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

[Madwelshboy]

Exclusive - Captain Jack speaks!

We've seen an awful lot of "all-round entertainer" John Barrowman on Tube Talk in recent months (that's no bad thing, of course). Now, in the final instalment of our epic, 327-part interview, JB gives us his take on Torchwood: Children Of Earth. Who are The 456? What's the future of Torchwood beyond series three? And how will John keep up the pretence of Captain Jack's agelessness? Hit 'play' below to find out!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a162574/exclusive-captain-jack-speaks.html

[Madwelshboy]

Gallery: 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' ep 1

When every single child in the world stops and then speaks in unison the message "We are coming", the Torchwood team find themselves facing their biggest challenge yet.

The five-episode miniseries Torchwood: Children of Earth airs from Monday to Friday next week on BBC One.

Browse through our gallery of pictures from episode one below:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163133/gallery-torchwood-children-of-earth-ep-1.html

[valen_sinclair]

Exclusive - Captain Jack speaks!

We've seen an awful lot of "all-round entertainer" John Barrowman on Tube Talk in recent months (that's no bad thing, of course). Now, in the final instalment of our epic, 327-part interview, JB gives us his take on Torchwood: Children Of Earth. Who are The 456? What's the future of Torchwood beyond series three? And how will John keep up the pretence of Captain Jack's agelessness? Hit 'play' below to find out!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a162574/exclusive-captain-jack-speaks.html

"how will you handle the ageing process?
"botox"

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood - Children of Earth - Episode Descriptions


http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/07/torchwood-children-of-earth-episode.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' ep 1 reaction, ep 2 preview
Wowsers. Day One of Children Of Earth concluded with the most cliffhangery of cliffhanger endings. Jack actually exploded inside The Hub, while the possessed children of the Earth announced: "We are coming... back". In this opening instalment we also learned that Gwen was pregnant and Captain Jack has both a daughter and a grandson. Click 'play' below to watch cast members Eve Myles (Gwen), Kai Owen (Rhys) and John Barrowman (Jack) talking about the ep 1 twists:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a163775/torchwood-ep-1-reaction-ep-2-preview.html

Gallery: 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' ep 2
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163322/gallery-torchwood-children-of-earth-ep-2.html

'Torchwood's Day One - The Verdict
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163726/torchwoods-day-one-the-verdict.html

[Catsitter]

Charlie Brooker's new comedy panel show on Channel 4, "You Have Been Watching", is going to feature a discussion of Torchwood next week (that will be Tuesday 14th July) and they want viewers to send in their comments about Torchwood:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/you-have-been-watching/articles/submit-yourself-to-tv-club

[Madwelshboy]

5.9m tune in for new 'Torchwood'

Torchwood: Children Of Earth had a strong start for BBC One last night, according to early ratings figures.

The first episode of the five-part third series of the Doctor Who spinoff - starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles - pulled in 5.94m (25.8%) during the 9pm hour, coming first place in its timeslot.

Previously, series one opened to 2.4m (12.7%) on BBC Three on October 22, 2006, while 3.72m (14.8%) tuned in for the series two premiere on BBC Two on January 16, 2008.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a163877/59m-tune-in-for-new-torchwood.html

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Russell T. Davies Talks About Torchwood: Children Of Earth. Some spoliers. See link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/russell-t-davies-talks-about-torchwood-children-of-earth/

[Madwelshboy]

Gallery: 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' ep 3

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163347/gallery-torchwood-children-of-earth-ep-3.html


'Torchwood's Day Two - The Verdict

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163951/torchwoods-day-two-the-verdict.html

[Madwelshboy]

The second episode of Torchwood came top during the 9pm hour, pulling in a strong 5.58m (24%) for BBC One. Its nearest rival, ITV1's Ladette To Lady finale, logged 2.87m (12.4%).

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a164095/jackson-memorial-seen-by-63-million.html

[huntress]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a164095/jackson-memorial-seen-by-63-million.html

Wohooo! This looks very, very good for a fourth series :)

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood's Day Three - The Verdict

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a164141/torchwoods-day-three-the-verdict.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' retains strong audience

Last night's episode of Torchwood held a strong audience for BBC One, according to the latest viewing figures.

The third instalment of the five part series pulled in an impressive 5.87m (27.1%), making it the most-watched show during the 9pm hour. The audience figures are up slightly from yesterday's performance and remained fairly even with Monday's premiere.

Its nearest rival, ITV1's Trial & Retribution repeat, put in 3.37m (15.6%).

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a164287/torchwood-retains-strong-audience.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood's Day Four - The Verdict

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a164395/torchwoods-day-four-the-verdict.html

Gallery: 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' ep 5

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a164264/gallery-torchwood-children-of-earth-ep-5.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' climbs to 6.2 million

Last night's episode of Torchwood pulled in 6.24m (27%) for BBC One, according to the latest figures.

The fourth instalment of the week-long series, featuring an *****-*******twist, came top during the 9pm hour and beat the previous high of 5.94m (25.8%) for Monday's opener.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a164448/torchwood-climbs-to-62-million.html

[prion]

http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Torchwood-stars-among-celebs-coming.5448086.jp

Torchwood stars among celebs coming to Glyndwr University
10 July 2009

HIT TV show Torchwood is coming to North East Wales this autumn.

Two stars of the smash-hit BBC sci-fi series will be among the guests at Wales Comic Con 2009 at Glyndwr University in Wrexham on September 27.

The event, being held for the second time in Wrexham, gives fans the chance to meet the stars of film and television up close and personal.

This year, organisers promises something "bigger and better", with a line-up which includes Gareth David-Lloyd, who plays Ianto Jones in TORCHWOOD and Katy Wix, who appears as Ianto's sister Rhiannon in the show.

Also on hand will be Ian Whyte, who played the Predator in both Alien vs Predator movies, Neil Roberts, who portrayed the Warlock, Rex Buckland in Charmed, and also featured in Stargate.

To be held in the sports hall at Glyndwry from 10am-5pm, tickets to the event are priced at £5 for adults and £3 for under-14s on the door.

Rest at link above

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

John Barrowman Talks About Torchwood: Children Of Earth. See link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/john-barrowman-talks-about-torchwood-children-of-earth/

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood's Final And Finest Hour

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a164598/torchwoods-final-and-finest-hour.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' ends run with 5.8 million

The final episode of Torchwood: Children Of Earth drew 5.81m (26.7%) for BBC One on Friday night, according to early ratings figures.

Overall, the third series, which was stripped on the channel in the 9pm slot over five nights last week, averaged an impressive 5.89m (26.1%).

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a164741/torchwood-ends-run-with-58-million.html

[ShadowMaat]

Fandom strikes again. Way to go, guys.


I've received over a thousand messages from viewers talking about the show. The vast majority have been extremely positive. Even though many of them are upset and shocked, they have managed to express that without making it personal. So to you, I'm extremely grateful. I'm glad you liked the show, and love that it made you respond so strongly. I can't reply to everyone, it'd take weeks, so please accept my thanks.

But the rest of the messages? Unacceptable. Some have been spewing insults and passive aggressive nonsense. Accusing me of deliberately trying to mislead, lie, and hurt people. Telling me I hate the fans, that I'm laughing at them, that I used them, that I'm slapping people in the face, that I've "killed" the show, that I'm a homophobe, that I want to turn the fanbase away and court new, "cooler" viewers, even that I'm hurting depressed people with dark storylines. Asking me to pass on vitriolic, hateful messages to people I love and respect.

Not cool.

These are all things that nobody would dare to say to me in person. But on the internet, it's easy for them to fire off these things. Forgetting that at the other end is me, a real person, someone who has been nothing but open and friendly. But I've been a bit too open, a bit too nice, a bit too willing to explain the thought process behind story decisions. And some people are taking advantage of that, or misinterpreting what it means.

You can read the full post here: http://jamesmoran.blogspot.com/2009/07/stepping-back.html

[Madwelshboy]

Fandom strikes again. Way to go, guys.



You can read the full post here: http://jamesmoran.blogspot.com/2009/07/stepping-back.html

These always that vocal minority that spoil things for everyone else :( Fan entitlement is becoming such a big problem in the day and age of the Internet. Some of the things Ive seen from fans online this week, not just Torchwood but other shows saddens me.

[ShadowMaat]

These always that vocal minority that spoil things for everyone else :( Fan entitlement is becoming such a big problem in the day and age of the Internet. Some of the things Ive seen from fans online this week, not just Torchwood but other shows saddens me.

It's one of the reasons I don't hang out in the main sections of the forum anymore. And even with my limited presence here I've still been attacked and misinterpreted. :rolleyes: I've built up a tolerance to it, though. I'm sure James has, too, but I can understand his frustration... although I imagine his must be even greater since he was actually involved with the production itself. At least he's handled it a lot better than SOME Powers That Be do: he didn't sink to their level.

[Madwelshboy]

Where Next For Torchwood?
Now that the dust has settled on Children of Earth, millions of people are left wondering: Is Torchwood coming back to our screens?

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/285580/where_next_for_torchwood.html

[prion]

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/07/torchwood-children-earth-barrowman.html

July 13 2009

John Barrowman talks 'Torchwood: Children of Earth'

I'm preparing a feature/review of "Torchwood: Children of Earth," a five-night miniseries that airs on BBC America starting July 20. Based on a viewing of the first three episodes, I posted this rave about the miniseries. I've now seen all five episodes of "Children of Earth" and all I can say is ... I have to watch the last two hours again. I'm still mulling those final installments over, to say the least (it's all I can do not to go to UK Web sites and look for "Torchwood" assessments; the miniseries aired there last week).

REST of long interview AT LINK ABOVE

[huntress]

At least he's handled it a lot better than SOME Powers That Be do: he didn't sink to their level.

You think so? I thought his blog entry was utterly pathetic and he is now noted in my books as a <Snipped by Moderator>. He shouldn't have said anything at all. That way he would have at least kept some of his dignity.

[LaCroix]

Re: RTD.


DR WHO GENIUS LEAVES FOR AMERICA



DOCTOR WHO writer Russell T Davies, regarded by many as the country’s best TV dramatist, has rocked BBC executives by announcing that he is leaving for the US.


The move is a major blow because, as well as revitalising Doctor Who, Davies created two popular spin-offs,Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures



http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113365/Dr-Who-genius-leaves-for-America

Click on link for full story.

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Eve Myles Talks About Torchwood: Children Of Earth. See link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/eve-myles-talks-about-torchwood-children-of-earth/

[ShadowMaat]

You think so? I thought his blog entry was utterly pathetic and he is now noted in my books as a <Snipped by Moderator>>. He shouldn't have said anything at all. That way he would have at least kept some of his dignity.

He didn't call fans a waste of oxygen. He didn't insult and ridicule them. He didn't bash back.

[Ian-S]

Re: RTD.
DR WHO GENIUS LEAVES FOR AMERICA
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113365/Dr-Who-genius-leaves-for-America
Click on link for full story.

I thought the 4th series of TW was already written, so he could just dot the i's a cross the t's from Hollywood before the realisation that they don't want him set's in and he comes crawling back (If Hollywood wanted him, they'd grab him, he wouldn't need to move there on the off chance....).

I always considered that the reason he stepped aside from DW was because he'd run out of ideas.


He didn't call fans a waste of oxygen. He didn't insult and ridicule them. He didn't bash back.

Sorry for my ignorance but I don't have time to read all the thread, but who said that?

[ShadowMaat]

Sorry for my ignorance but I don't have time to read all the thread, but who said that?

Joe Mallozzi is famous for insulting and attacking those who complain about Stargate. He makes it as personal as they do, only he paints with a much wider brush for maximum offence.

[valen_sinclair]

I fopr one agree with James Moran's blog, some people think that torchwood or any genre show is theirs, and that the writers MUST obey their wishes. As a writer myself I sympathise with James Moran, and thought that it was a thought provoking insight into the world of obsessive fandom.
He didn't insult anyone, he simply stated that he didn't write it for you....well done for standing your ground, and not taking any abuse of anyone.
I was reported for being abusive to fans, maybe those fans should take a step back and realize that they themselves are being abusive to the writer! Again sorry if this stepped on the toes of some people here, but honestly the bloke spoke his mind and for that I applaud him....he shouldn't have to take **** of anyone, let alone a whiny fan.

[prion]

Variety
July 16 2009

Thumbs-up review for BBCA/s Torchwood: Children of Earth
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940688.html?categoryId=32&cs=1&nid=2248

(Limited series; BBC America, Mon.-Fri. July 20-24, 9 p.m.)

Crafted as a limited series that owes as much to the sci-fi classic "Village of the Damned" as to its two prior seasons, "Torchwood: Children of Earth" is a crackerjack, fabulously entertaining thriller. Although John Barrowman reprises his role as Capt. Jack Harkness -- the mysterious, seemingly immortal head of a team founded in the 19th century to thwart extraterrestrial threats -- the project makes like any good politician, catering to its base while inviting the uninitiated to join the party. Spread over five nights, it plays like an expanded version of what "The X-Files" movies should have been

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Madwelshboy]

Gareth David-Lloyd talks 'Torchwood'

Torchwood: Children Of Earth was packed with no end of twists, but none was as shocking as the 456-induced death of long-standing team member Ianto Jones an hour before the denouément. Many of you reacted with anger to Ianto's demise - and some of you even vowed never to watch Torchwood again as a result. But how does actor Gareth David-Lloyd feel about the decision to terminate Mr. Jones? We gave him a quick call to find out.

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

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Gareth David-Lloyd Talks About Torchwood: Children Of Earth. See link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/gareth-david-lloyd-talks-about-torchwood-children-of-earth/

[JackHarkness_Hot]

Re: RTD.


DR WHO GENIUS LEAVES FOR AMERICA





http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113365/Dr-Who-genius-leaves-for-America

Click on link for full story.
That's it then.. oh well **sigh**

[huntress]

Re: RTD.


DR WHO GENIUS LEAVES FOR AMERICA


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113365/Dr-Who-genius-leaves-for-America

Click on link for full story.

I am rather speechless at that and I am not going to say anything that I will regret later except that I feel betrayed. I KNOW why Neil Gaiman moved to the US and I understood that because it had to do with the creative process and what he did but in the case of RTD it is just opportunistic and IMO naive. Robbie Williams also thought who could make it in the US since he was such a big shot in Europe but had to find out that any major credit over here means zero over there. Davies has to start all over again. In the UK he could have done anything he wanted and any channel would have handed it to him on a silver plater.

This is just so.... : shakes head :

[zuz]

SFX Weekender has revealed its guests (including John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd and James Masters )

http://www.sfxweekender.com/

SFX Weekender will be held 5th and 6th Feb 2010 at Camber Sands in holiday camp in East Sussex.

[Anubis69]

I am rather speechless at that and I am not going to say anything that I will regret later except that I feel betrayed. I KNOW why Neil Gaiman moved to the US and I understood that because it had to do with the creative process and what he did but in the case of RTD it is just opportunistic and IMO naive. Robbie Williams also thought who could make it in the US since he was such a big shot in Europe but had to find out that any major credit over here means zero over there. Davies has to start all over again. In the UK he could have done anything he wanted and any channel would have handed it to him on a silver plater.

This is just so.... : shakes head :
Except he's already known for Who, Torchwood and Queer As Folk in the US.

With three quality (I assume, I've never seen QaF) shows under his belt with proven popularity in the US, he's got more of a chance than most.

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Kai Owen Talks About Torchwood: Children Of Earth. Link below :)

http://scifiandtvtalk.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/kai-owen-talks-about-torchwood-children-of-earth/

[huntress]

Except he's already known for Who, Torchwood and Queer As Folk in the US.

With three quality (I assume, I've never seen QaF) shows under his belt with proven popularity in the US, he's got more of a chance than most.

That is not how Hollywood works. Does he really think that ANY of the work he has done for BBC means anything in the US? He will have to start again at zero. Robbie Williams also thought he could become a major artist in the US only to find out that no one was interested in him. All the awards and platinum records meant nothing in the US and RTD doesn't even have that. The US movie industry doesn't need RTD. There are enough creative writers and powerful producers around. Over here any channel, especially the BBC would have green-lit basically any project for him and handed it over on a silver plater. IF he had written a movie play that has won an Oscar then he might have a chance but all he has to show are two scifi shows (not even BSG is taken serious), the original QaF that didn't really quite work (and the CANADIAN version was shown on a premium channel (Showtime not even HBO) late at night) "Casanova" had too much sex and was maybe ine general way too wild for American television and last but not least he also made a movie that was already controversial in the UK and never shown in the US (The Second Coming), which is maybe a good thing because they would have burned all copies of the movie in the bible belt. Well ,good luck Mr. Davies You will now have to compete against the likes of Joss Whedon, David E. Kelly, J.J. Abrahams. :shakes head:

That man should have counted the number of Brits who are successful producers and writers in the US - especially in the TELEVISION industry. Try none and RTD thinks he can change that? On the big screen there is only Sam Mendes and the late Anthony Minghella. M. Night Shyamalan doesn't count because the man was a one hit wonder only Hollywood is very slow in realizing that (Unbreakable was decent but nothing wild and everything after that was just bad or really, really bad). IF he were an actor I would have nodded and wished him good luck because the chances are much, much higher for a British actor or actress to succeed in Holywood but since he is neither, his chances are very slim. I wonder who gave him the idea that he could become a big shot in the US.

[Valaslonglostsister]

Hello all, i just watched torchwood season 3 mini series so major spoilers here-

i am pissed off. How the hell could they just kill Ianto like that??? IANTO IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER! I am SOOOOO PISSED! Jack and Ianto were FINALLY SERIOUSLY getting somewhere! I am seriously deeply saddened and pissed off and if anyone else feels the same then point me in the direction of the petitions to bring ianto jones back. Other wise- bye bye new torchwood and HELLO good old days with Tosh, Owen, Jack, Gwen AND IANTO *is very mad*

[Madwelshboy]

From EW:-

Question: Wow! Torchwood: Children of Earth pretty much ascended to a BSG level of fraktacularness. Is there even the slightest chance that the franchise will continue? Personally, I can't see it coming back from the emotional shock at the end. --Amy
Ausiello: First off, we're only up to Part Four here in the States, so watch the spoilers, missy. Second, yes, Torchwood will most likely live on, according to T-boss Russell T. Davies. "I’m fairly confident the series [will continue] in some shape or form," he says. "I will just sit down and invent new stories and characters -- that’s what I’ve spent my entire life doing." Wait a sec, new characters? Jack will continue to be the show's central hero, right? "Oh, I would think so," he says. "I would hope so. He’s absolutely fundamental to Torchwood." (For more on the emotional shock that Amy referred to above, come back here tonight after Part Four airs. Trust me.)

Question: Will the events of Torchwood: Children of Earth be referenced in any way during the upcoming Dr. Who speciials? --Patrick
Ausiello: "Not as such, no," says Davies, who is editing Dr. Who's "great big finale" as we speak. "My God, these [specials] are brilliant. I’m really happy with them."

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/ask-ausiello-spoilers-on-greys-csi-and-more.html

[Madwelshboy]

'Torchwood' boss to angry fans: Go watch 'Supernatural'

SPOILER ALERT: Stop reading if you have yet to see Part Four of Torchwood: Children of Earth. Everyone else, onward and downward...

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/backlash-shmacklash-thats-torchwood-creator-russell-t-davies-reaction-to-the-outcry-over-the-death-of-gareth-david-lloyds.html#more

[Valaslonglostsister]

*is pissed*

[LaCroix]

RTD's Interview at After Elton:

Spoilers apply.

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/russell-t-davies-answers-the-question

[huntress]

When exactly did RTD decided to become a conceited, arrogant %#&!$§? Just asking.

I am so disappointed with him.

[Madwelshboy]

When exactly did RTD decided to become a conceited, arrogant %#&!$§? Just asking.

I am so disappointed with him.

When wasn't he?? i've always got that impression from him.

[iolanda]

When exactly did RTD decided to become a conceited, arrogant %#&!$§? Just asking.

I am so disappointed with him.

I am not really surprised about his statements there. First thing I knew about him is that he doesn't really care about fan opinions.
I am more surprised about all those angry SPN fans because despite the title of this interview he doesn't really say anything against SPN.

[huntress]

I am not really surprised about his statements there. First thing I knew about him is that he doesn't really care about fan opinions.
I am more surprised about all those angry SPN fans because despite the title of this interview he doesn't really say anything against SPN.

It was his tone. I am not a SPN fan. I like to watch, but wouldn't consider myself a fan. I still thought that his remark was insulting, because it made the show look like the scifi variation of Baywatch. I don't know how to explain it, but it really came over like an insult - for both SPN and Torchwood fans.

[huntress]

When wasn't he?? i've always got that impression from him.

