What does Torchwood
mean to you?
Torchwood means
different things to different people but what does Torchwood mean to you?
John
Bond-Winstone
Torchwood has opened the
viewers to acceptance of different sexualities. Nothing has really done this on
TV since Queer as Folk.... well that’s RTD for you.. Torchwood is about
accepting these differences instead of fearing them.
That's what Torchwood means
to me bar all the highly sexualised stuff lol
Christopher Fain
Torchwood is, for me,
the place where noir meets science fiction fantasy because the good guys don't
always win. They lead less than perfect lives. They all annoyed me in small
ways that was like the emotional equivalent of a wart on the face or a slightly
off-center nose.
Rachel
Trowbridge
Torchwood means a lot to
me, especially since it was recently confirmed (by Gareth David-Lloyd) that
Ianto was/is Autistic. There isn't that much autistic characters portrayed in
such a positive light, so yeah..I'm glad as well.....I have Asperger's Syndrome
(Which is on the Autism spectrum) and I personally think that his Autism was
portrayed pretty realistically, especially when you compare it to how
Autism/Asperger's Syndrome is usually portrayed in the media.
Ianto
Tarrant
TORCHWOOD has given me
great friends from all over the world, both online and people I actually spend
my free time with...... I was watching it at one of the lowest points in my
life and was greatly inspired by uniqueness of the show, it's quirky humour and
wonderful characters.....I was able to work with GDL after too....big bonus
because he says what he thinks with no bullshit attached......Ianto will always
remain my fav followed by Owen and Tosh but all the characters were
great.....just wish they would do something more even if it's audio books or
hand it over to Big Finish, they do great stuff.....
I miss the old team.....
MD wasn't really TW. aim sorry the Beeb and Starz have canned it. It reminds me
of what they did to Blakes 7 back in the 80s. I suspect too many egos have been
involved in the demise of TW, not least of which was RTDs attitude to his
creation...I'd love to see it back but not in the MD format.... I loved the
characters unfortunately my three favourites all died before MD so I did not
have any incentive to watch, even though in the end I did....and I wish I
hadn't....
Tamie
Wiggins
I have characters like
Captain Jack Harkness to thank for teaching me that not only is homosexuality a
Real Thing (as opposed to the adorable little "crush" I thought I was
seeing the first time I ever noticed boy/boy or girl/girl romance in some manga
or other), but that it's a perfectly normal and perfectly acceptable way to be.
Or, taking people's
perceptions into account, that it SHOULD BE perfectly acceptable.
If that isn't important,
I don't know what is.
Harkness's "shag
anything that's gorgeous enough" approach, on the other hand....
Well, I've said it
before and I'll say it again--if I were a character on the show, I'd much
rather treat him like a "big brother" than anything lover-ly.
But that's just me. I can't see myself taking anything but a
platonic interest in, well anyone, really. I wasn't interested as a teen, and I
don't expect being in my thirties to magically change things.
(Heck, even when I did
have a "boyfriend," I only called him that because of some
misbegotten notion that I was "supposed to." I'm glad and more than
glad to know that that notion was wrong.)
Geraint
Owen Davies
I found my one true love
because of Torchwood (even made it in the mag) xxxx in the night I shall carry
on the fight.
Cynthia
Dower
Torchwood is over and
bring it back with the original cast is problematic if unlikely. I would rather
live with the memories of the first few seasons that see it continue in the
vein of Miracle Day. And as for John Barrowman blaming the BBC he seems to have
forgotten that some of the rights are still with Starz/BBC America who also seems
none too keen to revive it.
These are just a few of
the many views expressed by the fans of Torchwood. If you wish to add to this,
please comment below. Everyone’s
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