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

[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/201...rld?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.co...-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.blog...octor-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

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

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."

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