Yup I am amazed at the level of stupidity that some people exhibit. I am so tired of people forcing people to listen to their opinions and then calling them names when they disagree with them. I happen to like Torchwood and I am sorry if people are not smart enough to get Torchwood and other shows like it.
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wait...Torchwood was FUCKING awesome (just ignore the gay kissing scenes lol) and I cant wait for the new stuff, oh and Charlie Brooker is a talentless twat. Luckily he isnt on TV much anyway lol.
@TheWeepingCorpse Please stop. You make those of us who like Torchwood cringe. You don't actually have to agree with Charlie to like him or even see that he has a point.
@captstadia you tell 'em captstadia. If there is anyone in the internet who can bring intelligence to the vast wasteland of youtube comments it's you. I wish I was as brave as you, leading internet crusades, risking my name everyday.
Once upon a time, dire shows like Torchwood would never have been broadcast. But in our new, trashy, low-quality, dumbed-down age, this crap gets shown on primetime tv
Torchwood was like a live-action version of Scooby Doo? I'm afraid it wasn't that good. Torchwood was a very confused show, as Charlie Brooker pointed out. The BBC is so full of talentless, middle-aged, middle-class nobodies who are so desperate to win over teenagers that they dumbed down Torchwood and Robin Hood, turning them into embarrassingly poor kids' shows
@DavyTom71 Was? I agree with you but people seem to be overlooking the fact that it listened to its criticism, pulled its socks up, and is still running.
@Kainlarsen Believing what, sorry? There's a new series, "Miracle Day", currently being made, Series 2 was a big improvement over Series 1 and "Children of Earth" was critically lauded and got strong viewing figures.
well you might think it's crap, but it's a hell of a lot better than most of the other shit that's on TV now. True Blood, Vampire Diaries? Is that any better than Aliens? At least Torchwood is interesting, and has a decent plotline. And it's a spin off of one of the most popular TV shows ever. And it's got pretty damn good ratings.
I hate how the BBC gives a big push in advertising and scheduling to shit like Torchwood while they put quality shows like the Wire at 1 in the morning without any advertising whats so ever. Also like to add that Torchwood is the type of sci fi show that keeps science fiction from being taken seriously .
Torchwood, was dire in its first 2 series, series 3 started off promisingly, but degraded into a direct 24 rip-off including silly over the top government conspiracy, ending in loads of lazy loose ends, f'ing the aliens off in 2 minutes, and stupid solutions that are supposed to be heart breaking. in short - first 4 eps where goodish, the final one just fizzled the whole thing out.
Torchwood, was dire in its first 2 series, series 3 started off promisingly, but degraded into a direct 24 rip-off including silly over the top government conspiracy, ending in loads of lazy loose ends, f'ing the aliens off in 2 minutes, and stupid solutions that are supposed to be heart breaking. in short - first 4 eps where goodish, the final one just fizzled the whole thing out.
I love Charlie but I don't think he'd say the same thing about Torchwood after Series 2 and 3, after all that first BBC3 one was just the show finding it's feet.
I've heard about Torchwood i've never watched even a bit of one - after seeing the amusing spurt of blood combined with the womans false loud screams after being kilroyed, Ive decided that I must watch this programme....for no more than 10 minutes.
The scripts and dialogue are terrible, the story lines ripped off from every other better sci-fi show that's gone before it, the acting is terrible, and just to put the final nail into this piece of crap the shows producers think that what makes an adult show is just putting in graphic sex that serves no purpose or point to the story
i agree with everything Charlie Brooker says about Torchwood, it is a terrible, terrible tv show
When I think about Torchwood it makes by blood boil that such crap can make it on tv, but not just make it, but there are people out there that actually think it's good.
'Whens the last time you came so hard and so long that you forgot where you were?'
What the fuck torchwood?
such a fucking graphic sex scene in a show that is linked inextricably to doctor who, who's current fanbase is mainly fucking children. What the fuck. Auuuugh. the rage makes my brain hurt.
Yes, it was kind of supposed to be Dr Who but for a more adult audience.
The problem was, Dr Who is at basically a kids' show - it mixes science fiction and ghost stories and fairytales etc in a way that only children's fiction can.
In Torchwood they took Dr Who and added a lot of gritty adult content without taking any of the more fanciful childish stuff away.
The result was a bit of a mess - too far-fetched for a lot of adults, but too sexual and violent for the youngsters.
I'd rather watch the Chuckle Brothers Cum-shot Show than any more fucking Torchwood. Then again, I haven't been keen on Doctor Who the last few years either. Probably because of Tennant's performance - a fine actor he most certainly is, but I hate his interpretation of the Doctor.
If the Chuckle brothers and Torchwood had a fight heres why the Chuckles would win:
1]They can work as a team.
2]They're smart enough to spell the title of their show.
3]They could formulate a strategy while Torchood is off having their obligatory sex scens.
4]There comically sped up montages would be useful against Torchwoods reliance on slo mo emotinal moments, as they could take out all Torchood and fling Jack in a volcano while hes still 1/2 way through his big emotinal close up.