No, not really. In the first years of Doc Who he came over like a man who loves his work, who loves the fandom and wanted to give his best but lately he only give off the impression of a pompous, narcissistic and arrogant a**.

[zuz]

So it seems that the fourth season is a go.

EXCLUSIVE: Torchwood picked up for another season by BBC (http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/07/25/exclusive-torchwood-picked-up-for-another-season-by-bbc/#comments-list)

[LaCroix]

So it seems that the fourth season is a go.

EXCLUSIVE: Torchwood picked up for another season by BBC (http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/07/25/exclusive-torchwood-picked-up-for-another-season-by-bbc/#comments-list)



Not according to the BBC press office home page.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/category/wales_index.shtml

And if it were, I wouldn't be watching.

[iolanda]

And if it were, I wouldn't be watching.

Oh, I will. From this point on, anything goes. Just don't start to expect it to be like *insert episode/series/ concept of your choice here*.

[Puddle-Jumper]

RTD has always been like that, he does what he wants and doesn't care about other peoples opinions cos he knows hes right, and to be fair guys he normally is right?

He's had just a tad more success in the television then everyone else on these forums combined...

He's right though

also
http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2009/07/torchwood-season-4-announcement.html

I don't see any thing on that BBC link saying that torchwood isn't coming back? It doesn't say anything about a 4th season there at all?

[huntress]

Not according to the BBC press office home page.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/category/wales_index.shtml

And if it were, I wouldn't be watching.

Ditto -_-

[Madwelshboy]

Barrowman to meet 'Housewives' bosses

John Barrowman has revealed that he is in talks for a role in Desperate Housewives.

The Torchwood actor confirmed yesterday that he will soon jet off to the States for meetings with the ABC show's producers.

Speaking on Radio 1, he explained: "I'm off to Los Angeles on Sunday again. I probably shouldn't say this but I've got a meeting with the execs of Desperate Housewives.

"Can you believe it - I'm going to be a Desperate Housewife!"

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a168698/barrowman-to-meet-housewives-bosses.html

[Valaslonglostsister]

Ooooo i normally don't watch DHW but i'll watch it if he's going to be in it? Is it going to be a short guest role or is he going to have a long part? Cause if it's a long part that means he is going to be in the States for a while right?

[Pitry]

yay @ renewl, really hope this is true.

Don't see anything wrong with what RTD had said, nor any disrespect - well, maybe to SPN, but not to Torchwood fans. "Don't like it don't watch it" is said often enough on any sort of forum, this one included As for SPN I don't watch it so I don't know how they do things, but had he said Stargate I wouldn't've been offended at all. Stargate is known, for example, for it;s lack of ability to keep dead people dead. I don't know how they do things in SPN but if it's anything like Stargate, then he was making a good comment - if you don't like to watch character permanently die, this is the wrong show for you.

[Valaslonglostsister]

Pitry i like your avi lol funny smilely. HAHA ANYWAY!

On topic-

I agree with you to a certain extent cause i guess it was just the way RTD said it. His arrogance kinda sets some ppl (like me) off. It's a little annoying a guess.

[zuz]

Airlock Alphafeatures an interview with Kai Owen (aka Rhys): If It Wasn't Ianto, It Would've Been Rhys (http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/6665)
[Kai Owen reveals the twists and turns that took place in 'Torchwood: Children Of Earth']

[leeman15251]

any news on if there will be a fourth season of torchwood?

[Ashizuri]

any news on if there will be a fourth season of torchwood?

I think it will be a while yet before we hear anything. JB is booked all the way through 2010 and has already started scheduling into 2011, and didn't EM say that she planned to take a year off when her child was born (in Nov. I think)?

EDIT:

New JB podcast. The last 10-ish minutes concern future Torchwood (though he seems very, very uncertain about it), but considering what else he had to say about his schedule, I don't think we'll see TW with him in it before 2012. The man is booked solid.

http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/podcasts/2009/09/john-barrowman-the-stage-podcast-37/

[LaCroix]

From JB yahoo group:

John's schedule for October and November has now been firmed up. He will not be able to attend the Hub 3 Convention in Birmingham in October, but we are delighted to announce that he will be at Collectormania London, at Earls Court Olympia 2, on Sunday, 29 November.

[iolanda]

from jb yahoo group:

John's schedule for october and november has now been firmed up. He will not be able to attend the hub 3 convention in birmingham in october, but we are delighted to announce that he will be at collectormania london, at earls court olympia 2, on sunday, 29 november.


nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :'-(

[huntress]

I am actually glad about this. I really don't want a fourth series. Not unless we get a serious retcon.

[iolanda]

I don't see the connection between John attending a con and the forth series. I really like this guy as an actor and as person, and this was one very rare opportunity for to meet him in person.

[huntress]

I don't see the connection between John attending a con and the forth series. I really like this guy as an actor and as person, and this was one very rare opportunity for to meet him in person.

I guess the connection is, that if he is too busy to attend a con which lasts only a couple of days, because he is booked solid (for which I am happy for him) then the chances for him to even do a guest appearance in Torchwood are slim to non-existent and I doubt that a lot of people want to see the Gwen Cooper show. I love Eve Myles. She is a talented actress and I hope she will get a lot of roles like the one in "Little Dorrit" but I can't stand Gwen. Also RTD is now trying his luck in Hollywood and since Torchwood is his baby and his alone, it won't get another series unless the stint in Hollywood fails and he comes back to do more stuff with the Beep.

[Ashizuri]

I guess the connection is, that if he is too busy to attend a con which lasts only a couple of days, because he is booked solid (for which I am happy for him) then the chances for him to even do a guest appearance in Torchwood are slim to non-existent and I doubt that a lot of people want to see the Gwen Cooper show. I love Eve Myles. She is a talented actress and I hope she will get a lot of roles like the one in "Little Dorrit" but I can't stand Gwen. Also RTD is now trying his luck in Hollywood and since Torchwood is his baby and his alone, it won't get another series unless the stint in Hollywood fails and he comes back to do more stuff with the Beep.


Even Ms. Myles being available for TW is up in the air right now, with her baby just about to be born.

I think it will be a while before we hear anything on the TW front.

[Zarius]

RTD isnt a fan of Stargate either. When asked about what he thought about Caryle joining SGU, he replied "Stargate? Good heavens...has his agent WATCHED it?"

He's always been a polarising figure, certaingly not known for his P.R friendlyness. His sense of "humour" includes championing Adolf Hitler as The Doctor and calling his critics "Ming-Mongs". I think you need someone with some balls lighting the way like that instead of kissing up to fans and pandering the show to their needs.

{mod snip}

[huntress]

Even Ms. Myles being available for TW is up in the air right now, with her baby just about to be born.

I think it will be a while before we hear anything on the TW front.

That is also another thing to consider, so that means that none of the members from Torchwood who actually lived through CoE has any time. Unless RTD gives some other writers permission to work on Torchwood and simply start a completely new team and new series won't happen and a completely no team will be a no go for the majority of the fans. The main reason why most folks tuned in in the first place was Jack.

[Blencathra]

I'm sure I read somewhere that RTD said at Comic Con that the 4th series was ready to go but it was just waiting for the BBC to give it the thumbs up.

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

http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=9&id=2603

http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=9&id=2742

All just rumours I know. :S

[Ashizuri]

I'm sure I read somewhere that RTD said at Comic Con that the 4th series was ready to go but it was just waiting for the BBC to give it the thumbs up.

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

http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=9&id=2603

http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=9&id=2742

All just rumours I know. :S

Oh, no doubt Rusty has ideas where he wants to go, but his remaining cast seems to be heading off in different directions at the moment. :S

[Valaslonglostsister]

I think i would seriously be crushed if JB did not do Torchwood Season 4. I LOVE Gwen but i LOVE jack more.....(not as much as i loved ianto *tears*). I Mean torchwood IS Jack Harkness...there is just no way around it.

[leeman15251]

There will be a torchwood season 4.

http://www.filmshaft.com/torchwood-season-four-confirmed-276/

I don't know how i will feel if scene Jack may not be in it.

[Ashizuri]

There will be a torchwood season 4.

http://www.filmshaft.com/torchwood-season-four-confirmed-276/

I don't know how i will feel if scene Jack may not be in it.

A lot of sources are saying the BBC has comissioned season 4 but I've yet to see an official announcement from the BBC. That being said, I can't imagine there wont be a season 4.

[LaCroix]

For those interested, there's an interview regarding Gareth's new project fram GMTV this morning.


http://www.gm.tv/videos/gmtv-highlights/39903-girl-number-nine.html

[AresLover452]

I wold love more TORCHWOOD... End of Days really pissed me off.

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood Planning Fourth Season

Torchwood might not have concluded its run at the end of the thrilling miniseries Children of Earth after all - Ianto’s tragic death not withstanding. The new year could bring some “very good news” for fans of the sexy sci-fi series, creator Russell T. Davies tells TV Guide Magazine.

“The recession has hit British television, but fingers crossed, it will be a go. We expect things to start to move in January. We’ve got great ideas for the show. I think there’s a further lease on life for many years to come, but certainly for a [fourth season],” Davies says. John Barrowman is finishing his run in “La Cage Aux Folles” in London, so there’s plenty of time to trade his feather boa for Captain Jack’s trench coat.

http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/news/torchwood-planning-fourth-season-3168.html

[Ashizuri]

Also, it's been announced that Eve Myles had her baby, a little girl who she has named Matilda (cute name I think). If her statement of taking a year off after the birth is still true, it looks like we'll be waiting untill next January before there is any new Torchwood.

Unless they decide to move forward without Gwen, EDIT: which I don't see happening.

[LaCroix]

Torchwood Planning Fourth Season

Torchwood might not have concluded its run at the end of the thrilling miniseries Children of Earth after all - Ianto’s tragic death not withstanding. The new year could bring some “very good news” for fans of the sexy sci-fi series, creator Russell T. Davies tells TV Guide Magazine.

“The recession has hit British television, but fingers crossed, it will be a go. We expect things to start to move in January. We’ve got great ideas for the show. I think there’s a further lease on life for many years to come, but certainly for a [fourth season],” Davies says. John Barrowman is finishing his run in “La Cage Aux Folles” in London, so there’s plenty of time to trade his feather boa for Captain Jack’s trench coat.

http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/news/torchwood-planning-fourth-season-3168.html



And yet there's been no offical word from the Beeb. I'd say wishful thinking on his part. Or maybe he's just trying to convince himself.

[Replicator Todd]

Honestly, i wouldn't mind a fourth season, but after Children of Earth, there isn't much of the team left! Unless another TW team is brought in *gulp*.

[Aerilon]

RTD isnt a fan of Stargate either. When asked about what he thought about Caryle joining SGU, he replied "Stargate? Good heavens...has his agent WATCHED it?"Shame on him!

In regards to Season 4 of Torchwood though, it could happen, at least where the story is concerned. Last we saw of Jack, he teleported up to some ship at the edge of our solar system, and Gwen went off to have her child.

I've heard rumours that Jack will be in End of Time, therefore, isn't it possible that Jack ends up back on Earth, or somewhere else, helps the Doctor somehow, and in the process, comes to terms with the death of his grandson, and once again returns to Earth to run Torchwood?

[Ashizuri]

I've heard rumours that Jack will be in End of Time, therefore, isn't it possible that Jack ends up back on Earth, or somewhere else, helps the Doctor somehow, and in the process, comes to terms with the death of his grandson, and once again returns to Earth to run Torchwood?

Rusty has said that CoE will not be brought up in End of Time, and many are speculating that End of Time is set pre-CoE.

I want Jack in space hunting down the 456 for season 4, plz.

[LaCroix]

News item regarding Naoko and CE:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/27/christopher-eccleston-john-lennon-bbc4


Lennon Naked, a 90-minute one-off film, looks at Beatle's life from 1967 to 1971, with Christopher Eccleston in starring role


____

Ono is played by Naoko Mori, of Torchwood and Absolutely Fabulous, and Epstein by Rory Kinnear.


Blick on link for full story.

[Aerilon]

I want Jack in space hunting down the 456 for season 4, plz.As nice as that would be, it wouldn't really be 'Torchwood', at least, not as we know it. For that to work, they'd need a team, and a base (which would most likely be a starship).

May as well rename the show Torch Trek if they were going to go down that road.

[Ashizuri]

Rumors out of Collectormania have John Barrowman (or Kai Owen, there are conflicting repots) announcing a season 4 with 13 episodes, and calling it epic and bigger and better then ever before.

EDIT: Though, apparently John has also said "just kidding" after the announcement.

I don't know what's with the coyness and the lack of a concrete announcement. I mean, no one actually expects there not to be a season 4, do they? I mean, not wanting one, yeah, loads of people are over it (me mostly included), but we're all pretty clear there is going to be another season, right?

EDIT EDIT: Barrowman just double confimed the 13 episode series on Steve Wright in the Afternoon, also pointing out that he has no idea when it will be shot, or where, or who's in it, and there has been no date set as to when it will come out and that all he knows is that it will come back at some point, which is no suprise.


As nice as that would be, it wouldn't really be 'Torchwood', at least, not as we know it. For that to work, they'd need a team, and a base (which would most likely be a starship).

May as well rename the show Torch Trek if they were going to go down that road.

I feel like Torchwood as we knew it is over.

The team is dead or gone, the hub is destroyed, all the alien swag is gone, the SUV is gone, no pteradactyl in the sky, no weevil in the basement, the rift clearly can be ignored, and after all the time and effort spent in COE to destroy everything that represented "Torchwood" it would seem silly to just go back to the same M.O. of the first two seasons.

That being said, no way is Jack hunting down the 456 going to happen, but it could have been interesting.

[LaCroix]

From Supanova:

http://www.supanova.com.au/

Gareth David Lloyd and James Marsters will attend this event. Cliclk on link for futher information.

[Valaslonglostsister]

Honestly, i wouldn't mind a fourth season, but after Children of Earth, there isn't much of the team left! Unless another TW team is brought in *gulp*.

Oh good god spare me! I don't think i have the heart to get attached to another team only to have them die in a season or two because "people die young in torchwood" i say enough is enough already! They've already ripped my heart out with Tosh, Owen and my Ianto. So i'd much rather have a new season with Lois, Gwen, Rhys and jack (if he comes back)


News item regarding Naoko and CE:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/27/christopher-eccleston-john-lennon-bbc4


Lennon Naked, a 90-minute one-off film, looks at Beatle's life from 1967 to 1971, with Christopher Eccleston in starring role


____

Ono is played by Naoko Mori, of Torchwood and Absolutely Fabulous, and Epstein by Rory Kinnear.


Blick on link for full story.

The 9th doctor as John Lennon? Ok NOW i've heard everything LOL

[Ashizuri]

Oh good god spare me! I don't think i have the heart to get attached to another team only to have them die in a season or two because "people die young in torchwood" i say enough is enough already! They've already ripped my heart out with Tosh, Owen and my Ianto. So i'd much rather have a new season with Lois, Gwen, Rhys and jack (if he comes back)

Honestly, now that Ianto is gone the target on Rhy's back will only get bigger. I imagine he'll make it through one more season, maybe two. Then again, RTD has said that losing Rhys would inflict too much damage on Gwen and you can't make your main character the "walking wounded" so he might be safe. He has gotten a get-out-of-death-free card once already.

[Zarius]

I've heard rumours that Jack will be in End of Time, therefore, isn't it possible that Jack ends up back on Earth, or somewhere else, helps the Doctor somehow, and in the process, comes to terms with the death of his grandson, and once again returns to Earth to run Torchwood?

Captain Jack makes a cameo apperance in The End of Time


I want Jack in space hunting down the 456 for season 4, plz.

There's no reason for him to hunt down The 456. He ended their threat on Earth, he doesnt need to become a racist genocide machine, that would remind hiom constantly of who he sacrificed. Jack is running away from the person he was

[knowles2]

Season 4 should be about one of the other tourchwood institute perhaps the one that went missing.
Gwen being in charge of finding out what happen to it an where it been for so Long.

Jack should return to earth but stay away from the new gang an start his journey to become the face of boe. Or perhaps we should see him travel the star to become Boe.
The main aim of this season should be to see Jack transform into Boe an learn about his past. What ever it should be season 4 should be Jack last.
Gwen should end up in command of the entire institute an return it to it former glory. After all this organisation is suppose to last thousands of years into the future.

[Flyboy]

Season 4 should be about one of the other tourchwood institute perhaps the one that went missing.
Gwen being in charge of finding out what happen to it an where it been for so Long.

Jack should return to earth but stay away from the new gang an start his journey to become the face of boe. Or perhaps we should see him travel the star to become Boe.
The main aim of this season should be to see Jack transform into Boe an learn about his past. What ever it should be season 4 should be Jack last.
Gwen should end up in command of the entire institute an return it to it former glory. After all this organisation is suppose to last thousands of years into the future.
... I refuse to ever accept Jack as the Face of Boe.

[knowles2]

... I refuse to ever accept Jack as the Face of Boe.

Why?

[Valaslonglostsister]

... I refuse to ever accept Jack as the Face of Boe.

I second that

[Flyboy]

Why?
Because it's damn stupid.

[maxfly]

I think Torchwood will be not so different as we know it. BBC says, that Jack and Gwen take part in Season 4, so that we don't get another Torchwood-institute. It could happen something on earth, so that Gwen is in danger and Jack come back to help her. Together with Gwen's husband they rebuilt the old Torchwood-Institute. This could be the beginning of the fourth lesson, without so much variations.

Maxfly
___________

Sorry for my incorrectness in grammy and vocabulary!

[Replicator Todd]

... I refuse to ever accept Jack as the Face of Boe.

Not me! :P I love that little tidbit!

[Flyboy]

Not me! :P I love that little tidbit!
It's yuchy!

[LaCroix]

I think Torchwood will be not so different as we know it. BBC says, that Jack and Gwen take part in Season 4, so that we don't get another Torchwood-institute. It could happen something on earth, so that Gwen is in danger and Jack come back to help her. Together with Gwen's husband they rebuilt the old Torchwood-Institute. This could be the beginning of the fourth lesson, without so much variations.

Maxfly
___________

Sorry for my incorrectness in grammy and vocabulary!



That's only if John Barrowman decides to reprise his role of Jack. And after what they did to his character, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't.

[Replicator Todd]

That's only if John Barrowman decides to reprise his role of Jack. And after what they did to his character, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't.

Whaddya mean?! Jack's character seemed normal as ever last I checked!

[Ashizuri]

That's only if John Barrowman decides to reprise his role of Jack. And after what they did to his character, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't.

JB has confirmed the 13 episode season 4, saying he didn't know who was going to be in it but I think it 100% certain that he wouldn't be talking about it if he wasn't coming back in some form.


Whaddya mean?! Jack's character seemed normal as ever last I checked!

He seemed like he got...castrated in CoE, at least to me. They cut off his boys and gave them to Gwen. She was pretty badass, while Jack...died a lot and had some serious man!pain but was otherwise fairly useless. IMO, natch. I mean, other than magically figure things out in the last 15 minutes, what did he really do during CoE?

[mjwalshe]

That's only if John Barrowman decides to reprise his role of Jack. And after what they did to his character, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't.

Hes said on radio 2 (when standing in for Eaine Paige) that they where in talks to do a S4 for Torchwood

[miles27]

I feel like Torchwood as we knew it is over.

The team is dead or gone, the hub is destroyed, all the alien swag is gone, the SUV is gone, no pteradactyl in the sky, no weevil in the basement, the rift clearly can be ignored, and after all the time and effort spent in COE to destroy everything that represented "Torchwood" it would seem silly to just go back to the same M.O. of the first two seasons.


err.. wrong try to think back at least some of the torchwood base must still be functioning as the rift hasn't been spewing out time visitors all over the place, (surely even the little we saw of england after it was blown up we would hear of some of this) <rift manipulator> plus this site has at least survived a world war, alien invasions and jack. even if main areas and work stations are gone i believe that the vaults would be extra protected against bombs, as would the morgue i believe lots in thier including collegues you wouldn't want escaping.

also if Mr barrowman does return (PPPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE DO) their is always "the strange man that runs the up north office" 'scotland branch'

[Ashizuri]

Well, apparently Mr. Barrowman was wrong. Or Russel is misinformed.

Russell also quashed rumours that a fourth series of Torchwood had been greenlit: “There is nothing definite yet despite what John Barrowman keeps telling everyone. Get down, boy! But we wouldn’t want him any other way. Maybe there'll be something to tell you in the New Year.”

