lag time in seeing the series. ... Ancier said the series might also air in High Definition, a first for BBCA."

source: AfterElton (http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljnsen/trochwood-children-of-earth-to-air-this-summer)




I'm somewhat happy about that. It does cut down on people searching in the US for episodes already aired in the UK on websites that shall not be named. ;)

On the other hand, I'm still wondering how much "Torchwood" will be taken out of Torchwood.

[Pitry]

June or July trhogh? (sobs)

[LaCroix]

From the JB thread:

http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost.php?p=9565339&postcount=4555

[Madwelshboy]

Barrowman to write 'Torchwood' comic
Monday, January 12 2009, 22:54 GMT

By Michael Thornton

John Barrowman is to write an original comic strip for the March issue of the official Torchwood Magazine.

The actor, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who spinoff, will pen 'Captain Jack and the Selkie' with his sister Carole E. Barrowman and editor Martin Eden.

Eden said: "I'm so excited to be working on this story.?* John and Carole are an absolute pleasure to work with. Believe me, the readers are in for a treat!"

Carole revealed that the project has been on her and John's agenda for some time, saying: "When John and I were working on [John's autobiography] Anything Goes, we spent a lot of time together on the Torchwood set.

"In between our storytelling and moments of inspired silliness, we decided we'd like to work on a project together that involved Captain Jack."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a141982/barrowman-to-write-torchwood-comic.html

[prion]

WIRED magazine

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/httpwwwafterelt.html

Garth Ancier, BBC America President, said that the U.S. summer broadcast will coincide with the BBC1 premiere with only a few hours, cross-Atlantic lag-time. The third season is only five, one-hour episodes long -- set to run on consecutive nights in the U.K. BBC America will follow the same schedule, making the broadcasts an event mini-series.

While series star John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) waits for his thespian efforts to air, he'll be writing a Torchwood comic strip for "Torchwood Magazine" with sister and collaborator, Carole E. Barrowman. Look for special issue 14 on newsstands in early February.


COVER ART for comic, etc. at link above

[prion]

The New York Comic Con will have a panel on TORCHWOOD

Torchwood

Information on this panel's been classified by Captain Jack Harkness.
Saturday. Feb 7th
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
room 1A08

http://www.nycomiccon.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=2577&appname=100453&campaignid=61424905&iUserCampaignID=47035493

[zuz]

New Torchwood books to be released on the 15th October

Risk Assessment by James Goss


Summary:

'Are you trying to tell me, Captain Harkness, that the entire staff of Torchwood Cardiff now consists of yourself, a woman in trousers and a tea boy?'

Agnes Haversham is awake, and Jack is worried (and not a little afraid). The Torchwood Assessor is roused from her sleep in only the worst of times - it's happened just four times in the last 100 years. Can the situation really be so bad? Someone, somewhere, is fighting a war, and they're losing badly. the coffins of the dead are coming through the Rift. With thousands of alien bodies floating in the Bristol Channel, it's down to Torchwood to round them all up before a lethal plague breaks out. And now they'll have to do it by the book. The 1901 edition.

Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T Davis for BBC Television.

The Undertaker's Gift by Trevor Baxendale


Summary:

The Hokrala Corp lawyers are back. They're suing planet Earth for mishandling the twenty-first century, and they won't tolerate any efforts to repel them.

An assassin has been sent to remove Captain Jack Harkness. It's been a busy week in Cardiff. The Hub's latest guest is a translucent, amber jelly carrying a lethal electrical charge. Record numbers of aliens have been coming through the Rift, and Torchwood could do without any more problems. But there are reports of an extraordinary funeral cortege in the night time city, with mysterious pallbearers guarding a rotting cadaver that simply doesn't want to be buried.

Torchwood should be ready for anything - but with Jack the target of an invisible killer, Gwen trapped in a forgotten crypt and Ianto Jones falling desperately ill, could a world of suffering by the Undertaker's gift to planet Earth?

Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.

Consequences by Joseph Lidster, James Moran, Andrew Cartmel, and David Llewellyn


Summary:

Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable. But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a shopping centre? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher's have a cost for Torchwood more than half a century earlier? For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past... Featuring stories by writers for the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television, including Joseph Lidster and James Moran, plus Andrew Cartmel and David Llewellyn.

source: www.amazon.co.uk

[LaCroix]

^^Some of the above mentioned sounds like fan fic that I've read.^^

[Madeleine]

15th October? They do like to plan ahead!

