The Mill launched to over 2 million viewers on Sunday evening, according to overnight figures.
John Fay's 19th century drama interested 2.46m (10.3%) at 8pm on Channel 4, with a further 340,000 (1.5%) on +1. The finale of The Returned followed with 927k (4.1%) at 9pm (117k/0.7% on +1).
On BBC One, Antiques Roadshow appealed to 4.39m (23.0%) at 7pm, while Countryfile was the most-watched show of the night with 5.48m (23.0%) at 8pm. The White Queen continued with 3.54m (15.5%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Top Gear gained over 400k viewers from last week to 4.56m (19.1%) at 8pm. Documentary The Mystery of Rome's X Tomb was seen by 2.05m (9.0%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars quizzed 3.59m (18.9%) at 7pm (101k/0.4%), followed by All Star Mr & Mrs with 3.06m (12.8%) at 8pm (298k/1.3%). Law & Order: UK held steady at 4.30m (18.8%) at 9pm (331k/2.0%).
Channel 5's latest episode of Once Upon a Time entertained 756k (3.2%) at 8pm (116k/0.5%). Big Brother...
John Fay's 19th century drama interested 2.46m (10.3%) at 8pm on Channel 4, with a further 340,000 (1.5%) on +1. The finale of The Returned followed with 927k (4.1%) at 9pm (117k/0.7% on +1).
On BBC One, Antiques Roadshow appealed to 4.39m (23.0%) at 7pm, while Countryfile was the most-watched show of the night with 5.48m (23.0%) at 8pm. The White Queen continued with 3.54m (15.5%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Top Gear gained over 400k viewers from last week to 4.56m (19.1%) at 8pm. Documentary The Mystery of Rome's X Tomb was seen by 2.05m (9.0%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars quizzed 3.59m (18.9%) at 7pm (101k/0.4%), followed by All Star Mr & Mrs with 3.06m (12.8%) at 8pm (298k/1.3%). Law & Order: UK held steady at 4.30m (18.8%) at 9pm (331k/2.0%).
Channel 5's latest episode of Once Upon a Time entertained 756k (3.2%) at 8pm (116k/0.5%). Big Brother...
- 7/29/2013
- Digital Spy
The Zombie genre has its strong following of fans in the UK, as well as around the world. Many genres and visionaries have carved their own version of the undead, with many creative interpretations on screen. Films like Night Of The Living Dead provided us with the standard slow walkers, whilst 28 Days Later opted for a faster energetic take of zombies (which were called “the infected” but none the less have been pushed by mainstream media as zombies, so…). Television hasn’t been entirely focused on making zombie themed shows. The only show that has managed success has been AMC’s The Walking Dead, America’s highest rated cable series with over 11 million viewers a week.
Now, BBC Three is opting for a take on the zombie genre with In the Flesh, a three part drama focusing on a world where zombies have been integrated back into society, with conflicting views from the survivors.
Now, BBC Three is opting for a take on the zombie genre with In the Flesh, a three part drama focusing on a world where zombies have been integrated back into society, with conflicting views from the survivors.
- 3/25/2013
- by Connor Macgregor
- Obsessed with Film
Interview Andrew Blair Jan 10, 2013
It's the penultimate entry in our Revisiting Torchwood series, and how better to mark it than a chat with writer James Moran...
This interview contains Torchwood spoilers.
James Moran was supposed to be busy writing, but then we interrupted him on Twitter and sent him some questions. He keeps a scriptwriting blog, writes for films, Doctor Who and Torchwood (Sleeper and Day Three of Children of Earth), and kindly agreed to chat to us about the process of writing his episodes, Torchwood's treatment of violence and dark themes, and the mooted thirteen-part third series...
How did you come to write for Torchwood series two?
Severance came out in August 2006. Later that year I got a meeting with the script editor Brian Minchin and producer Richard Stokes after pestering my agent to get me in the room with them. They'd seen the film and read another,...
It's the penultimate entry in our Revisiting Torchwood series, and how better to mark it than a chat with writer James Moran...
This interview contains Torchwood spoilers.
James Moran was supposed to be busy writing, but then we interrupted him on Twitter and sent him some questions. He keeps a scriptwriting blog, writes for films, Doctor Who and Torchwood (Sleeper and Day Three of Children of Earth), and kindly agreed to chat to us about the process of writing his episodes, Torchwood's treatment of violence and dark themes, and the mooted thirteen-part third series...
How did you come to write for Torchwood series two?
Severance came out in August 2006. Later that year I got a meeting with the script editor Brian Minchin and producer Richard Stokes after pestering my agent to get me in the room with them. They'd seen the film and read another,...
- 1/8/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair Dec 20, 2012
Andrew's weekly Torchwood reappraisal comes to the show's crowning moment: Children Of Earth...
This feature contains spoilers.
It's more horrific the second time you watch it, because you know what and why.
