Torchwood 2RP.X: Lost Souls review

Review

Lost Souls

Martha Jones : Jack, I need you.

Torchwood: Lost Souls on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4
The Afternoon Play
Wednesday 10 September, 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Torchwood: Lost Souls

Doctor Who 4.13: Journey’s End review

Review

Journey’s End

Daleks: Exterminieren!

Episode star rating:***** (out of a possible five)
Two-parter star rating:***** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.12: The Stolen Earth review

Review

The Stolen Earth

Jack: No. Oh, no!
Gwen: What is it? Who are they? Do you know them, Jack?!
Sarah Jane Smith: [whispers.] No.

Episode star rating:***** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.6: The Doctor’s Daughter review

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The Doctor’s Daughter

The Doctor: And and Jenny that’s the woman from the machine, the soldier [sniff] my daughter except she isn’t she she anyway where are you?

Episode star rating:***** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.5: The Poison Sky review

Review

The Poison Sky

The Doctor: They’ll be getting ready for war, and, well, you know, I recalibrated this to Sontaran air.

Episode star rating:** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.4: The Sontaran Stratagem review

Review

The Sontaran Stratagem

The Doctor: Ross, just one question – if UNIT think that ATMOS is dodgy…
Ross: How come we’ve got it in the jeeps? Tell me about it. They’re fitted as standard on all government vehicles. Can’t get rid of them until we prove something’s wrong. Drives me around the bend.
The Doctor: Oh, nice one!
Ross: Timed that perfectly!

Episode star rating: ** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.1: Partners in Crime review

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Partners in Crime

“You brought a… hatbox?”
“Planet of the hats: I am ready.”
Donna is prepared.

Episode star rating: **** (out of a possible five)

Torchwood 2.8: A Day In The Death review

Review

A Day in the Death

Quantity-ratings (click here for guide to rating system):

Wordbuilding 
Gore               
Dancing          
Angst              
Aliens             

On Gore.

“Meanwhile, back at Torchwood…”
Gwen.

Torchwood 2.7: Dead Man Walking review

Review

Dead Man Walking

Quantity-ratings (click here for guide to rating system):

Wordbuilding 
Gore               
Dancing          
Angst              
Aliens             

On Worldbuilding.

“So I’m the king of the Weevils, or maybe the Weevil messiah.”
Owen.

Torchwood 2.6: Reset review

Review

Reset

Quantity-ratings (click here for guide to rating system):

Wordbuilding 
Gore               
Dancing          
Angst              
Aliens             

On Dancing.

“Let’s say we were under the same doctor.”
Martha, this episode.

Martha in Torchwood

This week there are two new episodes of Torchwood.

After the regular BBC Two Torchwood episode, there is Martha’s first Torchwood episode on BBC Three.

Torchwood Wed 13 Feb, 21:00 – 21:50
BBC Two
Torchwood 2.5: Adam.

Torchwood Wed 13 Feb, 21:50 – 22:40
BBC Three
Torchwood 2.6: Reset. (Featuring Martha.)

Update February 13, 2008: BBC Three have now changed their TV listings and Torchwood 2.6: Reset ends at 22:40 not 22:45.

Zeitgeist

One aspect of the concerns Russell T. Davies has about “Planet Zog” (click on About on the header of planetzogblog for more) is that he is sci-fi writer hoping to reach a mass audience.  In the latest Cassutt File at Sci Fi Weekly, Michael Cassutt discusses this subject:

“…the problem of selling a sci-fi or fantasy series to a television network, noting tremendous resistance to any concept set in a world that isn’t the here and now. Which means, no futures. No starships or distant planets or Martian colonies.”