OK, I'm a huge Torchwood fan and I found this absolutely hilarious. And I couldn't agree more on his assessment of Robin Hood which is, let's face it, utter shite.
Haven't seen the new Robin Hood but why remake it? The best version of the story is the Robin of Sherwood series from 84 to 86. Back when the Brits actually made good television. Not the crap they turn out now such as the badly acted and poorly written Torchwood.
If you're using Screen Wipe as your window into British television then of course you're going to think it's a dire state of affairs. The UK still pumps out good television, although it's mainly comedy.
Torchwood isn't for kids - it was supposed to be the "dark and adult" counterpart to Doctor Who (which really is for kids these days). Unfortunately the showrunners took this to mean "the same as Doctor Who, but with lots of needless sex and violence and swearing", and the end result was a load of immature, puerile dross. And then parents started bitching that little Johnny and Suzie wanted to watch Torchwood too, and how dare the BBC make them do some actual parenting for once.
Torchwood isn't for kids - it was supposed to be the "dark and adult" counterpart to Doctor Who (which really is for kids these days). Unfortunately the showrunners took this to mean "the same as Doctor Who, but with lots of needless sex and violence and swearing", and the end result was a load of immature, puerile dross. And then parents started bitching that little Johnny and Suzie wanted to watch Torchwood too, and how dare the BBC make them do some actual parenting for once.
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Yep, that's the price we pay for freedom of information - Unrestrained egos confusing 'opinion' with 'fact' and throwing insults at each other because there's not any actual risk of consequences. I wonder how many are quite timid in the outside world? Anyway is it really that unusual to like both Torchwood and Charlie Brooker whether you agree with him on this point or not? Surely not...
My prob is it always feels forced. Eg, in Greeks bearing gifts it kinda felt pointless to throw in another sexual predator in a series that had already had 4 shown. The butterfly creature's betrayl would have been a lot more potent had it simply been a friend rather than just someone Tosh said, "I'll just shag her" something that undermined any realism in the situation in favour of throwing in a lesbian sex scene.
I do like Sci fi in genral. However, I find Torchwood shite and the New Who variable. Torchwood is laughably stupid.
1.They can be outwitted by fat old farmers? LOL
2.Most of the sex felt overprolonged and had little point but to take up air time when implication would have been enough.
3. RTD seems to define love as, "They wanna shag each other." The moment Gwen feels isolated from Rhys she does Owen. Had they slowly grown closer then done the dirty I would have bought it.
Well it's clear that opinion's strongly divided, maybe a little too strongly in some cases if you read the aggravated postings that have gone back and forth since the video was posted. But each to their own...
Do you like sci-fi generally Guganbuster?What have you preferred?I'm not trying to catch you out,I'm genuinely curious.Sorry,these are all over the place,my browser's taking the piss at the mo.
Don't get me wrong though Gunganbuster,I understand your reservations.(although not why youtube won't let me post this as a reply, bloody thing!) It was difficult to like the main characters in series 1 for a start and depiction of the Canary Wharf 'branch' in Who was more convincing as an organisation of this kind to me,but I simply like more than I dislike.
Torchwood was a kiddie show with cussin and gore thrown in. Even stuff that was vital to the plot could have been implied rather than shown (eg they could have simply had the team show up in the aftermath of the death by shagging in Day one, rather than show it in grauitous detail) I can watch Batman the animated series and even Teen Titans and still feel less like kids tV the Torchie.
Never really seen it, but from bits I've gathered from it, the problem was with torchwood was that ridiculous 'mystery mobile' with the flashing stripy blue lights and that it looked really cheap. The only good thing about it was the cute brunette actress with the Country accent(?)... :D
Of course Torchwood looks bad from the clips he showed. He deliberately picked some of the worst clips from the start of the series (and one from the middle which was taken out of context). I'm a massive Torchwood fan, but even I acknowledge that the first two episodes were weak - especially compared to gems like 'Small Worlds' or some of the ones from the second half of the series.
It's all subjective though isn't it? I know Torchwood is imperfect but then so is every other show, except maybe Edge of Darkness, House of cards, The Sopranos or The Wire etc (delete or replace as suits). I'm prepared to forgive these shortcomings though as I personally find the positive points outweigh the negative. Others obviously don't and that's their right. To round it off, I'm also very fond of Charlie Brooker's writing, anybody remember TV Go Home?
Yep, I did watch it all the way through, and I spent quite a while in dneial before realising it was shite.Come on, I doubt the bastards could outwit a bannana skin. And all the "Adult content" Felt showhorned in, kids could be watching damn it, and the nastiest stuff could easily have been implied or offscreen.
Well it's on after the 9pm watershed, so has the right to be as adult as it likes to be honest. Children have secretly watched adult material for years anyway and there's no evidence that the majority have been done any harm. You could conversely argue that the Doctor Who monsters are too 'child orientated' to suspend disbelief so it's a matter of personal interpretation. Have you seen any of series 2 by the way? It's possible that some of your concerns may have been addressed.
I avioded series 2 as I felt the first time I had learned my lesson. One thing I dislike about RTD who in genral is that the emotinal content and the plot are very divorced, with the drama usualy sidelining the plot (like Superman Returns) much as I want drama, it helps when it drives the plot (like Batman Begins) rather than the plot simply being a host body for the drama.
