Watching Doctor Who

This is a Reference Post to help provide easier access to all of the Torchwood Series 2 Reaction Posts. Links to all of the Reaction Posts appear in order below. Yep. I have successfully reacted to every episode for series 2.

Torchwood Series 2:
1. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2. Sleeper
3. To The Last Man
4. Meat
5. Adam
6. Reset
7. Dead Man Walking
8. A Day In The Death
9. Something Borrowed
10. From Out of the Rain
11. Adrift
12. Fragments
13. Exit Wounds

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures Pilot Episode - Invasion of the Bane. I really enjoyed this episode, and I am so happy that Sarah Jane has finally made it to the US. If you wish to read my thoughts on the episode, in my usual rambling style, feel free to click past the spoiler barrier and discuss it with me.

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Reaction Post, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Invasion of the Bane

Hello all. It occurred to me that things might be a little bit confusing in the Whoniverse at present considering the difference in premiere dates, etc. between the US and UK. There’s also the fact that we are trying to keep track of three shows at this point. So, here is a quick State of the Whoniverse checkup.

Doctor Who:

UK - Series 4 began on 5 April with Partners in Crime.

US - 18 April will see Voyage of the Damned premiere on the SciFi Channel. Partners in Crime is scheduled to follow on 25 April.

Australia - I hear that they are still waiting for the Christmas Episode.

Torchwood:

UK - Series two ended on 4 April. There are already rumours about series three, but nothing official.

US - It looks like episode 12 will be playing this Saturday on BBCAmerica, with the final episode following on the 19th.

The Sarah Jane Adventures:

UK - Series one is complete, and I hear that they are working on series 2, but no word as to when it will begin.

US - Series one will begin with Invasion of the Bane on 11 April on the SciFi Channel.

And that’s where we stand at this point. Anyone have the Torchwood or SJA information for Australia?

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This is the reaction post for Torchwood series 2, episode 11: Adrift. Bit of a tear-jerker, this one. Not bad as far as Chris Chibnall scripts go, though. What did you think about this episode? If you are interested in my usual brand of random reaction post, click past the spoiler barrier.

You know you want to…

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Torchwood, Adrift

The Sarah Jane Adventures will premiere in the USA on Friday, 11 April 2008 at 8pm (7 Central) on the SciFi Channel!

Series four of Doctor Who will begin in the USA on the SciFi Channel on 18 April 2008, according to the schedulebot. Still no official word on the UK premiere, as the official site still says “Spring 2008.” (The internet rumours still say sometime around Easter…which is coming up soon.)

The Torchwood Archives by Gary Russell is now listed over at Amazon.co.uk. No word yet as to when it will actually be available, but you can pre-order it already. Yay for the official book! Yet another thing to add to my want list.

The eagle-eyed Gillian from Food History passed along an amusing little article that she found online. It purports to be an early rehearsal from David Tennant’s run as Hamlet. It doesn’t matter either way, as “Doctor Who and the moody Dane” will give any Shakespeare fan a good giggle. Thanks for the link, Gillian!

In a recent SFX magazine article, Russell T. Davies said that Doctor Who was on the twenty year plan, and that this upcoming gap year was planned from the start. (Digital Spy quotes some of the article here.) Hey, I could go for twenty years of Who. Here’s hoping.

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This is the Reaction Post for Torchwood series 2, episode 10: From Out of the Rain. This episode was written by Peter J. Hammond, who wrote Small Worlds from series one. I feel that I should have perhaps watched this episode from behind the sofa, as it was on the freaky side. Anyway, my rambling thoughts on this episode are behind the spoiler barrier. Come and tell me what you thought of this one.

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This is the Reaction Post for Torchwood series 2, episode 9: Something Borrowed. So, what did you think of the episode? My usual long meandering thoughts on the topic are past the spoiler barrier.