[zuz]

^^Some of the above mentioned sounds like fan fic that I've read.^^ It's not neccesarily a bad thing. (I can hope) :p

“Torchwood” Coming to New York ComicCon 2009


"BBC AMERICA’s highest rated series, Torchwood, is coming to New York ComicCon 2009 with a sneak peek of the highly anticipated third season, Torchwood: Children of Earth, and a panel session with actor Eve Myles and director Euros Lyn. The Javits Center, location of New York ComicCon, will feature a massive billboard with all-new imagery from the upcoming U.S. premiere season, as well as a teaser running on a jumbotron and monitors inside the building.

On Saturday, February 7, 4:15pm Myles and Lyn make their first U.S. panel appearance."


source: Slice of scifi (http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/01/26/torchwood-coming-to-new-york-comiccon/)


On Saturday, February 7 at 4:15 PM in Room 1A08-12, Myles and Lyn make their first US panel appearance. Myles plays police officer turned alien fighter Gwen Cooper and Lyn is the director of the entire third season of Torchwood. He’s previously directed Doctor Who and will direct David Tennant’s final two episodes as the current Doctor.

Myles and Lyn will then conduct an autographing at 6 PM in the Autograph Area of our Exhibition Hall.

source: New York ComicCon (http://www.nycomiccon.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=2577&appname=100453)

[prion]

Anybody else going besides me? I read on the NYCC blog that the event will not be ticketed in regards to signing (so, probably a first-come, first-serve if they offer autographs, etc.)

[LaCroix]

From The L.A. Times regarding The GLAAD Awards:



OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
"Brothers & Sisters"
"The L Word"
"South of Nowhere"
"Torchwood"
"True Blood"





http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/01/milk-brothers-s.html


Click on the link above for the full story.

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' trailer to air on Thursday
Monday, February 2 2009, 12:59 GMT

By Neil Wilkes, Editor


A 60-second preview of the new series of Torchwood will premiere simultaneously in the UK and US this Thursday.

The third series, Torchwood: Children Of Earth, will air over five consecutive nights on BBC One this Spring.

The trailer will be shown at 4pm ET on Thursday at New York ComicCon 2009, where star Eve Myles and director Euros Lyn are due to participate in a panel session.

At the same time - 9pm GMT - the preview will be made available on the Torchwood website at bbc.co.uk/torchwood.

Series producer Peter Bennett previously told Digital Spy that Children Of Earth would be an "epic

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a145364/torchwood-trailer-to-air-on-thursday.html

[huntress]

Oh cool a trailer! Can't wait :)

[LaCroix]

Over at BBC America's Torchwood page they have a section where you can submit questions to Eve Myles and Euros Lyn.


http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp

[LaCroix]

BBC America has posted the trailer for series 3.


http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp


It looks very interesting.:)

[Flyboy]

BBC America has posted the trailer for series 3.


http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp


It looks very interesting.:)
That looks amazing. Although i think the introduction of the Torchwood theme actually ruined it. Up until then it looked like it was a big movie, a big BRITISH movie. ;)

So... that Army officer, UNIT perchance? One hopes so!

[marli]

i can't wait, i want to see that now !

[Pitry]

a trailer! squee!

[zuz]

BBC America has posted the trailer for series 3.


http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp


It looks very interesting.:)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/TOE1.jpg
Planet Gallifrey posted transcript of the trailer and a few screencaps over here (http://planetgallifrey.blogspot.com/2009/02/torchwood-trailer.html).

[zuz]

Zap2it interviewed Euros Lynn:

Fifteen minutes with 'Torchwood: Children of the Earth' Director Euros Lyn (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/02/fifteen-minutes-with-torchwood-children-of-the-earth-director-euros-lyn.html)
[no new spoilers, if you've seen the trailer you're good to go]

excerpt:

How did you get involved with Torchwood: Children of the Earth?
Well, I've worked on quite a few episodes of Doctor Who and worked with Russell Davies and Julie Gardner who write and [executive produce] the shows. Julie came to me and she said that this season they wanted to create a mini-series of just five episodes and have just one story arcing over the episodes. They wanted just one director to kind of take charge and it seemed like such a fantastic opportunity to tell one story and develop these wonderful characters through amazing adventures over five hours of TV. And the idea that they're going to be [aired] over one week - as a director it feel like it's one epic, huge story.

