Torchwood

[sqbr]

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)

Comments

[mpfl.livejournal.com]

You could watch shows that are far better, like Dexter.

My guilty pleasure at the moment is New Amsterdam, a horribly cliched show about a 400 year old cop in New York.

[alias_sqbr]

Oh, yes, I have been, which is why I've taken so long to get around to watching these shows (and, then, only from the local video store, I'm still watching better stuff via Quickflix etc)

I never got into Dexter but it is certainly v. interesting.

[mpfl.livejournal.com]

goth_grrl and I started watching 3 to 4 episodes of Dexter season 2 at a time. We're both horribly addicted.