Children of Earth is rare: a prime-time sci-fi drama that capitalised and expanded on its audience. Viewing figures were consistently high in what was considered a graveyard slot. Critical and popular acclaim followed. This does not happen often.
Russell T. Davies has been accused of colourful, sentimentalised television. Children of Earth is brutal, pessimistic, and a behind-the-scenes triumph. It was cut down to five episodes rather than thirteen due to licence fee and budgetary issues, and had to accomodate cast unavailability (Noel Clarke and Freema Agyeman's presence was set up in Journey's End, but they were unable to reprise their roles). Anyone who's read A Writer's Tale will know that it was a difficult process to write,...
Andrew's weekly Torchwood reappraisal comes to the show's crowning moment: Children Of Earth...
This feature contains spoilers.
It's more horrific the second time you watch it, because you know what and why.
Children of Earth is rare: a prime-time sci-fi drama that capitalised and expanded on its audience. Viewing figures were consistently high in what was considered a graveyard slot. Critical and popular acclaim followed. This does not happen often.
Russell T. Davies has been accused of colourful, sentimentalised television. Children of Earth is brutal, pessimistic, and a behind-the-scenes triumph. It was cut down to five episodes rather than thirteen due to licence fee and budgetary issues, and had to accomodate cast unavailability (Noel Clarke and Freema Agyeman's presence was set up in Journey's End, but they were unable to reprise their roles). Anyone who's read A Writer's Tale will know that it was a difficult process to write,...
- 12/19/2012
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Two more writers have been confirmed for season seven of Doctor Who, joining the previously announced Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and John Fay. First up is Being Human (UK) creator Toby Whithouse, whose previous episodes include School Reunion, Vampires of Venice, and The God Complex. The second writer is Chris Chibnall, who wrote the underrated David Tennant episode 42. There might be another writer or two who still hasn’t been announced, possibly including Gareth Roberts, who might end up writing a third Craig Owens episode with James Corden, something that has been rumored a few times.
Terry O’Quinn has snagged a 2 episode appearance on TNT’s Falling Skies. The big hit from last summer returns with further alien aggression. O’Quinn will guest star in the final two episodes of the season.
20Th Century Fox has set July 26, 2013 for the release of The Wolverine, the sequel to 2009’s X Men Origins: Wolverine.
Terry O’Quinn has snagged a 2 episode appearance on TNT’s Falling Skies. The big hit from last summer returns with further alien aggression. O’Quinn will guest star in the final two episodes of the season.
20Th Century Fox has set July 26, 2013 for the release of The Wolverine, the sequel to 2009’s X Men Origins: Wolverine.
- 2/10/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
* The success of the second batch of Sherlock Holmes TV movies on the BBC (and to air on PBS in May) has made stars outside of the UK for Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Freeman is playing Bilbo Baggins in the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, while Cumberbatch will play the Necromancer (Aka Sauron) and voice the dragon Smaug in the same film. Cumberbatch is also the villain in the Star Trek sequel which just began production in Los Angeles. Now the BBC has ordered a third series to air sometime in 2013, but because the two stars rise, and showrunner Steven Moffat’s commitment to Doctor Who, when they will actually be made and aired is unknown. Meanwhile, some fans are now speculating Cumberbatch could become the next Doctor, but the actor has gone on record by saying he would not play the Doctor on TV, leading once again the...
- 1/17/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Jane's Take Episode 9: "The Gathering" Written by John Fay
This episode of Torchwood was written by John Fay, a UK writer who was an amazing presence in the writers' room with us. We all loved him. A great head for story and a Liverpool accent so strong that sometimes I wasn't sure he was speaking English.
Even the name "Jack Harkness" would emerge as an exotic blur without a hard consonant in it anywhere but with a lot of extra h's. I would just listen, entranced. It wasn't even like listening to the Beatles – it was stronger than that. I did some research and learned that the Liverpool accent has actually changed since the 1960s, drifting farther and farther from what's spoken in London. But it's possible that I've gone a little off topic.
We open with a time jump. Two months later. I was one of the advocates...
This episode of Torchwood was written by John Fay, a UK writer who was an amazing presence in the writers' room with us. We all loved him. A great head for story and a Liverpool accent so strong that sometimes I wasn't sure he was speaking English.
Even the name "Jack Harkness" would emerge as an exotic blur without a hard consonant in it anywhere but with a lot of extra h's. I would just listen, entranced. It wasn't even like listening to the Beatles – it was stronger than that. I did some research and learned that the Liverpool accent has actually changed since the 1960s, drifting farther and farther from what's spoken in London. But it's possible that I've gone a little off topic.
We open with a time jump. Two months later. I was one of the advocates...
- 9/6/2011
- by JaneEspenson
- The Backlot
Miracle Day: The Gathering
Spoilers Within
With only one week to go, Miracle Day is proving to be one hell of a ride. We are finally getting a wider shot of the bigger picture: The Three Families, the “Blessing”, political subterfuge, socio-economic breakdown, paranoia. But the real kick in the head is how it all seems to keep coming back to Jack.