Source. (http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=sfx_at_the_doctor_who)


err.. wrong try to think back at least some of the torchwood base must still be functioning as the rift hasn't been spewing out time visitors all over the place, (surely even the little we saw of england after it was blown up we would hear of some of this) <rift manipulator> plus this site has at least survived a world war, alien invasions and jack. even if main areas and work stations are gone i believe that the vaults would be extra protected against bombs, as would the morgue i believe lots in thier including collegues you wouldn't want escaping.

also if Mr barrowman does return (PPPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE DO) their is always "the strange man that runs the up north office" 'scotland branch'

I was always under the impression that nothing team Torchwood had really stopped the rift from spewing things out, Jack and Co. were just always there to stop/help/destroy/etc. whatever came through. They could moniter it but not control it. Rusty has said that they're not going to rebuild the Hub where it previously stood as it would be "disrespectful" so I suppose that means it's not going to be on the rift anymore. Speculation is pointing to London.

Honestly, I imagine the basic tenets of the show will be the same (fight aliens, immortal Jack, super Gwen) but everything else is going to get a major redesign. But this is all just speculation on my part. ;)

[miles27]

I was always under the impression that nothing team Torchwood had really stopped the rift from spewing things out(A), Jack and Co. were just always there to stop/help/destroy/etc. whatever came through. They could moniter it but not control it. Rusty has said that they're not going to rebuild the Hub where it previously stood as it would be "disrespectful" so I suppose that means it's not going to be on the rift anymore(B). Speculation is pointing to London.


A, watch the two part end of series one

changing the settings on the device (charging it up) was how Bilas Manager unleashed his friend, and a few other guests.

B, I never said the HUB would be rebuilt there. i simply said that the assumption that it was totally destroyed was unlikely. but the rift it's self is stongest in that point not only situated there, in one of the books it actually says that another site with nearly as strong a connection is nearly two miles away. IMO Torchwood will never be filmed or based outside of wales sorry.:D

[Ashizuri]

A, watch the two part end of series one

changing the settings on the device (charging it up) was how Bilas Manager unleashed his friend, and a few other guests.

B, I never said the HUB would be rebuilt there. i simply said that the assumption that it was totally destroyed was unlikely. but the rift it's self is stongest in that point not only situated there, in one of the books it actually says that another site with nearly as strong a connection is nearly two miles away. IMO Torchwood will never be filmed or based outside of wales sorry.:D

I should have worded that better, sorry. Torchwood did open the rift, you're correct, but once it was open they had absolutely no control over what happened and what came out of it. All they could do what try and track what came through and deal with things as they came. Torchwood 3 has always been called a "monitoring station" so I'm sticking with my theory that they can open it/close it but have no real control over it.

As for the setting, I imagine it will still, and always, be filmed in Wales, but much of CoE was set in England so I don't think it would be too much of a stretch for the show to use London as a main setting. Perhaps split between the two locations again.

[Replicator Todd]

I would be nice to see a new Hub set up in London, but as long as Jack and Gwen are still part of the team I could care less who the new members are.

[Ian-S]

Only the aerial shots were actually London, everything else was filmed in Cardiff, the interior of the MI5 building was Brangwyn Hall in Swansea.

Part of BBC Wales mandate is that the majority of a storyline of shows it produces must be in Wales, they may go to London, but nothing BBC Wales produces will be based solely in London.

[nx01a]

... I refuse to ever accept Jack as the Face of Boe.There's plain old boring immortality and then there's immortality with a twist. His is certainly an interesting twist along the lines of the Sibyl of Cumae.

That's only if John Barrowman decides to reprise his role of Jack. And after what they did to his character, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't.What did they do to his character? I love Jack even more now after CoE. Poor guy.

As for a season 4... I saw CoE as presenting us with the characters who would replace Gwen and Ianto. I'd like it to be a bit like s2's opener where Jack returns in the midst of an ongoing adventure. The new Torchwood consisting of the female soldier and the remorseless scientist from CoE plus cannon fodder, of course. A ruthless team much like Torchwood was when he first encountered them in the 1800s: shoot to kill alien intruders. Without a rift manipulator, there's no hope of sending them home, so the new TW has adapted to suit. Can Jack's return make them less lethal?
If his daughter could be worked in there somehow, cool. PC Andy is a must on the team, and Lois fetches great coffee and could easily be the Gwen-like voice on the team.

[valen_sinclair]

I would just like to say thank you for everyone who signed the petition to get torchwood it's seperate forum! and thanks to the mods and the creator of the site for listening to the popular vote.

well done all.

[Khentkawes]

I'd like it to be a bit like s2's opener where Jack returns in the midst of an ongoing adventure.

I imagine that's what will happen, but personally, I think it's a little bit cheap. We've already done the "Jack leaves to deal with his own issues and then comes back to take over Torchwood again" plot line. I can't see a way to do it again without it feeling like a rehash of the S1 finale / S2 premiere.

Plus, what does Jack have to come back for? I think they would have to give him an extremely compelling reason. They would also have to really deal with the fallout from CoE. I don't see a believable way to return to "business as usual."

It's sad for me, because I just started watching this show, and I would love to see an exciting season 4. I just can't conceive of a way that the writers could/would do it that I would find believable and entertaining.

Though I really do like your idea of a more ruthless version of Torchwood and Jack having to deal with (and preferably reform) the team he finds. But again... why would he want to come back in the first place?

[Ashizuri]

Plus, what does Jack have to come back for? I think they would have to give him an extremely compelling reason. They would also have to really deal with the fallout from CoE. I don't see a believable way to return to "business as usual."

Unless it's something to do with Alice and maybe a second (third?) chance with her, I'm having a really hard time imagining Jack just coming back for Gwen/Torchwood/anything. Honestly, I'm expecting unexplained off-screen healing so CoE doesn't have to be dealt with too much.

[Girlbot]

. But again... why would he want to come back in the first place?
Like the Doctor, he has a fondness for Earth and wants to continue to protect it. Not that he wants to but more like he feels compelled drawn back time after time, but this time it is to protect earth so that those he loved who gave their lives for earth would not have died in vain.
Bring back Gwen, add Martha Jones, and perhaps one or two unknowns.

[LaCroix]

Let's just say the programme does come back. Will there be enough fans to keep it afloat. I know I won't be watching it, so there goes my support and more importantly, my funds for merchandise if RTD is in charge.

[Ian-S]

Stick the nutjob from CoE (the guy that was studying the signal), the receptionist and the girl in black (I should know her name, we went to the same school!) as the hired help, plus Gwen and her hubby (kids are always at school right?) and the copper and you'd have a good cast.

But please anybody but Martha.

[Ashizuri]

Let's just say the programme does come back. Will there be enough fans to keep it afloat. I know I won't be watching it, so there goes my support and more importantly, my funds for merchandise if RTD is in charge.

Convention-going, book-buying, fandom-type fans may not stick around, but I imagine the much larger group of casual viewers will still be around. Though I would put money on the numbers for season 4 being lower than CoE.

[Ashizuri]

Honestly, I'm expecting unexplained off-screen healing so CoE doesn't have to be dealt with too much.

Well, if End of Time part 2 is anything to go by, I sure called that one. :(

[Flyboy]

Well, if End of Time part 2 is anything to go by, I sure called that one. :(

I disagree. He was in the alien bar because he was miserable. He realised he could get some skirt... trouser...? and then perked up enough to make the move, that does not mean he's alright at all. He's picking up random guys in bars, probably in an attempt to stave off the pain.

[Replicator Todd]

Stick the nutjob from CoE (the guy that was studying the signal), the receptionist and the girl in black (I should know her name, we went to the same school!) as the hired help, plus Gwen and her hubby (kids are always at school right?) and the copper and you'd have a good cast.

But please anybody but Martha.

I dunno about you but I'd love to see Martha as a main cast member.

[Ashizuri]

I disagree. He was in the alien bar because he was miserable. He realised he could get some skirt... trouser...? and then perked up enough to make the move, that does not mean he's alright at all. He's picking up random guys in bars, probably in an attempt to stave off the pain.



Oh, I wish I had that much faith in Rusty, but with Tovey now making comments about how he's not really allowed to talk about whether or not he'll be reprising his role in the future (source ( http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/interviews/a191004/russell-tovey-being-human.html)) and RTD's comments about how Jack and Alonso would make the perfect couple, I can very easily imagine how season 4 will start.

And while I completely buy the idea that Jack would seek comfort in a warm body to deal with his grief over events in COE, TW's track record in dealing with fallout/aftermath by not really dealing with it does make me fear that Jack getting a new boytoy is about all the 'dealing' the show is going to do on this matter.

Plus, he's just too similliar to Ianto in looks for it not to creep me out a bit.

EDIT: I feel like I should point out that I didn't hate the scene, I didn't love it, but it wasn't the worst thing ever. I want Jack to move on and be happy again. I want him to get to a point where he can look back on Steven/Ianto/Owen/Tosh/Everyone else ever who will die and only remember the good times, but I don't want that to be episode one of season 4.

[zuz]

Torchwood the Musical ?!

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, famous for musicals such as Chess and Mama Mia, as well as being the driving force in the 70s supergroup Abba, were lined up for a musical version of a Torchwood, according to new book The Writers Tale The Final Chapter!

Russell T Davies was asked about it and was told the two chaps from Abba are on board... Bjorn and Benny love Torchwood.

Life, Dr Who and Combom (http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-torchwood-musical.html)

Torchwood the musical? Why now? After they have killed off most of the singers on the show? And yeah, Eve can't sing, she said so herself several times.
[So I guess it leaves us with JB and Kai Owen and James Masters as a possible guest star]


EDIT: So apparently the plans for the musical were abandoned soon after they first appeared. :)


In a new book, the 46-year-old television veteran reveals that Bjorn and Benny love the BBC show and were interested in working alongside Davies.

However the head writer of Torchwood, Doctor Who and Queer As Folk claims that the production never came to fruition for various reasons, including time constraints.

Pink paper (http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2222)

[Khentkawes]

Torchwood the Musical ?!

....


And I thought the end of the world couldn't get any worse.

;)

[zuz]

Two new TW Radio Plays


Some online retailers have two new Torchwood audio dramas listed for a CD release on the 6th of May, which confirms that new Torchwood plays are being made, and will most likely broadcast on BBC Radio 4 later in the year. The stories will be set before the events of Children of Earth which means that they will feature Ianto in them, alongside Captain Jack and Gwen.

Tardis Base (http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/01/two-new-torchwood-radio-plays.html)

[Ashizuri]

Barrowman hints at Tovey joining the cast?
"He (Alonso) would be the perfect companion for Jack." (www.digitalspy.com/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a194870/russell-tovey-to-join-torchwood-team.html)

[Flyboy]

In what capacity is Alonso Torchwood material? What on Earth lead JB to say that? I mean Mickey - I could understand.

Alonso!?

Agh...

[Ashizuri]

In what capacity is Alonso Torchwood material? What on Earth lead JB to say that? I mean Mickey - I could understand.

Alonso!?

Agh...

Well, he's pretty and to quote JB, Jack does need a new piece of ass. . . I'm apparently still a cranky fangirl. I need to get that under control...

Though, I heard that Tovey just signed on for a new BBC miniseries and Being Human was picked up for a 3rd season so how he'd fit it in I'm not sure, unless new TW really is a year out.

[Ashizuri]

RTD spearheads American Torchwood! (http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/fox-readying-us-version-of-torchwood-.html)


...Torchwood fans can take comfort that the original producing team is on board. In addition to Davies, exec producers Julie Gardner...


Also, some of the current cast — most likely John Barrowman, who plays the immortal Capt. Jack Harkness — might star if Fox orders “Torchwood” to pilot.


As for the new show’s plot, the U.S. version will contain a global story line compared to the more localized sensibility of the first two BBC seasons.

Many people called this when Davies went to America. I imagine this doesn't bode well for Gwen/EM and the future of the original show.

I knew CoE was an end to TW as we knew it.

[prion]

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/fox-readying-us-version-of-torchwood-.html

Jan 19 2010
Fox readying U.S. version of 'Torchwood'

Exclusive: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.”

The project is from BBC Worldwide Prods., with original series creator Russell Davies writing the script.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Madwelshboy]

Scoop: 'Desperate Housewives' snags John Barrowman

Desperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry has accomplished his mission to bring Captain Jack to Wisteria Lane!

A Housewives insider confirms that Torchwood’s John Barrowman is joining the ABC soap later this season for a minimum of five episodes. The actor will play the Big Bad at the center of the Angie (Drea de Matteo) mystery.

Last summer, Cherry — a big Torchwood fan — met with Barrowman to discuss the possibility of him visiting Wisteria Lane at some point. It was just a matter of finding the right role. Barrowman’s arc will kick off in early April and span the final five episodes of the season

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/01/29/desperate-housewives-snags-john-barrowman/

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Huh. Looks like I'll have a reason to watch Desperate Housewives. At least the final five epiosdes. And I'll probably just fast-forward through the parts Barrowman isn't in.

[Replicator Todd]

Huh. Looks like I'll have a reason to watch Desperate Housewives. At least the final five epiosdes. And I'll probably just fast-forward through the parts Barrowman isn't in.

IMO, not even JB is enough to get me to watch Desperate Housewives.

[Ashizuri]

Good old Rusty wins SFX Magazine's award for Best TV Episode Day 5 and stirs the drama pot...

"No wonder you haven't heard of it, it's a specialist magazine. For special people. Yes, with special needs." (http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=russell_t_davies_s_sfx)

...while Gareth David Lloyd wins Cult Hero award and Eve Myles takes Best Actress. ("http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=sfx_awards_winners_announced)

Interestingly enough, neither EM or RTD would have been my choice for winners in this case.

[Ashizuri]

'Torchwood's' Capt. Jack will appear in at least one additional episode!
Barrowman Gets An Extended Walk On Wisteria Lane (http://insideblip.com/node/296)


According to reports, Barrowman may be spending additional time in the United States for an Americanized version of the "Doctor Who" spin-off, "Torchwood." However, if that is the case, Barrowman hasn't even been approached yet.

"If they do Torchwood again I would definitely want to be a part of it," he said of the series. "But I know nothing about it."

More and more it's looking like JB wont actually be a part of this hypothetical American TW. It seems to me that he's getting new roles and moving on (though I think he would always make time for TW if it happened). It's also looking more and more like Torchwood Cardiff is officially over. Like CoE or not, at least they went out with a bang.

EDIT:

We don’t know and that’s the truth. (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/02/21/torchwood-1-0-hollywood-eve-myles-is-the-queen-of-sci-fi-91466-25880097/)


Eve Myles: I wish I could give you some juicy gossip, like we’re doing 55 episodes and it’s being filmed in the Antarctic, but I just don’t know.

[Replicator Todd]

What Eve is said was very humorous to me! Made me smile...

[SaberBlade]

Considering news on Torchwood is slow, give it a few days and expect that to be spread as an actual spoiler. I find it interesting that John doing an extra episode of Housewives gets tied to longer time for a US version of Torchwood. I think more could be going on that we know about if he's not been approached yet there are reports about him staying longer in the States for it.

[Madwelshboy]

John Barrowman 'to star in Glee' as he reveals more about Desperate Housewives role and views on new Doctor Who and Torchwood

Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman has revealed he's meeting with the producers of Glee in Los Angeles - and is hoping to land a part as a teacher.

The star, who flies out to the States on Thursday to start shooting his scenes on Desperate Housewives, said he was thrilled to even be asked along for a chat as he was such a huge fan of the show - or 'Gleek', as he called himelf.

He enthused: "I absolutely love the show. What would I play in it? I’m not sure what kind of character I’d like to play, maybe I could be a teacher, you know, another teacher who comes in and helps out. "That’s me just kind of brainstorming but the fact that they want to have a meeting with me is really quite nice in itself, it’s so exciting!"

continues:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/03/02/john-barrowman-to-star-in-glee-as-he-reveals-more-about-desperate-housewives-role-and-views-on-new-doctor-who-and-torchwood-115875-22080982/

[Ashizuri]

The thought of JB in Glee fills me with squee! No joke.

I wonder what this new myster show might be... And nothing new on the TW front, not that I'm surprised.

[SaberBlade]

Barrowman reacts to US 'Torchwood' plans

John Barrowman has said that he doesn't want his Torchwood character's sexuality to be reversed in the US version.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the American remake of Torchwood has plans to make his Captain Jack role straight.

"I hope wherever [the franchise] goes that the show stays the same," said the actor.

"The last thing I would want would be for Jack to become this heterosexual, straight hero. He's an omnisexual guy. He likes men, women, aliens, whatever. I think we should continue going down that route."

The star added that any effort to change Captain Jack's sexual orientation would need to involve a "big discussion" between creator Russell T Davies and his producing partner Julie Gardner.

As for additional information about the spinoff, Barrowman claimed that he only knows what has already been reported, including that Fox has commissioned Davies to write the pilot.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a209700/barrowman-reacts-to-us-torchwood-plans.html

[Ashizuri]

From tonight's Doctor Who launch: does the future of Torchwood now lie overseas? (http://www.denofgeek.com/television/443281/torchwood_no_longer_being_made_in_wales.html)


Appreciating that we may be reading too much into this, just before the press screening of Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour this evening, the director of BBC Cymru Wales, Menna Richards, stood up and made a small speech.

In it, she talked about the new drama centre that's being built in Cardiff to house the increasing output from the city. And she specifically cited the programmes that it would play home to: Doctor Who, Pobol y Cwm and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Notice what's missing off that list? There's no sign of Torchwood, and it seemed mighty conspicuous by its absence.

A bit old (Published on the 18th), but everything still seems to be pointing to TW: America.

[Alan]

Torchwood snuffed at Fox

April 21, 2010

Torchwood fans, prepared to be disappointed/relieved.

Fox has decided not to pursue a U.S. version of the UK cult hit. The network was developing a States-side version of the Doctor Who spin-off, a prospect which divided fans.

“BBC Worldwide Productions and the FOX Broadcasting Company have mutually agreed not to progress together with a 13-episode serialized Torchwood format," said BBC Worldwide in a statement. "We are currently in discussion with several interested networks.”

As to that last part, BBC Worldwide executive vp of programming and production Jane Tranter reiterated that a U.S. version was still making progress.

"It's very much ongoing and very much alive," Tranter said.

Also, fans shouldn't hope for/worry about a U.S. edition Doctor Who, whose recent season première just set a ratings record on BBC America.

"It may well be confusing to have a British Doctor and an American Doctor at the same time," she said. "There is only one Doctor, so I don't see that happening."

Original article can be found here: http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/torchwood-snuffed-at-fox.html

[Alan]

Torchwood to return for fourth series in US co-production deal
Published Monday 7 June 2010 at 18:53 by Alistair Smith

Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood is to return for a fourth series, thanks to a co-production deal between BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Worldwide and US network Starz Entertainment.

The ten episode series will be written by a team led by Torchwood creator Russell T Davies and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions’ senior vice president for scripted programmes Julie Gardner return as executive producers with BBC Worldwide Productions executive vice president Jane Tranter.

The series has been commissioned by BBC One controller Jay Hunt, BBC Drama controller Ben Stephenson, and Starz president and chief executive Chris Albrecht.

While previous series were based on location in Cardiff, the new series will include locations in the US and around the world. John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return in their roles as Captain Jack and Gwen respectively, along with new characters.

Stephenson said: “We have a long history of working with many US networks but it is incredibly exciting to be working with Starz for the first time, as well as to be reunited with the best of British in Russell, Jane and Julie. Torchwood will burst back onto the screen with a shocking and moving story with global stakes and locations that will make it feel bigger and bolder than ever”

Original link here: http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/28502/torchwood-to-return-for-fourth-series-in-us

[valen_sinclair]

Fan bloody tastc!!!!!

[Alan]

June 07, 2010
Torchwood interviews with Starz chief Chris Albrecht, creator Russell T. Davies

Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht is creating a fanboy's dream of a development slate. In addition to ordering a prequel for "Spartacus," the network is readying a new version of "Camelot" and just picked up the rights to BBC's alien-fighting favorite "Torchwood." Below, Albrecht talks about how "Torchwood" will evolve for U.S. audiences and more. Below that, "Torchwood" creator Russell T. Davies weighs in.

THR: What attracted you to "Torchwood"?

Albrecht: It was too good an opportunity to pass up. Each season of the show, the show has evolved and "The Children of Earth" was terrific as evident in it was just named a Television Critics Press Awards nominee. I'm interested in doing sci-fi and what I like a lot about "Torchwood" is it's a very classic sci-fi entry. It's all about the story, it's not about big effects. I thought "Children of Earth" evolved the franchise to a place where it could continue to evolve on pay TV with an American partner that could bring more production resources.

THR: And by that you mean "Torchwood" will have a larger budget?

Albrecht: Yes, it certainly will.

THR: What changes are in store for fans?