As you've worked with Russell and Julie before, did the familiarity help with the preperation since you know what they're expecting in terms of visuals?
Um....yeah, and not just visuals, tone as well. I mean, [one thing about] Russell's writing that's wonderful is he combines a very human domestic world with a very grand, epic, sci-fi, kind of tragic genre. He makes these contradictorily elements a whole and having an affinity for that is invaluable for me as a director.

Did you have any input on the story and how it was going to play out?
They were very kind to me and I was invited to come along to all the early storyline meetings. We've actually got three writers on this season. There's Russell, who's written two and a half of the episodes and kind of showrunning it all, and we've got James Moran and John Fay who've also written some episodes. Kind of being part of that team and part of the storytelling early on was a brilliant opportunity for me.

[Madwelshboy]

NYCC: Why death will haunt Torchwood: Children of Earth

Eve Myles, the star of BBC America's Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood, told SCI FI Wire that last season's death will inform the action in the upcoming five-episode third season, Children of Earth. In the season finale, Owen (Burn Gorman) and Tosh (Naoko Mori) perished, and the team has to unravel the fallout of a secret pact the government forged with an alien race.

"It's quite important that everybody knows [that] in between the second and third series, we did a Radio 4 audio drama and a small stint on Doctor Who, so the grieving process for our characters were dealt with in that time period," Myles said in an exclusive interview at New York Comic Con over the weekend. "The characters went out with a bang—super characters, fantastic storylines. They'll be legends forever. But there is a strong essence of them all the way through this one. They highlight more than anything that life is very short and dangerous in Torchwood. They are the biggest symbols of that this year, ... but life carries on in Torchwood."


The show was a surprise hit at New York Comic Con, and on Saturday the room was packed with fans who have enthusiastically embraced the quirky sci-fi hit, which airs stateside on BBC America.

The trailer from the impending (and as-yet-unscheduled) five-part third season screened before Myles (who plays Gwen Cooper) and season-three director Euros Lyn answered questions from the audience.

Later, in an interview, they expressed gratitude at the enthusiastic response. "The acceptance has blown us away," Myles said with more than a little awe. "The response, the positive energy and kindness we have received, is phenomenal. We hope the next [season] is taken aboard, as well as the last seasons."

Lyn added, "It is genuinely exciting for us to be making this show in Wales for our home audience and discovering that what we deal in, the universal stories of love and loss and heroism, appeal to a global audience, and it's truly exciting."

Torchwood centers on the adventures of the paranormal investigators of the Cardiff, Wales, branch of the Torchwood Institute, led by Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and teammates Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd).

Children of Earth represents a changeup in the series structure, downsizing from its typical 13-episode season to this new five-episode format.

"We have five hours to tell one huge, grand story this year," Lyn explained. "It's such a brilliant opportunity to develop relationships and build on stories that build to an epic climax. I'm directing all five episodes, and that's a real treat."

Asked if they missed not having as many hours to tell their arc, Myles said no. "I think the stronger storylines of the last seasons are the ones that were spread out over four, five and six episodes," she said. "I'm not saying if we were to go back to 13 parts I wouldn't enjoy it. It's all challenging, but this particular format and this story has allowed us to explore Gwen much deeper, in a much more layered way. We had fun with it and played around with it, where with individual episodes you don't really have time to do that. I also think it helps that everyone knows what Torchwood is now, so we don't have to explain it anymore, and what you see in this series is just the team trying to do their job and doing the best they possibly can. It's really awesome."

As to what fans can expect from police liaison Gwen in season three, Myles teased with a laugh. "Oh, Gwen!" she said. "She just keeps evolving into something that is always real, always grounded, always gracious and will always be in awe of everything she sees. She'll never lose that, because she's not a superhero and she doesn't have magic powers. She's me and you. So she's constantly evolving and getting stronger and becoming the born leader she was always meant to be, and in this [season] it becomes more evident. You see her struggling and becoming bigger and better, and also falling on her face ... literally. We see Gwen becoming exactly what she was destined to become with Torchwood."

As to the future of Torchwood, Lyn said he is hopeful this season will push the momentum for a fourth incarnation. "Season three is five episodes as a miniseries, and where it goes after that remains to be seen," he said. "As a concept it's strong enough to go on a myriad of directions. I think we'll see how this series goes down, and then we'll take it from there." Torchwood: Children of Earth is expected to sometime in the summer.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/02/why-death-will-haunt-torchwood-children-of-earth.php

[Madwelshboy]

Series 3 on DVD and Blu-ray??

