- Torchwood can be connected in a relevant manner to a music and art magazine.
- Torchwood isn't entirely full of suck. It does have some redeeming factors.
- And a third, three for the price of two--This post is at a Doctor Who-appropriateness level, not a Torchwood level.
For those of you who don't know, Torchwood is a spinoff series of Doctor Who. If you don't know what Doctor Who is... Just... Just Google it... And don't tell me... It would be mean to ruin someone's day that way.
Also for those of you who don't know,
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The best explanation of the differences I've been able to formulate:
Doctor Who - The Doctor + more companions, sex and guns = Torchwood
It's lots of sex and aliens. And guns.
But. It also has had a surprisingly good response from critics!
Okay, so maybe that's a lie. Mostly it had a surprisingly good response from fans, who are really the only thing that is keeping the series going*. It's sort of amazing, the power of a fan base, especially one on the scale of the Doctor Who fandom.
I did find one particularly positive review, though! The... The Daily Record (I assume they're a British paper, though I've never heard of them--maybe they're something like the Telegraph) said of it, "the show is truly fabulous. John Barrowman is first-class as Jack, while the whole set up of characters should lend itself to some great adventures. A two thumbs up, five-star, 10 out of 10, gold-encrusted hit".
Isn't that lovely.
(It got better reviews as it bravely put-put-putted along.)
But but but it also some important themes and questions, such as making difficult choices and homosexuality; who deserves to live and who gets to choose; trust and death and everything in between. If you look hard enough, it's in there!
More importantly, it has some great music featured. (Told you I could make it connect.)
Credit goes to torchwoodguide.co.uk for lists of featured music for every episode (also, all of the times something logic fails and a series known as "Captain Jack's Large Weapon").
Anyway. Torchwood music, a splattering from across the series, including some that's actually on the soundtrack (thought not necessarily my favourites which I couldn't find on demand) and thus isn't nearly as fun to hear randomly in the middle of the show**. Have fun.
Scientifically yours,
IBI
*Seriously, not even kidding--it's the great ratings in a graveyard slot that have Torchwood running a fourth season. It's primarily set in Los Angeles. I'm not going to comment on that. Except to go cry in a corner about why they had to blow up the fabulous building in Cardiff, because even Cardiff, Wales is better than setting the show in Los Angeles.
**Though not as distracting as suddenly realising, "I know this song!" when they're in a bar and pausing to make sure iTunes or Pandora or whatever isn't playing just to go, "Woah, it's MUSIC in a TV SHOW!" and I'll stop rambling now.
