Everything Changes S1 Ep1

Everything Changes sees the Doctor Who Spin-off kick off on a high. The story begins with a murder which is then taken over by a team of experts who have special access called Torchwood. At the murder scene Gwen Cooper happens to see the team of experts somehow bring the murder victim back to life using a glove. As the story continues Gwen starts to try and investigate this team and find out about the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness. This leads her to see a man being torn apart by a monster which she originally thought was a man in a mask. Eventually after close observations Gwen Cooper manages to track down the Torchwood Team and their base which is hidden away underground. Captain Jack Harkness strangely introduces Gwen to the team which consists off Owen Harper, Suzie Costello, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones. Jack also introduces her to the creature that she saw kill someone that have been named Weevils. Gwen is soon drugged with a amnesia pill which makes her forget her ever meeting Torchwood. Gwen however soon remembers Torchwood as she starts to piece together the latest murders which leads her back to the Torchwood base to find out Suzie killed the victims. This then leads Suzie to shoot Jack but then shoot herself when Jack stands back up seemly unaffected by the blast. Gwen is soon offered to join the Torchwood team as Jack explains that something happened to him a long time ago and ever since he can not die. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this episode as I thought the character of Gwen was very clever and I found it started the series of great and keeps you hooked. Overall I would give this episode a 8/10.

TV Choice Awards 2007

Last night at the British TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Torchwood managed to grab a award for its first series. Torchwood won the award for Best New Drama. I'd like to take the time to congratulate Torchwood for all it's success and to wish them the best of luck for there second series.

Torchwood Series 1 DVD Features

SCI-FI WIRE has announced a list of features which are to be included in the Torchwood Series 1 DVD due to be released January 8, 2008. The features can be seen below.

The bonus features include the featurettes Welcome to Torchwood; Torchwood on the Scene; Torchwood Out of this World; Torchwood Sex, Violence, Blood and Gore; Torchwood on the Road; The Team and Their Troubles; Torchwood: Moments in the Making; The Captain's Log; Torchwood on Time; and Torchwood Declassified. The DVD will also feature deleted scenes, audio commentary on all 13 first-season episodes and outtakes

News Where Are You?

Well you may have noticed this blog has not been updated for just over a week now. The reason for this lack of posts is basically because of the lack of news to post. But i do intend to change this as soon i will be posting my own episode reviews for Torchwood Series 1. These reviews will come complete with if i liked the episode or i disliked it, what happened in the episode and also a score out of ten. Look out for these reviews shortly.

The Weekly Adventures of Torchwood Down Under

Greetings Woodies, since its premiere in Australia I have endeavoured to bring you advertising from Down Under. This week is no exception. Below you will find Channel 10 Australia's promotion for episode 7 "Greeks Baring Gifts". In addition to this, I've also got another Australian review for you from The Age "Green Guide". This one, a lot more favourable than the last one from Ann-Maree Bellman as featured in my previous post.

Fergus Sheil has a lot better to say of the show, and doesn't fill his review with why? He loves adding humour and also shows us his Welsh side, in his closing statement. The review goes as follows . . .

'Torchwood
Channel Ten, 9.15pm

This anagrammatic Doctor Who spin-off for big kids has an impressive commitment to making Cardiff look like a cosmopolitan centre. Who would have guessed that the Welsh capital was the sort of place where fashionable young alien-hunters could enjoy chic shopping, same-sex kissing and hot clubbing when not reviving the dead with an oven mitt? Torchwood is the square-jawed, time-travelling, special operations answer to cosmic criminality that the Welsh have promised for so long. Tonight, Toshiko (Naoko Mori) meets a woman at a bar who gives her a strange mind-reading pendant. When Tosh puts it on, she is overwhelmed by the thoughts of others and by a sudden desire to tap into her new friend's orgasmic energy. The other members of the Torchwood gang are left pondering the connection between a centuries-old skeleton and a strange metal contraption unearthed side-by-side in a field. As they say in the valleys, "cymerwch ofal rhag ofn i chi brynu cath mewn cwd" - take care lest you buy a cat in a sack.'

OK that's Fergus Sheil's view, hopefully he will be doing next weeks one as well. Otherwise we will yet again have to suffer Ann-Maree Bellman's drivel, of 3 paragraphs worth of why? Enjoy the video below. 'Til next time Woodies peace, and may The Age promote Fergus Sheil.

Australian Trailer for S1E07 "Greeks Baring Gifts"



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The Not So Glorious Australian "Countrycide" . . .