Speaking of Batman Begins, it's great what Chris Nolan achieved for the franchise after the almost lethal Batman & Robin. I wonder if JJ Abrams can do the same for Star Trek?
My prob is it always feels forced. Eg, in Greeks bearing gifts it kinda felt pointless to throw in another sexual predator in a series that had already had 4 shown. The butterfly creature's betrayl would have been a lot more potent had it simply been a friend rather than just someone Tosh said, "I'll just shag her" something that undermined any realism in the situation in favour of throwing in a lesbian sex scene.
I'll tell you a guilty pleasure of mine: Blakes 7. I loved it as a child (I'm in my 30s) but I have been delighted to find that I've really enjoyed it on dvd recently, faults and all. It'd make a great remake and the I still think the Liberator is the most gorgeous ship I've ever seen!
Well expect late 70s BBC effects and a hearty dose of campness, but there's great iconic characters (particularly Avon) and it's all pleasingly dark and dystopian. Also, they dared to take risks...although I won't give anything away. A lot of it is nostalgia for me though. New viewers may be less kind.
It's the fact it seems so imature with it. Torchwood feels like watching a kid who's just learned to make a farting sound, as it's desire to shock is so transparent, and the adult moments always feel thrwon in (Unlike on say the X files) I can watch BTAS without it seemingly like a kiddie show but Torchwodd... F*** it.
Hello there Gunganbuster, long time no hear. I don't recognise BTAS, inless you mean BTVS? (I even googled it just incase I was missing something obvious)...
It's just Torchood is a hell of a lot more imperfect than most shows. When I watch it I feel I'm watching Chucklevison, while if I'm watching most of Bruce Timm's DC animation I feel like I'm watching a mature programe, just without the usual sex/violence.
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The Holocaust was an atrocity. Myra Hyndley's crimes were an atrocity. Torchwood, although a load of nonsense, is a television programme. get a grip of yourself. 'Atrocity'. Cretin.
Of course I'm aware of the hyperbole and I am being ironic. You can consequently change your assumption, although you evidently feel youtube is populated by idiots, whcih would go a long way to explain your presence here. You've certainly got me convinced...
Erm, no the best episode and only good thing in Torchwood was the episode where we find that Japanese(toshiba or whatever her name was) one likes to munch the sushi rather than the sausage ;)
Torchwood's finest episodes are few and far between. PJ Hammond's "Small Worlds" is gripping, but it's more memorable for Jack saying "oh, all right then, here's the girl now fuck off" than anything "heroic".
You know you're getting old when you can appriate a good bit of sex and violence :)
LibraGamesUnlimited 3 months ago
Even Robin Hood isn't long enough ago to have had a Myspace.
rikko338 4 months ago
I wasn't keen on torchwood first time round but I rented the dvds after catching he first episode of the (rather good) miracle day series.
Now I f**king love it!
SnoopyChicken 5 months ago
New Torchwood is actually good though.
j0shissocoollike 5 months ago
Yup I am amazed at the level of stupidity that some people exhibit. I am so tired of people forcing people to listen to their opinions and then calling them names when they disagree with them. I happen to like Torchwood and I am sorry if people are not smart enough to get Torchwood and other shows like it.
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neonprofit 6 months ago
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wait...Torchwood was FUCKING awesome (just ignore the gay kissing scenes lol) and I cant wait for the new stuff, oh and Charlie Brooker is a talentless twat. Luckily he isnt on TV much anyway lol.
TheWeepingCorpse 7 months ago
@TheWeepingCorpse Please stop. You make those of us who like Torchwood cringe. You don't actually have to agree with Charlie to like him or even see that he has a point.
jonboyjon1976 6 months ago
Your so stupid but unfortunately your allowed your opinions
captstadia 7 months ago
@captstadia
The irony here is that it's "you're". As in "You're so stupid for using 'your so stupid' to insult someone's intelligence."
MonsterconFromMars 7 months ago
@captstadia you tell 'em captstadia. If there is anyone in the internet who can bring intelligence to the vast wasteland of youtube comments it's you. I wish I was as brave as you, leading internet crusades, risking my name everyday.
neonprofit 6 months ago
Grand-Theft F***in Sherwood.
NKRH1993 9 months ago
Hey - Robin Hood was awesome!
sianchild 9 months ago
There needs to be a "Grand Theft Sherwood" game made o:
MothsToLight 10 months ago
@MothsToLight See Also: The Elder Scrolls Series
AceJoin 9 months ago
@AceJoin I never saw them that way... Skyrim's going to be so much more epic. But with dragons.
MothsToLight 9 months ago
I like commenting on youtube video's......
thegeekanoid 10 months ago
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Anything written by Russel T Davies automatically has AIDS written all over it.
Kainlarsen 11 months ago
Captain Jack qualifies as a youngster? I guess he's pretty spry for a guy over 100.
