Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
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Actor: Burn Gorman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, John Barrowman, Naoko MoriBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 628 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
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- Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators, led by the enigmatic Captain Jack. Set in the UK in the present day, the team use scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime; both alien and human. Separate from the government. Outside the police. Beyond the United Nations. Everyone who works for Torchwood is young, under 35. Some say that's because it's a new scienc
DVD Reviews of Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
DVD Review: Torchwood, 2nd season DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Better than the 1st season. I haved enjoyed watching every episode. Look forward to more in the future. John Barrowman is both a good guy and a bad guy and does both well.DVD Review: duh, over done
Summary: 1 Stars
The second season gets predictable. Nothing subtle or suspenseful. Man kissing man lends nothing to the story, its just there for shock value. People really like this season? Nuts.
Worse is the quality of the reporduction on the discs. There are spots, physical flaws, on the discs and I missed parts of the show.
And why on Earth does BBC have to put the theme song and clip of the cast walking along in front of every episode? Very annoying. If there is a third season I will not buy it.
DVD Review: More hysteria than mystery
Summary: 3 Stars
The first season was brilliant with clever plots, good acting and really interesting characters. The problems lies with the unfortunate ubiquitous "humanizing" of heroes - a common problem for all SF/fantasy/horros TV series. The writers start introducing more emotions, more love lines, more siblings problems and suffering and move from "the city and the monsters" show (which is interesting) into the "sex, city and a bit of monsters - when we have time for them". The overly rich emotional life of the heroes just bores to death. As much as I loved the first season, I am not sure even if I want to watch the "children of earth" - if it continues in the same direction. If anyone knows a good urban SF show that does not slide into the countless close ups of faces "ravaged by tears of grief", please give a hint. What happened to the authors sense of humor?DVD Review: Love Capt Jack!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a big fan of Dr. Who, I was very excited to check out Torchwood. Episode 1 was a real shock -- I wasn't prepared for the overt mature content. Then I got used the idea that Torchwood was a show for the "grownup" Who fans, and began to appreciate it for what it was. Admittedly, season 1 is a little rough; I don't think the show could really decide exactly what it wanted to be. Season 2 is great, and the five part "Children of Earth" is fantastic.
As concerns the whole gay thing, I would describe it as refreshingly out in the open. After the first "Wow, that's...not what I'm used to on American TV..." moment, you get over it. Also, you have to understand that Capt Jack is from the 51st century, where, according to the Dr, all varieties of "relations" are common place ;)
Not the most refined show ever, but still five stars from me!
DVD Review: Torchwood Series 2--Brooding...
Summary: 4 Stars
When one takes into account what Russell T. Davies has done with his iteration of the Whoniverse, it becomes apparent that he has created--to this point--a triangle between "Doctor Who", "The Sarah Jane Adventures", and "Torchwood" with The Doctor being the apex/midpoint between the other two. "Sarah Jane"--because its home is BBC Kids--seems a little more buoyant, obviously aiming for its youger audience. "Torchwood" is the punch in the mouth--it isn't pretty, it isn't nice, and sometimes the good guys don't get total victories.
This is part of the theme of Series 2--and if one gets antsy with "unclean wins", so be it. As I said about Series 1, Torchwood is a dark, somewhat cracked reflection of Doctor Who. It isn't hard to see John Barrowman's Jack Harkness as what The Doctor would be if all his flaws were brought to the fore and his desires laid public. Nor is it hard to not see that Eve Myles' Gwen Cooper as a Companion with a few more skills...and complications to her life and to Captain Jack's. The ways that Burn Gorman, Nakano Mori and Gareth Lloyd-Davies fill out the team compliment the lead taken by Barrowman and Myles, as well as the flaws they exhibit. Barrowman has a pulse on the nature of Jack--who is far more of a serious sort than when he was introduced--and Myles brings a wonderful energy and depth to Gwen, attempting to balance her life with Torchwood Three with her impending nuptials with Rhys Williams; to say nothing of what happens when Rhys (Wonderfully played with the element of Archie Bunker as a jealous lover by Kai Owen) finds out what Gwen has been doing with her nights.