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Torchwood-Rumors/11309

[zuz]

This is what director Euros Lynn said about janto in s3 (no plot spoilers):



"I think that the Ianto and Jack love story is really integral to season three and takes us on a journey and allows us to explore the nature of their relationship in a way that has never happened before on Torchwood. So it's definitely worth tuning in for season three to find out what happens to them."

source: AfterElton.com

EDIT:Janto in s3 (from GDL's interview for the latest issue of TW magazine):

TW MAG: Will we see a lot of character development between Jack and Ianto during the series?

GDL: "It leads on from where it left off in series two, really. They're trying to find their feet with each other, and having a little bit of teething trouble. Ianto has some difficulty dealing with the fact Jack lives forever, but that's true of any couple where one half is immortal! The feelings are still there, and there are some genuinely tender moments between them. I'm not going to say any more than that, though. It would be giving too much away!" YAY! :D

[zuz]

You can watch a video interview with Eve Myles and Euros Lyn here at Spoiler Geeks (http://spoilergeeks.blogspot.com/2009/02/torchwood-interview.html). They're discussing s3, so beware of spoilers [nothing major though].

[zuz]

Torchwood magazine comic strip "Ice Monsters" available online on UKTV.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/trivia/11857.jpg

http://uktv.co.uk/watch/gallery/aid/612675

EDIT: qaffangyrl went through recent GDL's interviews and gathered some S3 Ianto SPOILERS. You can read them here (http://qaffangyrl.livejournal.com/162771.html).

[zuz]

SCIFI PULSE has a preview of the Torchwood comic "The Tale Of The Selkie" co-written by John Barrowman and his sister Carole for the TW Magazine: John Barrowman’s Comic Strip Adventure (http://scifipulse.net/?p=5449&cpage=1)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/trivia/selkie2.jpg


The story, titled, ‘Captain Jack and the Selkie’, sees Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one… To his horror, Jack starts to suspect he may know who – or perhaps more specifically what – is responsible…

io9 has a nice picture gallery for the comic: How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack? (http://io9.com/5154861/how-does-john-barrowman-see-captain-jack)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/trivia/selkie1.jpg

Total scifi has interview with Carole Barrowman about the comic: When Selkies Attack (http://www.dwscifi.com/interviews/3144-carole-e-barrowman-when-selkies-attack)

Tommy Lee Edwards (author of these gorgeous illustrations) writes about the comic in his blog:
TLE & Torchwood (http://web.mac.com/tommyleeedwards/iWeb/Site%202/TLE%20BLOG/BC6C26A6-0E6E-4CC3-BA05-346DC9CEBE64.html)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/trivia/jack-fob-TLE.jpg

[nx01a]

The art is noice!:) I hope the story lives up to it.

[huntress]

This is what director Euros Lynn said about janto in s3 (no plot spoilers):



EDIT:Janto in s3 (from GDL's interview for the latest issue of TW magazine):

TW MAG: Will we see a lot of character development between Jack and Ianto during the series?

GDL: "It leads on from where it left off in series two, really. They're trying to find their feet with each other, and having a little bit of teething trouble. Ianto has some difficulty dealing with the fact Jack lives forever, but that's true of any couple where one half is immortal! The feelings are still there, and there are some genuinely tender moments between them. I'm not going to say any more than that, though. It would be giving too much away!" YAY! :D

I really, really like the sound of all of this :D

[LaCroix]

As long as Ianto doesn't have an untimely dimise, I'll be happy.

[nx01a]

If immortality could be a sexually transmitted disease, then Ianto's very safe.
Sorry, that just came out. :D

[Lilith]

If immortality could be a sexually transmitted disease, then Ianto's very safe.
Sorry, that just came out. :D
:lol:

[zuz]

FearNET has an exclusive interview with Eve Myles and Director Euros Lyn: Talk 'Torchwood' Season 3!
[with lots of spoilers]

excerpts under spoilers:

Eve Myles on missing Owen and Tosh and on possibility of Gwack in s3 (:eek:):With the deaths of her two teammates in the previous season has Gwen risen in leadership in the team?

Absolutely. It's heightened that what she does is very dangerous, and it's also heightened her commitment to Torchwood. She could have easily walked away from it there and then, and lived in ignorance, but she didn't. She fought back, which Gwen does all the time. She just fights, fights, fights. She fights back with an astonishing kind of power. It's wonderful, but then there's moments in the series where we keep going back to the story of Tosh and Owen. I have a picture on my desk, and Gwen looks at it every morning when she says good morning to them. It's a symbol to her, it's a symbol of how important life is, and it shows her how important her job is.
...
Regarding one of her other teammates… There's always been a romantic spark between her and Jack. Do you think that spark should be fanned, or do you think she's best with her husband Rhys?