Kaagh178 1 year ago
Once upon a time, dire shows like Torchwood would never have been broadcast. But in our new, trashy, low-quality, dumbed-down age, this crap gets shown on primetime tv
DavyTom71 1 year ago
Torchwood was like a live-action version of Scooby Doo? I'm afraid it wasn't that good. Torchwood was a very confused show, as Charlie Brooker pointed out. The BBC is so full of talentless, middle-aged, middle-class nobodies who are so desperate to win over teenagers that they dumbed down Torchwood and Robin Hood, turning them into embarrassingly poor kids' shows
DavyTom71 1 year ago
@DavyTom71 Was? I agree with you but people seem to be overlooking the fact that it listened to its criticism, pulled its socks up, and is still running.
David8693 1 year ago
@David8693 I have a hard time believing that.
Kainlarsen 11 months ago
@Kainlarsen Believing what, sorry? There's a new series, "Miracle Day", currently being made, Series 2 was a big improvement over Series 1 and "Children of Earth" was critically lauded and got strong viewing figures.
David8693 10 months ago
@0:15 lol
Dazofcaving123 1 year ago
but, teenagers love visceral unpleasantness and steamy, anything goes shaggery. come on, be fair
broccoliwoman 1 year ago 7
Grand Theft Sherwood...that sounds interesting, actually. :-)
VulpisFoxfire 1 year ago 7
@VulpisFoxfire isnt that essentially what assassins creed is?
rayblack2004 1 year ago 2
Torchwood is a bit of a joke, especially compared to Doctor Who, but strangely I still enjoy it. :P
amberisabella 1 year ago 5
Grand Theft Sherwood. Dear God I hope they make it.
GoldenGal42 1 year ago 15
id still do captain jack lol
jaynies1 2 years ago
grand theft fucking sherwoood. haha the man is a legend
whit3l 2 years ago 9
torchwood isn't even in the same league as doctor who.
lo0pylupin 2 years ago 4
I agree! It's like it's trying so hard to separate itself from Doctor Who, but the end result just absurd and ridiculous.
kyon813 1 year ago
Jeez I didn't realise it had that shagging going on. I should go back and watch it properly then? I only saw one episode....
ImYourLastResort 2 years ago
Oh there is A LOT!
It can be a bit look-at-us-we're-all-grown-up-not-like-Dr-Who but it is a good show.
FluorescentRose 2 years ago
a few of the eps of the 2nd series of Torchwood were pretty good.
kaneangel2012 2 years ago 2
well you might think it's crap, but it's a hell of a lot better than most of the other shit that's on TV now. True Blood, Vampire Diaries? Is that any better than Aliens? At least Torchwood is interesting, and has a decent plotline. And it's a spin off of one of the most popular TV shows ever. And it's got pretty damn good ratings.
Meags90 2 years ago 4
Vampire diaries is good grrr... =P
Anyway I do agree with what he's saying but I still think Torchwood is good... I miss the good ol' days of torchwood...
Smileylennard 2 years ago
I like Vampire Diaries, I'm just saying Torchwood's better, in that, it's far more original than the Vampire ones....
Meags90 2 years ago
I hate how the BBC gives a big push in advertising and scheduling to shit like Torchwood while they put quality shows like the Wire at 1 in the morning without any advertising whats so ever. Also like to add that Torchwood is the type of sci fi show that keeps science fiction from being taken seriously .
almanacofsleep 2 years ago 15
Torchwood isn't science fiction. It's Queer As Folk set in Cardiff, with aliens.
himagainstill 2 years ago 98
@himagainstill
Sir, I need a picture of you on my wall. :)
arkham6 1 year ago
@himagainstill ahahhaha :D
wixy20071 8 months ago
@almanacofsleep Thing is, Why would the beeb advertise the Wire when its 1. An old series and 2. You can buy them already on DVD.
To be perfectly honest, what advertising is there? I dont recall ever seeing much Torchwood advertising
truyils 2 years ago
Well Torchwood did come off the back of the mega hit Doctor Who and was advertised at least more than the Wire.
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Torchwood, was dire in its first 2 series, series 3 started off promisingly, but degraded into a direct 24 rip-off including silly over the top government conspiracy, ending in loads of lazy loose ends, f'ing the aliens off in 2 minutes, and stupid solutions that are supposed to be heart breaking. in short - first 4 eps where goodish, the final one just fizzled the whole thing out.
majorj0nny 2 years ago
Torchwood, was dire in its first 2 series, series 3 started off promisingly, but degraded into a direct 24 rip-off including silly over the top government conspiracy, ending in loads of lazy loose ends, f'ing the aliens off in 2 minutes, and stupid solutions that are supposed to be heart breaking. in short - first 4 eps where goodish, the final one just fizzled the whole thing out.
majorj0nny 2 years ago
I love Charlie but I don't think he'd say the same thing about Torchwood after Series 2 and 3, after all that first BBC3 one was just the show finding it's feet.
UnleashtheFiore 2 years ago
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this utter douchefag needs to be shot
O13asicO 2 years ago
"yeah i can, it was Remembrance Sunday and i was supposed to be helping my mum and... oh, er forget that"
joepickard 2 years ago 9
"What's this... grand theft sherwood?"