Strange title for post, yes Woodies? Well there is a purpose to it. Along with my usual posting of Australian Promos, this one comes with a review as well. Ann-Maree Bellman of "The Age - Green Guide (TV Magazine Lift-out)" has this to say about tonight's episode "Countrycide". Not very flattering to our gang, and quite obviously not impressed by the show so far.

The review goes as follows . . . . .

"Torchwood
Channel Ten, 9.30pm

It's Famous Five Go Camping meets The Blair Witch Chainsaw Massacre when the team venture into rural Wales to investigate a series of disappearances. The new take on Doctor Who has been marvellous TV, so it was a given I'd follow one of its characters, charming conman Captain Jack Harkness, to this darker, sex-obsessed spin-off. This episode is scary in a horror-by-numbers way, especially as we're not sure yet whether the writers are willing to kill off main characters, but somewhere in the midst of the gore fest, I stopped thinking Who, and started thinking Why? Why are they investigating this one? Why so angsty about their work when they could up and leave? Why are these scared and confused misfits Earth's last defence? Why all the leaping around corners with guns? Why has Jack Harkness gone all Jack Bauer on us? Why are the characterisations so confused? Why does Torchwood possess all the technology on the planet (and off it) but have ancient-looking army tents? Why, in fact, don't I keep my regular appointment with the Doctor, but let Torchwood slip into the rift?"

Well that's Ann-Maree Bellman's take on Countrycide and Torchwood as a whole. All she seemed to state all the way through the review, was why? Why indeed Ann-Maree would you waste readers time with something so condescending and trivial, as what you have written. Perhaps Ann-Maree what you really need to do is watch the episode again, it was truly one of the highlights of the first season. Maybe Ann-Maree you need to take advice from the old idiom, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". I am sure most readers of this blog, would agree with me 100%. Anyway here is the trailer, you've heard enough from me today so make your own judgement on it.

Australian Trailer for S1E06 "Countrycide"



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Those Fairies . . . .

Its becoming a challenge now Woodies, to put something up here that you haven't seen previously elsewhere. I have posted Australian trailers here for you before, and this post will not change that pattern. Just for a change though, Channel 10 Australia has decided to alter the format of their trailers.

This one is for "Small Worlds" the fifth episode of season one, you know the episode with evil fairies. Now a lot of you out there probably know some yourselves, but they're not all evil. Sorry bad joke, any way this new format of 10's seems to have upped the pace a bit from their previous ones. I hope you like it. For some reason 10 is still advertising it as a new series, how many episodes will it take for this to change? I wonder. My next challenge is to find you a trailer for Torchwood in a foreign language.

I actually thought I would have been able to do this for you today, as Torchwood has just started screening in Mexico this week on Canal 22 (presumably Channel 22). Torchwood will be screened twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays there. If this site has any Spanish speaking people reading this, please reply to the post in the comments area I would like some confirmation. 'Til next time Woodies peace, and beware the fairies are apparently making a return in season two (or so rumour has it).

Australian Trailer for S1E05 "Small Worlds"

It's not my Girlfriend, I promise . . .

G'day Woodies,

Cyberman back again with yet another Australian promo. This time covering episode 4 "Cyberwoman". During this episode we all learnt that Ianto had been harbouring an active cyberman or in this case cyberwoman, inside the Hub. He had also acquired a cyber conversion unit, all this had been done behind the backs of the rest of the team. Bad, bad Ianto. The cyberwoman turned out to be none other than his girlfriend Lisa, who had only been partially upgraded.

This trailer again features unnecessary Australian voice overs, which for some reason end up being added in virtually all advertisements down under. This episode has actually already screened, the promo you are about to view was shown on its air date around an hour before the show. I hope you like it.

'Till next time Woodies peace, and keep your eyes peeled for filming in the Cardiff area.

Torchwood Australian Tonight Promo S1E04 "Cyberwoman"



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100TH Post - Yay, streamers, party whistles and all that!

Hello Woodies,

its the Cyberman back again to treat you with some more video, from way down south. Way, way, down south, that is. Today I have for you yet another Australian Promo for Torchwoods' series one screening. This is the second promo for for S1E03 "Ghost Machine" and goes for only 14 seconds.

A lot you are probably saying to yourselves, I love these video postings but I can't save them. Well the people over at Real Networks have thankfully solved all of your problems there, in there latest release of Real Player. Real Player 11 Beta now allows you to record streaming video, and yes that means most YouTube videos. You can obtain the software from this link here, try it out for yourself.

