SummaryTorchwood, a spin-off from the popular sci-fi show Doctor Who, follows a group of investigators working for the secret organisation of the same name. Set in Cardiff, Wales the team specialise in alien technology that has landed on Earth, and crime, whether it be alien or human. The mysterious Captain Jack Harkness is the leader of the equally mys... Read More
Torchwood (UK)
Season 1 Premiere:
Oct 22, 2006
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
83% Positive
48 Reviews
48 Reviews
14% Mixed
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3% Negative
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100
Torchwood: Children of Earth is one of the TV events of the year, and anyone with a taste for serious dark fantasy is encouraged to strap in for the thrilling, chilling and unnerving ride.
Jul 7, 2011
80
The story line is expertly structured, especially after the first hour's exposition, as potential explanations emerge and the pieces begin to fit together. And the writers maintain an all-important sense of humor, not just with the one-liners among the team members but with shrewd social satire.
80
Extraterrestrials are communicating through the young. But what do the visitors want? The answer and mankind’s response transform Children of Earth into an epic that should bring Torchwood to a wider audience. (The miniseries, a high point for summer television, will be available on DVD July 28.)
80
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.
Jul 1, 2011
75
The show is a bit of a junk heap--Fringe, Mission:Impossible and Death Becomes Her are in the pile--but it's a real adventure. [11 Jul 2011, p.34]
Jul 8, 2011
60
The way to keep both casual and hardcore sci-fi fans in the fold is to tell stories that revolve around memorable characters, to take on compelling questions and to give the tales intellectual and emotional plausibility. Torchwood: Miracle Day doesn't quite have all those elements nailed down all the time, but it gets reasonable chunks of those things right--enough to keep me tuning in and hoping that the story gains coherence (and not just speed) over the course of the season.
30
It at times seems like a pornographic parody of "The X-Files."
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
74% Positive
154 Ratings
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13% Mixed
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13% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
Oct 12, 2024
1
On pourra toujours se consoler en se disant qu’on peut se torcher avec cette série de Science-Fiction décalée et très bon marché, une série rosbif Tati dont l’écriture reste particulièrement pauvre. Une série qui peut faire illusion un épisode ou deux, puis qui vous ennuie au plus haut point et vous fait somnoler et même pioncer en fin de compte ! Alors, on passe à autre chose : l’humour anglais abrutissant a ses limites (nombreuses) et le côté grotesque permanent de cette lamentable affaire nuit énormément au peu de crédibilité dont elle disposait au départ. Mais si on peut recycler finalement cette série de merde en torche-cul, alors, oui, tout n’est pas perdu !
Production Company:
- BBC Wales
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- BBC Worldwide Productions
Initial Release Date:Oct 22, 2006
Number of seasons:4 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
BAFTA Awards, Wales
• 5 Wins & 15 Nominations
SFX Awards, UK
• 3 Wins & 10 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
