So ummm...

[webbgirl]

Less than 2 months until new Torchwood! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

(Yes, I know that this was announced for BBCAmerica a week or so ago, but they did a voice over with the date during tonight's ep, so it seems more official or something!)

Here's hoping they'll get Who as quickly.

Comments

[sharp2799.livejournal.com]

Very cool and thanks for the info since I missed that! Saw the season finale tonight, pretty damn good.

[nialla]

I had the same thought about it being more "official" now that we've actually seen it mentioned on air.

I'm curious about Who continuity now. Having it on Sci Fi was a good thing, at least so much as that channel having a wider audience, but with the delay for getting Torchwood on BBCA, continuity between the two just went to hell. Folks watching Who on Sci Fi saw Jack getting his answers before they saw him asking the questions on BBCA.

I haven't heard when the next season of DW starts though. Is is airing alongside Torchwood or are they alternating production? If they're alternating, that might work out even if it stays on Sci Fi, because Torchwood will air as it should, and DW will air... sometime. ;)

Rewatching the penultimate episode again and I was stuck by a moment that just gets me every time I see it. Not the kiss itself, but during the dance, you see the real Jack with such a look of longing on his face as they're cheek to cheek. Breaks my heart.

[webbgirl.livejournal.com]

That whole episode makes my heart break a bit (in a good way) everytime I watch it.

I was thinking the same thing about the DW continuity, but I have the feeling they're going to treat them as separate entities at this point. I think that's a HUGE mistake.

[jades-shadow.livejournal.com]

Why was DW not shown on BBCA then? Stupid Sci-Fi. All things good went wonky when they got it.

[nialla]

Sci Fi already had the contract for DW. I'm not sure if Sci Fi didn't want Torchwood (which they would have butchered anyway) or the BBC was trying to decide whether to air it themselves on BBCA or resell it to another channel.

They can probably make more money reselling shows to channels with a wider audience (BBCA is rather limited in availability now), but I think they've finally realized that by having the new shows, they can build their audience, but the delay got everything out of synch.

The timing is in synch if you only watch on BBCA, but Sci Fi has a much larger pool of potential viewers, which in turn could pull in new viewers for Torchwood. BBCA was very smart about this and aired ads for Torchwood on Sci Fi.

[nialla]

I don't know how separate things will be, since we know characters from each will appear on the other. But perhaps it will be treated as one of those things where you don't have to see one to understand what's happening in the other.

[sharp2799.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure if that moment at the end of Torchwood was the x-over moment in Who or not because we didn't see him leave--so I thought maybe there was another x-over moment.

Sigh. Guess not. They make it hard to keep it straight!

[nialla]

Yes, that was the crossover moment, though it doesn't completely mesh.

The way Torchwood ends, Jack's "Doctor Detector" goes off, you hear the TARDIS, and all we're left with is a swirl of paper. That left me with the impression the Doctor (or maybe the TARDIS itself) came for Jack specifically, and was inside Torchwood, so no one would have seen Jack leave.

But the opening of the third season of Who shows Jack outside of Torchwood, running hellbent to the TARDIS. How did he get outside? Surely Torchwood's security systems will catch that?

I had this theory after I first saw the finale that the TARDIS itself, via BadWolf!Rose, did more than sprinkle messages in time (including another Bad Wolf in "Captain Jack Harkness"). It knew what was coming for Jack, and gave him what was needed to survive. Once the confrontation was over, it returned for him. The beginning of Doctor Who buggered that over though.

[sharp2799.livejournal.com]

The way Torchwood ends, Jack's "Doctor Detector" goes off, you hear the TARDIS, and all we're left with is a swirl of paper. That left me with the impression the Doctor (or maybe the TARDIS itself) came for Jack specifically, and was inside Torchwood, so no one would have seen Jack leave.

But the opening of the third season of Who shows Jack outside of Torchwood, running hellbent to the TARDIS. How did he get outside? Surely Torchwood's security systems will catch that?

That's exactly what I thought! And it broke the moment for me because it took me away from the show to ponder the logistics.

[jades-shadow.livejournal.com]

I've waited too long already! *cries*

So if it airs 26th for you, it'll hopefully be the same time or just a little before (which will be like Stargate all over again)!

Bet TW will always air quicker cause it's just so damn popular. Not that DW isn't... *wink*

[enchantersnight.livejournal.com]

Yay! I can't wait, want to see how the team will take Jack's dis and reappearance :)