Charlie Brooker is simply a genius ^_^
mrvalerian 2 years ago 7
Omg i love this guy hes soo fuckin funny xx
Nat7xx 2 years ago 4
"....they might as well place an inflatable dick on it and be done with it....."
Comedy genius!!! LOL!!!
beanbaguk 2 years ago 6
"It's kind of like watching an episode of Chucklevision with fighting and cum-shots."
Best. Line. Ever.
Jormungandur 2 years ago 155
And not unlike the original Chucklevision.
"To me. UGGH!"
"To you. UGGH!"
TheConciseStatement 2 years ago 11
Just when I thought it wasn't possible to love this man anymore than I already do.
AnnerisceRosa 2 years ago 2
I've heard about Torchwood i've never watched even a bit of one - after seeing the amusing spurt of blood combined with the womans false loud screams after being kilroyed, Ive decided that I must watch this programme....for no more than 10 minutes.
bolbonz 3 years ago
i agree with everything you've just said erzing
if you want an example of what is good tv for adults: - LIfe on Mars
Torchwood couldn't hold a candle to a quality well written show like that
PeteTongisGone 3 years ago
The scripts and dialogue are terrible, the story lines ripped off from every other better sci-fi show that's gone before it, the acting is terrible, and just to put the final nail into this piece of crap the shows producers think that what makes an adult show is just putting in graphic sex that serves no purpose or point to the story
erzing 3 years ago 8
i agree with everything Charlie Brooker says about Torchwood, it is a terrible, terrible tv show
When I think about Torchwood it makes by blood boil that such crap can make it on tv, but not just make it, but there are people out there that actually think it's good.
erzing 3 years ago 4
i love torchwood and I love charlie brooker but im not offended by it because its just a tv show and if u are offended then thats a bit sad.
swiftnick007 3 years ago 4
LOL nice review! XD
isabeauluv 3 years ago
'Whens the last time you came so hard and so long that you forgot where you were?'
What the fuck torchwood?
such a fucking graphic sex scene in a show that is linked inextricably to doctor who, who's current fanbase is mainly fucking children. What the fuck. Auuuugh. the rage makes my brain hurt.
diayblo 3 years ago 3
Wow, Torchwood had that content?
VendavalEste 3 years ago
Yes, it was kind of supposed to be Dr Who but for a more adult audience.
The problem was, Dr Who is at basically a kids' show - it mixes science fiction and ghost stories and fairytales etc in a way that only children's fiction can.
In Torchwood they took Dr Who and added a lot of gritty adult content without taking any of the more fanciful childish stuff away.
The result was a bit of a mess - too far-fetched for a lot of adults, but too sexual and violent for the youngsters.
GFantastic 3 years ago 2
So in other words you mean it was shit?
hombrerelents 3 years ago 6
Pretty much. Queer as Folk with aliens.
AnnerisceRosa 2 years ago
grand theft fucking sherwood!!!! hahahahaha
ukstreetracer 3 years ago 5
i know!!! brilliant!!
i love torchwood and robin hood as well :S !
WILLvIvAM 3 years ago
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You're only giving out to me because I'm insulting a show you like! I don't care if you like it, I just don't.
Oh, and by the way little boy - I'm a girl
skillstalent 3 years ago
probably why you didn't get it then...
oh that's gonna cause a backlash.
randar3 3 years ago
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He's such a sad sour ignorant man. How can he slag off successful shows when he's doing some stupid low budget show on BBC4?
And I don't even watch Torchwood!
skillstalent 3 years ago
There is only one person who has revealed his ignorance here. Don't do it again little boy, its embarrassing.
hurricaneUK 3 years ago 5
lmao That was completely awesome. Now I won't be able to think of Torchwood the same *Scooby Doo theme pops in head*
Munkey458 3 years ago
I'd rather watch the Chuckle Brothers Cum-shot Show than any more fucking Torchwood. Then again, I haven't been keen on Doctor Who the last few years either. Probably because of Tennant's performance - a fine actor he most certainly is, but I hate his interpretation of the Doctor.
LoafOfPint 3 years ago
i adore torchwood but now i am gonna laugh every time i see it because i'll think of scoobie doo... lol!!
allstarzs 3 years ago 4
What is this..grand theft fucking sherwood lmao
Thebigeasy29 3 years ago
first series was shit - second was much better
crashbandicoot62 3 years ago
It had its moments, 'Countrycide' and 'Captain Jack Harkness' were amazing.
ckydavies 3 years ago 3
countrcide was midless was rubbish in my opinion. with blood. and death
crashbandicoot62 3 years ago
So True
Theendoftheroad 3 years ago
:O it's like he just insulted my religion Lol!! I love TW!
kymmathy 3 years ago
You sure about that?
sleepingpirate 3 years ago
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Torchwood is a work of pure genius. Anyone that cant see this is a fucking retard!
cyaninternetdog 3 years ago
you're fucking kidding
utterbeastage 3 years ago
lol photos on his phone for his myspace page, ha!
GreenSmog17 3 years ago
Torchwood is hilariously misjudged. Every time they try to inject a scene of an emotional or dramatic nature into it, it just comes off as funny.
Larfalot1 3 years ago 10
Ha charlie brokker is great.
