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| New Torchwood Team |
Everlasting life...a curse? One day the earth is 'blessed' and no one dies no matter how many time you kill them. Sounds pretty cut and dry but its really a free-for-all for humanity; bringing down governments, turning the health care system inside out and drawing out the very essence of what it means to be human. In many ways the show is as much possible reality as science fiction and if thats not intriquing enough the whole situation is clouded by this mysterious force working busily in the background. Torchwood: Miracle Day is very much like The Event, even in tone, but this series wasn't cancelled but allowed to run its course. P.S. Thank you Starz for restoring my faith in a fair network universe.
I was completely sucked in. The unpredicability to the story, episode after episode weaving a complex tale reminded me of the detective perspective I found so interesting in Sherlock, Lost and Fringe. There's a lot of great new characters played by some really unexpected actors like Bill Pullman, Lauren Ambrose and Mekhi Phifer.
For fans of Torchwood's UK roots you'll find a different beast in store for you. This is Torchwood at the next level in writing, style, format and pace. Creator and genius Russell T. Davies remarked in an interview that they've done away with the 'monster of the week' format for a larger series(season in the US) long story arch. And yeah, its still Captain Jack with the Doctor Who past, but its also just this mysterious immortal alienboy who calls himself Captain Jack and has a dark past. And thats it. You definitly don't need to be a fan of Doctor Who to enjoy it but then again...why aren't you?
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