Albrecht: Well at the end of "Children of Earth," Torchwood was destroyed, so when we pick up in our world the need for Torchwood arises again. A lot of this story takes place in the U.S. as well with several characters that are in the U.S. intelligence forces and end up teaming up with Gwen and Captain Jack to deal with the situation at hand.

THR: So it will take place in the UK and the US?

Albrecht: As well as other locations.

THR: With "Camelot" and "Spartacus" and now "Torchwood," Starz is carving out a niche as a genre-friendly network.

Albrecht: It's on purpose. I actually think it's a good opportunity for pay TV. It puts us as an entry in the pay category that makes us different and it's something that will continue.

THR: Can you talk about "Camelot"? How will this version feel different?

Albrecht: I don't believe we've ever seen a King Arthur story that takes it from virtually the very beginning of the story and tells it as a series. Arthur is 19 at the beginning. It's a fresh look at often thought of as history but is certainly mythology and a classic archetypical story and its very much about adventure and romance. And it's very much about the coming of age of young man who brings ideals to a position of king which had been handled differently before. That notion of leaders bringing a new vision has been visited frequently throughout history, including very recently in the U.S., and our story will emblematic of those stories.

THR: What's the latest on "Spartacus" star Andy Whitfield's treatment and the prequel?

Albrecht: We're very pleased at the news that's coming from Andy and his representatives and we are very optimistic about future of "Spartacus." The prequel is a great statement about our commitment to this show and the audience. People are going to be very pleased with the story that will evolve in the prequel and it will probably provide more enjoyment for when Andy returns.

THR: Will "Party Down" see a third season?

Albrecht: We're not ready to make a decision. We're finishing up the last episodes of "Party Down" and "Gravity." We're going to sit down and look at our schedule. Certainly the critical response to the show has been terrific and we're proud to have it on.

And here's Davies:

THR: What's the new "Torchwood" like?

Davies: It's very much the next step. It's not a new version, it's not a reboot. We're simply moving countries. The show was previously a format show -- monster of the week. The breakthrough was "Children of Earth" and that it became one long story. It's not going to be 'Lost' and take 20 years to find out what's going on. It's going to have a most remarkable conclusion after 10 episodes.

THR: This was set up at Fox, what happened there?

Davies: We had a brilliant relationship with them. Thanks to them we were allowed to develop it and take it to Starz -- some networks don't allow you to do that, you know. They were very gracious. They have their new Steven Spielberg series ("Terra Nova"). Starz was waiting for us with open arms.

THR: Being on Starz would also allow you to have more grown-up content.

Davies: We're simply going to tell a good story. I wrote the pilot 7 months ago irregardless of network. BBC1 is a prime-time channel, but a brave channel. I don't worry about content.

THR: In "Torchwood" people know aliens exist. I take it that will be true in the United States as well?

Davies: Yes, in the "Torchwood" universe, you're in a place where aliens long ago went public. It's like with terrorists. We all know terrorists exist, but if you found yourself in a room with one, you'd be in for a profound shock. You're never in a position where you take it for granted. I absolutely guarantee that you can leap in as a new viewer and be able to find everything.

Link for original interview article here: http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/torchwood-interviews-with-starz-chief-chris-albrecht-creator-russell-t-davies-.html

[Alan]

'Torchwood' on Starz: Just as before, Capt. Jack will get you bi tonight

By: Jon Weisman
Published: Mon, June 07, 2010, 1:20 PM

"Capt. Jack's sexuality is certainly not going to change. Whether it's man, woman or alien, Capt. Jack is a gloriously sexually active being."

The occasion for that priceless quote from BBC Worldwide exec veep Jane Tranter is today's news that "Torchwood," popular in the U.K. and a rising cult hit in the U.S., will begin a new season of 10 episodes that will premiere Stateside on Starz in summer 2011, thanks to a new co-production deal between Starz, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Worldwide.

"Torchwood" has aired for three seasons in the U.K., the most recent of which was broadcast by BBC America last summer as the miniseries "Torchwood: Children of Earth," to great critical notices and historic ratings for the cabler. Show creator Russell T. Davies ("Doctor Who") already has a premiere script and season bible for the coming campaign, which will take advantage of the new international co-production deal to produce the most global story yet for the series.

"Jane always had this global aim that I really loved, because that's the way drama's going now," Davies said. "Everything's downloaded, and your stuff goes around the world in seconds. When I worked on Doctor Who,' our highest viewing levels were in South Korea. ... It's nice that drama sort of reflects that."

Davies said the upcoming season of "Torchwood" involves a global crisis, "but always being handled with a lot of wit and a lot of truth and a lot of darkness."

Davies began envisioning the new season of "Torchwood" before the pursuit of a new deal began — "It felt mad not to continue it," he said — and was able to present a season premiere script and preliminary bible that sold Starz on the project.

The coming season will contain a story arc that comes to full completion at season's end. It will pick up after "Children of Earth" left off, but in a fashion that doesn't require new viewers to have knowledge of previous episodes, he said.

In addition to John Barrowman's Capt. Jack Harkness and Eve Myles' Gwen Cooper (pictured above), there will be two other series regulars and a host of recurring characters. Davies said he was never worried about having to compromise on Jack's sexuality or make any significant changes to cater more directly to an American audience.

"I'm sure if this was a network show that question would be stronger, but Starz gives you the freedom to use your own voice," Davies said.

"I invented the original 'Queer as Folk.' You don't get something like that worrying about the network. ... I think it's well-known ('Torchwood') was developed at Fox — they have 'Glee,' for goodness sake, as if anyone was going to worry about Capt. Jack. The representations of homosexuality on American television are much more strong and diverse than on British television."

Davies did add that, hypothetically "if someone had asked me to compromise in a way that caused me heartache, I would have walked away."

As evidenced by the tumult of "Children of Earth," "Torchwood" isn't exactly a show afraid of confrontation and change, and above all, that's what Davies hopes will continue forward.

"'Torchwood' became a banner title for stories that have a fantasy element that affects the human race," Davies said. "'Torchwood' takes the metaphor out: This is how we repsond to a crisis. (It tests) what human beings are capable of in a good way and a bad way."

Added Tranter: "'Torchwood' will have, as it has always had, a significantly impactful story that powers all the way through the season, that is clearly and reasonably accessible and understandable, and beneath that, in true Russell T. Davies fashion, will be a number of layers of complexity."

Original article here: http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2010/06/torchwood.html

[Flyboy]

Davis' line about 'moving countries' makes me sulk.

Damn him.

[Replicator Todd]

I don't mind it honestly, but Starz? I don't have Starz gosh dangit! :( At least it isn't Fox.

[Alan]

Davies: It's International, But Wales Is At Heart Of 'Torchwood'

Series will be bigger and better, but the characters remain at its core
By ALAN STANLEY BLAIR
Jun-10-2010

Fans waiting with bated breath to hear if BBC would move its science-fiction series for adults, "Torchwood," to the United States for an Americanized edition were slightly disappointed when it was revealed the series would not make the trans-Atlantic jump.

Fortunately, there is some better news as BBC Cymru Wales have revealed that a fourth season of the series has been commissioned and will take the show's central characters further afield than ever before … but Wales will still be at the heart of the story.

"It's a bit soon to give away too much about the story, but we will be shooting in Wales and there will still be Cardiff actions on your screens," series creator and showrunner Russell T. Davies said. "But, the story now takes the team to America and to some other countries as well. It's still going to be very good and very personal stories. Sometimes you describe this international stuff and it sounds like a 1960s series called 'The Jet Set' or something. It's going to really good, strong human stories at the heart of this never mind the travel. It's still about people really."

Both John Barrowman and Eve Myles have signed on to return for a 10-episode season of the "Doctor Who" spinoff, and the season will be produced in conjunction with BBC Worldwide (responsible for BBC America) and also American premium cable channel, Starz Entertainment. And, thanks to the joint development of the series, Davies has high hopes of attracting talent from both sides of the pond.

"Barrowman will be back, bless him, and we're all very excited," he said. "And hopefully some more U.K. signings to come as well, and a few American cast as well. That is part of the fun of the script as well, which is the culture clash. It's not just going to be, well ... you know how sometimes Americans crop up in dramas for no reason. This going to be the Americans puzzling at the Welsh, the Welsh not knowing what's going on in America ... there is a lot of fun with that. It is a big story and it's going to be lively."

News that the series will return for a 10-part season also will please fans who were left slightly disappointed when the series dispelled its usual 13-episode format for a five-part miniseries last year. However, "Children of Earth" –- which ran over five consecutive days as a television event -– was a ratings success for the BBC and brought in an audience in excess of 6 million.

In addition, "Torchwood" also has attracted BBC America's best audience when more than a half-million viewers tuned in to see Capt. Jack Harkness in 2007 (nearly 300,000 of which were from the key audience demographic of adults 25 to 54). And it is that success that has attracted Starz to the series.

"I think science-fiction stuff is very popular, fantasy stuff is popular, and I think we're very lucky in casting it well -- there is just such an appetite for the story," Davies said. "It's a funny show in a way, it has been designed for the digital age. It's a bit of a weapon in the way it keeps moving channel. The fact now is that it is a production of BBC Worldwide Productions, they are actually the makers of this, and that is the first drama that BBC Worldwide Productions has ever made.

"Again, this is a new way forward, it's a way of making dramas, it's a new way of funding drama, to be in association with Starz. So, as a title, it's a sort of generic science-fiction title that acts as this digital weapon to go into new channels like BBC One, to go five nights a week on BBC One like nothing had ever done before. It's like it just suits the age really to have a flexible, dynamic show that can take new shapes and this is the newest shape yet so it's exciting."

Original article here: http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/7516

[Alan]

Torchwood star can’t wait to start new series

Jul 4 2010 by Rachel Mainwaring, Wales On Sunday

TORCHWOOD star Eve Myles has revealed how she is nervously preparing to move her family across the Atlantic.

The 31-year-old will be starring in the American version of the hit sci-fi show and will be jetting off at the end of the year with partner Brad and baby daughter Matilda.

And she’s even got her beloved dog Honeysuckle a passport – so she can go too.

Eve, who gave birth to Matilda last November, is looking forward to the big move, after it was announced that Torchwood would be moving Stateside for a new series to be aired in 2011.

The Ystradgynlais actress, who now lives in Cardiff, said: “I’ve been enjoying some really lovely times with Matilda.

“She’s seven months old and is just adorable. She is sleeping right through the night and she is just fantastic. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Since she came along I’ve woken up every day with a smile on my face. She is just so lovely and pleasant, she is always laughing and I’ve been relishing every minute.

“Nothing I’ve ever done before comes close to how it feels to have Matilda. She is so beautiful, a carbon copy of her daddy with the same turquoise eyes. But I’m pleased to say it looks as if she’s got my famous gap, so that’s good news.”

And now Eve is preparing for an even busier few months.

She said: “Things are starting to pick up again work-wise. I’m about to sign for a BBC Wales TV remake of The Fabulous Baker Boys and I’ve got another film in Bulgaria and then we start shooting the new Torchwood in January.

“Matilda and Brad are coming with me but I couldn’t possibly not take Honey too as we are going to be there for seven-and-a-half months.

“So it’s all sorted. She’s got a new passport and we are raring to go.”

But Eve, who plays feisty Gwen Cooper in the show, admits she’s very nervous about upping sticks, even though she will be starring alongside her good friend John Barrowman.

She said: “To be honest, I am quite nervous and apprehensive but then I still get nervous every time I start a new job and then as soon as I’ve filmed the first day I calm down a bit.

“We’re not sure yet whether we are going to be living in Los Angeles or Canada but Torchwood is already very popular in America and I had no idea exactly how big it was until I was in Washington DC and I saw myself on the back of a bus. Weird. It’s got an absolutely massive fan base, it’s been the number one sci-fi show for the past three years out there.

“I haven’t managed to see John much but we get on so well that as soon as we start working it will be like we’ve been together for weeks.”

Eve has been with fellow actor Bradley Freegard for several years and, despite wearing an eternity ring on her wedding finger, she said she had not married Brad yet – but promises she will do one day in the future.

She said: “I was pictured with the ring on my wedding finger but it’s not a wedding ring. It’s the eternity ring Brad bought for my 30th birthday.

“I will marry him one day. It’s something we’ve talked about but, at the moment, we’re too busy. Maybe we’ll wait until there are a few Myles-Freegards running around the place.”

Link to original article: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/07/04/torchwood-star-can-t-wait-to-start-new-series-91466-26780199/

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Here's the link to the site were the article posted above is found.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/07/04/torchwood-star-can-t-wait-to-start-new-series-91466-26780199/

[Alan]

Tovey has 'no idea' about 'Torchwood'
Thursday, July 29 2010, 10:08am EDT
By Morgan Jeffery

Russell Tovey has admitted that he has "no idea" if he will be joining the cast of Torchwood.

Speaking at the Being Human panel at Comic-Con, the actor responded to speculation that he would continue his Doctor Who role of Midshipman Frame in the spinoff.

" no idea. Genuinely no idea." he told fans. "There's been lots of rumors. I did that scene [in [I]The End of Time] and I never really thought anything of it."

Tovey's brief appearance in David Tennant's final Who story saw him encounter Torchwood lead Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) in an alien bar.

"To be honest, I've never really watched Torchwood," he revealed. "But since [that scene] I've been bombarded with messages asking 'Are you gonna be Jack's lover?'. I genuinely don't know."

Tovey also explained that he was "proud" that the SyFy network were remaking Being Human for the US.

Link to original article here: http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a252681/tovey-has-no-idea-about-torchwood.html

[Madwelshboy]

Torchwood Season 4 - Writers announced

Russell T Davies has firmed up the writing staff for the fourth season of "Torchwood," which debuts in the summer of 2011 on Starz.

Davies, who created the "Doctor Who" spinoff, will of course write several episodes of the 10-part series, but other writers for Season 4 include John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files"), Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling," "Dark Angel'), Jane Espenson ("Game of Thrones," "Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy") and John Fay (a U.K. "Torchwood" writer).

The writers are currently hard at work on the new season of the show, which tells an international story and feature the kind of serialized, overarching story line featured in "Torchwood: Children of Earth," the miniseries that put the cult sci-fi series on the map when BBC America aired it in 2009.

Read more: http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/08/torchwood-season-4-writers-announced.html#ixzz0vqWAGJNP

[DigiFluid]

Shiban? Very interesting!

Espenson....not so much.

[SaberBlade]

Oh jesus, American writers. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.

[Flyboy]

Oh jesus, American writers. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.

Its bad.

[Alan]

Shiban? Very interesting!

Espenson....not so much.


Oh jesus, American writers. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.


Its bad.

I imagine the rest will all be written by Russell T. Davis. The consolation is that Russell is also showrunner. Torchwood is *his* and the series 4 storyline is his so everyone else will be writing with the guidelines he's set down. Also Russell has a habit of tweaking everyone's finished scripts. Apparently he did tweaks with everyone's scripts on Doctor Who except for Steven Moffat's.

[DigiFluid]

Oh jesus, American writers. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.

Its bad.
Hey John Shiban wrote a bunch of the best episodes of The X-Files. He's also been a writer and producer for The Lone Gunmen, Smallville, Legend of the Seeker, and Breaking Bad. Don't be lumping him in the same category as Espenson.

[LaCroix]

Oh no. More un-original ideas that they can run through. Also JE and JF are there to keep up with the gay factor (no offence, I'm bi). It seems that RTD has got his X-Files and Buffy type of show he always wanted with JS, But isn't he going against the grain with hiring him, since he has stated that SPN only had "pretty boys" to look at.

[Madwelshboy]

James Marsters wants 'Torchwood' return

James Marsters has revealed that he is keen to reprise his role as Captain John Hart in the new series of Torchwood.

A fourth series of the Doctor Who spinoff is currently in production as part of a deal between BBC Worldwide, BBC Wales and US network Starz.

The actor told io9: "Russell [T. Davies is] over here [in LA] trying to get an American version of it done. If he doesn't call me, I am going to find him."

He added: "I'm into it, just ask Russell."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a256963/james-marsters-wants-torchwood-return.html

[MattSilver 3k]

:cool: Love me some Captain Hart. Awesome that James is so interested. Dude's totally awesome (Doing Caprica, Dresden Files audiobooks, juggling Buffy conventions...)

[LaCroix]

Oh great. Another past actor want's to come back to the show. I really don't think when the time comes for contracs, something will change.

[Madwelshboy]

Some tweets from the futoncritic from the Starz panel at TCA:

Starz at #TCA: Russell T Davies bills the yet-to-be-cast CIA agent Rex Matheson as new viewers' way into the new TORCHWOOD

Starz at #TCA: Production on TORCHWOOD won't begin until January so casting on the new characters hasn't been locked in

Starz at #TCA: TORCHWOOD writing staff includes Jane Espenson, Doris Egan and John Shiban

Starz at #TCA: Like Children of Earth, The New World will be completely serialized, no James Marsters though

Starz at #TCA: Much like every other import/revamp at TCA this year, critics terrified of potential differences from original

http://twitter.com/thefutoncritic

And some from Afterelton:


#Torchwood New series called Torchwood: The New World. Panel starting now.

#Torchwood John Barrowman def back as Jack. Davies new series will be familiar even if rebooted.

#Torchwood Rex CIA agent has no idea about TW which is now mythological, legend only whispered about.

#Torchwood Russell T Davies loves how much Americans talk about TV. Feels very at home in US.

#Torchood RTD confirms Rhys will be back. Can't imagine Gwen without him.

#Torchwood Children of Earth is template for new series. James Marsters won't be back as Captain John.

#Torchwood Some scenes in Washington, some in Los Angeles. Very fast paced story.

#Torchwood Want The New World to feel like a big global event. Will try to air very closely together.

#Torchwood Have done storylines for the ten episodes.

#Torchwood Rhys now very much part of the team. Knows everything that is going. Says he and Gwen are very sexy

#Torchwood These ten episodes have one story that is answered. Hopes for further Torchwood series. Want to create very intense experience.

#Torchwood Promises no flabby episodes. Every episode packed and moves along.

#Torchwood Promises show will have humor. Says show is fun bc has "John Barrowman is bisexual Cap Jack. How fun is that to say?"

#Torchwood Says has a "Bourne Identity feel" but will always be about the characters which is what people are drawn too.

#Torchwood Asked if sexier on Starz. RTD Says, "I did QAF. Biggest and boldest nude scenes of all time. Will go there if story demands it

#Torchwood Hard to do nudity in big global thriller but will go there if need be -- no matter who in the bed. End of panel! Spartacus next!

http://twitter.com/AfterElton

[LaCroix]

First he created QAF, then he destroyed it. Now he's going to do the same with S4 of Torchwood. No thanks.

[Billz]

It's been too americanized and "sexed-up" now. At least when it was solely a Cardiff production, that it was a great series. I don't expect season 4 to meet what ever it's current predicted ratings to be.

[Madwelshboy]

6 ways Torchwood's new season will change everything

Torchwood: The New World doesn't even start filming until next year, but did we get big news today! Series creator Russell T. Davies attended the Television Critics Association fall press tour to preview his return to Torchwood and revealed six ways the new Torchwood will be bigger and better than ever before.

continues:
http://blastr.com/2010/08/6-ways-torchwoods-new-sea.php

[SaberBlade]

Have you people watched the same Torchwood as me? It was always sexed up. It's hard for not to be sexed up when Owen shags everything that looks his way, when Rhys is walking past the camera with his bare naked ass getting a lot of attention and of course Gwen walking in on Jack and Ianto. The only thing that stopped it from being "Americanised" was the fact that when this stuff happened, it was also funny.

Captain John wanted to shag a poodle at one point. I'm not going to fully judge it until it's done. I'm not happy with the American writers and would prefer RTD and the other Torchwood writers to do it, but beggars can't be choosers.

[Replicator Todd]

Eh, i'm okay with the writers....

[xgirl30]

I don't know if this has been posted yet or not. (I don't remember seeing it.)

New 'Torchwood' to follow 'Earth'
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- "Torchwood" creator Russell T. Davies says the fourth season of the U.K. sci-fi show will pick up where its 2009 miniseries "Children of Earth" left off.

Full article.
New Torchwood to follow 'Earth' (http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2010/08/09/New-Torchwood-to-follow-Earth/UPI-82581281387965/)

[knowles2]

Did we really need a ex CIA agent, while not something original, A ex KGB Agent instead or how about this is a British organisation an let keep it British, with British personnel operating world wide. Using an abusing anyone that gets in there way.

Reading more I hope the CIA declare them enemies an I hope tourchwood just crushes them when they get to close to the Jack an Gwen

I so hope Jack is not running tourchwood anymore.

[SaberBlade]

Did we really need a ex CIA agent, while not something original, A ex KGB Agent instead or how about this is a British organisation an let keep it British, with British personnel operating world wide. Using an abusing anyone that gets in there way.

