So I've been watching the new Dr Who and enjoying it well enough, and getting into season 2 there's a bunch of intriguing mentions of "The Torchwood Institute". Unfortunately, I watched an episode of Torchwood season one and it was terrible, and from all accounts it doesn't get any good till season 2. So, is it worth starting in season 2? Or are there individual season 1 episodes I should watch to get the backstory? They have season 1 at the local video store so that's no trouble. Or should I not bother at all?
And is there a point in Dr Who I should get to before starting Torchwood? I just finished season 2 disk 2.
Thank youse all :) I really shouldn't be asking more questions before answering my mail (the point of a poll was to avoid having lots of comments to reply to) but I want stuff to watch! (Video store doesn't have disk 3, dammit)
And is there a point in Dr Who I should get to before starting Torchwood? I just finished season 2 disk 2.
Thank youse all :) I really shouldn't be asking more questions before answering my mail (the point of a poll was to avoid having lots of comments to reply to) but I want stuff to watch! (Video store doesn't have disk 3, dammit)
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I haven't seen S2 of Torchwood (which just finished in the UK).
Probably the best episodes of S1 are the one with the town full of cannibals (which is a rip off of The Hills Have Eyes) and the one with the guy who keeps taking photos of shoes. The season finale is an absolute shocker.
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Thanks.
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But 8 was the only one where I thought the actual plot was good, AND it was consistent with the rest of the series. You might not care as much about plot or consistency as me.
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Well, I'm hugely picky about character consistency. And am pretty fond of good plot and consistency in general, it's one reason I've never really gotten into Dr Who or Star Trek (or most tv sff)
I really didn't like S1
I also should mention I watched them out of order. I watched S1E1 then S2E1, then went back to watch the rest of S1. I regret those hours watching the rest of S1, shooting myself would have been a better option, but sadly there was nothing else to do while being an insomaniac. It wasn't even good enough to sleep to.
That said, that's all in s1. I've only seen one episode and it had James Marsters making out with another guy. I'm going to watch the rest of this season.
So yeah, seriously not worth the time and effort. I mean you don't miss anything plot or characterwise.
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OK TW season one is set between season 2 & 3 of Dr Who and TW season two is set after Dr Who season 3. The first ep of season two has references to Dr Who season 3 ending and there is one little bit with character cross over in soem later eps.
Some bits of TW season one were less than great, but it is worth while watching to get background to the different characters and how they tie into the Dr Who timeline.
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Actually what's interesting is that some eps of Season1 weren't the best, but do actually have character background stuff, like the Cyberwoman ep.
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I'll take that as a good thing :)
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but yes- was a very sad ep, but sill enjoyable.
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Torchwood is very inconsistent as others have said. I like small worlds and countrycide.
I do watch it - I rather enjoy it - most of the time. Although partway through S2 we were watching it because it was "better then no who at all". Give it a try - you can always skip the episodes you don't enjoy,
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If you think you could handle watching some moderately bad television as precursor to better television, go for it, and it has some cool ideas, but they're cool ideas badly handled. (On the other hand, if you only watch season 2, you may not have adequate reason to loathe Owen.)
As for relative to Doctor Who - well. That gets a bit interesting, because the Torchwood Institute you hear about is a bit... different. Which you only really hear about in season 3 Doctor Who, which comes between seasons for Torchwood.
I think overall I recommend watching Torchwood, just seriously, bear in mind that at least one character will be kind of infuriating, some of it is extremely dodgy, and season two will be SO MUCH BETTER.
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Watch the second after the season with Martha.
I am surprised at the opinions of people here. In my opinion, Torchwood season 1 starts out quite crap but gets amazingly fucked up and good about halfway in.
Torchwood season 2 is total absolute shite except for the one episode where Martha kicks ass. But, I watched the whole thing anyhow.
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My guilty pleasure at the moment is New Amsterdam, a horribly cliched show about a 400 year old cop in New York.
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I never got into Dexter but it is certainly v. interesting.
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