tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044196434896582491.post6687621836627396987..comments2023-11-02T08:36:48.898-04:00Comments on Books, Films, and Me: Torchwood: Whose Story is it in this brave New World?Lynnette Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214367815483305328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044196434896582491.post-92229576640039072772010-08-10T11:34:47.795-04:002010-08-10T11:34:47.795-04:00I am looking forward to TW The New World. I also ...I am looking forward to TW The New World. I also was struck by the poster of Gwen foreground and Jack background that accompanied the original announcement. Then yesterday The Hollywood Reporter showed new posters of each of them by themselves. Jack in CoE stance of "I'm Back" after Ianto got him new clothes. and Gwen same background only side on. Neither with a gun. So I am hopeful that it at least will not be Gwen's story. <br />TW, I felt, was never really Jack's story. As a leader he was rather inept and bungling and no one paid much heed to him. It was more an ensemble type thing with a different person featured every week. For some reason Russell seemed to want Gwen as a central character and some kind of chemistry between Jack and Gwen. I never thought there was much of that. But then I didn't really get the chemistry between Ianto and Jack either. It always seemed like something they did to pass the time and Ianto never seemed very comfortable with it all. Even in CoE he acted like he was reluctant to to have anyone notice there was anything going on between him and Jack. I was struck with this, when he asked Jack if he had died and when Jack affirmed that he had, Ianto awkwardly (IMO) steps up and gives him a rather wooden hug. That they tried to get rid of Rhys in a half hearted way and then just shrugged it off when he said he wouldn't go left me feeling that their was no passion there. I hope that Russell doesn't revive the Gwen/Jack thing I think that will be just awful. I am going to Amazon right after I post this to order your book. It looks fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044196434896582491.post-13457880579731061932010-08-10T02:53:23.868-04:002010-08-10T02:53:23.868-04:00To be honest, I wouldn't be overly hopeful abo...To be honest, I wouldn't be overly hopeful about this new 'Torchwood' being Jack's story. Probably because (as RTD said in an interview) that this was a story idea he'd just added the Torchwood name/characters to. (Pretty much what he did with COE which turned out to be more about the politics than the people, IMO)<br /><br />The only reason to watch this 'new Torchwood', IMO, is to see (a) how quickly they'll kill the new characters or (b) to see how they manage to keep Gwen alive and untainted. <br />Without Ianto/GDL, there's no reason for me (and many fans) to tune in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com