Reading more I hope the CIA declare them enemies an I hope tourchwood just crushes them when they get to close to the Jack an Gwen

I so hope Jack is not running tourchwood anymore.

Well if the Americans are funding it (partially), we have to put up with such choices. I'm just glad it's something more used or predictable like DHS or FBI. That said, NSA would be an interesting choice. Have some NSA agents come across alien or alien inspired signals that lead new characters to seek out or come face to face with Torchwood.

Personally, I think DARPA would have been a good choice.

[knowles2]

Do DARPA even have agents, I thought they were a research a development agency.
But that would been fun if they were just a front for America version of Tourchwood through.
I just think CIA is to predictable an boring, but thank god it not the FBI again.

[SaberBlade]

DARPA doesn't have agents, but it would have been people who work for DARPA. These guys have invented a lot of cool stuff (internet, stealth technology, GPS) plus their failures are pretty awesome too (telepathy, using nuclear bombs in space to propel a spaceship which sounds mad) so I don't see why people working for DARPA couldn't end up being interested in alien tech, getting their hands on alien or trying to use alien tech for some new invention.

DARPA would be original, instead of Feds or Spooks, and would also make sense too from an interest in alien point of view since developing new technologies is right up their alley.

[knowles2]

I would not say there nuclear bomb powered space craft was a failure, the idea does actually work, an they also manage to massively decrease the amount of radiation that the bombs would of cause.

While it may still not of been a good idea to launch it in atmosphere an orbital launch or deep space use as a propulsion system it was proven to be a viable an workable propulsion system.

An it more to do with politics than anything else that all work stopped on such technology.

But more about Tourchwood yes it would of been more original an they could had them being rivals to perhaps.
I find it hard that they would consider Torchwood legend an fairytales after just two years of them being non operational, which seems unlikely to me.

[Alan]

I would not say there nuclear bomb powered space craft was a failure, the idea does actually work, an they also manage to massively decrease the amount of radiation that the bombs would of cause.

While it may still not of been a good idea to launch it in atmosphere an orbital launch or deep space use as a propulsion system it was proven to be a viable an workable propulsion system.

An it more to do with politics than anything else that all work stopped on such technology.

But more about Tourchwood yes it would of been more original an they could had them being rivals to perhaps.
I find it hard that they would consider Tourchwood legend an fairytales after just two years out of them being non operational, which seems unlikely to me.

I gotta agree about this. But on the other hand Torchwood did defeat the 456 which was a global event. And with UNIT also being involved and having bases all across the world and connections with various agencies I could see word-of-mouth spreading about Torchwood.

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Eh, i'm okay with the writers....

I've only heard of Jane Espenson and I only consider her to be an average writer. However John Shiban wrote for Breaking Bad which is an awesome show so he's gotta be pretty good.


Tourchwood

It's Torchwood, not Tourchwood.

[Khentkawes]

I find it hard that they would consider Torchwood legend an fairytales after just two years out of them being non operational, which seems unlikely to me.

I thought that too. Two years isn't that long, so I'm not sure I buy the whole "stuff of legends" line. But maybe the writers will find a way to sell it to me. *shrug*

[SaberBlade]

I find it hard that they would consider Torchwood legend an fairytales after just two years of them being non operational, which seems unlikely to me.

Not even The Doctor knew about Torchwood, and they only lasted two episodes before being "closed down". They were a secret organisation, people in the US should have considered them a fairytale even if Torchwood 1 was still operational. Shutting down should have made them even more of a myth.

[knowles2]

Not even The Doctor knew about Torchwood, and they only lasted two episodes before being "closed down". They were a secret organisation, people in the US should have considered them a fairytale even if Torchwood 1 was still operational. Shutting down should have made them even more of a myth.

But Unit knew about Torchwood an work extensively with them or at least with Jack branch of the Torchwood empire, we know there at least 4 torchwoods an one of them missing, an the US work extensively with Unite, an you would of thought CIA would work extensively with Unite. May be these two agents were just out of the loop but if that the cast then surely there bosses would not want them in the loop anyway. Whole an I doubt anyone could have canary wolf has a base an not be well known in the intelligence community.

Either way I am buying that these agents thought of it as fairytales an myths, especially not after the last season.

[SaberBlade]

But Unit knew about Torchwood an work extensively with them or at least with Jack branch of the Torchwood empire, we know there at least 4 torchwoods an one of them missing, an the US work extensively with Unite, an you would of thought CIA would work extensively with Unite. May be these two agents were just out of the loop but if that the cast then surely there bosses would not want them in the loop anyway. Whole an I doubt anyone could have canary wolf has a base an not be well known in the intelligence community.

Either way I am buying that these agents thought of it as fairytales an myths, especially not after the last season.

Well UNIT are pretty much the planet's first official (as in recognised) line of defence by the UK and the US. I think that means the CIA would know about UNIT. Having Torchwood as a myth when operating, and then becoming less of a myth and more of fairytale works best as Torchwood would lose something if it was known worldwide. One of the things I like most about Torchwood was it wasn't known across the world, but locals would point to the harbour if asked and if something happened, locals would say stuff like "bloody Torchwood" when the cops had never heard of them,

[SaberBlade]

Four page interview with RTD and Julie Gardner. Covers different aspects of the show, including the new season.

http://www.afterelton.com/people/2010/08/russell-t-davies-julie-gardner-torchwood-the-new-world?page=0%2C0

[Alan]

Some details on Series 4 of Torchwood:

Torchwood: The New World
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - Posted by Marcus
Starz have published more details of the upcoming Torchwood co-production with BBC Worldwide. The series is due for transmission in the summer of 2011.


SERIES SYNOPSIS
When C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy, he finds himself unearthing a threat which challenges the entire human race. The answers seem to lie within an old, secret British institute, known only as Torchwood. But Torchwood was destroyed, years ago, and the keys to the institute are held by its only two survivors - former Police Officer Gwen Cooper, who has long since disappeared along with her husband and child, and the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness, a man whose history seems to stretch back centuries.

With Rex under attack from all sides, in both the US and the UK, he soon discovers there are forces at work within every level of society, determined to stop Torchwood's return. As a chain of events across the world links together the most disparate and unlikely individuals - including a surgeon, a killer, senators and CEOs - a new Torchwood team takes shape. But this time, the threat is much closer to home, as they realize that their greatest enemy is mankind itself...


CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS (John Barrowman)
Jack looks like a hero. But he's so much more than that...

He's American, handsome, with a killer smile and a classic coat. But you don't expect heroes to be this much fun. He's witty, fast, subversive and there's a reason for that glint in his eye - he'll sleep with women, he'll sleep with men; if aliens invade, he'll sleep with them too. Got a problem with that? Tough! His dashing style hides a secret. There are mysteries about Jack - a man going under his name seems to have a history stretching back to World War 2, or even earlier, to the Nineteenth century, the Eighteenth...

Truth is, Jack Harkness is immortal. A fixed point in time and space. The only one of his kind. For thousands of years, he has never been able to die. When killed, he comes back to life - seconds later. Though his tragedy is, he feels every death. It hurts - and so does the passage of time. He can never love anyone for too long, because he will always lose them. As a result, he's lived many lives. He's been a conman, a thief, an adventurer - though more a rogue than a villain, because his perspective on human life makes him appreciate this world all the more.

Jack once ran the Torchwood Institute, a British organization dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre. He was king of his own little world for a while, the happiest he'd ever been. But Torchwood fell. His friends were killed. The Institute closed down, and Jack disappeared, to start yet another of his many new lives. And yet... The only thing that could call Jack Harkness back is his unstated love for Gwen Cooper. And when a new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself back at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth. But this time, are the stakes too high?


GWEN COOPER (Eve Myles)
All Gwen wants is a quiet life. Honest.

She's Welsh, lives in seclusion, far away from the city, on a cliff top in the wilds of South Wales with her devoted husband, and baby Anwen - it's a rural idyll. And it's a lie. Gwen is in hiding, because she once lived the most extraordinary life. She was the heart and soul of an organization called Torchwood, a freelance band of fighters who fought the strange and unexplained. She was a defender of the human race.
But no more. Torchwood was destroyed. Her colleagues died, or fled. And Gwen hid herself away, for the rest of her life, to protect her loved ones. But knowing, just knowing, that one day trouble would come calling again.

She lives the ultimate double life: the funny, salty, earthy woman who loves home and family, combined with the tough, ruthless warrior, who loves the thrill of the fight. She's both selfish and selfless. And never doubt it - when Gwen's in a crisis, she is magnificent. Gun in both hands, baby strapped to her chest, she'll run and fight and never give up.

It's passion, in the end: Gwen's all about passion. She loves her man, she loves her child, she loves this mad old world, and maybe she loves Captain Jack Harkness just a little too much. But when the events of this story push Gwen to the limit, she'll need to call on resources she never knew she had, to take action and make the most terrible decisions, on behalf of all mankind.


REX MATHESON (Actor TBD)
He’s 28, the golden boy.

Has been, all his life. Harvard education, fast-tracker in the C.I.A., destined for success. Though he’s never taken it easy – Rex hustles, seduces and campaigns to get where he is today. He can talk his way into anything, then charm his way out, fast. He’s made a lot of enemies, but his friends and lovers would defend him to death. His choice of career is significant. Someone like Rex could make a fortune in Wall Street, or Hollywood. But choosing the C.I.A. says a lot about him: that for all his swagger, he does believe in justice. And will fight for it.

Slowly but surely, we see him make friends. He’s thrown together a bunch of people known as Torchwood, the only people who might have the answer to a global mystery. To Rex, at first, they’re a bunch of freaks. Welsh women and World War 2 Captains, what’s that about?! But as they race from one crisis to another, dodging assassins, blackmail, corruption and conspiracy, from Washington to Wales and the slums of Shanghai, Rex forges friendships in the heat of fire. He learns to trust his new colleagues. And they realize that this dangerous, dazzling, reckless man is the best friend they could ever have, in a world going to hell.
They frighten us, men like Rex. We wish we were him; we never will be.

Original article here: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/08/torchwood-new-world_18.html

[DigiFluid]

Did they drop the whole pedophile character thing?

[SaberBlade]

I don't think they have, not yet anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if they did, but it's the character I am most looking forward to.

[Replicator Todd]

Can't wait to see Jack and Gwen again....but the new characters....errrr....not so interesting.

[Puddle-Jumper]

Im liking this...

[LaCroix]

Please read.

http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com/2010/08/scans-of-torchwood-in-sfx199-doctor-who.html

[DigiFluid]

Nice find.

[Khentkawes]

"Jane Espenson tells us about Torchwood's 'intense' next season"
http://blastr.com/2010/09/jane-espenson-talks-about.php

Don't know if anyone has seen this yet, but passing it along for anyone interested. The interview's pretty short, and there's not much info in it except this:


Can you give us any juicy details? Or maybe just some slightly moist
ones? Or anything at all?

We've already changed the name of at least one character that was announced in the press. And there's nothing to stop us from changing more—so if you hear anything, even if it was true at some point, it probably isn't anymore. So the more you learn about Torchwood, the less you know.

Cryptic. See above link for source/interview.

[DigiFluid]

I'm not sure "Jane Espenson" and "intense" belong in the same sentence :lol:

But hey, that doesn't mean I'm not dying for more Torchwood :)

[LaCroix]

I'm not sure "Jane Espenson" and "intense" belong in the same sentence :lol:

But hey, that doesn't mean I'm not dying for more Torchwood :)

Sorry I'm not. It's over for me.

[EvilSpaceAlien]

http://blastr.com/2010/09/torchwood-writer-reveals.php

Torchwood Writer reveals the reasons why Ianto Jones had to die

"Writer John Fay (the only British writer who wrote for the magnificent Torchwood:
Children of Earth and was asked to write for the upcoming Torchwood: The New
World) had one of the most unenviable tasks EVER: killing off Ianto Jones, Captain
Jack's lover and one of Torchwood's most beloved characters."

[...]

Read more at Blastr.

[LaCroix]

Same old bs. Sorry just venting.

[Alan]

Oct 22 2010 04:44 PM ET

'Torchwood' Exclusive: 'Dollhouse,' 'Greek, 'One Tree Hill' stars eye key roles
by Michael Ausiello and Andy Patrick


Remember way back in June, when I told you that when Torchwood makes its Starz debut this coming summer, there would be a couple of new characters on board? Well, now I can tell you not only who they are but also who’s likely to play them (hint: you know and like all three).

• Rex Matheson is a sharp-as-nails, funny-as-hell, tough-as-rawhide CIA agent who cares less about making a good impression than he does making a lasting one. Sounds juicy, right? So no wonder my sources tell me that both Dollhouse alum Enver Gjokaj and One Tree Hill grad Chad Michael Murray are eyeing the role.

• Esther Katusi is a CIA Watch Analyst — in other words, a grunt — who, against all odds, has both an unshakable faith in human nature and a monster crush on Rex. Greek goddess Amber Stevens is said to be the frontrunner for this part.

So what do you think about the names being bandied? You got someone(s) better in mind? Lemme hear it below.

The original article here which includes photos of the proposed actors to play Rex and Esther : http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/22/torchwood-chad-michael-murray-amber-stevens/

[Krystal]

Looking forward to this, the new characters sounds very interesting. I don't know any of the ones mention. Hopefully they'll cast the best. :)

[Alan]

Davies confirms new 'Torchwood' details
Friday, November 5 2010, 11:33am EDT
By Morgan Jeffery, TV Reporter

Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.

Torchwood creator Russell T Davies has revealed more details about the upcoming fourth series, subtitled The New World.

The writer told Collider that previous mini-series Children of Earth was being used as "the template of the new Torchwood."

"Children of Earth left things almost format-less," he said. "They had no base, no authority and no mission... except to survive. They're very much underground [now] and trying to survive. They've taken extreme actions. They have friends, they have enemies and they have betrayals."

He continued: "We've got one script and very concrete storylines, so we know there are new regulars, new occasional guest stars and relatives of those characters."

Davies also confirmed that The New World would take place two years after the events of the previous series.

"Torchwood will have been off-air for two years, so I think it will feel like two years have passed," he explained. "The script isn't that specific about it, but I think that two-year gap feels right."

He added that plans to shoot on location in Los Angeles were "yet to be confirmed".

"Any place can double up as a number of places," he suggested. "There will be scenes set in Washington, certainly, but we won't go to Washington to shoot."

Torchwood: The New World is expected to air on Starz in the US and on BBC One in the UK next summer.

Original article here: http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a286277/davies-confirms-new-torchwood-details.html

[Alan]

Executive Producer’s Russell T. Davies & Julie Gardner Exclusive Interview TORCHWOOD: THE NEW WORLD
by Christina Radish
Posted:November 5th, 2010 at 8:09 am

In 2003, highly-regarded UK television writer Russell T. Davies and his producing partner Julie Gardner reinvented Doctor Who for a new audience. This regeneration of the sci-fi series led to huge ratings success and the creation of two new series, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, which is now in development for its fourth season, and its first on the pay cable channel Starz.

In this exclusive interview with Collider, executive producer/creator/show runner Russell T. Davies and executive producer Julie Gardner talked about their new partnership with Starz, giving the much-beloved series a more global feel, and how science fiction is the perfect means with which to examine the human race. They also hinted at some story ideas and new characters for Season 4, discussed the strength of their new writing staff and revealed that they hope to take the show to the San Diego Comic-Con for 2011. Check out what they had to say after the jump:

The events of Season 3’s five-part mini-series Torchwood: Children of Earth, where the team faced their fiercest threat to date, resulted in the survival of only two of its members – former Police Officer Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), who has since disappeared with her husband and child, and the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), whose history spans across the centuries. When Season 4 returns in the Summer of 2011, it will have a bigger, more international feel, as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson is investigating a global conspiracy that will challenge the entire human race. When he discovers that the answers seem to lie within the secret Torchwood institute, he comes under attack in both the U.S. and U.K. and realizes that there are forces at work within every level of society that are determined to stop Torchwood’s return.

Here’s what they had to say:

Question: How did this collaboration with Starz come about for Season 4? Why now?

RUSSELL T. DAVIES: Well, Torchwood is a show that’s always stayed lively on its feet and always expanded, and this is just about as far as it can expand now. It’s a brand new audience and a brand new continent.

JULIE GARDNER: We moved out to L.A. a year ago, with BBC Worldwide Productions, so we were here just when the viewing figures were coming in from the U.K. for Children of Earth, and we were really excited by the reception that the title was getting. Russell had one particular story in mind, which we can’t talk about, that he was burning to tell, and it fit in incredibly well, within the framework of what Torchwood was going to be for Season 4. It just felt right, with us being in L.A. and since Children of Earth was straining to be more global. There were American characters in there and there was a big society throughout. It was a natural extension of everything we’ve done with the title.

What do you feel Starz will bring to Torchwood that fans of the show haven’t yet been able to see?

DAVIES: There’s a great ambition behind Starz to have contemporary pieces that are saying a lot about the world. As a drama, Torchwood is very ambitious. Starz is not after plain, domestic pieces, and we’d already started to do that with Children of Earth. That had a lot to say about society, and that’s what Starz latched on to. In terms of what we can do that’s new is that we can tell stuff on an international basis and have great American stories. A lot of it is going to be set in America and it’s going to have an examination of America, an ambition that’s American and a thrust that goes with this nation that’s very exciting and truly contemporary. Let’s be honest, certainly in the West, America is the dominant culture. It sends shockwaves across the whole of Europe. It’s a really interesting place to take the story, once you see what the story is. We’re coming to the story’s heartland by bringing it here. Starz offers an enormous stage, and the confidence and freedom to tell the story that we want.

Will it change the look and feel of the show at all, or will fans of the show still recognize what they loved?

GARDNER: They’ll completely recognize it, but we’re building on the work that we’ve done before. When you look at it season by season, the show moved from channel to channel every year. It’s always reinvented itself and always stayed lively on its feet. You can still recognize it. Even though from Season 1 to where we are now is a very, very different show, there’s a flavor there that is very consistent.

What can you say about Season 4 and where you’re going to take the series?

DAVIES: It’s just heartfelt, really. What I mean by that is that the central issue goes to the heart of every one of us and every family. The questions it asks will cut right beneath your everyday life of work, sleep, food and family, and goes right to the heart of who we are and why we’re here. I think we’ll challenge you and disturb you. It’s the intensity of that ambition that’s the most fascinating thing. That sounds really vague, but the moment you know the initial core concept, everything I’m saying will make sense and start to click into place in your brain. You’ll say, “Oh, right, I see where this is heading.” The questions never really stop. That’s the fun of it. A whole 10 hours is a long time for a story to roll, but there’s that much power behind it. It’s self-generating, really. It’s very exciting. It’s a proper, intelligent examination of some very big issues.

Are you going to do anything to allow for the fact that you could have people tuning in now, who haven’t ever seen the show before?

DAVIES: Absolutely! I’ve done it before. Children of Earth moved channels in Britain, so that was a new introduction for a whole primetime audience. And, I actually got experience doing that with Doctor Who, which I brought back after 16 years, for a new audience. I’m the perfect person to do it, really. I’m used to relaunching things and keeping the audience from the past, but always looking for a new audience. Every show should always do that. Every new season of a show should go out there and look for a new audience because all people should be watching.

Have you figured out how you’re going to do that?

DAVIES: The first episode was written last October, and that is the episode that Starz read and bought, so it very clearly didn’t push them away. We went into the meeting with Starz with them knowing nothing about the history and mythology of Torchwood, and it did not push them away. They came to it as new viewers, new readers and new producers, and leapt on board straight away. We’re delighted. It’s going to work, I promise.

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[Alan]

Executive Producer’s Russell T. Davies & Julie Gardner Exclusive Interview TORCHWOOD: THE NEW WORLD
by Christina Radish
Posted:November 5th, 2010 at 8:09 am

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What do you think it is about Captain Jack Harkness, and John Barrowman as an actor, that makes people want to follow him from season to season and network to network?

GARDNER: He’s just so charming. He’s fun and he’s got such a glint in his eye. He’s a proper swash-buckling hero.

DAVIES: He is an unusual mix of being matinee idol handsome and, at the same time, very modern. He’s an openly gay man, playing an openly omni-sexual character. You can’t say that of many shows, and he does that with such a glint in his eye, and so much cheek and charm.

GARDNER: There’s so much relish to him.

DAVIES: He does the role with so much joy that prejudice can’t even enter the room for a second. It’s just glorious.

How international will the story be this season? Will a lot of it be in America?

GARDNER: Yes, a lot will be. We have some U.K. settings and stories, and then a lot of it moves to America. That’s what we mean by international. There’s a big global threat at the heart of it, and we see the implications play out in those two countries, predominantly.

