Torchwood: Children of the Earth

BBCAmerica ^ | 07/25/2009 | Self

[Sir_Ed]

Good point about expiation for the original deal, and the plot being rife with allegory and symbolism.

I don’t like Russell Davies but he’s certainly a good writer.

I’m looking forward to Doctor Who’s dust planet tonight!

See ya’,

Ed

[Publius6961]

I loved the series...even though it was written by the execrable poufter Russel Davies, who insists that every story have a homo male lead, and every story must contain shots of the homo male leads kissing each other.
But, wow, I loved that story.

I do not consider myself a prude by any means, but unless I drift into the adult content satellite channels, I don't expect homosexual content in my movies or weekly entertainment.
I forced myself to watch "this miniseries," not realizing that it is the current "season" of Torchwood, which suggests that it is struggling to survive.

I loved the first episode ever of this series, and looked forward to another blockbuster long-running series. I was wrong, and dropped the show after I realized that the gratuitous homosexual scenes were deliberate and recurring. The triumph of misguided activism over otherwise excellent and imaginative acting, stories, dialog and production.

I guess I was not alone in that assesment.

I suppose most of the potential audience which bailed early on were similarly unaware that "execrable poufter Russel Davies" was behind the attempt. I never heard of him, and hope never to hear his name again.

Too bad; this miniseries was excellent, and I hope to save it to DVD minus the "queer" bits. The story was thought-provoking, intense, engaging and a classic treatment of the oldest philosophical conundrums of the human condition.