Jack and Esther found their way to Scotland, where Jack is on the mend from his gunshot wound, and Esther is bagging his blood. While Jack tells her there’s no reason to as it’s not special, she can’t shake the fact that it had been collected when he was being tortured back in 1928 and the Families were very interested in it. Meanwhile in Wales, Gwen and Rhys are staying with Mary, where they are hiding Gwen’s dad Geraint, and Gwen has been reduced to...
Spoilers Within
With only one week to go, Miracle Day is proving to be one hell of a ride. We are finally getting a wider shot of the bigger picture: The Three Families, the “Blessing”, political subterfuge, socio-economic breakdown, paranoia. But the real kick in the head is how it all seems to keep coming back to Jack.
Jack and Esther found their way to Scotland, where Jack is on the mend from his gunshot wound, and Esther is bagging his blood. While Jack tells her there’s no reason to as it’s not special, she can’t shake the fact that it had been collected when he was being tortured back in 1928 and the Families were very interested in it. Meanwhile in Wales, Gwen and Rhys are staying with Mary, where they are hiding Gwen’s dad Geraint, and Gwen has been reduced to...
- 9/5/2011
- Shadowlocked
Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 9: “The Gathering”
Written by John Fay
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Fridays at 10pm (Et) on Starz
This week, on Torchwood: Two months pass, the gang gets back together and splits up again, Oswald Danes is revealed as a master of stealth, disguise, and hacking, Jack’s blood is magic, and Jilly, make that Lucy, gets a look at the Blessing.
Torchwood: Miracle Day has been a rocky series, to say the least. One need look no further than this episode to see why. Certain elements are very promising. Lauren Ambrose has proven herself a strong addition to the cast, and this episode is no exception. Jilly is the most interesting new character by far and one that has managed to remain gray throughout without adopting an air of self-seriousness or overly stretching the bounds of logic or reason. Gwen is always fun,...
Written by John Fay
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Fridays at 10pm (Et) on Starz
This week, on Torchwood: Two months pass, the gang gets back together and splits up again, Oswald Danes is revealed as a master of stealth, disguise, and hacking, Jack’s blood is magic, and Jilly, make that Lucy, gets a look at the Blessing.
Torchwood: Miracle Day has been a rocky series, to say the least. One need look no further than this episode to see why. Certain elements are very promising. Lauren Ambrose has proven herself a strong addition to the cast, and this episode is no exception. Jilly is the most interesting new character by far and one that has managed to remain gray throughout without adopting an air of self-seriousness or overly stretching the bounds of logic or reason. Gwen is always fun,...
- 9/3/2011
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Potential Minor Spoilers Ahead
A BBC press release says that a fourteen-episode seventh season has now been confirmed for "Doctor Who" with Matt Smith to reprise the role of The Doctor for the entire run. Whether Smith will hang around for an eighth season in 2013 - the franchise's 50th Anniversary - is unknown.
The deal cements in place production on this year's Christmas special and a standard 13-episode season next year, but does not discuss whether things will be split (like this year) or go back to a 13-week run in either the Spring or Fall. A lot will likely depend on the ratings of the second half of season six.
Despite Smith's return, it's now looking highly likely that neither Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) or Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) will be joining him. The longest regular run for a companion since the show's return in 2005 has been two seasons,...
A BBC press release says that a fourteen-episode seventh season has now been confirmed for "Doctor Who" with Matt Smith to reprise the role of The Doctor for the entire run. Whether Smith will hang around for an eighth season in 2013 - the franchise's 50th Anniversary - is unknown.
The deal cements in place production on this year's Christmas special and a standard 13-episode season next year, but does not discuss whether things will be split (like this year) or go back to a 13-week run in either the Spring or Fall. A lot will likely depend on the ratings of the second half of season six.
Despite Smith's return, it's now looking highly likely that neither Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) or Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) will be joining him. The longest regular run for a companion since the show's return in 2005 has been two seasons,...
- 6/8/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
John Fay, one of the writers of Torchwood, says that the fourth series, Torchwood: Miracle Day, will have a more "American feel" compared with previous installations of the Doctor Who spinoff, while maintaining "the same basic tone." [Digital Spy]
Fay stopped by the Liverpool Daily Post to answer fan queries, and said that although the same British creator, Russell T. Davies, is helming Miracle Day, "there are more American characters in it, so obviously it'll feel more American." Among them are Lauren Ambrose, Mekhi Phifer and Bill Pullman.
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Fay stopped by the Liverpool Daily Post to answer fan queries, and said that although the same British creator, Russell T. Davies, is helming Miracle Day, "there are more American characters in it, so obviously it'll feel more American." Among them are Lauren Ambrose, Mekhi Phifer and Bill Pullman.