Are you going to be very specific to the locations you’re using in the States?

DAVIES: I hope so. The ambition is to shoot in Los Angeles, but that is yet to be confirmed. Any place can double up as a number of places. There will be scenes set in Washington, certainly, but we won’t go to Washington to shoot. No one does that anymore. But, we have a very experienced production and design team, so we’ll be able to do that. It’s exciting.

Often on this show, the humans are much more monstrous than the monsters are. Will that continue this season?

DAVIES: That’s very true! Yes, I think the show works very well as an examination of the human race because there’s not really many other races we can examine. So, yeah, it is about us. I think all great science fiction comes down to that, in the end. The best metaphors in Buffy came down to, “What’s it like to be in high school, as a kid?” It’s the same with Torchwood: The New World. It’s about us and our decisions and our lives, and how we live with each other and how we die with each other. That forms the core of the story.

With Captain Jack left in such a dark place at the end of Children of Earth, how much will that affect him now? Has he recovered from what he went through?

DAVIES: Yeah. He’s a man who’s lived for thousands of years, and he’s seen the beginning and the end of the universe. We will deal with it properly, sensibly and intelligently, but at the same time, the most important thing is to move on, as you would want for any of your friends. If your friend had suffered through a terrible time, you don’t want to be the friend who sits there and says, “Tell us about your terrible time, all over again.” Move on, look up, start a new relationship, and look towards the horizon and the dawn. There will be a lot of that with Jack as well.

How much time will have passed?

DAVIES: Torchwood will have been off-air for two years, so I think it will feel like two years have passed. The script isn’t that specific about it, but I think that two-year gap feels right.

How are the events of Season 3 affecting the writing of Season 4? Does it feel like you have a new canvas to write on?

DAVIES: It does. Children of Earth left things almost formatless. They had no base, no authority and no mission, a lot of the time, except to survive. I thought that was very successful, and that is very much the template of the new Torchwood. They’re not working for the government. They’re not working for the police. They’re very much underground and trying to survive. They’ve taken extreme actions. They have friends, they have enemies and they have betrayals. I love that. What you saw in Children of Earth is the format now.

Do you know what sort of additions you’re looking to make to the cast?

DAVIES: We’ve got one script and very concrete storylines, so we know there are new regulars, new occasional guest stars and relatives of those characters. It’s all laid out, but we’re keeping it a secret. We’re keeping it close to our chests.

Being such a fan favorite for so many people, do you have any plans to ever bring James Marsters back to the show?

DAVIES: We love him! It could happen, but I’d have to say it’s not going to happen. I don’t want to raise any false hopes of people expecting that lovely man back on our screen. He’s so in-demand, he’ll be back in someone’s screen, any day now. He’s simply not in this story, but we love him.

GARDNER: He’s fantastic.

DAVIES: The fact that he’s willing to come back is just a huge compliment because the man is gorgeous.

GARDNER: In every way.

Can you talk about the writing staff that you’ve put together for this?

GARDNER: It’s exciting. It’s a good staff.

DAVIES: They’re just about the top names in the industry.

GARDNER: We started with Jane Espenson. We have such a shared viewership with Jane. We love all the work that she’s done, and she’s watched Torchwood in previous years. Then, we were able to get Doris Egan, who we loved from Smallville and House. I was working with John Shiban over here already. I’m a big fan of Breaking Bad and all his work on The X-Files. And, we invited John Fay back, who had done such good work for us on Children of Earth. There’s a mix of British writers and American writers for the next season.

How are you splitting up the writing?

DAVIES: The episodes are divvied up. I wrote the first episode. That’s all I can definitely say.

Do you plan out the over-arcing story, and then the staff splits up the individual episodes?

GARDNER: Yes. We spent four weeks with them, working through all of the stories. The way the episodes divide up is that you can see writers’ interests in particular characters or moments, so it’s very organic.

What are the advantages that the mini-series format gives you, in telling an ongoing story, as opposed to doing individual episodes?

DAVIES: I love it. I simply prefer it. The monster-of-the-week stories were brilliant, in their day, in Torchwood, but having discovered this new format, I think it’s more ambitious and intelligent. It allows you to stop and take pause and look at the world. Those ambitions are admirable. While I’m on the show, that will never stop. While the show keeps running, we’ll never go back to the week-to-week stories.

Does that help keep things more fresh for you?

DAVIES: Yes, it does, that’s true. When I was working on Doctor Who, it was always one-off stories every week and I wanted to do something different, so I started working on The Sarah Jane Adventures, which is the children’s spin-off of Doctor Who, and that’s one-off stories. I want different things on my plate and on my palate.

Are you going to take Torchwood: The New World to San Diego Comic-Con in 2011?

DAVIES: I would think so. We can’t promise anything, but yes.

GARDNER: We love going to Comic-Con, so we’d love to go.

What do you get from that kind of feedback?

DAVIES: It’s like nothing else in the world. It’s an enormous buzz.

GARDNER: It’s just fun. And, there’s such love of the titles. It’s lovely to be there.

DAVIES: They’re like us. We love these shows. They’re fellow geeks. That’s the brilliant thing. It’s a celebration of it. It’s fantastic.

Original article here: http://www.collider.com/2010/11/05/russell-t-davies-julie-gardner-interview-torchwood-the-new-world/

[Alan]

Torchwood Casts Crash Star
First new cast member joins the new version of the series.
November 9, 2010
by Eric Goldman

Torchwood: The New World has its first new actor. Deadline is reporting that Arlene Tur has been cast on the series in a new recurring role. It's not clear who Tur will play, as Deadline says it is not the new series-regular CIA agent that Greek's Amber Stevens has been in talks for.

Tur has a history with Starz, who will now be airing Torchwood, having starred in their Crash TV series.

Meanwhile, the role of the new male CIA agent character, who will team with Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), is still being cast. Deadline says that the two actors previously mentioned as having been considered, Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse) and Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill), are no longer in contention, while James Wolk (Lone Star) passed on the role.

Link to original article and a photo of actress Arlene Tur here: http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/113/1133250p1.html

[Alan]

Torchwood: What to Expect From The New World
We talk to the Torchwood producers about next year's re-launch of the series.
November 11, 2010
by Eric Goldman

Torchwood will be returning next year in a revamped incarnation that will see the series taking on a more international feel, as Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) team with two new characters, CIA agents Rex and Ester, to take on a threat that… Well, for now, the creators of Torchwood are keeping those specifics under wraps.

We're beginning to hear rumblings about casting for the new characters, as actress Arlene Tur joins the series in a recurring role. All of which is to say: I realized hey, now is probably the right time for me to run an interview I did with Torchwood executive producers Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner this summer, in which we discussed the direction of the series, as it debuts on Starz.

Just how much is this new season, called Torchwood: The New World, going to wipe the slate clean for new viewers? Will the content change, now that the series is on Starz, known for the graphic Spartacus? And what does Davies have to say about Doctor Who, now that he's moved on from that series?

IGN TV: You were originally developing this new iteration of Torchwood at FOX. How different would it have been there, both in terms of content, and also since they'd probably want more episodes?

Julie Gardner: We had a really good time with FOX. They treated us really well. They were really respectful of the source material, because it's not like starting a new show with them. They could see what we had done. But definitely doing it 10 episodes for a premium cable channel is much more what [Russell's] vision was and it does allow you to be darker in places and gives you more flexibility in the storytelling in the way that we wanted to take this particular season. And we're doing full hours, so that's a big thing for the audience. We wanted to get back to 54 minutes, which of course we could have never had done on a network.

IGN: Are you looking at this as Series 4 or Season 4 of Torchwood? Or is it a new project with characters we know?

Russell T. Davies: It's funny, you can't deny it's Series 4. There's a whole fan base and a whole legacy and a whole mythology that I would hate to contradict. Fortunately I have sort of done this before with Doctor Who, when I re-launched that in 2005. It was absolutely imperative to keep everyone who loved Doctor Who on board and to bring in a new audience - it was an even bigger task than this, to be honest. And frankly, I think that went very successfully. I'm an old hand at this. I do know how to do it.

I think these subtitles help, because we don't actually refer to it as series 4. And we didn't actually refer to Children of Earth as Series 3. We referred to it as Children of Earth. Now this is The New World, so that takes the curse off of it sounding old. Obviously, you know your stuff – you know your television and I imagine your readership knows their stuff, so we can freely talk about the past. If this was an interview with, say, a more general and generic site, I would avoid talking about the past. So you [move] in-between those points. Because there's nothing worse than reading an interview and thinking, "Well, I won't watch that, because it's on Series 4."

Gardner: Also, if you look at the history of Torchwood in the UK, it's moved three channels in three years. It started on the digital channel BBC3 and moved to BBC2 and finally Children of Earth moved to BBC1 which is like the UK's network channel. Each time, particularly with Children of Earth, Russell reinvented it for a new audience. We didn't go into Children of Earth thinking that everyone had seen what had gone on before, but very much with that title, it would reward the audience that was there before. There would be references and nuances that they would pick up on that a new audience wouldn't, but it was done very very much to welcome in people.

Davies: Frankly, it's gotten bigger and better with every series, and if we ever get to a Series 10, mankind would have to live on the moon to make room for it. So it's a good plan. [Laughs]

IGN: We've heard this new CIA character, Rex, is somewhat the entry point of The New World. Will we get to Jack and Gwen pretty quickly?

Davies: Too soon to say, but I'm very aware of that. I will enjoy playing with that and I can see already that a slight myth is going to build up of sorts, saying that Rex is our only entry point. When we first see Gwen, you will see what it essentially was in the series . There are no super powers, there's no credits, no money, no special privileges. You'll see an ordinary woman whose life is about to take an extraordinary turn. So there will be an awful lot of new viewers where if you've never seen Gwen Cooper in your life, you will see a woman with a husband, a baby, thrown into a threat and you'll latch onto her immediately. Even the way that [B]Captain Jack is introduced is written so that you'll latch onto that as well.

IGN: With Jack, I would guess it's one of those delicate balancing acts, because as you're well aware, there is a portion of the fandom still mourning Ianto, some of whom will want Jack to still be mourning him. But of course, you want to move forward and not have the character be stuck in sadness.

Davies: Of course, we're aware of that. It's a love of a great actor and a great performance. It's not just the love of Ianto, I think it's probably the love of Gareth David-Lloyd, which is a wonderful thing to see. Even Gareth now has done interviews now, saying, "It's time to move on." He's very kind and respectful. Of course, it's not a blank slate for Jack. Of course that past haunts him. Not just Ianto, but the terrible events that he took after Ianto's death with his own grandson will haunt him. Nonetheless the story is at least two years later. And with any fictional character, if they walked into scene one dragging their baggage behind him… If you sit down and someone starts telling you their whole family history, you don't want to spend any time with them. So that's true of Jack and everyone in life. So you've got to be aware of that. We'll handle it delicately and suitably and with a great deal of respect, but nonetheless, the imperative is to move on.

[Alan]

Torchwood: What to Expect From The New World
We talk to the Torchwood producers about next year's re-launch of the series.
November 11, 2010
by Eric Goldman

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IGN: What is the dynamic with Rex and the other new character, Ester? What kind of sensibilities do they bring to Torchwood?

Davies: I don't want to give away too much. Rex certainly brings dynamism and energy and hostility towards Torchwood. He wants to know who the hell they are and why the hell they're so important and they can get out of his way… at first. There's a great, fun, sparky, sexy sort of antagonism to the whole thing. Ester is much calmer, but through the course of the story, she suffers some great, powerful, emotional stories as it goes on. In some ways, she's a bit of an innocent abroad and soon learns not to be. And that plays off Gwen's experience with these things. The fact that Gwen still is the most ordinary woman in the world, and Jack's huge perspective of things, having lived for thousands of years… Just telling Rex that he can't die is a hilarious scene. There's a lot of fresh material there that we'll mine, but again the new story will always move us forward.

IGN: Is there room going forward for Jack to have a new love interest? Or will that wait awhile?

Davies: He's not one to wait, is he? And again, that's touching on an area where you don't want to cheapen it and you want to respect it, but at the same time, no one wants to deny Jack his life. As with your friends in real life; If you are unlucky enough or sad enough to know people in these circumstances, you do not want the remaining partner's life to end. So no matter how much he loved Ianto, that love has to become a really positive and enabling thing that will allow Jack to move forward.

IGN: You have a wonderful writing staff for The New World…

Gardner: We were so lucky! Oh my god, they were brilliant together.

IGN: Were you just looking down a list, pondering, "Can we get this person and this person?"

Gardner: We just worked really hard at it. I think Jane Espenson came to us first of all. We had known her work, obviously, in incredible detail. So many shows. So we started talking to her about it and she had worked with and liked working with Doris Egan a lot. Of course, I'm an avid viewer of House, and we'd watched her episodes of Smallville.

Davies: And it turned out she'd watched Torchwood.

Gardner: Yeah, and then you meet people. You're not talking about the job at that point. You start to meet them and you realize you talk about drama in a similar way…

Davies: It's a great compliment to realize they've watched our shows in the same way we've watched theirs. We usually go into the room thinking, "You won't have heard of us," but especially the science fiction community, they're so global and so welcoming.

Gardner: I worked a little bit with John Shiban over here and it was just delightful. It was just great putting them together with John Fay, who brought such a British perspective on some of the storytelling and brilliant experience from Children of Earth. It was a real laugh and really good work done.

IGN: Now that Doctor Who has done its latest big reinvention with Matt Smith, do you think the two series have completely split off at this point, or do you think another crossover is possible?

Davies: Steven [Moffat] knows the plot of The New World. As a courtesy, I sent him a synopsis and said, "Is that going to clash with anything you're doing?" We both have enough awareness of each other's worlds to avoid that. And I still executive produce The Sarah Jane Adventures in Britain. I'm still working on that, and that works in synch with Doctor Who. So we are still very much aware of each plans, without spoiling each other's news. We're very careful to make sure that we behave within the Doctor Who world, while still being completely free to tell our own stories.

IGN: I think the curiosity fans have is how Jack would react to this Doctor, since he had a specific relationship with the previous one.

Davies: Well, Steven said he'd love to see Jack in Doctor Who. So if Steven says that, Steven will make it happen, I would think. That's not inside information, but I bet one day it will happen. I'd love to see it. It would be marvelous.

IGN: What has it been like for you to take a step away from Doctor Who? Obviously, it was a big transition time for the show in general, so it's not like you left in the middle of a big story. But has it been interesting for you to watch it now and see it from the perspective of a viewer?

Davies: Absolutely. I think it's lovely and I did get the chance to work with Matt Smith because I've written the story for The Sarah Jane Adventures, in which Sarah Jane Smith gets to meet the Eleventh Doctor. So I feel it's not a mystery to me. It's not a stranger and I still feel family in that sense and I still feel like I can have a little say in things. So that feels good. It doesn't feel like you've divorced. It's not a horrible divorce or something. It's a proper family.

IGN: One thing that's really interesting about these series is that they share the same universe, but have such different sensibilities.

Davies: Oh yeah. I think that's important. I don't want to criticize another franchise, but personally I never saw enough difference between Next Generation and Voyager. I saw enough difference in the format, but there wasn't a difference in tone. I thought they were all essentially the same show. Maybe that drained the empire dry, and that's a fine show that should still be on television. So we were very keen to sort of say these are for very different audiences, with very different styles. Sarah Jane has got to be absolutely transmittable for a 6 year old. And that's a really specific thing. It's about a young age group, with very specific demands and I take a real pride in meeting those demands. Whereas Doctor Who is for everyone, and Torchwood is for adults.

IGN: It's got to be cool for you to see the Captain Jack Harkness, Doctor Who action figure and things like that…

Gardner: We love it. It's fun!

Davies: Absolutely. And to see kids embracing Doctor Who... It's just a joy. It's really a joy. And I know it does really well on BBC America here, but it's seriously a part of the culture in Britain. It's the number one show. IT's the number one rated show. It's the kids number one show. It's the Christmas special. It's massive, Doctor Who! It's in its seventh year now and that's amazing – to stay at the top for that long is a proper phenomenon and is a lot of hard work. I'm really proud of that.

IGN: Because Starz went pretty far with Spartacus, some have wondered whether you'd completely overhaul Torchwood, in the sense of adding nudity or more graphic violence.

Davies: No, it will be absolutely recognizable. It should really be the same show in that sense. Starz didn't get us in to say, "Make another Spartacus." It's not Spartacus. They brought us in because they like us. They liked our judgment and our imagination, so that's what we're giving them.

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[Alan]

The BBC have begun an official Twitter account has been opened which is dedicated to Torchwood's fourth series, The New World. Check it out here: http://twitter.com/TW_TheNewWorld

[Alan]

Torchwood writer John Fay excited by The New World, plus why killing Ianto was ‘right thing to do’
By
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– September 9, 2010

TORCHWOOD screenwriter John Fay says he is very excited about the new series, which is ‘more ambitious’ than Children of Earth.

Fay, from Merseyside, wrote two episodes of Cof E - including the one where Ianto Jones died – and is the only British writer that showrunner Russell T Davies has brought into Torchwood:The New World’s creative team.

We met for a pint in a Liverpool pub to chat about Torchwood old and new, and why he offed everyone’s favourite Welsh tea boy. I must say too how grateful I was to John for the interview and being so generous with his time.

The New World
John recently returned from three weeks in Los Angeles, where he worked to storyline the 10-episode series alongside Davies, producer Julie Gardner and fellow writers Jane Espenson, John Shiban and Doris Egan.

It was an exerience that clearly left an impression on him, and has given him high hopes for TNW.

He said: “I’m very excited about The New World.

“Like anything in life you can rest on your laurels, or you can try to push on again and achieve something new. That is what Russell has done. On Children of Earth he had a very clear and defined vision, but what he has outlined for The New World is equally, if not more ambitious than before.

“I’m very proud of CofE and it was one of the few things I have been involved with when I watched the DVDs and thought ‘this is good’. Normally I look for flaws.

“It is early days for The New World, but having met the other writers and talked to Russell, I’ve every reason to think we’ll get somewhere close to where we were before.”

Torchwood’s American Dream?
John added he has no concerns about any possible Americanisation on the show after it became a co-production between the BBC and Starz.

“I was concerned when there was talk of the Torchwood going to Fox,” he said. “Then when Julie asked me if I wanted to write for the show again, she said they were working with Starz.

“To be honest I’d never heard of Starz, like most people I expect, but after looking into it I saw that the guy who runs the network used to run HBO. That was all I needed to know.

“He has to be ambitious but has one hell of a track record of producing adult and intelligent drama, just like Torchwood. What’s more Julie and Russell are still in charge. I’m sure it will stay as people would hope.”

Meeting his fellow writers in Los Angeles was a daunting experience John said. It also gave him his first taste of the American -style production process, as the writing team worked from 9-5 each day to hammer out the elements of each episode.

He added: “I mean, ****ing hell, Russell has assembled one hell of a team and then there’s me! I was very impressed by the other writers when I went in to meet them.

“I knew Jane Espenson’s work from Battlestar Galactica, while I was delighted to talk to John Shiban too because Breaking Bad is one of my favourite shows at the moment. They all really know their stuff and that kind of expertise means everyone raises their game.

“We worked from 9-5 each day to storyline the show, but in much greater detail than I was used to from working in England. For instance in Children of Earth I was in Cardiff for three days with Russell, Julie, James Moran, Euros Lyn, Peter Bennet and Brian Minchin to work out the episodes from Russell’s vision.

“That was more ‘we want it to be kind of like this’, a looser structure, whereas in America we beat out every detail of each episode and went one step at a time. It was fascinating to see that approach.”

The result of all that hard work is a story told over 10 episodes with a worldwide focus John said, while not giving anything else away. That focus will inevitably shift from Cof E given the scorched earth fashion that series ended in with the Hub destroyed and the Torchwood team split up – seemingly for good.

John said: “We are starting from scratch to some degree, but what helps us is we have got such well established characters in Jack and Gwen that people know and love.

“We will be bringing new characters in too for a new audience, and telling a story that encompasses and could affect the whole world. Children of Earth was the same, but we will see more of the world this time than then.

“Obviously Torchwood is an established show with an clear history which we will refer too, but we have to embrace people who maybe haven’t seen any Torchwood before. If you get too self-referential it can get dull, so what’s gone before will be referenced, but in a subtle way.”

Killing Ianto Jones
For John, what’s gone before includes the death of one of the show’s most popular characters, Ianto Jones, in episode four of Children of Earth.

Ianto’s murder at the hands of The 456 represented one of the most dramatic moments in the Torchwood history and prompted a massive backlash from the show’s fans, demanding he was resurrected.In fact I kept looking around the Liverpool pub we met in to watch out for irate Ianto-ites massing in a corner.

