Re: The Fate of Your Favorite TV Show(s)

Shomeret wrote:
> Well, I've seen the first two episodes of Torchwood.  The first
> episode didn't impress me at all, but I thought I'd watch more and
> give Torchwood a chance.  The second was more interesting.  It's
> unlikely to ever be a favorite of mine because it seems to have a
> xenophobic tendency i.e. all aliens are monsters.  This makes it
> predictable--a monster of the week formula.  I suppose that its
> willingness to be ***ually explicit makes it unusual for a science
> fiction show.  There's talk about it's being a "dark" series in the
> extras.  It doesn't seem particularly dark to me.  We know who the
> heroes are, and who are the villains.  A really dark series is where
> we can't be sure about that.
> 

By the second series the villains aren't always the aliens and 
sometimes Torchwood has to take their side against some humans.


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Jette Goldie
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