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- 3/4/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
There has always been something American about "Torchwood." Sure, John Barrowman brings a touch of American class to the show but the overall scope, scale and style of storytelling demonstrated by the series always strives for the entertainment levels offered by American science-fiction. However, in the upcoming fourth season, the series may begin to feel more like an American series made for British television. "Russell [T. Davies] and Julie Gardner remain in charge," writer John Fay said. "[But] there are more American characters in it, so obviously it'll probably feel more American." In the series, Capt. Jack (Barroman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) cross the pond in order to investigate a global miracle that takes place when the world is rendered immortal. There are no deaths and no births ...
- 3/4/2011
- GeekNation.com
Torchwood writer John Fay has suggested that the fourth series will have an American feel. Answering fan queries for the Liverpool Daily Post, Fay added that Miracle Day will "still have the same basic tone". "Russell [T. Davies] and Julie Gardner remain in charge," he explained. "[But] there are more American characters in it, so obviously it'll probably feel more American." Fay added that writing the ninth episode of the ten-part run had been "daunting". "The other writers in the room were phenomenal," he said. "I hadn't met any of them before, apart from (more)...
- 3/3/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
It's Cheyenne On Glee! Squeeeee!
I thought I'd start of this week's column with some fun new pics I found recently!
First, I've got the exclusive first look at Cheyenne Jackson's first appearance on Glee as Will Schuester's new rival Dustin Goulsby.
Don't you love a man in black!
Adam Rose/Fox
In case you don't remember, last month Glee creator Ryan Murphy told me that Jackson "...is going to sing. He is going to dance, of course. He is the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline. He’s a complete villain. He wears all black. He’s a handsome, villain who will become very intertwined in Will’s life."
And we can't wait for Cheyenne's appearance on Tuesday's ep!
Speaking of things I can't wait for is new Torchwood miniseries (Ha! Whoever threw the rotten cabbage at me missed!) so to tide us over are two new pics I spotted of John Barrowman.
I thought I'd start of this week's column with some fun new pics I found recently!
First, I've got the exclusive first look at Cheyenne Jackson's first appearance on Glee as Will Schuester's new rival Dustin Goulsby.
Don't you love a man in black!
Adam Rose/Fox
In case you don't remember, last month Glee creator Ryan Murphy told me that Jackson "...is going to sing. He is going to dance, of course. He is the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline. He’s a complete villain. He wears all black. He’s a handsome, villain who will become very intertwined in Will’s life."
And we can't wait for Cheyenne's appearance on Tuesday's ep!
Speaking of things I can't wait for is new Torchwood miniseries (Ha! Whoever threw the rotten cabbage at me missed!) so to tide us over are two new pics I spotted of John Barrowman.
- 9/17/2010
- by Michael Jensen
- The Backlot
Here at FilmShaft towers we know more than most how passionately Torchwood fans feel about the tragic and untimely death of Ianto Jones, you only need read some of the comments left on previous articles to see that generally there’s a feeling of anger and resentment over the death with some going as far as to say they’ll be boycotting the new series in protest.
As a Torchwood fan I was quite taken aback at the departure myself, however as a level-headed critic I understood the effect Ianto’s death would have on the series. It was bold, and it’s something a lot of shows dare not ever do, so rightly or wrongly, Russell T Davies took the decision to kill off a central character in order to really get across to the audience the peril that these characters were facing.
Another who is of the same mind is Torchwood scribe,...
As a Torchwood fan I was quite taken aback at the departure myself, however as a level-headed critic I understood the effect Ianto’s death would have on the series. It was bold, and it’s something a lot of shows dare not ever do, so rightly or wrongly, Russell T Davies took the decision to kill off a central character in order to really get across to the audience the peril that these characters were facing.
Another who is of the same mind is Torchwood scribe,...
- 9/13/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Some of the industry rags are predicting that the new The Dark Tower movies we told you about last week are going to break box office records set by the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Avatar. Interesting counting of chickens, no? Torchwood writer John Fay attempts to explain why Ianto had to die in Children of Earth, but flying in the face of every other interview on the subject, when asked if he’d bring Ianto back, “I’m not going to answer that, Neil, you’ll just have to watch and see.” Just for the record, it ain't happening.
- 9/13/2010
- thetorchonline
As Ianto Jones laid in the arms of Capt. Jack Harkness, gasping his final breaths of life, the audience of the "Torchwood" special season "Children of Earth" was hoping for some miracle to happen. But it didn't. Gareth David-Lloyd's time on "Torchwood" was over, and the pain of John Barrowman's character was just beginning. And as much as many fans didn't like the events that transpired at the hands of The 456, it was something that had to happen, episode writer John Fay said. Not just because it was ordered by showrunner Russell T. Davies, but because such a move was needed to remind Capt. Jack about the curse of living forever. "In my mind, I was always aware that Jack had gone through this situation many times before, and that was really interesting to me," Fay recently told ScyfiLove. ...