John saw this loyalty as he puts it first hand when he attended Gallifrey One is Los Angeles earlier this year, but still believes the decision to kill him was the correct one.

“Russell wanted that to happen, although they are my words,” he said. “It was absolutely the right thing to do though from the point of view of the story and what it gave to the last episode.

“The strength of Torchwood and Russell’s vision is that you don’t know the heroes are going to survive. That’s been well established now!

“That adds a sense of jeopardy to the show which leaves everyone wondering what will happen next.”

He added Ianto’s death also allowed him to illustrate one of the costs of immortality for Captain Jack.

“In my mind, I was always aware that Jack had gone through this situation many times before, and that was really interesting to me. How do you have a relationship and fall in love with someone when you know – absolutely know – you will be around to see them die?

“That’s a real tragedy that Jack has to carry around with him, as well as a fascinating weight to hang around a character’s shoulders.”

And yet despite the reaction that scene generated, John still feels it was missing … something.

“At the time, Children of Earth was the first thing I had written after my dad died and I wonder if I feel that way because I was writing about my dad in some way through that time,” he mused.

“I still think I didn’t quite nail it. There is a line there that I never managed to put my finger on, or maybe didn’t want to.”

He added: “The line people quote back to me from Children of Earth was from the scene around the Cabinet table, where one of them says ‘if we can’t identify the least intelligent 10% of children, then what are league tables for?’

“When you get something right it stays with you, and I think that line of dialogue does. In the death scene, I wish there was something like that, but the scene and episode had a very strong reaction and I’m pleased about that.

“Maybe that’s the perfectionist in me talking too. They say you should never be completely satisfied with your work because that’s when it’s time to retire, so maybe it’s a good thing I feel that way.”

John’s quest towards perfection has already started when we spoke, with the first draft of his TNW work already with Russell T Davies in Los Angeles.

What that will become is for the future though, and as we sat in the pub, I leant forward to ask him my final question, the question I’m sure every Torchwood fan would ask given the chance.

Will you bring Ianto back, John?

He pauses, takes a drink from his pint, then leans forward, pondering ………

“I’m not going to answer that Neil, you’ll just have to watch and see,” he said.


Torchwood The New World will begin filming later this year and broadcast in 2011.


Link to original site with interview here: http://scyfilove.com/3862/torchwood-writer-john-fay-excited-by-the-new-world-plus-why-killing-ianto-was-right-thing-to-do/

[Alan]

Eve Myles: From Torchwood to Hollywood

Nov 28 2010 Karen Price, Wales On Sunday

She's staunchly proud of her Welsh roots but Eve Myles is about to become an all-American girl – by moving into an Austin Powers-style house in the Hollywood Hills.

The Torchwood actress this week signed a contract on the three-bedroom retro home, with the essential swimming pool, where she will live for the next seven months.

And her new pad is within spitting distance of the famous Hollywood sign.

“We nailed the house this morning,” revealed the mum-of- one, who is heading to the States to record the US version of the hit BBC Wales sci-fi series.

“We are going to be living in the Hollywood Hills, literally underneath the Hollywood sign. It looks like something out of Austin Powers,” she says referring to the film franchise starring Mike Myers as a ’60s secret agent.

“It’s a step back in time to Hollywood in the 1960s. It’s really, really retro. It’s had one owner and it’s been kept exactly as it was.”

She says it’s a far cry from the traditional Cardiff home she currently shares with her partner, actor Bradley Freegard, their one-year-old daughter Matilda and pet dog, Honeysuckle.

“I’m much more of a traditional Laura Ashley girl but if we are going to be there for seven months, we have to go for old-fashioned Hollywood and enjoy the full experience,” she said.

Eve, who is originally from Ystradgynlais, Powys, is taking all of the family to California – even Honeysuckle, her beloved pet pooch, who has now got a dog passport.

“The dog park around the corner from the new house really appealed to me,” laughed Eve. “And it’s got a lovely pool for the baby.”

The couple plumped for the house after seeing details online and they are now looking forward to seeing it for themselves when they head to the US next month.

“We’ve had some pictures sent to us and it looks great. Unfortunately every time we look at the pictures we look at each other and say, ‘yeah baby!’ just like on Austin Powers,” she said.

While Eve is shooting Torchwood alongside John Barrowman, Bradley, who has worked in the past with Clwyd Theatr Cymru and the Royal Shakespeare Company, will be full-time dad to Matilda.

But the actress, who shot to fame as single mum Ceri in BBC Wales’ drama Belonging, admitted that she never hankered after the bright lights of Hollywood.

“I always said I didn’t think Hollywood was for me but it just happened,” she said. “I’m not the sort of person to go out there and do networking. I would rather work for the RSC or the National Theatre. I’ve not ticked off a quarter of the boxes I want to fill over here yet.

“But to be out there for this project is just wonderful. What a brilliant little start in life for Matilda.”

Eve is determined that her daughter will not forget her Welsh roots.

“We will be having elocution lessons every morning – I’ll be telling her, ‘It’s not Mom, it’s Mam!’ she laughed.

And she said she was not worried about the whole fame game.

“I’m not going to change – if anything, I will be even more grounded as I will be fiercely protective of Matilda,” she said.

“I’m a very private person and have never been one for the celebrity world.”

Eve, who will be seen on our TV screens early next year in the new BBC Wales drama Baker BoysCOR, is thrilled to be working alongside her old friend Barrowman in the US.

Shooting starts in America on January 11 and then Eve will return home for two weeks at the end of January to film scenes in Gower.

“It’s comforting that he’ll be there too,” she said of her co-star. “I know we’ll be doing something extraordinary out there and I want it to do really well.”

And she will not be short of Welsh neighbours, with actors Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Sheen, Andrew Howard and Owain Yeoman among the actors now based in LA.

In fact, Eve is hoping to get an invite from Gruffudd during the Six Nations.

“Ioan Gruffudd has got a rugby club in his garage so that’s our Six Nations sorted,” she said.

While she never planned a career in the US, Eve said they may stay there after filming for Torchwood finishes.

“We will see what happens. We might go out there and think it’s incredible and then something else might come up,” she said.

“But I’m going out there very realistically with my feet on the ground and work hard and go from there.”

Link to original interview article here: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/11/28/eve-myles-from-torchwood-to-hollywood-91466-27731035/

[Alan]

'Torchwood' Adds 'Buffy' Producer, Eyes Debut Date
4:10 PM 11/30/2010 by James Hibberd

Exclu: Starz' upcoming U.S. edition of Torchwood is adding some behind-the-scenes talent with experience on fan-favorite shows.

Whedonverse regular Kelly Manners is joining the eagerly anticipated series as a producer. Manners had producer credits on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse and other shows.

Also, though Starz has not yet announced a Torchwood: The New World premiere date, sources say the network currently expects to introduce Captain Jack stateside in July (that could still change, mind you, so don't, like, plan your vacation schedule around it or anything). Production begins on the show's 10 episodes next month.

Here's some more new credits for Torchwood, each with plenty of geek-TV cred:

-- Bharat Nalluri - Director - Life On Mars; Outcasts
-- Nathaniel Goodman - Lead DP - Heroes; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
-- Gregory Melton - Production Designer - The Mist; The Walking Dead
-- Skip Schoolik - Post-production Producer - The Walking Dead; Angel
-- Shawna Trpcic - Costume Designer - The Cabin In the Woods; Angel; Dollhouse
-- Todd McIntosh -Make Up - Buffy; Memoirs of a Geisha
-- Hunter M Via - Film Editor - The Walking Dead; The Mist; The Shield

Link to original article here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/torchwood-adds-buffy-producer-eyes-54790

[Alan]

Torchwood: Old Cast for The New World
Friday, December 10, 2010 - Posted by Chuck Foster

A couple of cast members from the previous series of Torchwood have tweeted today on their involvement in the next series, The New World.

Confirmed last month, Kai Owen who plays Gwen's husband Rhys will be returning to the show; in a tweet this afternoon the actor reported:


In about one month from today I'm gonna be putting on my 'Rhys' costume once more!!Meanwhile, actor and comedian Tom Price, who played Gwen's former colleague in the police Andy Davidson, has hinted that he too will be back in the next series; in response to Owen's comment:


@KaiKaiOwen I look forward to seeing that costume. Jeans and a t-shirt, yeah?
Sorting out a US visa. Now...why would I be doing that?
Doing a little bit of Torching Wood in America next year. Already trying out my Welsh/LA accent. It's SO hot, like.You can follow both actors on Twitter from their respective accounts, @kaikaiowen (http://twitter.com/kaikaiowen) and @pricetom (http://twitter.com/pricetom); you can also receive updates from both Eve Myles (via her fan-feed @EveMylesFans (http://twitter.com/EveMylesFans)) and John Barrowman (via his official site feed @Team_Barrowman (http://twitter.com/Team_Barrowman)).

Link to original article: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn101210154808-torchwood-old-cast-for.html

[Blencathra]

It will be good to see PC Andy again. :)

[Alan]

Mekhi Phifer Set As Lead On 'Torchwood'
By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 13, 2010 @ 6:46pm PST

EXCLUSIVE: Mekhi Phifer is set to star opposite John Barrowman and Eve Myles in the upcoming fourth season of sci-fi drama Torchwood, which Starz is co-producing with the BBC for a run on both networks. Phifer joins original Torchwood stars Barrowman, who plays time agent/con man Captain Jack Harkness, and Myles, who plays ex-police officer Gwen Cooper. The Lie to Me alum will play the third lead, Rex Matheson, a CIA agent, a fast-tracked high-flyer with a lethal sense of humor who starts to feel his mortality when his life is put in danger. In addition to his co-starring turn on Fox's Lie to Me last season, Phifer, repped by WME and Brookside, was a regular on NBC's ER. He also recently signed on for the Lifetime action film Close Quarters. Torchwood recently cast Crash actress Arlene Tur in a recurring role.

Link to original article here: http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/mekhi-phifer-set-as-a-lead-on-torchwood/

[Alan]

Bill Pullman Joins 'Torchwood' as Regular
By MICHAEL AUSIELLO, TV Columnist | Wednesday December 15, 2010 @ 12:48pm PST

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Pullman (Ruthless People, Independence Day) has signed on to star in the upcoming fourth season of Torchwood as a regular. Pullman — who joins series stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles and the just-cast (http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?50574-Torchwood-News-Articles-Cast-and-Crew-Interviews-%28Spoilers%29&p=12160548&viewfull=1#post12160548) Mekhi Phifer — will play Oswald Jones, a dangerously clever convicted murderer who escapes his lifelong prison sentence on a technicality and quickly becomes a media sensation. Genuinely repentant yet boiling with lust and rage, Oswald gets caught up in a terrifying worldwide crisis. Torchwood's fourth season will air stateside on Starz in a co-production deal with the BBC. Pullman's only major previous primetime gig was on NBC's 2005 limited series Revelations.

Link to original article here: http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/bill-pullman-joins-torchwood-as-regular/

[Replicator Todd]

Bill Pullman! :eek: Holy cow!

[SaberBlade]

Well my interest just shot up now that Pullman is involved. Wasn't too bothered by the other American cast, but this is definitely a plus.

[Replicator Todd]

Well my interest just shot up now that Pullman is involved. Wasn't too bothered by the other American cast, but this is definitely a plus.

Lone Star on Torchwood, pretty awesome.

[Alan]

'Torchwood' writer: 'New series not a fix'
Monday, December 20 2010, 9:34am EST
By Morgan Jeffery, TV Reporter

Torchwood writer Jane Espenson has promised that the upcoming fourth run will be a "continuation" of the series.

It was announced in August that the former Buffy scribe had joined the writing team for new ten-part series, The New World.

She wrote on her Twitter account: "We have a number of American characters, but please note we're not a total American drama. continuation of [the] UK show, [with] UK scenes and [characters]!"

Espenson went on to say that the new run will be a "continuation" and not "a fix".

"The new season is very much in [the] same world as [the last]," she continued. "I think you'll like it."

[I]Torchwood: The New World will star John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer and Bill Pullman and is expected to air next summer in the UK and US.

Link to original article here: http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a294159/torchwood-writer-new-series-not-a-fix.html

[Alan]

7 YEARS MORE OF TORCHWOOD according to John Barrowman in this interview here: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/mattmeets/3312024/Matt-Meets-John-Barrowman.html

[Alan]

Torchwood Taps All My Children Star and Dollhouse Alum
Jan 5, 2011 07:25 PM ET
by Gina DiNunno

All My Children star Alexa Havins has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming fourth season of Torchwood, reports TVLine.

Havins, who will also guest-star in an upcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy, will play Esther Katusi, a CIA analyst who puts a lot of faith in human nature and has a huge crush on colleague Rex (Mekhi Phifer).

Dollhouse alum Dichen Lachman has been tapped to guest-star in the première, also playing a CIA worker.

Bill Pullman and Arlene Tur will also appear in the new season.

Link to original article here: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Alexa-Havins-Cast-1027356.aspx

IMDb info on Alexa Havins here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1473159/

IMDb info on Dichen Lachman here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1901842/

[Alan]

Torchwood: broadcast confirmation
Friday, January 07, 2011 - Posted by Chuck Foster

The BBC's official Torchwood channel on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/bbctorchwood) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/TORCHWOOD_TNW) has confirmed that Torchwood: The New World will broadcast in both the United Kingdom and United States on 1st July 2011.

The UK broadcast time has been listed as 9:00pm on BBC1/BBC1HD.

As well as the social networking links, further coverage of the show is expected to appear on the BBC's Torchwood website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/) and dedicated YouTube channel, torchwoodofficial (http://www.youtube.com/torchwoodofficial).

Meanwhile, the production shifts into gear to start filming next week, with members of the production team recently confirmed in the latest Torchwood Magazine (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn211210204516-torchwood-magazine.html) - all of which have established sci-fi credentials! Production designer is Greg Melton (whose previous work includes the Zombie series The Walking Dead) and within the UK is joined by the original designer for Torchwood, Ed Thomas. Costumes are being handled by Shawna Trpcic (who has worked on shows like Angel and Firefly), and Makeup by Todd McIntosh (Pushing Daisies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The Director of Photography is Nate Goodman (whose credentials include Heroes).

The series will be produced by Kelly Manners (who worked on Angel and co-produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer); he will be joined in the UK by the producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brian Minchin. The first episode is due to be directed by Bharat Nalluri (whose credits include directing the first episodes of BBC successes Life on Mars, Spooks and Hustle).

As previously reported (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/08/torchwood-writers-announced.html), the writers for the series are Jane Espensen, John Shiban, Doris Egan, and John Fay, and of course executively produced by series creator Russell T Davies alongside Julie Gardner.

Link to original article here: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111093008-torchwood-broadcast.html

[Blencathra]

BBC confirms 'Torchwood' airdate

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a296564/bbc-confirms-torchwood-airdate.html

The BBC has confirmed that the new series of Torchwood will premiere on July 1.

A post on the show's official Facebook page confirms that the first episode of The New World will air on the same day in the UK and US.

The show's BBC One time-slot is currently set as 9pm, while a slot for US cable channel Starz is yet to be announced.

Torchwood Magazine also confirms that filming on the ten-part series will begin next week, with former Angel showrunner Kelly Manners producing in the US and The Sarah Jane Adventures producer Brian Minchin fulfilling the same role in the UK.

The first episode, which will feature a guest appearance from Dollhouse star Dichen Lachman, will be directed by Bharat Nalluri. His past credits include the first episodes of Life On Mars, Spooks and Hustle.

Torchwood: The New World will star series regulars John Barrowman and Eve Myles, as well as new cast additions Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins and Arlene Tur.

[Alan]

Torchwood: production details
Friday, January 07, 2011 - Posted by Chuck Foster

Production shifts into gear to start filming next week, with members of the production team recently confirmed in the latest Torchwood Magazine (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn211210204516-torchwood-magazine.html) - all of which have established sci-fi credentials!

Production designer is Greg Melton (whose previous work includes the Zombie series The Walking Dead) and within the UK is joined by the original designer for Torchwood, Ed Thomas. Costumes are being handled by Shawna Trpcic (who has worked on shows like Angel and Firefly), and Makeup by Todd McIntosh (Pushing Daisies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The Director of Photography is Nate Goodman (whose credentials include Heroes).

The series will be produced by Kelly Manners (who worked on Angel and co-produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer); he will be joined in the UK by the producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brian Minchin. The first episode is due to be directed by Bharat Nalluri (whose credits include directing the first episodes of BBC successes Life on Mars, Spooks and Hustle).

As previously reported (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/08/torchwood-writers-announced.html), the writers for the series are Jane Espensen, John Shiban, Doris Egan, and John Fay, and of course executively produced by series creator Russell T Davies alongside Julie Gardner.

You can view all of our recent articles on casting and the development of The New World here (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/search/label/Torchwood).

An earlier version of this article (see here (http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?50574-Torchwood-News-Articles-Cast-and-Crew-Interviews-%28Spoilers%29&p=12227087&viewfull=1#post12227087)) cited a launch date for The New World - this has been reported by BBC Marketing as incorrect and has been removed. More news soon!

[Alan]

Torchwood: transmission date still to be announced
Friday, January 07, 2011 - Posted by Chuck Foster

A number of news-sites (including ourselves) had reported in the last day or so that the transmission date for the forthcoming Torchwood has been revealed for BBC1 in the UK and Starz in the US.

BBC Marketing have informed us, however, that the "Torchwood" Facebook Page which purported to 'announce' the series premier date is not an official site as claimed, and has no links to the BBC itself.

The transmission date will be officially announced by the BBC and Starz later in the year.

Link to original article here: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111203008-torchwood-transmission.html


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'Torchwood' gets new title, mad brilliant plot
by James Hibberd
Jan 7 2011 05:50 PM ET

At TCA press tour, Torchwood creator Russell T. Davies just spilled that the international version of the show is getting a new title, and revealed the show’s plot.

The storyline is genius. Really.

First, the title. Gone is Torchwood: The New World. Now it’s Torchwood: Miracle Day.

I know. Sort of like the first time you heard “The Phantom Menace,” isn’t it?

But wait ’til you hear what it’s about…

“The premise is a miracle happens in the world,” Davies says. “One day, on Earth, no one dies. The next day, no one dies. The day after that, no one dies. The [people who are] dying, keep dying … but don’t actually die. The possibility of death ceases to exist. Which is great for some people. But it’s an instant overnight population boom. The earth relies on people dying … What is society going to do now? Some of the answers are beautiful and brave. Some of the reactions are terrifying.”

Naturally, the Torchwood team is called in to try and tackle this very unusual problem (btw, if you haven’t seen Children of Earth yet, rent it ASAP). The series will air on Starz in July.

Link to original article here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/

[Alan]

"Torchwood: Miracle Day" revealed
Saturday, January 08, 2011 - Posted by Chuck Foster


The BBC have released details on the new series of Torchwood - which has now been renamed from The New World to Miracle Day.

The release (http://doctorwhointhemedia.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn070111000508-bbc-press-release.html) introduces the plot of the new story, plus cast and character details.

The principal guest stars which have been mentioned in the news over the last couple of months are now formally confirmed, with a couple of character name changes. As reported last month (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn141210032312-torchwood-mekhi-phifer.html), the principle role of CIA operative Rex Matheson will be played by Mekhi Phifer (most recently seen as FBI agent Ben Reynolds in Lie to Me), whilst protagonist Oswald Danes will be played by Bill Pullman (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn151210231708-torchwood-casting-bill.html) (Independence Day). Alexa Havins (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn060111073516-torchwood-casting-news.html) (One Life to Live) will play field agent Esther Drummond, whilst Arlene Tur (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/11/torchwood-casting-update.html) (Crash) plays Doctor Vera Jaurez.

Character Bios:

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

REX MATHESON (Mekhi Phifer)

He’s the golden boy. The embodiment of the American dream and has been all his life. Harvard education, Rex is destined for success and could make a fortune in Wall Street or Hollywood, but he chose the C.I.A. because he believes in justice and will fight for it. He can talk his way into anything, then charm his way out, fast. This may be just what he needs as he joins forces with Jack and Gwen to fight a global mystery behind “Miracle Day” that has them racing from one crisis to another, dodging assassins, blackmail, corruption and conspiracy, from Washington to Wales and the slums of Shanghai.


CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS (John Barrowman)

Jack looks like a hero. He's handsome, witty and subversive with a killer smile. But there's a reason for that glint in his eye. His dashing style hides a secret. Truth is Jack Harkness is immortal, the only one of his kind. He once ran the Torchwood Institute, a British organization dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre. But Torchwood closed down, and Jack disappeared, to start yet another of his many new lives. When a new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself back at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth.


