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There are a fair number of leaps of logic in the light-hearted Torchwood and mysteries abound. The special effects are generally decent and the writing and characterizations leaps and bounds better than in "Flash Gordon," "Eureka" or "The Dresden Files," to name just a few pathetic contemporary sci-fi shows.
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After a riveting pilot, this third episode is more of a run-of-the-mill procedural, but thanks to the charismatic Tom Cruise-y Barrowman, this Captain Jack will get you bi tonight. [21 Sep 2007, p.76]
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Torchwood is grand fun and great adult entertainment.
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There's a lot to love about Torchwood, especially for fans of the early days of "The X-Files," when it was more of a clever horror anthology series and the alien conspiracy had yet to take over the plot.
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A new BBC America sci-fi/thriller that's so good and unsettling and creepy that even grumps like myself can't help but be in its thrall.
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Torchwood doesn't disappoint: After tonight's slam-bang premier, subsequent episodes only get more outrageous.
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A dark and splendid "Dr. Who" spinoff with overtones of "Men in Black" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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The adult show supplies shocking twists. The tone ranges from passionate to campy to scary.
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Torchwood is so much more tricked-out with talent and visual wizardry, moves at such breakneck speed and makes such demands on its viewers that it leaves most American TV shows in its dust.
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Torchwood, a cheeky and often startlingly adult spin-off.
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Briskly paced if relatively unimpressive in its sets and effects (one "alien" more than anything resembles a Vegas showgirl), Torchwood has the fixings of a thinking-man's sci-fi series that doesn't take itself too seriously.
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It at times seems like a pornographic parody of "The X-Files."
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Torchwood is a world I wouldn’t mind seeing erased.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 91 out of 113
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Mixed: 11 out of 113
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Negative: 11 out of 113
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markSep 8, 2007
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Jan 4, 2015
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SindreF.Sep 11, 2007Not as good as Doctor Who but still awsome!