- 9/12/2010
- GeekNation.com
Torchwood writer John Fay is helping pen the upcoming made-in-America season “The New World” -- and he’s got quite a lot to say about it (spoiler free!) at Scyfi Love. But he also helped write the previous season, “Children of Earth,” and he’s got a lot of stuff to say about why it was necessary for Ianto Jones to die therein. Such as: “Russell wanted that to happen, although they are my words,” he said. “It was absolutely the right thing to do though from the point of view of the story and what it gave to the last episode. “The strength of Torchwood and Russell’s vision is that you don’t know the heroes are going to survive. That’s been well established now! “That adds a sense of jeopardy to the show which leaves everyone wondering what will happen next.”...
- 9/10/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Torchwood writer John Fay has claimed that the upcoming fourth season will be the most ambitious yet. He told Syfylove that creator Russell T. Davies was keen to move the series forward with new ten-part saga The New World. "Like anything in life, you can rest on your laurels or you can try to push on again and achieve something new," he said. "That is what Russell has done. On Children of Earth he had a very clear and defined vision, but what he has outlined for The New World is equally, if not more ambitious than before." Fay confirmed that (more)...
- 9/10/2010
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Torchwood writer John Fay has claimed that the upcoming fourth season will be the most ambitious yet. He told Syfylove that creator Russell T. Davies was keen to move the series forward with new ten-part saga The New World. "Like anything in life, you can rest on your laurels or you can try to push on again and achieve something new," he said. "That is what Russell has done. On Children of Earth he had a very clear and defined vision, but what he has outlined for The New World is equally, if not more ambitious than before." Fay confirmed that (more)...
- 9/10/2010
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Russell T. Davies is bringing Torchwood to the New World in the series’ fourth season to be carried by Starz. This reboot entitled Torchwood: The New World, will “follow a CIA agent (Rex) and analyst (Ester) who tackle an alien-related global issue.” With the original Torchwood team disbanded as it was at the end of the mini-series Torchwood: Children of Earth last summer, the underground alien-fighting force is “like a legend now … it’s like something that’s ceased to exist and is now spoken of only in whispers.” Rex Matheson and Ester will team up with Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) for this fourth season. The roles of Rex and Ester have yet to be cast.
Davies describes the dynamic for the reboot:
“The two teams coming together is a big part of the story — are they friends or enemies? There’s...
Davies describes the dynamic for the reboot:
“The two teams coming together is a big part of the story — are they friends or enemies? There’s...
- 8/10/2010
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Much like "Doctor Who" did a minor reboot of itself earlier this year, its spin-off series "Torchwood" is set to do the same with the upcoming fourth season of the show which premieres on Starz next Summer.
Entitled "Torchwood: The New World", the story follows CIA agent Rex Matheson and an analyst named Esther who are trying to stop an alien menace.
As the setting is after the events of 'Children of Earth', Torchwood itself has long been disbanded and is now a legend talked about only in whispers at the highest echelons.
The threat forces the pair to find out what Torchwood was and seek out the surviving members of the crew. Soon, Captain Jack (John Barrowman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) come together with the new duo to once again save the world.
Like 'Children', the ten-episode season will be a single story arc, and the threat itself...
Entitled "Torchwood: The New World", the story follows CIA agent Rex Matheson and an analyst named Esther who are trying to stop an alien menace.
As the setting is after the events of 'Children of Earth', Torchwood itself has long been disbanded and is now a legend talked about only in whispers at the highest echelons.
The threat forces the pair to find out what Torchwood was and seek out the surviving members of the crew. Soon, Captain Jack (John Barrowman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) come together with the new duo to once again save the world.
Like 'Children', the ten-episode season will be a single story arc, and the threat itself...
- 8/10/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The writing team joining series creator Russell T. Davies for Torchwood: The New World has been revealed. The Chicago Tribute reports that John Shiban, Doris Egan, Jane Espenson and John Fay will all write episodes for the show's upcoming fourth series. Shiban has previously written for both The X-Files and Supernatural. His most recent work was on AMC drama Breaking Bad. Egan has penned several episodes of House and has also worked on Smallville and Dark Angel. Jane Espenson wrote for both (more)...
- 8/9/2010
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Captain Jack may have lost the majority of his crew but Starz is bringing on one heck of a replacement team - of writers, that is. Russell T. Davies and Starz previously announced that Series 4 will tell one international story spanning over ten episodes, as opposed to free-standing weekly installments. Now, The Chicago Tribune is reporting the addition of several excellent writers to his team: John Shiban (Breaking Bad, X-Files, Supernatural), Doris Egan (House, Tru Calling, Numb3rs) Jane Espenson (Battlestar Galactica, Warehouse 13, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and John Fay (Torchwood).
And speaking of Buffy, James Marsters is anxious to return as Harkness' former lover and fellow time traveler, Captain John Hart. Speaking about Davies, Marsters says, "If he doesn't call me, then I am going to find him. I will tickle him until he bleeds."