'...And lots of steamy, anything goes shaggery.' LMAO
QuirkMo4 3 years ago 6
Chucklevision with fighting and cumshots.
bellevue4 3 years ago 18
Grand Theft fucking Sherwood?
MuffinsTheMule 3 years ago 14
deanward2006 - I laughed so hard at your comment below that in my haste to give it a thumbs up, I accidentally clicked 'spam'! So sorry!
truthcanbeadjusted 3 years ago
This is Torchwood summed up:
"Damn it, the alien found us!"
"Oh no, we're gonna die!"
"Quick, let's shag each other!"
"Okay!"
deanward2006 3 years ago 22
loool
iknowboutthat 3 years ago
To be fair Torchwood isn't meant to be taken very seriously.. its like the old version of Batman
They know the story lines are crap but it's more comical and a laugh
He's right about Robin Hood though :)
xcandymandyx 3 years ago 3
Im not so sure, since it expected us to buy that a police officer would be traumitsed to learn people are capablr of bad deeds.
But Robin Hood sucks big time.
Gunganbuster 3 years ago
Yeah to be honest I don't think Torchwood is intended that way at all
liamhedonic 3 years ago
he's kind of right in some ways but you've gotta love torchwood specially janto :p
xxx
geekchic7992 3 years ago
you've gotta love torchwood specially janto :p
Um.... No I don't.
Gunganbuster 3 years ago
fair enough, i was just making the point that i do, its just an opinion :)
xx
geekchic7992 3 years ago 2
i love torchwood so there!
chika575 3 years ago
Thats very nice.
Gunganbuster 3 years ago
If the Chuckle brothers and Torchwood had a fight heres why the Chuckles would win:
1]They can work as a team.
2]They're smart enough to spell the title of their show.
3]They could formulate a strategy while Torchood is off having their obligatory sex scens.
4]There comically sped up montages would be useful against Torchwoods reliance on slo mo emotinal moments, as they could take out all Torchood and fling Jack in a volcano while hes still 1/2 way through his big emotinal close up.
Gunganbuster 3 years ago 5
OK, I'm a huge Torchwood fan and I found this absolutely hilarious. And I couldn't agree more on his assessment of Robin Hood which is, let's face it, utter shite.
marzipanthequeen 3 years ago
even if you're a torchwood fan, you've got to admit he's got a very good point when he draws parallels with scooby doo!
kbtreturns 3 years ago 2
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torchwood is great!!
you people just don't know good t.v when you see it!!
amel21xx 3 years ago
NOOOO
I LOVE TORCHWOOD!
willowpuff 3 years ago
Haven't seen the new Robin Hood but why remake it? The best version of the story is the Robin of Sherwood series from 84 to 86. Back when the Brits actually made good television. Not the crap they turn out now such as the badly acted and poorly written Torchwood.
wartarot 3 years ago
If you're using Screen Wipe as your window into British television then of course you're going to think it's a dire state of affairs. The UK still pumps out good television, although it's mainly comedy.
Frimzy 3 years ago 3
"The UK still pumps out good television, although it's mainly comedy." Don't make me laugh.
Um...
newagent 3 years ago
There's a reason the USA re-makes so many British comedies... cretin.
Frimzy 3 years ago 3
his summary of robin hood is spot on imo. which made it hilarious to watch, but an aweful program
Jatooswor 3 years ago 2
Chuckle Vision with cum shots !
bmgm3 3 years ago 2
i thought the concept of torchwood was funny because it's in Wales, as if the aliens went "london-no, New York-no, Washington DC-no, Wales? GET IN!!"
d4yogurt 3 years ago 3
alex , learn to spell.
jovialduke 3 years ago
"Grand Theft Fucking Sherwood!?"
Lmao!
Melaisis 3 years ago 6
Wait a minute!? The shows for kids and they have scenes of hardcore sex? =o!
Charles2337 3 years ago
Torchwood isn't for kids - it was supposed to be the "dark and adult" counterpart to Doctor Who (which really is for kids these days). Unfortunately the showrunners took this to mean "the same as Doctor Who, but with lots of needless sex and violence and swearing", and the end result was a load of immature, puerile dross. And then parents started bitching that little Johnny and Suzie wanted to watch Torchwood too, and how dare the BBC make them do some actual parenting for once.
JSillabub 3 years ago 9
Torchwood isn't for kids - it was supposed to be the "dark and adult" counterpart to Doctor Who (which really is for kids these days). Unfortunately the showrunners took this to mean "the same as Doctor Who, but with lots of needless sex and violence and swearing", and the end result was a load of immature, puerile dross. And then parents started bitching that little Johnny and Suzie wanted to watch Torchwood too, and how dare the BBC make them do some actual parenting for once.
JSillabub 3 years ago
i think i am in love with this man.
all of you's who think his a wanker,
you take life farr too seriously.
losers, have a laughh !
his hilarious!
xxo
alexxt1234 3 years ago 4
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Yep, that's the price we pay for freedom of information - Unrestrained egos confusing 'opinion' with 'fact' and throwing insults at each other because there's not any actual risk of consequences. I wonder how many are quite timid in the outside world? Anyway is it really that unusual to like both Torchwood and Charlie Brooker whether you agree with him on this point or not? Surely not...
