Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is such a phenomenal spin-off! Russell T Davies was genius anagraming Doctor Who for it! It's a darker more adult series. The genius of Barrowman and Myles followed by the rest of the ensemble is epic. Ignore the negative nancies that also reviewed. They probably hate the new female doctor as well as a bisexual immortal.

First, you'd better love gay sex. I mean really love gay sex. I mean like staring at naked mens asses is your hobby; you collect Yaoi; you enjoy the Village People - type love gay sex. This isn't subtle, it isn't witty, it isn't done with any class; if it had been a woman and a man, instead of two dudes, it would have been rated "Mature" and not allowed on cable until "late-night". (or skinamax) And, apparently the everyone involved in creating the show considers it more important to each episode than the actual plot. (if you can figure out just what that is for the week)Amazing how the so-called "equality" bullsh!t always turns out to mean "obscenely lopsided double standard" in the mouth of entertainment douche bags.Second: character development. The homosexuals that created this show feel that "everyone is at least a little gay" and showing characters finding new ways to get their homo on was their idea of "development". If you think of character development in the more classical, standard definition..... yeah, none here. Its sad how one dimensional these characters are, considering how good the actors are.Jack supposedly cares about people. And yet, for over a hundred years, he repeatedly kills "a few, for the greater good". His "practicality" tends to kill almost as many innocents as the aliens he's trying to stop. Hell, at one point he even kills his own grandchild, right in front of his daughter. But we're supposed to believe that "its OK because he shed a tear" (and just one) while doing it. He tries to sleep with anything he can. especially men (hence the blatant and vulgar gay sex; no attempt to even try being witty or making it classy and no care as to the plot-relevance) The "smart girl" Tosh is completely withdrawn and socially inept, unless the plot calls for her not to be that episode. Its a crap shoot. The same sort of "Mary Sue/lawn ornament" we used to see with "Wesley Crusher" during "Star Trek: Next Generation" The Medic is a heartless bastard closer to a psychopath than anything else. Gwen the supposed cop is utterly incompetent as a cop, and as the "empathic" one, almost soap-opera-ish trying to make up sloppily for the lack of humanity from the rest of the group. Then there is the gay coffee boy, who's only real contribution seems to be being the steady piece for jack.These incompetents kill at least a half a dozen people every week, and no one in charge seems to care. Their primary mission seems to be getting in each-others pants. And again, no one seems to care. Every single one, at one point or another, breaks every rule and reg of the agency, and no one cares. If this group were really the crack commando unit they are played up to be, all of them would have been fired and executed numerous times, just in the first season. And they are all so self-absorbed that they don't notice or care when any of their teammates are troubled.Effects: heh. BBC works off a budget similar to the Sci-fi channel; cheap, pathetic, and sad. B movies are an improvement.Plot: yeah, sometimes there is one.acting: the cast does quite amazing, considering the garbage they are given to work with.I gather from reading that this is the normal style from the creator/writer/director. Which would be the reason not to let him work anymore. There's a reason that this died after 4 seasons, and ain't coming back. Everyone else is tied into better work on better projects.

This show started as an amusing Dr. Who spin-off. Season one was pretty formulaic although entertaining enough. Season 2 was a bit better, drawing you into the characters lives (a little too far into the gay relationship of 2 of the characters). At the end of season 2 some serious changes were made. I thought, "Oh no, they are destroying a decent show." I couldn't have been more wrong. Season 3 was some of the best TV I've had the pleasure of watching! Intricate plot, serious subject matter and some great acting! Season 3 made the first 2 seasons worth watching. I'm now ready for season 4 and hoping for more of the same. I know I'm in for a major disappointment either way: 1. Season 4 will suck. or 2. Season 4 will be great and I will be left wanting more. Take my advice. If you try this show and it doesn't seem to appeal to you, skip to Season 3. You won't be disappointed. Just watched Season 4. SO DISAPPOINTED! The plot's premise had such great possibilities but it never went anywhere. Stale characters, unbalanced themes and all at a snail's pace. It seemed like they were stretching it out as much as possible so they could fill 10 episodes. This would have worked as a 1 or 2 night show. Also, what is with the sex scenes (both hetero and homo): I was offended as a parent and felt degraded as a viewer. My advice, try season 3. Aside from that there are far better things to take up your time on.

This is one of the few shows that I regret deeply being done with and even think about watching all over again. The lower rating is only due to series 4, which I struggled to get past. The two new characters that are introduced aren't Torchwood at all and I couldn't develop any feelings beyond annoyance towards them. While I wish the series would come back, I'm not sure if it would be as good as it used to be, with all that happened in the three previous seasons.But let's talk about the real deal and just pretend Miracle Day doesn't exist: the first episodes aren't the best, but as the characters develop and you get to know more about the world around them, it becomes more and more interesting.I, personally, find it better than Doctor Who for the simple reason that I see a deeper development in many points. While the Doctor is the only one who has very substantial changes in his personality (apart from some of his companions), each and every character has their own space to improve as time goes by in Torchwood. Ianto was my absolute favourite, because he starts as a coffee boy and develops into an essential member of the team, conquering his space and voicing his opinions. And he has some of the best lines.I also see more diversity in the personalities (mainly in the women) of Torchwood's characters and I find it very interesting that Davies explored matters that aren't explored in Doctor Who, such as homosexuality. It is amazing how there are two women kissing or two men in a relationship and everyone there just treats it as natural - and eventually finds it rather sexy. It's just a "background" romance as any other, it comes in various types and it doesn't necessarily enforce or contradict any stereotypes - considering Queer As Folk, you can see a huge development in Davies' way of expressing the matter.The plot is rather different from Doctor Who; it's set on Earth, and it's not only about saving the day, it's preventing humanity from knowing of the existence of alien dangers while they save everyone. Torchwood is packed with action, but it also has drama, so that you watch it to see what's happening in the corporation and what's going on in the characters' lives.It is very curious that the series showed how some types of work simply consume one's life, yet some people are still capable of coping and living healthily in the outside world. It also explores the dependency some have, and how work becomes more than merely a part of someone.The most amazing part, in my opinion, is that Torchwood overcomes fiction, something I don't see Doctor Who doing. The latter shows aliens in situations we know could never be real, but the former manages to show how aliens could be influencing our everyday lives without us even knowing. While in Doctor Who there are spaceships in the sky of London that can only be explained as aliens, a Weevil appears and Torchwood convinces the world that it was just a criminal. It's manipulation "for the people's good". It is hard to believe that Doctor Who is real, but it's not impossible to wonder if Torchwood is.