Still, this season is a complicated story, and the story starts when James Marsters shows up in the opening episode, "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang". There seems to be an unspoken rule with science fiction on both sides of the Atlantic--if you need a slightly over-the-top, trash-talking gray area character then find The Artist Formerly Known as Spike. Marsters wonderfully embodies Captain John Hart, Jack's former partner (and lover) in the Time Agency; and his appearance sets in motion much of the twists and turns of the season. So does Freema Agyeman's three-episode visit in the middle of this set as Martha Jones, during which the first severe turn occurs within Torchwood Three with Owen Harper's murder and regeneration, how the team adjusts to an already grumpy medical specialist who suddenly cannot enjoy eating, sleeping, or boinking. I always felt that they never gave enough time in the series to Mori, who brought a considerable warmth and longing to Toshiko Sato, ultimately not fulfilled. Her turn in "To The Last Man" was a wonderful and sad performance, and really came to embody the heartache in Tosh's life. There is really not much done with Ianto through the second series--save the explanation of how he came to Torchwood Three in "Fragments"--but it seems as if much of who he is is saved for "Children Of Earth"...and the one scene with Barrowman and Myles that left me more than a little squeamish...
Still, through the drama and pain--"To The Last Man" and "Adam" embody much of the angst that goes unspoken between the members--to the action and slightly humorous moments of "Something Borrowed"...the sense of something going horribly wrong is there, and gets fulfilled in "Fragments" and "Exit Wounds". These two episodes, combined with the "Children Of Earth" miniseries, led many to suspect that Torchwood wouldn't be returning in 2010 when Series 5 of Doctor Who started...but that doesn't seem to be the case.
This set is a tough, hard series of episodes; a crime drama that is more visceral and gritty than the series it was born from. It's supposed to be that way. It can be a little over-the-top--but so, very much so, is the series that it was drawn from. And taken as what it is--the dark side of The Doctor's Universe--it fits the bill. I consider this set to be highly enjoyable, and I recommend it because Torchwood--as an anthology--is a very good work in progress, with room to get better.
Description of Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators, led by the enigmatic Captain Jack. Set in the UK in the present day, the team use scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime; both alien and human. Separate from the government. Outside the police. Beyond the United Nations. Everyone who works for Torchwood is young, under 35. Some say that's because it's a new science. Others say it's because they die young...The following are included in the second season of Torchwood: repeated bouts of unrequited love, homicidal ex-lovers, monsters from space and impending doom for major characters. Now, that's how a series' second season should play out! But what makes Russell T. (Doctor Who) Davies' sophomore set of adventure for Torchwood so engaging is that he bundles them together in a tight and cohesive package that remains dramatically involving while maintaining the proper level of science fiction adventure. John Barrowman's Captain Jack Harkness is back, having materialized in the final episode of Doctor Who's third series ("Last of the Time Lords"), and with him comes one of the show's most inventive characters: fellow Time Agent and former lover Captain John Hart, played by Buffy the Vampire Slayer's James Marsters. Hart wreaks considerable havoc in the series opener, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," and returns several episodes later in "Fragments" to reveal Harkness' long lost brother Gray, who brings the series to a close in "Exit Wounds" with a horrific rash of violence that rends the Torchwood team permanently asunder. It's a finale that will leave fans agape by the final frame, but it's not the only stunner in the second season. "Reset" should also raise eyebrows with both the introduction of Doctor Who companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) in a three-episode arc, but also the shocking death and resurrection of a Torchwood member. Other highlights include "From Out of the Rain," which introduces one of the series' most intriguing villains, the Ghostmaker, and the alien "Adam," who throws the team into chaos with his power to suggest false memories. But the season's key storyline is the conflict between Jack, his brother Gray, and Captain Hart, which brings emotional heat and weight to the show's complex science and fantasy elements. Extras include all 13 episodes of Torchwood Declassified, the 10-minute companion series which explores elements of each episode, as well as "The Life and Deaths of Captain Jack Harkness," a 22-minute featurette (narrated by Freema Agyeman) about the character's immortal status that includes comments by Barrowman and Davies. Nine minutes of amusing outtakes and 18 minutes of deleted scenes bring this satisfying set to a close. --Paul Gaita
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