BigEnos001 3 years ago
HAHAHAHAHA XD Scooby doo! XD He is so right, once again
Motakikurushi 3 years ago
My prob is it always feels forced. Eg, in Greeks bearing gifts it kinda felt pointless to throw in another sexual predator in a series that had already had 4 shown. The butterfly creature's betrayl would have been a lot more potent had it simply been a friend rather than just someone Tosh said, "I'll just shag her" something that undermined any realism in the situation in favour of throwing in a lesbian sex scene.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago 3
I do like Sci fi in genral. However, I find Torchwood shite and the New Who variable. Torchwood is laughably stupid.
1.They can be outwitted by fat old farmers? LOL
2.Most of the sex felt overprolonged and had little point but to take up air time when implication would have been enough.
3. RTD seems to define love as, "They wanna shag each other." The moment Gwen feels isolated from Rhys she does Owen. Had they slowly grown closer then done the dirty I would have bought it.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago 2
Well it's clear that opinion's strongly divided, maybe a little too strongly in some cases if you read the aggravated postings that have gone back and forth since the video was posted. But each to their own...
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Do you like sci-fi generally Guganbuster?What have you preferred?I'm not trying to catch you out,I'm genuinely curious.Sorry,these are all over the place,my browser's taking the piss at the mo.
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Don't get me wrong though Gunganbuster,I understand your reservations.(although not why youtube won't let me post this as a reply, bloody thing!) It was difficult to like the main characters in series 1 for a start and depiction of the Canary Wharf 'branch' in Who was more convincing as an organisation of this kind to me,but I simply like more than I dislike.
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Youtube?
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Testing, work YouTube you sod!
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Charlie Brooker is <3
Torchwood is </3
theaffectionatepunch 4 years ago
Torchwood was a kiddie show with cussin and gore thrown in. Even stuff that was vital to the plot could have been implied rather than shown (eg they could have simply had the team show up in the aftermath of the death by shagging in Day one, rather than show it in grauitous detail) I can watch Batman the animated series and even Teen Titans and still feel less like kids tV the Torchie.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago 2
main character looks like a timberlake twin who s taking an poisoned sword up his ass
foxhound009 4 years ago
Yeah the modernisation of Robin Hood is bollocks. Robin Hood should indeed never look like some cocky Arctic Monkeys type wanker.
NeglectedField 4 years ago 4
Never really seen it, but from bits I've gathered from it, the problem was with torchwood was that ridiculous 'mystery mobile' with the flashing stripy blue lights and that it looked really cheap. The only good thing about it was the cute brunette actress with the Country accent(?)... :D
jazzyjonty 4 years ago 2
torch wood is really fucking awful!
lucrativeelfmongrel 4 years ago
Torchwood is shite. CB got it right is it a kids show or is it an adults show WTF!
RustiSwordz 4 years ago 2
Of course Torchwood looks bad from the clips he showed. He deliberately picked some of the worst clips from the start of the series (and one from the middle which was taken out of context). I'm a massive Torchwood fan, but even I acknowledge that the first two episodes were weak - especially compared to gems like 'Small Worlds' or some of the ones from the second half of the series.
marvola45 4 years ago
I've seen all of Torchwood and he didn't need to edit it to make it look shite.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago 2
But you watched it all though just incase you'd misjudged it presumably?
BigEnos001 4 years ago
It's all subjective though isn't it? I know Torchwood is imperfect but then so is every other show, except maybe Edge of Darkness, House of cards, The Sopranos or The Wire etc (delete or replace as suits). I'm prepared to forgive these shortcomings though as I personally find the positive points outweigh the negative. Others obviously don't and that's their right. To round it off, I'm also very fond of Charlie Brooker's writing, anybody remember TV Go Home?
BigEnos001 4 years ago
Yep, I did watch it all the way through, and I spent quite a while in dneial before realising it was shite.Come on, I doubt the bastards could outwit a bannana skin. And all the "Adult content" Felt showhorned in, kids could be watching damn it, and the nastiest stuff could easily have been implied or offscreen.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago 2
Well it's on after the 9pm watershed, so has the right to be as adult as it likes to be honest. Children have secretly watched adult material for years anyway and there's no evidence that the majority have been done any harm. You could conversely argue that the Doctor Who monsters are too 'child orientated' to suspend disbelief so it's a matter of personal interpretation. Have you seen any of series 2 by the way? It's possible that some of your concerns may have been addressed.
BigEnos001 4 years ago
I avioded series 2 as I felt the first time I had learned my lesson. One thing I dislike about RTD who in genral is that the emotinal content and the plot are very divorced, with the drama usualy sidelining the plot (like Superman Returns) much as I want drama, it helps when it drives the plot (like Batman Begins) rather than the plot simply being a host body for the drama.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago
Speaking of Batman Begins, it's great what Chris Nolan achieved for the franchise after the almost lethal Batman & Robin. I wonder if JJ Abrams can do the same for Star Trek?
