a5c7b9f00b The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. Captain Jack Harkness, the former Time Agent and con man from the 51st century last seen traveling with the Doctor, ventures to early 21st century Cardiff. There, he becomes a member of Torchwood Institute, a renegade criminal investigation group founded by Queen Victoria to battle hostile extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. OK I have to say now I've watched all 10 episodes I was a little more than disappointed with this seasons Torchwood.<br/><br/>I had my reservations about the show being co-owned by an American network because what made the show so gritty and fabulous to me was that it was home grown and home centric (I'm allowed to be patriotic!) And I was worried that it would lose it's heart and it's essence that glued together such a wonderful television programme from the mind of Russell T "Dr Who" Davis.<br/><br/>From the trailers it looked as tho TW had turned into an action packed, storyline lacking Trans-Atlantic-Ocean-Crossing version of 24... (Minus Jack Bauer and the clock) and it seems like my initial gut reaction was correct.<br/><br/>1 major thing that kinda got me about this season the most is the lack of Alien screen time and/or involvement. Torchwood was founded by Queen Victoria to combat Alien threats to the Sovereignty of Great Britain (no matter how small our empire had gotten that fact was not lost... Even in the crap-fest that was CotE) Yet in MD there was 1 small cameo of an alien parasite in the 3rd to last episode and that was that... So o....k it was no longer Torchwood in my eyes and simply should have been named "The many adventures of Captain Jack Harkness" since he was the key to all of this (again much like the crap-fest that was CotE)<br/><br/>As for the storyline... Well it didn't flow quite as I expected it to and it was really hard to pay attention at all due to the stupid amount of "big name" American stars they felt the need to put into it... I mean it's kinda mind blowing latching onto a plot when all you can think is:- OMG it's the President from Independence day OMG it's Eckley from CSI OMG it's Q from TNG OMG it's Kira from DS9 OMG it's the bitchy mother from Titanic OMG it's the fat guy from Jurassic Park who gets eaten by the Dilophosaurus OMG it's Matan Brody from The Good Wife OMG it's the black dude from ER who got blown up in an Ambulance OMG it's Susan Grey from Grey's Anatomy OMG it's The Reaper from Criminals Minds<br/><br/>(Yes I admit it's possible I watch too much TV/ spend too much time on IMDb.com - But still my point remains)<br/><br/>And the fact that they brought in Jane Espenson (Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-writer) to write for some episodes... Well combine her with Russell T Davis and people (characters you actually started to like -when you could at times latch on to the plot- start to die -in the day(s) that no one dies ironically!)In both cases Dr Juarez and Esther respectively cop it....<br/><br/>All in all I feel they could have done so much more with this season, but instead they stuck to the common placed explosions, chase scenes and swear words American's seem to love so much in TV, and simply pitch the whole idea of a coherent story over board... And don't even get me started on the over clichéd gay-sex scenes that littered this season... I'd rather watch Jack kill his grandson 5 times over,(again CotE crap-fest) then deal with that kinda tripe and I don't mind gay-sex scenes in anything -It's liberating and artistic expression concerning sexuality...I'm all for that! But overly cheesed with too much screen time in a season that coulda done with a little more story was too much to stomach.<br/><br/>Here's hoping they don't kill the next season with the obnoxious Mekhi Phifer now suffering from the Lazarus condition... Uh that's all we need! I love both Torchwood and Doctor Who, and i have noticed another tie in between the two.<br/><br/>I'm not sure if its significant of just a coincidence.<br/><br/>I think that it was Eve Myles(Gwen)that also played this servant girl in one of the Doctor Who episodes.I don't remember the name of the episode so i'll explain the best as i can. The episode Where The Doctor and Rose meet Charles Dickens (i think)and the ghosts come out of the gas fixtures. The girl that the ghosts inhabit is Eve Myles.<br/><br/>I wonder if that could turn out to be something more.