Netflix has paid off! After forcing myself through drek I have been rewarded with something I have been waiting
to see.
Torchwood was a descent sci-fi show that spun-off from Doctor
Who. The first season was a bit rough, but most first seasons are. Season two it
hit a good stride. Then it all fell apart. However, it came back together for a
mini-series, Children of Earth. That was a good bit of sci-fi fun, sad and
disturbing. Then Torchwood went away again.
Then it showed up on Showtime for a limited run, Torchwood:
Miracle Day. I missed it due to not having Showtime. BBC America reran it, but
it was edited and I missed two episodes in the middle and stopped. Finally, it
appeared on the streaming Netflix. Hoo-fraking-ray!
The premise is great, what happens when nobody can die? The implications
are awesome and creepy. What does the world do? How do you handle no death,
terminally ill patients, murder, birth rates, miscarriages, non healing wounds,
infections, antibiotics, triage, the old folks, the death penalty, etc? This is
what drew me to the mini series more than the return of the Torchwood cast and
crew.
Captain Jack and Gwen do their best to save the world
(alongside the C.I.A.) from a clandestine group who have found a way to keep
people from dying. This mini-series started strong, but fell off the rails a bit
as it went along. This is not uncommon, but I hoped it wouldn’t happen. The
great bits are just that, great! There are questionable twists and turns, but
that is to be expected. The end is predictable, but going in you can figure that
they need to set everything right again, if they don’ then how can there be any
more Torchwood stories. Yup it also has a nice fun ending that could lead to
further adventures of Captain Jack and company. Time will tell if that happens.
I’m just glad the all knowing and wonderful Netflix goddess
gifted me with something I was looking forward to viewing. ALL HAIL THE WISE AND
PLENTIFUL NETFLIXIA! GODDESS OF WONDER AND PLENTY!
Ian!!!!, if I am looking to start watching Doctor Who, what season should I start with?
ReplyDeleteGo with the restart in 2005. That will get you on the track to current stuff.
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