I think that lovely mixture of will-they-won't-they is always wonderful to watch. It's great drama, and it's very sexy. Sometimes John and I don't even have lines, but we make sure there's a constant connection between the two characters. It's great to play. It's a fantastic thing to play. But it's kind of like feeding the baby when it's not hungry – do you know what I mean?

[B]There's not a need?

I don't think so. I think there's more drama … I'm not saying I wouldn't love to snog John Barrowman – I would. But there's more drama in it not happening, I think. I think the chase is far more interesting than the catch. That's my personal psycho mind. [Laughs.]Euros Lyn on additions to the team in s3:Getting back to Torchwood, can you talk about the additions to the team that we might see this series?

I think originally we planned on bringing Mickey and Martha Jones back, and they were gonna be part of the Torchwood team's project. Unfortunately, with Noel, who plays Mickey, and Freema, who plays Martha, being tied to successful acting careers in their own right, they had to go off and do their own things. But there are new characters. We've got a new character called Lois, who is a bit of a reluctant hero, she's a bit of an everygirl, and finds herself accidentally right in the middle of our story, and she's forced to make a choice. Is she gonna join in the struggle, or is she gonna do what the government's telling her. And her journey is really important and central to the series. We've also got a character played by Peter Capaldi. He plays a character called Frobisher, who's a middle-ranking, gray civil servant, who's done nothing but work hard all his life and keep his head down and never stick his head above the parapet. He's kind of cast right into the heart of our story.

It sounds like Lois is reminiscent of Gwen when she was first introduced on Torchwood. Might we see Gwen looking at herself on the other side of the fence in this tale?

One of the things about Russell's writing that's very interesting is that he wants to write stories about ordinary people. When you write stories about saving the earth, you could write a story about a president or the leader of a country. But Russell wants to write stories about the ordinary person on the street who gets thrust into the heart of the adventure. Like Rose in Doctor Who, Gwen in Torchwood, and now Lois, it's very much the story of the ordinary person who finds themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

Is there a chance we may see these two new characters in future stories?

Who knows. Both Frobisher and Lois are fantastic characters played by brilliant actors. Who knows.Euros Lyn on Jack and Janto in s3: What can you say about what's in store for Captain Jack in season 3?

In season 3, we get to glimpse aspects of Jack's past, terrible things that Jack has done in the past, that he finds very difficult to have to live with. And obviously not being able to die means he has to live with them for a very long time. So this is a character who's got these stains on his soul. We also get to learn a lot more about his relationship with Ianto, the nature of their relationship.

Is it hard to tell suspenseful stories about a man who can't die?

Absolutely. There are quite a few moments in season 3 where "Will Jack survive this event?" And you know in the back of your mind he always does, so the prospect of death means nothing to him. There's a higher price that he has to pay – there's a moral price. There's a price of loneliness. There are things worse than death.

source (http://www.fearnet.com/news/b14762_exclusive_eve_myles_director_euros_lyn.html)

[zuz]

Rex Features picture library (http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=torchwood&search_newest.x=0&search_newest.y=0&search_newest=search_newest&iso=GBR&viah=Y&lkw=barrowman&stk=N&sft=&search_oldest.x=-1) has lots of s3 photos (Pity they are so small)


preview
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/tws3-6.jpg

spoilery picshttp://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/tws3-5.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/tws3-3.jpg

behind-the-scenes fun :D
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/z_bicikova/torchwood/promos/tws3-4.jpg

[SaberBlade]

Director Euros Lyn Talks Torchwood, Tennant's Doctor Who Farewell


Euros Lyn will stand at the center of the British sci-fi world in 2009.

In addition to shooting each of the five episodes of Torchwood's third season, the Welsh television director will also oversee this year's final Doctor Who episode, in which David Tennant transforms into Matt Smith.

"It's been an endurance test," Lyn told Wired.com. "It was a 16-week shoot for the Torchwood season -- longer than most feature films. But the intensity keeps you focused on the work."

Lyn is careful not to divulge too much in the way of spoilers for the new season of Torchwood, BBC's Doctor Who spinoff that delves into activities at the fictional Torchwood Institute, a Welsh organization that investigates aliens that walk among us.

But he did elaborate on some of the whispers that are already out there.