<br/><br/>I'm kinda new to Doctor Who. My mom is from england so she grew up watching the doctor. I think i first saw it when me and my mom where in england for Christmas. I instantly fell in love with it. And then i found out about Torchwood. I love Torchwood, as much or maybe even more than Doctor Who. So all of you that say Torchwood is bad i don't see how you can say that. I'v heard a little about Torchwood books, do any of you know if their out in the US and or where to get them? "Torchwood" is an anagram of Doctor Who. When Doctor Who was revived in 2005, fans wanted to know all they could about the episodes before they aired. In order to keep scripts and set photos from being leaked onto the internet, Russel T Davies created the anagram "Torchwood," to appear on the production notes and on sets and locations so that they would be overlooked by people trying to get a scoop on Doctor Who. Later, he decided that it would be a good name for a corporation and worked it into the second series. The Torchwood Institute finally made its appearance in the Doctor Who series 2 finale "Army Of Ghosts"/"Doomsday," though it had been mentioned throughout the second series (and in part 1 of the series 1 finale "Bad Wolf" by Anne Droid) Series 2, episode 2 of the revived Doctor Who (the episode "Tooth and Claw") depicts the founding of the Torchwood Institute by Queen Victoria in 1879, to 'defend against threats beyond imagination'. In Series 2, episode 2 of the revived Doctor Who (the episode "Tooth and Claw"), the Doctor visits the 1879 Scotland and saves Queen Victoria from a vicious alien. Faced with the fact that aliens could attack Earth at any time, the Queen founds the Torchwood Institute for alien research in the house where the attack took place - the Torchwood Estate. Fearing that the Doctor brings these threats with him in his travels, he was made the primary enemy of the Torchwood Institute. Torchwood Three - the primary location of the series - is located in Cardiff, Wales, as there is a rift in time and space running through the city. Aliens and generally nasty creatures are constantly being drawn to and sometimes thrown out of the rift, making its protection an important task for the Torchwood team. There are (or have been) at least four other Torchwood bases. Torchwood One was located at Canary Wharf in central London, but was destroyed in the Battle of Canary Wharf, as depicted in the Doctor Who series 2 finale "Army of Ghosts"/"Doomsday." Torchwood Two is located in Glasgow. Captain Jack Harkness has stated that Torchwood Four is missing (possibly meant to be a reference to Babylon 4's disappearance on the show Babylon 5), but will turn up eventually.<br/><br/>The radio play, "Torchwood: Golden Age" showed that there was also a Torchwood India which was officially shut down on 24th February, 1924. Shortly after the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) regenerated into the Tenth (David Tennant), he lost his hand in a battle (depicted in the post-series 1 Christmas special "The Christmas Invasion"). He was able to grow the hand back due to leftover regenerative energy, but the old one was taken by Jack, who used the hand to determine when an iteration of the Doctor that he would know arrived. When the Doctor is around, the hand starts to glow, as demonstrated in in the Torchwood series 1 finale "End of Days". Diane was featured in the Torchwood series 1 episode "Out of Time". She flew her plane - along with two passengers - through a rift in time, from 1953 to 2006. While being taken care of by the Torchwood team, she and Owen started a relationship. In the end she chose to try and fly home again, leaving an emotionally wrecked Owen behind. Diane returned as a ghost in the series 1 finale "End of Days," when she tried to make Owen open up the rift, saying it would reunite them. The character of Jack Harkness is originally introduced and demonstrated to be bisexual (sometimes referred to as omnisexual) he will engage in romance and sexual intercourse with any willing and attractive partner of age whether male or female, human or alien. It has said that it has not being cancelled yet they're still thinking of what to do and Russell T Davies is doing another TV show [new children's TV show] Wizards vs Aliens. When he has time he's going to work on Torchwood, but there most likely be more seasons to come.They finished season 4 on a cliffhanger so there has to be another season. And this is what John Barrowman said: "We've pushed the pause button now because we don't know what's happening. It's beyond my control." So let's be patient.<br/><br/><br/><br/>