GWEN COOPER (Eve Myles)

Gwen once lived the ultimate double life - the funny, salty, earthy woman who loves home and family, combined with the tough, ruthless warrior, who loves the thrill of the fight. She was the heart and soul of an organization called Torchwood. She was a defender of the human race. But now she lives in seclusion, with her devoted husband Rhys and baby Anwen, knowing that one day trouble would come calling again. When events surrounding “Miracle Day” push Gwen to the limit, she'll need to call on resources she never knew she had and make the most terrible decisions, on behalf of all mankind.


ESTHER DRUMMOND (Alexa Havins)

Esther is an innocent, in a world of assassins, liars and zealots. She got where she is with the C.I.A through diligence and application. Hard work keeps Esther focused but she still dreams of active duty as a field agent serving her country. The dream is going to happen faster than she thinks and in no time at all, Esther finds herself running alongside Jack, Gwen and Rex, living off the grid, gun in hand, fighting a global conspiracy against enemies ranging from big business to the state. It’s a tough, brutal, hard lifestyle where survival is hard won and life-changing choices have to be made.


OSWALD DANES (Bill Pullman)

Well-educated and a former school teacher, Oswald’s a convicted child killer, both guilty and unrepentant. But when Oswald survives his own execution, he’s given a whole new life. The most infamous man in the world, he becomes the most provocative figure in modern media. He’s a flare, reviled yet mesmerizing, whose very existence embodies how the world changed on “Miracle Day”.


DR. VERA JUAREZ (Arlene Tur)

An attending surgeon in Washington D.C., she’s smart, fast talking and hard working, Vera is on the frontline of medical care on “Miracle Day”. As the world crisis grows, Vera's surgical and ER experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks until she has to make a moral choice of enormous consequence. Sexy, confident and passionate, Vera's life is soon inextricably tangled up with Rex's.

The plot of Torchwood: Miracle Day takes place over the course of the ten episodes of the series:

Series Introduction:
One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.

Though launching in the United Kingdom (BBC1) and the United States (Starz), BBC Worldwide plan to distribute the new series around the world. Torchwood has previously been seen in countries like Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across Latin America.

Torchwood: Miracle Day will première in July.

Link to original article here: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn080111003008-torchwood-miracle-day.html

[DigiFluid]

Miracle Day? Ugh, how lame. The New World was a much better subtitle.

[Alan]

Miracle Day? Ugh, how lame. The New World was a much better subtitle.

I prefer Miracle Day. Series 4 is supposed to be a story that concerns the whole globe. The New World just says "America" to me.

[DigiFluid]

Not for me. After the events of Children of Earth and Jack's bailing on Earth, the image that The New World conjured for me was essentially 'a whole new day'.

Miracle Day....what the heck kind of a title is that? Makes me think of blue pills and rainbows and pink elephants :S

[strider6]

Thanks for all the updated info. I've become a huge fan of the show. (I just recently started getting the BBCA channel where it's been airing the last couple months.) I'm really looking forward to the new series and will even pay for Starz (at least for the months Torchwood is being shown).

[Alan]

Thanks for all the updated info. I've become a huge fan of the show. (I just recently started getting the BBCA channel where it's been airing the last couple months.) I'm really looking forward to the new series and will even pay for Starz (at least for the months Torchwood is being shown).

Your welcome. I'm incredibly excited to Series 4 of Torchwood and as soon as I come across new info I'll get it posted here ASAP. :)

2011 is set to be a good year for the Whoniverse - Series 6 of Doctor Who, Series 4 of Torchwood, Series 5 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Series 2 of K-9...my head might just explode! :D

[Replicator Todd]

I hate the "Miracle Day" title, I really liked "The New World." But nevertheless I like Torchwood so I will be watching either way! :)

[DigiFluid]

Series 2 of K-9...
Is K-9 considered part of the canon Whoniverse? I don't know jack about it, but I was under the impression it was kind of the Stargate Infinity of the Who franchise.

[Alan]

Is K-9 considered part of the canon Whoniverse? I don't know jack about it, but I was under the impression it was kind of the Stargate Infinity of the Who franchise.

This is what makes it canonical to me:

The creators of K-9 (Bob Baker and Dave Martin) have stated in an interview that the model that features in the show is the Mark I model that originally left with Leela to remain on Gallifrey in The Invasion of Time. He's survived the Time War but has lost his memories.



John Leeson has returned to voice K-9 again as he did in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures. He's been voicing K-9 since his first appearance in 1977.



The original K-9 prop is used in the first episode until he regenerates due to a piece of technology that has what appears to have Gallifreyan-esque writing on it.



There's plenty of subtle references to Doctor Who in K-9's first series.

That makes it part of the Whoniverse to me.

[Twinchy]

I hate the "Miracle Day" title, I really liked "The New World." But nevertheless I like Torchwood so I will be watching either way! :)
I would have prefered The New World as well because it sounds less "cheesy" but it's not like they were going to ask me for my opinion. ;)

And I'm actually with Digi in that TNW didn't sound like "the US" to me rather than Jack's giving Earth another chance after leaving at the end of Children of Earth.

[DigiFluid]

This is what makes it canonical to me:

The creators of K-9 (Bob Baker and Dave Martin) have stated in an interview that the model that features in the show is the Mark I model that originally left with Leela to remain on Gallifrey in The Invasion of Time. He's survived the Time War but has lost his memories.



John Leeson has returned to voice K-9 again as he did in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures. He's been voicing K-9 since his first appearance in 1977.



The original K-9 prop is used in the first episode until he regenerates due to a piece of technology that has what appears to have Gallifreyan-esque writing on it.



There's plenty of subtle references to Doctor Who in K-9's first series.

That makes it part of the Whoniverse to me.

Hm. Yeah I saw some of these things on the wiki page for it. Still seems kind of ambiguous to me though, particularly since there's apparently rights issues that prohibit them from directly referencing Doctor Who.

Not quite sure what to make of it, but I think in my current 2005- Whoniverse watch-through I'll take a pass for now. I've never watched SJA before so I think one kids show might be about enough for me ;)

[Alan]

Hm. Yeah I saw some of these things on the wiki page for it. Still seems kind of ambiguous to me though, particularly since there's apparently rights issues that prohibit them from directly referencing Doctor Who.

Not quite sure what to make of it, but I think in my current 2005- Whoniverse watch-through I'll take a pass for now. I've never watched SJA before so I think one kids show might be about enough for me ;)

Am I reading that correctly in that you will watch The Sarah Jane Adventures at some point? It's more than just a "kids show" you know, Yes, it plays to kids but its stories are well-worth watching and appeal to adults. I'm nearly 30 and I've found the stories they've told to be intelligent, fun, and engrossing. Plus there's appearances from Doctor Who friends (the Doctor himself in Series 3 and Series 4, Brigadier Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart in Series 2, Jo Grant in Series 4) and enemies (a Sontaran in Series 2, the Judoon in Series 3, Raxacoricofallapatorians in Series 1, 2, and 3).

[DigiFluid]

Am I reading that correctly in that you will watch The Sarah Jane Adventures at some point? It's more than just a "kids show" you know, Yes, it plays to kids but its stories are well-worth watching and appeal to adults. I'm nearly 30 and I've found the stories they've told to be intelligent, fun, and engrossing. Plus there's appearances from Doctor Who friends (the Doctor himself in Series 3 and Series 4, Brigadier Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart in Series 2, Jo Grant in Series 4) and enemies (a Sontaran in Series 2, the Judoon in Series 3, Raxacoricofallapatorians in Series 1, 2, and 3).
I just started it not long ago actually. Watched the pilot and the first story just a couple of hours ago :)

I know the Doctor and Jo appeared in it (I watched that one, Death of the Doctor), but the Brigadier!! That's fantastic, I had no idea!

But yes, this is my first time actually watching SJA through. I'm in the midst of a 2005- Whoniverse (mostly re-)watch-through, in nerd-preparation for Series 32, Miracle Day, and I suppose SJA Series 5 too now :D I'd initially only planned on DW, but decided to expand on that once I hit the episodes that featured Jack. It's been ages since I've watched Series 27-30 and any of TW so it seemed like a good idea :D

[Alan]

I just started it not long ago actually. Watched the pilot and the first story just a couple of hours ago :)

I know the Doctor and Jo appeared in it (I watched that one, Death of the Doctor), but the Brigadier!! That's fantastic, I had no idea!

But yes, this is my first time actually watching SJA through. I'm in the midst of a 2005- Whoniverse (mostly re-)watch-through, in nerd-preparation for Series 32, Miracle Day, and I suppose SJA Series 5 too now :D I'd initially only planned on DW, but decided to expand on that once I hit the episodes that featured Jack. It's been ages since I've watched Series 27-30 and any of TW so it seemed like a good idea :D

Seems like a GREAT idea! :D

I'm thinking of doing a re-watching of stories with a theme to them. For instance, for the sake of keeping this thread on track, a "Captain Jack Harkness Themed Stories Re-watch" in which I'd watch his introduction story, his leaving story, his first Torchwood episode, and any story that expands on his character. And I'd do other other themes too such as "Regeneration / Post-Regeneration Themed Stories Re-Watch", "Companion Joining / Companion Leaving Themed Stories Re-Watch", "Dalek Themed Stories Re-Watch", and so on and so forth. :D

[DigiFluid]

I'm thinking of doing a re-watching of stories with a theme to them. For instance, for the sake of keeping this thread on track, a "Captain Jack Harkness Themed Stories Re-watch" in which I'd watch his introduction story, his leaving story, his first Torchwood episode, and any story that expands on his character. And I'd do other other themes too such as "Regeneration / Post-Regeneration Themed Stories Re-Watch", "Companion Joining / Companion Leaving Themed Stories Re-Watch", "Dalek Themed Stories Re-Watch", and so on and so forth. :D
Ooh that's kinda neat ideas too. You could do like a history (chron) of the Daleks, or the evolution of Torchwood (T&C/AoG/Doomsday/Everything Changes/CoE), lots of possibilities :D

[Alan]

Ooh that's kinda neat ideas too. You could do like a history (chron) of the Daleks, or the evolution of Torchwood (T&C/AoG/Doomsday/Everything Changes/CoE), lots of possibilities :D

Yep. There's no shortage of different themed re-watches you could do. One re-watch I definitely plan to do as soon as the storyline concludes on screen is a "River Song Theme Re-watch" but in chronological order from River's POV which would make Silence in the Library the last story I'd watch. Could be fun. :D

[DigiFluid]

Yep. There's no shortage of different themed re-watches you could do. One re-watch I definitely plan to do as soon as the storyline concludes on screen is a "River Song Theme Re-watch" but in chronological order from River's POV which would make Silence in the Library the last story I'd watch. Could be fun. :D

Oooh yes. Damn you now I'm going to have to sit down and start pounding out themed rewatch episode orders :D

[Alan]

Oooh yes. Damn you now I'm going to have to sit down and start pounding out themed rewatch episode orders :D

Heehee. I'm just doing what the Whoniverse asks...nay...DEMANDS - for fans to think about these things and do them. :D

[Alan]

Jan 13 2011 10:56 PM ET
'Six Feet Under' star Lauren Ambrose joins 'Torchwood' -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd

Six Feet Under star Lauren Ambrose is joining Starz’ highly-anticipated global edition of Torchwood.

Ambrose will appear in seven of the 10 episodes of the drama’s upcoming season, playing Jilly Kitzinger — “a sweet-talking PR genius with a heart of stone who’s just cornered the most important client of her career … and maybe of all time.”

Production on Torchwood: Miracle Day started Monday, and follows the show making waves last week at TCA press tour when showrunner Russell T. Davies revealed the season’s mind-bending plot:

“One day, on Earth, no one dies,” Davies said. “The next day, no one dies. The day after that, no one dies. The [people who are] dying, keep dying … but don’t actually die. The possibility of death ceases to exist. Which is great for some people. But it’s an instant overnight population boom. The earth relies on people dying.”

More details on the new Torchwood here. (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/torchwood-plot-miracle-day/)

Ambrose is best known for her role as Claire Fisher on Six Feet Under, and in more recent years was in the series The Return of Jezebel James and she provided a voice in the film Where the Wild Things Are.

She’ll join Captain Jack and the rest of the Torchwood crew when the series debuts on Starz in July.

Link to original article here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/13/lauren-abrose-torchwood-exclusive/

[strider6]

July can't come soon enough for me. :)

[Alan]

July can't come soon enough for me. :)

YeP. It's gonna be an interesting couple of months ahead. Doctor Who starting around March/April time and then Torchwood following in July. Gonna be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. :D

[Replicator Todd]

I hope the new series still has the Torchwood theme music, I love that!

[Alan]

I hope the new series still has the Torchwood theme music, I love that!

Murray Gold, Ben Foster, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales rock! Their music MUST be used!

[Replicator Todd]

Murray Gold, Ben Foster, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales rock! Their music MUST be used!

Yes! Without them something will be missing.

[DigiFluid]

:indeed:

Rewatching TW lately I've really been loving the theme. It'll be completely perfect if they ditch the stupid self-important "TORCHWOOD: OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, BEYOND THE POLICE" intro. Can't remember if that was around in CoE or not, guess I'll find out soon enough.

[Alan]

:indeed:

Rewatching TW lately I've really been loving the theme. It'll be completely perfect if they ditch the stupid self-important "TORCHWOOD: OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, BEYOND THE POLICE" intro. Can't remember if that was around in CoE or not, guess I'll find out soon enough.

There's no title sequence at all for Children of Earth. The theme can only be heard in the end credits.

[DigiFluid]

Was it? I haven't watched it since it first aired, I can't remember :p

[Alan]

Was it? I haven't watched it since it first aired, I can't remember :p

Yep. You get a brief "tinkle" of the theme over the logo but not the whole theme. I know because I'm not long after re-watching and screencapping Series 3. :)

[Alan]

Torchwood: Week One Filming
Sunday, January 16, 2011 - Posted by Chuck Foster

Filming for Torchwood: Miracle Day commenced this week, filming in Los Angeles, California.

The week saw the main cast assembling together for filming, with "US lead" CIA agent Mekhi Phifer kicking off proceedings, joined on Wednesday by John Barrowman, and from Thursday Eve Myles (Gwen) and Kai Owen (Rhys). Alexa Havins (Esther Katusi) was also present.

Though fan access to shooting is very restrictive (certainly in comparison to UK filming!), tantalising filming details have slowly trickled through via various members of cast and crew on Twitter, including Director of Photography Nathaniel Goodman (http://twitter.com/natiejay), Fashion Designer Alana Stone (http://twitter.com/alanastone) and Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic (http://twitter.com/trpcic) - plus a commentary of tidbits from the official (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn120111130408-torchwood-twitter.html) production office feed, BBC Torchwood (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood)!

A more detailed breakdown of developments during the week follows below; times have been quoted for the local Californian timezone.

The first week of filming:
Monday
Filming kicks off without a hitch, though for some it is an early start to the shoot!
21:14 (http://twitter.com/alanastone/statuses/24333177887653890) Alana Stone: Day one of Torchwood filming starts at 4:42am Monday morning...
Here we go.
21:57 (http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson/statuses/24343989968707584) Jane Espenson: I have to be up early for Torchwood shenanigans in the morning.
So g'night, Twitter!
07:34 (http://twitter.com/JaneEspenson/statuses/24489147393642496) Jane Espenson: we start shooting new episodes today!
09:57 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/24525257461202944) BBC Torchwood: Day 1. First shot 8:01am. Coffee pots are bottomless today.
12:32 (http://twitter.com/alanastone/statuses/24564171303550976) Alana Stone: Wow day 1= crazy good team work but crazy none the less!
17:24 (http://twitter.com/natiejay/statuses/24637673893273600) Nate Goodman: Great first day of shooting Torchwood done!
But the really fun stuff yet to come..
09:18 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/24877833008455680) BBC Torchwood: Day 1, smooth sailing, we're so lucky to have such a great crew.
Meanwhile, Kai Owen (Rhys) confirmed (http://twitter.com/KaiKaiOwen/statuses/24541629939449856) he'd start shooting from Thursday, alongside on-screen wife Eve Myles (Gwen):
Well my bags are packed! I fly to LA tomorrow and am on set with Eve on Thursday!!
Torchwood - Miracle Day is coming. I'm buzzing.Tuesday
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/doctorwhonews/Torchwood/miracleday/chair-twlogo.jpg
Tuesday saw a report (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/24933805190025216) that Mekhi Phifer (CIA agent Rex Matheson) was filming scenes in a hospital.

Meanwhile, Captain Jack himself John Barrowman arrived for his costume-fitting, something that BBC Torchwood described as "a sweet new wardrobe", with the fitting being "revealing". As one might expect, the coat is back, "a beautiful new design that we all want to own. It's stylish and absolutely brilliant."

Alana Stone also provided (http://twitpic.com/3p82i3) us with the first of what might well be the US production team's version of "WhoSpy", showing one of the chairs that are in use for the cast/crew during the shoot.

Wednesday
John Barrowman returns as Captain Jack Harkness, kicking off in style for a Los Angeles night shoot. As BBC Torchwood put it:
17:07 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/25358338359296000) Night shoots all action packed and it's John's first day of work.
Really exciting night.
17:21 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/25361854826020864) STUNTS! STUNTS! So many STUNTS!Thursday
It's Eve Myles and Kai Owen's turn to be welcomed to the new production, another night shoot that this time takes place in CIA Headquarters.
07:10 (http://twitter.com/KaiKaiOwen/statuses/25570489166467072) Kai Owen: Good morning from LA!
I start work on Torchwood - Miracle Day. Tonight!!!
20:01 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/25764399293661184) BBC Torchwood: She's here tonight everyone, the Eve Myles.
Tonight we've got almost a full cast.
John, Alexa, Kai. Bill and Russell are meeting as well.
23:58 (http://twitter.com/alanastone/statuses/25823961388425216) Alana Stone: Day four... All night in CIA headquarters."TW-Spy" continues with a couple of shots of office boards and cast trailers from Shawna Trpcic and Alana Stone; the trailers seem to have an iconic image for each character:

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/doctorwhonews/Torchwood/miracleday/jan/110114-trpcicboard.jpg
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/doctorwhonews/Torchwood/miracleday/jan/110114-jacktrailer.jpg
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/doctorwhonews/Torchwood/miracleday/jan/110114-gwentrailer.jpg
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/doctorwhonews/Torchwood/miracleday/jan/110114-gwentrailer-symbol.jpg

Meanwhile, Tom Price, the erstwhile former police colleague of Gwen, Andy Davidson, reported (http://twitter.com/pricetom/statuses/25573193737572352) that he too would be joining the Torchwood crew:
Off to LA next week! That's about it really!Friday
Filming for another night shoot took place at No 650 South Spring Street, an old bank building that has seen use in a number of film productions over the years, including Spider Man 2, Ghost, and The Mask.
20:12 (http://twitter.com/BBC_Torchwood/statuses/26129538698190848) BBC Torchwood: John and Alexa have an exciting scene to shoot tonight.
We're all taking turns to visit location.
We love our Torchwood Crew!
22:08 (http://twitter.com/alanastone/statuses/26158770065244160) Alana Stone: Day/night 5... No rest for the wicked.
Poor Alexa is running in 5 inch heels. Girl is a trooper!
01:26 (http://twitter.com/trpcic/statuses/26208593535565824) Shawna Trpcic: Crew will shoot til 6 or 7 am time for me to sign off. Blessings.The production vehicles were spotted by fan Timothy Cerjan:
Capt. Jack Harkness is shooting new Torchwood by my office.
The 21st Century is when it all changes.[pic]: http://4sq.com/g1Eibs

Next week sees the shoot continue in Los Angeles for another four days or so, with filming on Thursday to take place at City Hall. Directory of Photography Nate Goodman then reported (http://twitter.com/natiejay/statuses/26291522282463232) that they fly out to the United Kingdom, where filming will continue in Wales the following fortnight (as reported in an interview (http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/11/dwn29111008-torchwood-filming.html) with Eve Myles last year).

Link to original article here: http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2011/01/dwn160111110008-torchwood-week-one.html

[strider6]

Thanks so much for posting the info....and the excitement builds....

RTD discussing Torchwood's return

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtgcoqdi60

[DigiFluid]

Oh good, Rhys. I was worried he wouldn't make the transition this year. I wonder if Andy will make an appearance.

[Alan]

Oh good, Rhys. I was worried he wouldn't make the transition this year. I wonder if Andy will make an appearance.

He's there. :)

[DigiFluid]

Oh good, that's wonderful to hear :)

As wonderfully dramatic as the Torchwood deaths have been, they've been kind of bad for building any kind of existing cast of characters. So it's nice to know that Rhys and Andy will be along for the ride!