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Torchwood
EMAILPRINTSERIES: BBC America, Saturday 9:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 49 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By: Russell T. Davies
First Air Date: September 8, 2007
Summary
Starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David Lloyd, and Indira Varma
This spin-off from the producers of the new Doctor Who has Captain Jack Harkness in charge of a secret government organization with the mission to protect the world from alien threats.
Also On Metacritic
TV: Doctor Who: Season 1 Torchwood: Season 2
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site Official Show Site (UK)
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
There are a fair number of leaps of logic in the light-hearted Torchwood and mysteries abound. The special effects are generally decent and the writing and characterizations leaps and bounds better than in "Flash Gordon," "Eureka" or "The Dresden Files," to name just a few pathetic contemporary sci-fi shows.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyAri Karpel
After a riveting pilot, this third episode is more of a run-of-the-mill procedural, but thanks to the charismatic Tom Cruise-y Barrowman, this Captain Jack will get you bi tonight. [21 Sep 2007, p.76]
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Torchwood is grand fun and great adult entertainment.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Torchwood is so much more tricked-out with talent and visual wizardry, moves at such breakneck speed and makes such demands on its viewers that it leaves most American TV shows in its dust.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
There's a lot to love about Torchwood, especially for fans of the early days of "The X-Files," when it was more of a clever horror anthology series and the alien conspiracy had yet to take over the plot.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
A new BBC America sci-fi/thriller that's so good and unsettling and creepy that even grumps like myself can't help but be in its thrall.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerTirdad Derakhshani
Torchwood doesn't disappoint: After tonight's slam-bang premier, subsequent episodes only get more outrageous.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
A dark and splendid "Dr. Who" spinoff with overtones of "Men in Black" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
The adult show supplies shocking twists. The tone ranges from passionate to campy to scary.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Briskly paced if relatively unimpressive in its sets and effects (one "alien" more than anything resembles a Vegas showgirl), Torchwood has the fixings of a thinking-man's sci-fi series that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
It at times seems like a pornographic parody of "The X-Files."
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Torchwood is a world I wouldn’t mind seeing erased.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 49 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Stephanie gave it a10:
Torchwood is a great show. In my opinion its better than doctor who. I wish there were more shows like Torchwood in America.
R gave it a10:
Love it . It's raw, dark, sexy and original, as are the characters.
Donald D. gave it a10:
The best show to come to america, well one of the best, have to include Dr.Who, and Skins.
Martin S. gave it a2:
I don't know whats worse the acting or the writing. A major disappointment.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
This show is a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed James Marsters as a guest star. I think season 2 was better than season one as well, but the whole show is worth watching if you are willing to relax and enjoy it for what it is.
Jeff gave it a3:
This first season was terrible. Eric E's earlier review hits on pretty much every point I think needs to be made about the show and the Newark Star-Ledger's review puts it in perfectly concise terms. I'm not sure the show was created as an agenda pusher, but I'm pretty sure every character in the show is gay/bi and that's just ridiculously hard to believe (also makes it hard to believe it's not an agenda pushing show, but I digress). The biggest tragedy of the season was how they spend several episodes building up the "big bad" for the last episode and it's solved quickly and in a MOST unfulfilling manner. The only episode I liked this season was the one that had nothing supernatural going on (Countrycide, I believe).
Rebecca P gave it a10:
I love this show and hope they don't take it off the air. It's raw, dark, sexy and completely origional, as are the characters.