BigEnos001 4 years ago
One can only hope. You should look up the "Wrath of Kirk" recut on You Tube.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago
My prob is it always feels forced. Eg, in Greeks bearing gifts it kinda felt pointless to throw in another sexual predator in a series that had already had 4 shown. The butterfly creature's betrayl would have been a lot more potent had it simply been a friend rather than just someone Tosh said, "I'll just shag her" something that undermined any realism in the situation in favour of throwing in a lesbian sex scene.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago
I'll tell you a guilty pleasure of mine: Blakes 7. I loved it as a child (I'm in my 30s) but I have been delighted to find that I've really enjoyed it on dvd recently, faults and all. It'd make a great remake and the I still think the Liberator is the most gorgeous ship I've ever seen!
BigEnos001 4 years ago
I've never seen Blake 7, a fact I wish to change...
Gunganbuster 4 years ago
Well expect late 70s BBC effects and a hearty dose of campness, but there's great iconic characters (particularly Avon) and it's all pleasingly dark and dystopian. Also, they dared to take risks...although I won't give anything away. A lot of it is nostalgia for me though. New viewers may be less kind.
BigEnos001 4 years ago
It's the fact it seems so imature with it. Torchwood feels like watching a kid who's just learned to make a farting sound, as it's desire to shock is so transparent, and the adult moments always feel thrwon in (Unlike on say the X files) I can watch BTAS without it seemingly like a kiddie show but Torchwodd... F*** it.
Gunganbuster 3 years ago 2
Hello there Gunganbuster, long time no hear. I don't recognise BTAS, inless you mean BTVS? (I even googled it just incase I was missing something obvious)...
BigEnos001 3 years ago
Batman the animated series
Gunganbuster 3 years ago
It's just Torchood is a hell of a lot more imperfect than most shows. When I watch it I feel I'm watching Chucklevison, while if I'm watching most of Bruce Timm's DC animation I feel like I'm watching a mature programe, just without the usual sex/violence.
Gunganbuster 4 years ago
For a moment I thought you meant Charlie Brookers in a cameo role on torchwood. I then proceeded to end my life.
jovialduke 4 years ago 2
Torchwood is bad bad bad.
littlebritain11 4 years ago
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The Holocaust was an atrocity. Myra Hyndley's crimes were an atrocity. Torchwood, although a load of nonsense, is a television programme. get a grip of yourself. 'Atrocity'. Cretin.
doctoroctopus 4 years ago
I can't decide if you're aware of the hyperbole involved and are just being ironic, or aren't aware of the hyperbole, and are just an idiot.
But this is youtube, so I have to assume you're an idiot.
swiggydiggy 4 years ago
Of course I'm aware of the hyperbole and I am being ironic. You can consequently change your assumption, although you evidently feel youtube is populated by idiots, whcih would go a long way to explain your presence here. You've certainly got me convinced...
doctoroctopus 4 years ago
H-y-p-e-r-b-o-l-e... (just thought I'd spell that out for you).
orangejuice84 4 years ago 2
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and huevr dont den put a thumz down on this 1 not the below
xXEminemXGirlXx 4 years ago
....pardon?
leprosyliz 4 years ago
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hu ever dont like this guy watevr is name is give a thums up nd wb
xXEminemXGirlXx 4 years ago
So true.
JacobDyerMedia 4 years ago
torchwood ain't that bad never is robin hood
smithers1994 4 years ago 2
well i have no idea hu this guy is but I think torchwood is the best but every 1 has different oppinions so y is every 1 fiting bout it?
xXEminemXGirlXx 4 years ago 2
I agree with this, like you say everyone's entitled to their own opinion, I'm a massive fan of Torchwood too :D
juliajacko3000 4 years ago 3
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yey lol i have lots ov thums down dnt i lol ah well i dnt give a shit i dnt even kno deez pplz so yano
xXEminemXGirlXx 4 years ago
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y'know what kids? *forces Torchwood and Brooker fans apart* be nice and just agree to disagree instead of starting a YouTube war.
Torchwood fans - it's a brill show, maybe he shouldnt be so blase about it (how the BBC let him get away with it is beyond me =S).
Brooker fans - the man's quite funny and witty (and slagged off Jamie Oliver - w00t)
Can't we all just play nicely?
ayre123 4 years ago
God, the irate and inane Torchwood fans on here make me adore the man even more.
bebebouge 4 years ago 5
funny, the inane and irate Charlie Brooker fans on here make me adore Torchwood even more :D
ayre123 4 years ago
I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to the dickhead above you.
bebebouge 4 years ago
xb0xguru
bebebouge 4 years ago
Erm, no the best episode and only good thing in Torchwood was the episode where we find that Japanese(toshiba or whatever her name was) one likes to munch the sushi rather than the sausage ;)
Lovin the new series of Screenwipe
The only show on BBC Four worth watching
JONOG88 4 years ago
Although the actress who played her was great in "Topsy Turvy"
Such a shame her character was so unpleasant
JONOG88 4 years ago
Torchwood's finest episodes are few and far between. PJ Hammond's "Small Worlds" is gripping, but it's more memorable for Jack saying "oh, all right then, here's the girl now fuck off" than anything "heroic".
Jericho35678889 4 years ago