I think I'll keep something like that in mind if Series 4 is less than fraktastic.
And speaking of Buffy, James Marsters is anxious to return as Harkness' former lover and fellow time traveler, Captain John Hart. Speaking about Davies, Marsters says, "If he doesn't call me, then I am going to find him. I will tickle him until he bleeds."
I think I'll keep something like that in mind if Series 4 is less than fraktastic.
- 8/8/2010
- by Cindy Davis
Creator/producer Russell T Davies has started serious work on fourth season of Torchwood. Right now, that means doing his writing bit – and gathering the other writers for the 10-episode season. His team lacks nothing in heroic fantasy street cred.
According to the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan, joining Davies and returning Torchwood writer John Fay will be John Shiban (Breaking Bad, Supernatural, The X-Files), Jane Espenson (Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy), and friend of ComicMix Doris Egan (House, Smallville, Tru Calling, Dark Angel). That’s one hell of a writing staff.
Despite the presence of five writers, the season is expected to be tightly woven together, more along the lines of the third season’s Children of Earth five-parter than the first two seasons, which featured single-episode dramas.
Once Davies has fleshed out the new characters, filming will begin in North America around the first of the year.
According to the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan, joining Davies and returning Torchwood writer John Fay will be John Shiban (Breaking Bad, Supernatural, The X-Files), Jane Espenson (Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy), and friend of ComicMix Doris Egan (House, Smallville, Tru Calling, Dark Angel). That’s one hell of a writing staff.
Despite the presence of five writers, the season is expected to be tightly woven together, more along the lines of the third season’s Children of Earth five-parter than the first two seasons, which featured single-episode dramas.
Once Davies has fleshed out the new characters, filming will begin in North America around the first of the year.
- 8/7/2010
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The forthcoming season of Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood is going to have an interesting mix of writers, Chicago Tribune reports.
(Russell T.) Davies, who created the Doctor Who spinoff, will of course write several episodes of the 10-part series, but other writers for Season 4 include John Shiban (Breaking Bad, Supernatural, The X-Files), Doris Egan (House, Tru Calling, Dark Angel), Jane Espenson (Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy) and John Fay (a U.K. Torchwood writer).
Eve Myles and John Barrowman will return as Gwen Cooper and Captain Jack Harkness, along with some new team members--which is good because (spoiler alert if you haven't seen the last couple of seasons--you've been told) all the other characters are dead. Seriously. The coming season is reported to have more of an international scope--which is fine since Cardiff-based stories are getting a little old. The new characters are reported to include American characters, which...
(Russell T.) Davies, who created the Doctor Who spinoff, will of course write several episodes of the 10-part series, but other writers for Season 4 include John Shiban (Breaking Bad, Supernatural, The X-Files), Doris Egan (House, Tru Calling, Dark Angel), Jane Espenson (Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy) and John Fay (a U.K. Torchwood writer).
Eve Myles and John Barrowman will return as Gwen Cooper and Captain Jack Harkness, along with some new team members--which is good because (spoiler alert if you haven't seen the last couple of seasons--you've been told) all the other characters are dead. Seriously. The coming season is reported to have more of an international scope--which is fine since Cardiff-based stories are getting a little old. The new characters are reported to include American characters, which...
- 8/7/2010
- by Liam K
- GeekTyrant
Season 4 of racy British sci-fi series "Torchwood" looks to be more Americanized than originally thought. Following the BBC's deal to co-produce the 2011 return with U.S. cable network Starz, creator Russell T. Davies is now working with several American TV writers to help script the 10-episode order.
The Chicago Tribune reports that three new writers come from the U.S. and each has an impressive sci-fi pedigree. Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling"), Jane Espenson ("Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy," "Caprica") and John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files") will all write episodes in the coming season, in addition to Davies and "Torchwood" alum John Fay.
And these won't be stand-alone episodes like those from the series' first two seasons. Davies maintains that Season 4 will follow the formula of plot-focused "Torchwood" miniseries "Children of Earth."
As previously reported, the new, bigger-budget "Torchwood" will also film in North America, filling out its whittled-down cast...
The Chicago Tribune reports that three new writers come from the U.S. and each has an impressive sci-fi pedigree. Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling"), Jane Espenson ("Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy," "Caprica") and John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files") will all write episodes in the coming season, in addition to Davies and "Torchwood" alum John Fay.
And these won't be stand-alone episodes like those from the series' first two seasons. Davies maintains that Season 4 will follow the formula of plot-focused "Torchwood" miniseries "Children of Earth."
As previously reported, the new, bigger-budget "Torchwood" will also film in North America, filling out its whittled-down cast...
