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Torchwood - Series 1 Vol.3 [2006]

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FANTASTIC!!!! AMAZIN!! I LOVE IT
Review date: 2007-10-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

FROM THE FIRST EPISODE I WAS HOOKED, AS I WAS INTRIGUED TO KNOW MORE BOUT CAPTAIN JACK,
MY FAVE EPISODES WERE: COUNTRYCIDE, THEY KEEP KILLING SUSIE AND CYBERWOMAN, AS IT DELVES INTO THE LIVES OF OWEN AND GWEN AND HOW OWENS FEELINGS CHANGED TOWARDS HER, IT KEPT ME WANTING MORE
AND IM GLAD THERE IS ANOTHER SERIES NEXT YEAR WOOP WOOP!

THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE TO BUY!! I FULLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE!

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU!!

I LOVE THIS!!!!! BETTER THAN DOCTOR WHO FOR SURE!!

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Great Series
Review date: 2007-09-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

I live in San Diego, California. I go to this huge convention here called Comic-Con each July. This year they had a presentation on Torchwood. I immediatly ordered the series from Amazon (I have a region free player), and have been very impressed by it. The writing has been fantastic, and the actors are all excellent. I do hope that they do a second season.

Well worth a look even if you're a Dr Who fan or not
Review date: 2007-06-25 Rating: 8 out of 10

I've enjoyed this series throughout mainly because of the character of Capt Jack Harkness who becomes more mysterious throughout despite the more we learn about him.

Although the series had some disappointing episodes and a little bit too much sex thrown in at times, the series was interesting, compelling and dark. i enjoyed it more on a second watching, as soon as Captain Jack rejoined the Doctor recently i had to watch it again because even when it was disappointing the links to doc who(the hand, cyberwoman, vote Saxon posters etc.)and jacks character make you think.

The last two episodes on this were the best by far, they kept me hooked throughout, made me cry a few times and left me wanting more. i do hope they make another series and learn from the mistakes made in the poorer episodes, even if part of me does want Jack to stay with the doctor.

Dr. Who for adults.
Review date: 2007-05-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

No, I do not mean by this that Dr. Who is a kid product, just that Torchwood explores themes usually restricted to adults in a manner that is likely too strong for children - not just sex, but also death, the consequences of one's decisions, human nature, and so on. It deals with these topics and more with an open minded approach and it does so fairly well, in my opinion, giving them a good and hard look, under the (relatively) jocular treatment of them. In my opinion, however, the glitteriness of the production clashes a bit too much with the no-nonsense manner in which deals with said topics, and I am not sure if this works that well.

Spin-off was a switch off!
Review date: 2007-05-07 Rating: 6 out of 10

As a Doctor Who fan, when I heard they were doing a spin off entitled 'Torchwood' with John Barrowman at the healm as Captain Jack Harknass I couldn't wait. The Torchwood theme had been floating around the entire series 2 of Dr. Who so I thought this would be a natural way to introduce Torchwood (Which is an anagram of Dr.Who - very clever!)into our natural consiencness.

'Torchwood' is based on a secret agency in cardiff that fights alien evil on Earth instead of flying through space in a big blue box to do it! Jack and his team, Tosh, Owen, Ianto and Gwen come up against some tough baddies in the series.

While on the whole I liked this series, I did think it got to be more about the characters sex lives and who was sleeping with who and who was in love with who than actually about doing their jobs - namely fighting aliens. I did start watching in good faith but gave up 1/2 way through the series because I couldn't follow the storylines and didn't want to know about their sex lives. While Dr.Who focus's on saving the world and defeating aliens, Jack and Co focused more on who was going to bed who next and snogging each others faces off!

I watched the Grand Finalle because I'd heard rumours that Jack was returning to Dr.Who (Sorry if I've spoiled it for Who fans!) and I thought I'd understand the storyline better. However, although it seemed at the end that Jack was picked up by the TARDIS will he recognise the Dr (Who was CE in Jack's series and is now DT) and his new assistant Martha Jones? This should make for a good episode.

I really like the Captain Jack character, and John Barrowman is brilliant hence the 3 stars. Its just a shame that the sexual shenanigans of the characters overrode the stories in my humble opinion. Whether Jack proves himself in 'Who' will help me decide whether to watch the second series or not but in the mean time I'll stick with Doctor Who thanks! Hopefully things will get better for Torchwood, touch wood!

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Actor(s):
Eve Myles
John Barrowman

Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5014503234522
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2007-03-26
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 197 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006-10
Language: English (Original Language)

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