"When we catch up to our characters, they've mourned the loss of Owen (played by Burn Gorman) and Tosh (Naoko Mori) and are trying to move on," Lyn explained. Owen and Tosh sacrificed themselves to save their friends in the second season's finale.

"For the first time, we'll see Torchwood facing a threat from home while they're also investigating an alien invasion. When they try to discover why all the children in the world have suddenly stopped at the same time, Torchwood also has to deal with human beings who are trying to hide a past mistake."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AizV9vmGG0

<go to the link for the whole story>


Source (http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/03/director-euros.html)

[Skydiver]

Just a friendly mod reminder

Please do not repost entire articles here. It's rude and infringes on their copyright

The proper way is to post a bit, then a link to the whole thing on whatever site it originates from

that way you spread the word here and they get the hits of people reading their stuff

Thanks

[tsaxlady]

Gareth David-Lloyd is the newest addition to the line-up for the Torchsong Chicago Convention

Torchsong Chicago (http://www.space-debris.com/torchsong.htm)

The con is June 5-7, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL

[Madwelshboy]

John Barrowman talks 'Torchwood', 'Who'

With Torchwood: Children Of Earth finally due to arrive on our screens in the not-too-distant future, the time was right for a catch-up with John Barrowman. So many questions: What can we expect from this new-format series three? Will there be a fourth series? And will he return to Doctor Who to wave off David Tennant? Struggling to contain our excitement and with our spoiler-scoops fully primed, we shared a pizza with the big man to find out more.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a152970/john-barrowman-talks-torchwood-who.html

[LaCroix]

Gareth David LLloyd to star in a new film

http://www.averybritishcoverup.com/



Gareth David-Lloyd who plays Torchwood???s Ianto Jones says: ???I am really excited about this new role. Its definitely one people won???t forget in a hurry! Its very different from any other part I have played of late. The script is very funny and it???s great to be working with such a talented crew. People have been extremely generous in giving their time and resource for nothing to make what I am sure will be a very entertaining film.???


Click on link for information.

[JackHarkness_Hot]

Last Thursday when John Barrowman was on BBC 1 Chris Moyles Breakfast Show, JB hinted that this mini-series may be broadcasted on June/July 2009.

In some ways, it makes sense as there aren't any Doctor Who special episodes during the summer, but that goes against the supposedly Spring 2009 launch date for S3.

zuz, love that pic of Eve Myles and her eyes pic!

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood - Children of Earth Airdate?

After months of speculation, the third series of the Doctor Who spin-off show, Torchwood, is to be broadcast on BBC1 in June.

The British Film Institute are hosting a preview of the first episode on Friday, 12th June at the National Film Theatre in London. This would suggest that Torchwood: Children of Earth will start broadcasting on 15th June. As previously announced by the BBC, the five-part series will be aired over five consecutive nights though it would appear that this format will not be observed when it is screened on BBC America.

http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/04/torchwood-children-of-earth-airdate.html

[LaCroix]

So their going to tempt fate in the US by not airing it the same way in the UK. Look out for youtubers.

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood returns: Roll up, roll up...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a155005/torchwood-returns-roll-up-roll-up.html

[Madwelshboy]

As suspected I'm strictly forbidden from saying pretty much anything about Torchwood: Children Of Earth until.. ooh, I'm guessing, maybe the first week of June or so.

What I will say though is that you will absolutely be not disappointed - there's terror, there's conspiracy, there's humour, there's a bit of snogging and there's heaps of action. Enough now though. More soon - watch this space.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/blog/tubetalk/

[zuz]

Torchwood Magazine has revealed some details for the three new Torchwood audio plays that have been commissioned by the BBC to air this year on BBC Radio 4.

ASYLUM by ANITA SULLIVAN
The story of a troubled teen runaway called Freda, who is brought to the attention of Torchwood by PC Andy (played by Tom Price).

"The story of a teen runaway called Freda who is brought to the attention of Torchwood by PC Andy. As Gwen, Jack and Ianto investigate where this troubled girl has come from, Andy finds himself drawn closer than ever before into the world of Torchwood."

GOLDEN AGE by JAMES GOSS
"A story with a twist" according to producer Kate McAll, 'Golden Age' is set in present day India and features a character called the Duchess.

"Torchwood go to India to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people. The trail leads them to an old colonial club which seems strangely stuck in the past as does its young and beautiful owner, the Duchess."

THE DEAD LINE by PHIL FORD
"A series of mysterious phone calls lead Jack into danger, and result in 'a very emotional moment for Ianto'. Listen out for familiar voices!