You know that you want to click…

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Reaction Post, Torchwood, Something Borrowed

This is the late, but just in time, Reaction Post for Torchwood series 2, episode 8: A Day in the Death. This is the last in a three episode story arc. …And three interesting episodes they were. What did you think? Have an opinion or favorite scene? Coma and discuss it with me beyond the spoiler barrier.

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Reaction Post, Torchwood, A Day in the Death

I welcome you all to a new week with the news that I have my computer back. Yay! Hopefully I’ll get everything back on track here soon. In the meantime, here is the first question that I’ve asked in a couple of weeks. Think back, if you will, to Torchwood series one. Who is your favorite Torchwood series one Scriptwriter? Do you like Chris Chibnall’s many scripts? Perhaps you preferred Helen Raynor’s Ghost Machine? Which of the nine series one scriptwriters do you think did the best job with what they offered? As usual, I have a list for you to peruse.

The Torchwood Series One Script Team:
1) Russell T. Davies (Everything Changes)
2) Chris Chibnall (Day One, Cyberwoman, Countrycide, End Of Days)
3) Helen Raynor (Ghost Machine)
4) P. J. Hammond (Small Worlds)
5) Toby Whithouse (Greeks Bearing Gifts)
6) Paul Tomalin/Dan McCulloch (They Keep Killing Suzie)
7) Jaquetta May (Random Shoes)
Catherine Tregenna (Out of Time, Captain Jack Harkness)
9) Noel Clarke (Combat)

This was actually a really easy one for me. There were things I loved about several of the scripts, but I felt that Toby Whithouse’s Greeks Bearing Gifts was the best of the lot. If only Toby had done more scripts. Sigh. He managed to give all of the characters interesting screen time. That’s not easy in an ensemble show like this. We even learned new things about Jack. All in a Tosh-centric episode.

So…who is your pick?

Torchwood, Russell T. Davies, Chris Chibnall, Helen Raynor, P. J. Hammond, Toby Whithouse, Paul Tomalin, Dan McCulloch, Jaquetta May, Catherine Tregenna, Noel Clarke

Well, I’ve been informed that my new laptop hard drive is on its way. (Yay!) I’ve also discovered that 1) the laptop I am using in the meantime does not have MS Word on it and 2) if you then try to open an MS Word document from say…an e-mail, Firefox will crash and delete all of the Blogroll links that were in an open window. So, you may notice that the Blogroll here has changed a wee bit of late, as I managed to crash the browser not once, but twice. It’s a skill. I suppose that it was about time to overhaul those, but seriously…

Anyway, this is the reaction post for Torchwood series 2, episode 6: Reset. What did you think of this episode? For my usual rambling opinion (which is best enjoyed with a cup of tea, I find) click past the spoiler barrier.

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Hello folks. I came home from work this evening to find…my laptop all screwed up. Looks like a bad hard drive. So…the next day’s worth of the Con Report will have to wait until we can figure out how to get my data off of said hard drive. Argh! So, instead I bring you the Reaction Post for Torchwood Series 2, Episode 5: Adam. Yes, I finally saw it. What did you think of this episode? Too see what I thought of it (in my usual rambling style) click past the spoiler barrier.

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Torchwood, Adam

This is the Reaction Post for Torchwood Series 2, Episode 4: Meat. This was another hard decision episode. It was…well, you may as well click past the spoiler barrier to see what I think.

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Torchwood, Meat

The SciFi Channel, via SciFi Wire, has announced that both Series one of The Sarah Jane Adventures and Series four of Doctor Who are coming to the SciFi Channel in April.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the U.S.! Start your happy dances now!

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Here’s my review for the second episode of Torchwood Series 2. This was another strong one, complete with an excellent cast of supporting players. Oh, and explosions. What did you think of the episode? To see what I thought, just read on.

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Sleeper, Torchwood

This is the Reaction Post for Torchwood Series 2, Episode 3: To The Last Man. It was a pretty straightforward episode this time around. Why not come and discuss it with me?

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Torchwood, To The Last Man