Fandom was already going to turn no matter who made DW. There were people who hated the new series right from the start.
I just find Torchwood bloody ordinary. It's a low budget X-Files that works best when it's not trying to be X-Files.
I think the problem is that we've seen genuinely good shows that used some of the same ideas - Stargate, Supernatural, X-Files. And it has the habit of the characters acting out in insanely uncharacteristic ways to add drama. I can't mention any without massive spoilers though.
So here are some made up ones for DW.
We're talking the equivalent of Mickey starts beating the crap out of Rose in an episode, just so the Doctor can stop him and he can be all angsty. It's out of character, it doesn't work, and you end up hating Mickey. Or Rose starts shagging aliens for no good reason, and gets an STD. Her dealing with it would work, except that she did it doesn't make sense.
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Date: 2007-01-08 10:28 am (UTC)I just find Torchwood bloody ordinary. It's a low budget X-Files that works best when it's not trying to be X-Files.
I think the problem is that we've seen genuinely good shows that used some of the same ideas - Stargate, Supernatural, X-Files. And it has the habit of the characters acting out in insanely uncharacteristic ways to add drama. I can't mention any without massive spoilers though.
So here are some made up ones for DW.
We're talking the equivalent of Mickey starts beating the crap out of Rose in an episode, just so the Doctor can stop him and he can be all angsty. It's out of character, it doesn't work, and you end up hating Mickey. Or Rose starts shagging aliens for no good reason, and gets an STD. Her dealing with it would work, except that she did it doesn't make sense.
And the Torchwood people are meant to be smart.