The episodes are all 45 minutes long and will air as part of Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot from 2:15pm (in June???). They're set after "Lost Souls" and before "Children of Earth" - which airs a week or so after the radio series concludes.

You can also read here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/news/090511_radio_shows).

[zuz]

io9 reports July air date for TW3: Meet Torchwood's Children In July (http://io9.com/5251335/meet-torchwoods-children-in-july)

[huntress]

Torchwood Magazine has revealed some details for the three new Torchwood audio plays that have been commissioned by the BBC to air this year on BBC Radio 4.

ASYLUM by ANITA SULLIVAN
The story of a troubled teen runaway called Freda, who is brought to the attention of Torchwood by PC Andy (played by Tom Price).

"The story of a teen runaway called Freda who is brought to the attention of Torchwood by PC Andy. As Gwen, Jack and Ianto investigate where this troubled girl has come from, Andy finds himself drawn closer than ever before into the world of Torchwood."

GOLDEN AGE by JAMES GOSS
"A story with a twist" according to producer Kate McAll, 'Golden Age' is set in present day India and features a character called the Duchess.

"Torchwood go to India to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people. The trail leads them to an old colonial club which seems strangely stuck in the past as does its young and beautiful owner, the Duchess."

THE DEAD LINE by PHIL FORD
"A series of mysterious phone calls lead Jack into danger, and result in 'a very emotional moment for Ianto'. Listen out for familiar voices!

The episodes are all 45 minutes long and will air as part of Radio 4's Afternoon Play slot from 2:15pm (in June???). They're set after "Lost Souls" and before "Children of Earth" - which airs a week or so after the radio series concludes.

You can also read here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/news/090511_radio_shows).

I hope they will be again availble as free downloads like "Lost Souls". I loved that play :)

[zuz]

Have you seen Tonight's the Night Dr Who special scene. It has Captain Jack/JB in it. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgg0Ul0aus4 Enjoy. :D

[Madwelshboy]

New trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth is here

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/new-trailer-for-torchwood.php

[Switch42]

New trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth is here

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/new-trailer-for-torchwood.php

This looks so good! I can't wait! :D

[Flyboy]

New trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth is here

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/new-trailer-for-torchwood.php
Amazing. Bloody amazing.

[nx01a]

Explosions, Jack/Ianto, aliens, conspiracies... Loving it! 2 weeks to go!

[Reefgirl]

New trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth is here

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/new-trailer-for-torchwood.php

Wow, that look really good

[huntress]

new trailer for torchwood: Children of earth is here

http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/new-trailer-for-torchwood.php

love it!

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood: Series 4 - "ready to go"
The third series of Torchwood hasn't even aired yet but the next one is prepared. And there's some news about the upcoming episodes...


Last night saw a preview screening of the the first installment of Torchwood: Children of Earth at the National Film Theatre. The episode, titled Day One, was followed by a 'Q & A' with the show's creator, Russell T Davies.

During the session, Davies revealed that the fourth series is "ready to go" but is entirely dependent on how the third series performs. The showrunner also revealed that he would be willing to do the show for the next ten years and wanted more crossovers with its 'parent' show, Doctor Who.

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/266944/torchwood_series_4_ready_to_go.html

[nx01a]

Yes!
Get the Doctor on Torchwood! If the 10th can be on Sarah Jane [ahem], then the 11th can be on Torchwood!

[Madwelshboy]

Doctor Who's David Tennant, casts of Torchwood, Being Human at Comic-Con

BBC America announced that it is bringing the cast and creators of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Being Human to Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.

The stars and makers of Torchwood will also make an appearance 48 hours after the last episode of Children of Earth airs on BBC America, with a panel featuring star John Barrowman, writer/executive producer Davies, executive producer Julie Gardner and director Lyn, July 26 at 2:15 p.m.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/doctor-whos-david-tennant-2.php

[The_Carpenter]

New trailer shown in Australia last week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSjozL01lI

[nx01a]

I love Gwen's sentiments. They're not true, evidently, but I can understand why she'd think so.
Waiting more and more impatiently.

[Fenrir Foxz]

Torchwood Season 3: 'Children Of Earth' UK air dates:


'Day One' - Monday 6 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.

'Day Two' - Tuesday 7 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.

'Day Three' - Wednesday 8 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.

'Day Four' - Thursday 9 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.

'Day Five' - Friday 10 July, 9.00-10.00pm on BBC ONE.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk27/unplaced.shtml

There's a synopsis for each episode at the link as well.

