Dr. Who/Torchwood

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I think I remember eumaas starting a DW thread a while back but the search function seems to be failing me in my attempts to locate it.

Anyways, got caught up on Torchwood over the weekend and just finished watching Children of Earth.

Holy. Fuck.

That's some of the most powerful television I've seen in years. I was literally tearing up when the meeting to plan logistics was going down, knowing that if that situation happened in real life that's exactly how it would play out. There's a lot to dissect in the mini-series and the Torchwood series as a whole, but I'm still just stunned by the strength of what I just watched.

Definitely highly recommended to everyone, but especially frequenters of the nerdly awesomeness thread and/or folks who tread the waters of The Dictator sub-forum regularly. eumaas was right, it's everything the new Prisoner series should have been.

As for Dr. Who: fuck it, I'm on board. Commencement of watching the revived series (I'll go back and catch the original stuff eventually) begins... now.
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This is the most delightful thread to see upon my return to the internets.
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eumaas wrote:This is the most delightful thread to see upon my return to the internets.
I've spent my time today when I wasn't listening to Tom Waits or Kraftwerk watching the 2005 series. I am officially sucked into the Dr. Who universe.
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Flex wrote:
eumaas wrote:This is the most delightful thread to see upon my return to the internets.
I've spent my time today when I wasn't listening to Tom Waits or Kraftwerk watching the 2005 series. I am officially sucked into the Dr. Who universe.
Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
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Fuckin' hell, quaint ol' Doctor Who is the last show I would have expected you Meganerds to get into.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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eumaas wrote:Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
The punch-in-the-face impact is awesome and remarkable, but for my viewing tastes it's better suited to a mini-series. Over the course of a full-length series, I need something a little more, as you say, fun. Great characters tho (ditto with Torchwood, even in its kinda crappy first season).

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little gay for Jack Harkness. I understand Ianto's dilemma well. Holy crap, what a charismatic dude.
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Flex wrote:
eumaas wrote:Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
The punch-in-the-face impact is awesome and remarkable, but for my viewing tastes it's better suited to a mini-series. Over the course of a full-length series, I need something a little more, as you say, fun. Great characters tho (ditto with Torchwood, even in its kinda crappy first season).

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little gay for Jack Harkness. I understand Ianto's dilemma well. Holy crap, what a charismatic dude.
I'm gay for Cap'n Jack too.
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Heston wrote:Fuckin' hell, quaint ol' Doctor Who is the last show I would have expected you Meganerds to get into.
Hey, I've never denied being a Dr. Who fan on here... hell, Wolter and Hooky rib me mercilessly for it.
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eumaas wrote:
Flex wrote:
eumaas wrote:Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
The punch-in-the-face impact is awesome and remarkable, but for my viewing tastes it's better suited to a mini-series. Over the course of a full-length series, I need something a little more, as you say, fun. Great characters tho (ditto with Torchwood, even in its kinda crappy first season).

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little gay for Jack Harkness. I understand Ianto's dilemma well. Holy crap, what a charismatic dude.
I'm gay for Cap'n Jack too.
I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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eumaas wrote:
Heston wrote:Fuckin' hell, quaint ol' Doctor Who is the last show I would have expected you Meganerds to get into.
Hey, I've never denied being a Dr. Who fan on here... hell, Wolter and Hooky rib me mercilessly for it.
I'm pretty sure that me getting into Dr. Who brings me one step closer to "perfect nerdom." Luckily, my distate for anime should keep me from ever going over the brink.
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Heston wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Flex wrote:
eumaas wrote:Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
The punch-in-the-face impact is awesome and remarkable, but for my viewing tastes it's better suited to a mini-series. Over the course of a full-length series, I need something a little more, as you say, fun. Great characters tho (ditto with Torchwood, even in its kinda crappy first season).

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little gay for Jack Harkness. I understand Ianto's dilemma well. Holy crap, what a charismatic dude.
I'm gay for Cap'n Jack too.
I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
No, that's Graham Norton.
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eumaas wrote:
Heston wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Flex wrote:
eumaas wrote:Isn't it great fun? And surprisingly touching. Not quite the punch you in the face impact of Children of Earth, of course, but it's a family show and all.
The punch-in-the-face impact is awesome and remarkable, but for my viewing tastes it's better suited to a mini-series. Over the course of a full-length series, I need something a little more, as you say, fun. Great characters tho (ditto with Torchwood, even in its kinda crappy first season).

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little gay for Jack Harkness. I understand Ianto's dilemma well. Holy crap, what a charismatic dude.
I'm gay for Cap'n Jack too.
I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
No, that's Graham Norton.
Hmmm, you may be right, though it's a close call.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
Yet another reason I'm glad I don't live on your little island. The television character remains unsullied by any extracurricular activities the actor may engage in.
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Flex wrote:
Heston wrote:I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
Yet another reason I'm glad I don't live on your little island. The television character remains unsullied by any extracurricular activities the actor may engage in.
The only other stuff I know him for is showtunes.
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Flex wrote:
Heston wrote:I don't want to piss on anyone's chips, but John Barrowman is the most nauseating man on British tv.
Yet another reason I'm glad I don't live on your little island. The television character remains unsullied by any extracurricular activities the actor may engage in.
Our "little" island is like the Tardis, it's bigger than you think.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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