- 8/6/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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Russell T. Davies is not only expanding 'Torchwood' internationally for its 2011 debut on Starz, he's also expanding the writing staff. Davies has tapped scribes with some major league credits for the 4th season of the 'Doctor Who' spinoff, which originally aired on BBC and BBC America.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Davies has added John Shiban ('Breaking Bad,' 'Supernatural,' 'The X-Files') and Jane Espenson ('Battlestar Galactica,' 'Buffy,' 'Game of Thrones'), and brought former 'Torchwood' writer John Fay over from the U.K. They will all join him in writing the 10-part season 4.
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Russell T. Davies is not only expanding 'Torchwood' internationally for its 2011 debut on Starz, he's also expanding the writing staff. Davies has tapped scribes with some major league credits for the 4th season of the 'Doctor Who' spinoff, which originally aired on BBC and BBC America.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Davies has added John Shiban ('Breaking Bad,' 'Supernatural,' 'The X-Files') and Jane Espenson ('Battlestar Galactica,' 'Buffy,' 'Game of Thrones'), and brought former 'Torchwood' writer John Fay over from the U.K. They will all join him in writing the 10-part season 4.
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- 8/6/2010
- by Nick Zaino
- Aol TV.
Good news for Torchwood fans: pre-production on the fourth season of Torchwood seems to be moving apace, with production set for January in the United Kingdom and North America. Overseen by Russell T Davies, Season Four of Torchwood--will will be titled Torchwood: The New World, according to publicity reports I've seen--has shored up its writing staff for the series, which is set to kick off next summer on Starz and BBC One. According to The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan, Davies will write several episodes out of the ten-installment season and has hired some noteworthy scribes to join him in the hub, including Caprica's Jane Espenson (who is also contributing a script to HBO's Game of Thrones), John Shiban (Breaking Bad), Doris Egan (House), and original-flavor Torchwood's John Fay. The new season of Torchwood, if you couldn't tell from the subtitle, will have more of an international feel than the previous seasons,...
- 8/6/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Russell T Davies has firmed up the writing staff for the fourth season of "Torchwood," which debuts in the summer of 2011 on Starz. Davies, who created the "Doctor Who" spinoff, will of course write several episodes of the 10-part series, but other writers for Season 4 include John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files"), Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling," "Dark Angel'), Jane Espenson ("Game of Thrones," "Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy") and John Fay (a U.K. "Torchwood" writer). The writers are currently hard at work on the new season of the show, which tells an international story and feature the kind...
- 8/6/2010
- by Maureen Ryan
- The Watcher
In the next few weeks, American fans will have several opportunities to meet Doctor Who celebrities and celebrate the show. Coming up this weekend (February 26–28) in Los Angeles is Gallifrey One, the largest Doctor Who convention in North America. This year's guests include classic series companions Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), Anneke Wills (Polly), Frazer Hines (Jamie), and John Levene (Sgt. Benton). From modern Doctor Who and its spin-offs, actors Tommy Knight (Luke Smith), Georgia Moffett (Jenny), and Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake) will be in attendance. On the production side, guests include costume designer Louise Page, directors Graeme Harper, Colin Teague and Alice Troughton, polymath Nicholas Briggs (voice of the Daleks, actor in Torchwood: Children of Earth, writer and producer for Big Finish Productions), script editor Gary Russell and writers Bob Baker (co-creator of K9 and the new K9 TV series), Phil Ford (head...
- 2/24/2010
- by Josiah Rowe
- The Doctor Who News Page
Just four days after the end of Torchwood: Children of Earth here in the Us, BBC Video is releasing the two-disc set for the epic mini-series from writers Russell T. Davies, John Fay, and James Moran. While I've not only reviewed the mini-series in full (my advance review of the five-night event can be found here), I also wrote up each installment of the series' limited run (Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, and Day Five) and offered up a two-part interview with executive producer Julie Gardner (which can be found here and here). Over the course of the five taut installments, Davies and Co. manage to break the alien fighting team in half, push the series' characters well beyond their breaking points, and bring us piece of a politically and socially-minded action-adventure-sci-fi television making that is absolutely extraordinary in its scope. Make no mistake: this is...
- 7/28/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
"Three-two-five-zero-zero-zero." The latest episode of Torchwood: Children of Earth ("Day Four"), written by John Fay (who scripted "Day Two") and once again ably directed by Euros Lyn, was absolutely heartbreaking on a number of levels. It was inevitable that death would once again cast its pall over the Torchwood team but what was wholly unexpected were the callous actions and behavior of the Pm's cabinet as they debated the criteria for deciding which of the nation's children will be offered up as human sacrifices to The 456, especially in light of what happened to the original twelve children taken in 1965 in the United Kingdom's first dealing with the alien race. Just what happened to these children? What are the criteria for choosing the next sacrifice? What is the cost of one child's live? And can Torchwood stop the 456 in time to prevent an outright war? Hmmm... You've read my advance...