[nx01a]

:D Belated birthday present!

[Madwelshboy]

How good is the new 'Torchwood'? Find out!

Bloody Torchwood! They've kept us waiting ages for their new adventures following the emotional overload of the brilliant second season. But now that the hankies have dried and Owen and Tosh are but distant memories, is Torchwood: Children Of Earth worth the upgrade to BBC One? Well, we've seen the first three episodes and it's highly impressive. Read on for our spoiler-light verdict...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a162087/how-good-is-the-new-torchwood-find-out.html

[Flyboy]

How good is the new 'Torchwood'? Find out!

Bloody Torchwood! They've kept us waiting ages for their new adventures following the emotional overload of the brilliant second season. But now that the hankies have dried and Owen and Tosh are but distant memories, is Torchwood: Children Of Earth worth the upgrade to BBC One? Well, we've seen the first three episodes and it's highly impressive. Read on for our spoiler-light verdict...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a162087/how-good-is-the-new-torchwood-find-out.html
*sobs* I'm in Italy for the entirety of the week it's on! Alas!

[huntress]

A fourth series has been greenlit? YAY!!!!!! :) That's GREAT news! I can't wait for the third series : freu :

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Information on the upcoming BBC America airing of Torchwood - Children of Earth at link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/torchwood-we-are-coming/

[Madwelshboy]

Aussie 'Torchwood' screenings to follow UK

The new series of Torchwood will air in Australia within hours of its UK broadcast, it has been announced.

The third series of the Doctor Who spinoff will air on five consecutive nights on BBC One from next Monday (July 6).

In Australia, the series will broadcast on the UK TV channel from Tuesday, July 7 to Saturday, July 11.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a162550/aussie-torchwood-screenings-to-follow-uk.html

[Madwelshboy]

Ten 'Torchwood' teasers

The third series of Torchwood finally airs on BBC One next week as an explosive, five-consecutive-days event broadcast. To celebrate, we're going Torchwood-crazy this week on Tube Talk - as well as hints on what to expect from Children Of Earth, we'll also be bringing you exclusive interviews with the returning cast.

To kick off Torchwood Week, we present ten tantalising teasers (don't you just love alliteration?) about the first episode, which airs next Monday at 9pm.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a162535/ten-torchwood-teasers.html

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood cut 'like punishment'

Torchwood follows secret agents battling human and alien enemies
Cutting the new series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood to five shows from 13 felt like "we were being punished", its star John Barrowman has said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8125881.stm

[Catsitter]

In the UK, each episode will be repeated on BBC3 at 11:45 pm for the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday episodes, and 12:15 am the following day for the Wednesday and Friday ones.

And, in all the excitement, don't forget this week, the radio drama on Radio 4 2:15 to 3:00 pm Wednesday 1st July, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd.

[Madwelshboy]

Exclusive - Torchwood's Rhys speaks!

It's day two of Torchwood Week here on Tube Talk - and about time to start hearing from the cast themselves.

Gwen's husband Rhys has been somewhat of an unofficial sixth member of the team for quite a while - so will the unfortunate deaths of Tosh and Owen make room for him to join the gang full-time?

Not likely. Rhys is having none of it, despite getting caught up in the action in a pretty major way this year. Hit 'play' below to see Kai Owen explain further:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a162569/exclusive-torchwoods-rhys-speaks.html

[valen_sinclair]

this is gonna be awesome....really looking forward to this...torchwood is 100% better than who in my opinon and am glad it's been greenlit for a 4th season.

[Madwelshboy]

Exclusive - Torchwood's Ianto speaks!

After two series spent as the fifth fiddle, Ianto Jones has now been upgraded to third fiddle in the Torchwood team.

This series Ianto is called upon more than ever before in the face of Torchwood's greatest threat to date. How does he cope with events? And what's the latest with Ianto and Jack? We caught up with the very softly-spoken Gareth David-Lloyd to find out.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a162570/exclusive-torchwoods-ianto-speaks.html

[zuz]

The Stage reviews Episode 1 of COE.

Excerpt:
On the basis of this first episode, Torchwood: Children of Earth deserves to be a big success. It’s an intelligent sci-fi drama with a good cast and an engaging story that is a million miles away from where this Doctor Who spin-off began. And not a Cyberwoman in sight.

more here: The Stage - Square Eyes Special Preview (http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2009/07/torchwood-week-square-eyes-special-preview/) [beware of spoilers]