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Torchwood: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]

starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd
directed by: Alice Troughton, Andy Goddard, Ashley Way, Brian Kelly, Colin Teague

: Torchwood: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929031788
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: BBC Warner
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Running Time: 637 minutes
Sales Rank: 29604
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2008



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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/16/2008 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg

Amazon.com:
More than a spin-off of the Russell T. Davies incarnation of Doctor Who, the BBC series Torchwood is a wholly enjoyable blend of drama, science-fiction thrills, and mature subject matter that never fails to deliver its main purpose: to entertain on a weekly basis. John Barrowman, who captured the imagination of Who fans during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras as 51st-century adventurer Capt. Jack Harkness, returns as the dashing, immortal time traveler; here, he's the head of Torchwood, a covert organization that investigates extraterrestrial and supernatural events on Earth without the help of the British government or United Nations. Eve Myles is a police constable who joins the team after discovering them in the middle of bringing a stabbing victim back to life (in the debut episode, 'Everything Changes'), and she brings a decidedly human touch to the Torchwood team's tech-driven investigations. Among the mysteries encountered over the course of the 13-episode series: an alien gas that absorbs humans during sex ('Day One'); a half-human, half-Cyberman female with a connection to Torchwood support man Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) in 'Cyberwoman'; a rash of cannibalistic murders ('Countrycide'); a very different kind of fairies than the ones of legend ('Small Worlds'); and most impressively of all, a skyscraper-sized demon that threatens to plunge the Torchwood team--and the world itself--into chaos ('End of Days,' which features an off-screen cameo by a certain Time Lord). What separates Torchwood from the most modern television science fiction (save, say,

Heroes and Battlestar Galactica) is the frankly adult tone of the series: The violence is plentiful and occasionally graphic, and there are frequent bedroom couplings between the team members and supporting players. There's also a maturity to the relationships that exceeds the usual scope of sci-fi, most notably in the affecting 'Captain Jack Harkness,' which sends him back to the London Blitz, where he meets and falls in love with a handsome American pilot who happens to share his name. Their love affair, like the majority of Torchwood's 'grown-up' storylines, is handled with taste and real emotion. Extras on the First Series Blu-ray are remarkably plentiful; entirely new behind-the-scenes featurettes explore the main characters and their major story arcs, location shooting, the impressive SUV that the team drives, and the show's extensive special effects and alien creations. Barrowman also contributes a very funny 'Captain's Log,' which invites viewers to join him on one of the final shooting days of the series. Torchwood Declassified is a 13-part program that explored each episode on BBC Three and the BBC's Torchwood website. Commentaries are offered for all 13 episodes, with Davies, Barrowman, Myles, Burn Gorman (who plays Torchwood's medical officer, Owen Harper), David-Lloyd, producers Richard Stokes and Julie Gardner, and various episode writers, directors, and producers all lending their voices. A small battery of deleted scenes and outtakes round out this impressive set. --Paul Gaita

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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Yes, it's not Doctor Who...
...that's why the show is called Torchwood.

"Torchwood: outside the government, beyond ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great for mature adults!
"Torchwood" is to "Doctor Who" like "The Dark Knight" is to "Batman;" same source material, but different. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I love this show. Great on HDTV.
The first time I learned about Torchwood was on HDNet. I saw a preview. What caught my attention was not the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Stylish, dark, funny, sexy
Although I don't usually review films or TV, I thought it was a shame to let one customer's biases color prospective ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - NOT DOCTOR WHO!
Torchwood is Russell Davies gay sci fi. A dark sci fi show that is in no way for kids due to being so dark and so many ... Read More


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