- 7/24/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
"We are coming tomorrow." Never before have just a few words held such terrible import as they did at the end of the second installment of Torchwood: Children of Earth ("Day Two"), written by John Fay, in which the Torchwood team dealt with the aftermath of the explosion which ripped apart the Hub, their Cardiff base of operations, and their leader, Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), and struggled to survive in the light of a massive political conspiracy that sought to silence them permanently. But just why would Pm Brian Green (Nicholas Farrell) and Permanent Secretary to the Home Office John Frobisher (Peter Capaldi) want to eliminate Torchwood from the playing field when they might just be the few people in the world who have any chance in hell at stopping The 456? Hmmm... You've read my advance review of Torchwood: Children of Earth as a whole but now that "Day Two" has aired,...
- 7/22/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
When Torchwood started out, it was a darker and more adult version of the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who geared towards the post-watershed hour. It was violent, sexy, and provocative. Two seasons later, Torchwood has established itself in its own right and made an indelible impression on its devoted audience, who gravitate towards its morally compromised characters, bleak storylines, and the lack of happy endings. Season Two ended with the death of two of the Torchwood team's members and, as the five-episode event Torchwood: Children of Earth begins, the team is still reeling from their deaths in their own ways. Death has always been a part of Torchwood. It's a seductively dark series where everyone is painfully mortal. That is, except for the immortal Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who is fitfully unable to throw off his mortal coil, despite no lack of risk or danger. For Jack,...
- 7/14/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
SFX magazine's popular website has an exclusive chat online with Torchwood and outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies. It's a wide-ranging chat that covers Children of Earth, the theory that John Barrowman was too busy for 13 episodes (of course he wasn't - he's got that time manipulator!), the format change from 13 standalone to 5 linked episodes, guest casting, co-writers John Fay and James Moran and - wait for it - confirmation that: the character of Alice is Jack's daughter,...
- 6/30/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
When we last saw the Torchwood team, they were still reeling from the death of two of their own even as they teamed up with the Doctor (David Tennant) in order to save the universe. Torchwood returns next month with a five-episode event season entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth, which will air across five nights at 9 pm Et/Pt on BBC America, following their transmission on BBC One in the United Kingdom. Written by Russell T. Davies, John Fay, and James Moran and directed by Euros Lyn, Torchwood: Children of Earth stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, and Kai Owen, along with a slew of notable guest stars including Peter Capaldi, Lucy Cohu, Paul Copley, Nick Briggs, Susan Brown, and Tom Price. There's still a lot of mystery surrounding Torchwood: Children of Earth, so let's turn to series creator Russell T. Davies and series stars John Barrowman,...
- 6/25/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
A Brand new five-part series of Torchwood is coming soon to BBC One - and actor Gareth David-Lloyd says it's the show's most high-octane adventure yet.
Gareth's character Ianto Jones rejoins Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) in Torchwood - Children of Earth.
The team, still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends, face their greatest threat in one epic story told over five nights.
Gareth said his character is taken out of his comfort zone and thrust into the heart of the action. He said: "I absolutely loved filming this series - there are so many scenes that are memorable. But the one that does come to mind is crawling through the wreckage after a huge explosion.
"We filmed it in a quarry and used real pyrotechnics. It was really hot and I had to climb up the side of this quarry.
Gareth's character Ianto Jones rejoins Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) in Torchwood - Children of Earth.
The team, still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends, face their greatest threat in one epic story told over five nights.
Gareth said his character is taken out of his comfort zone and thrust into the heart of the action. He said: "I absolutely loved filming this series - there are so many scenes that are memorable. But the one that does come to mind is crawling through the wreckage after a huge explosion.
"We filmed it in a quarry and used real pyrotechnics. It was really hot and I had to climb up the side of this quarry.
- 6/16/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Torchwood producer Peter Bennett told Digital Spy about 2009’s Torchwood: Children of Earth.
"Basically from a concept, we wanted to go down the children dilemma route,” he said of the title. “Because this storyline is a subject that's going to affect all the children of Earth, it was a natural title to come up with.”
As for the actual plot, Bennett explained, "It's different to every other year. It's not a story about spaceships, but it's about a government that did a deal with aliens back in the '60s, and they're now dealing with the consequences of that deal when the sins of their past come back to haunt them."
The biggest change is that the third season is a mere five episodes, to be broadcast across consecutive days. "Having done 26 standalone stories, we kind of wanted to take this series to another level and by making it one story over five nights,...
"Basically from a concept, we wanted to go down the children dilemma route,” he said of the title. “Because this storyline is a subject that's going to affect all the children of Earth, it was a natural title to come up with.”
As for the actual plot, Bennett explained, "It's different to every other year. It's not a story about spaceships, but it's about a government that did a deal with aliens back in the '60s, and they're now dealing with the consequences of that deal when the sins of their past come back to haunt them."
The biggest change is that the third season is a mere five episodes, to be broadcast across consecutive days. "Having done 26 standalone stories, we kind of wanted to take this series to another level and by making it one story over five nights,...
- 12/19/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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