Next up, some actual news with full confirmation today from the BBC about Freema Ageyman (Martha Jones from Doctor Who) making an appearance in 3 episodes of Torchwood Series 2. It will be interesting to see Freema and John Barrowmans on screen chemistry again, after 3 episodes together in series 3 of Doctor Who. Many fans after watching "The Last Of The Time Lords" would of been wondering if Martha was leaving the series.

Well as we earlier confirmed here at Torchwood PR, this not the case at all. Martha Jones will be rejoining the Doctor mid Series 4, and also making an appearance in Torchwood. Great news, really (I am not going to say seriously here again, Channel 10 can do it for me). Any way the video . . . . . . 'Til next time Woodies, peace and now the wait for Xmas Who and series 2 Torchwood.

Torchwood S1E03 Australian Promo 2


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Martha In Torchwood, Australian Fan Club and other STUFF!

Hello Woodies, the Cyberman is back again with some more Australian trailer goodness for you. I would also like to welcome into the realm of Torchwood, possibly the first of many Australian Torchwood sites (besides the channel ten site), The Torchwood Fan Club Of Australia. The site has only been up for around a week, but has already gathered many members. On behalf of Torchwood PR, welcome Aussie Woodies!

For Australian visitors I would, encourage you to check out "Torchwood Declassified" in our links section. Declassified is a behind the scenes series shown in the UK only (at this stage), covering each episode of the show. Each Declassified runs for approximately 8 to 10 minutes and will give you all the ins and outs from the cast and crew.

Next up some news, relating to both Torchwood and its parent series Doctor Who. Regular visitors to Torchwood PR and BadWolf PR would be aware that a few months back, rumours were flying around the net regarding Freema Agyeman. The rumours were that she had been sacked from the series, this was later debunked by the BBC as being completely untrue. Well different rumours are now circulating about Freema, that she will only appear in a few episodes of Doctor Who series 4 (not the Christmas special which starts filming next week).

Apparently Freema will also be appearing in a few episodes of Torchwood. This begs the question does Martha return to Cardiff with Captain Jack? We will all know the answer to this within the next 24 hours, with the final episode of series 3 premiering tonight in the UK. The original article about this can be seen at the Mirror's website (UK newspaper).

The article also goes to on to mention Kylie Minogues' appearance in this years Christmas special. It also mentions that the Doctor will be getting a new companion, which I imagine Martha is quite jealous of. Regarding Marthas' Torchwood appearance (and I am only speculating here), I imagine she might pop up in the episode tentatively titled "Adam". As all Whovians would be aware, Adam is the only companion to be evicted from the Tardis Big Brother style. He was not happy about this when it happened, and his storyline has not really been bought to a conclusion. For this reason it is thought, the episode maybe about him. It makes sense that Martha would be ideal help to the Torchwood team, to assist Jack, Gwen and co.

This trailer is the "next time" trailer, featured at the end of episode two. Its 30 seconds in duration, and features all the usual Aussie voice overs. I hope you enjoy it. 'Til next time Woodies, peace and now the countdown commences to Jack's final Who appearance for the year.

Torchwood S1E03 Australian Promo 1



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Day One Australian Promo

Back again Woodies, with another Australian promo for Torchwood. This time around with one for the strangely titled second episode, Day One. Channel Ten in Australia, which screens Torchwood Monday nights at 9.40pm, is absolutely hammering the advertising for the show. Hey we don't mind do we? It gives us things like this, enjoy. 'Til next time Woodies.

Torchwood Australian S1E02 Promo 1 (30 Seconds)



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Number Three

Back again Woodies, with an additional Australian promo as promised. This one is only 15 seconds in duration, but packs a lot of action into a small time frame (no that wasn't a "time" joke). If there are any more of these prior to Episode Two, this will have to do, after all you've probably seen all of the footage in them any way.

This trailer although it has a similar preview picture (allocated by youtube) is different to what has been seen so far. It does contain similar scenes to those already posted, but is much faster paced. Enjoy. 'Til next time Woodies, peace and be patient Captain Jack returns tomorrow.

Torchwood Australian Trailer 3 (15 Seconds)



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More Aussie Eye Candy

G'day Woodies, I'm back with another 30 second promo for Torchwoods Australian premiere. This one focuses on the Gwen (Eve Mlyes) and Jack (John Barrowman) dynamic, perhaps in an attempt to keep the public guessing. I hope you all are enjoying these videos, and I will continue to bring you more of these as they air.

For the time being though enjoy this one, another will follow shortly. The next one is only 15 seconds. 'Til next time Woodies, peace

Torchwood Australian Trailer 2 (30 Seconds)



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Australian Eye Candy

Hello Woodies. Today I have a special treat for you, the 30 second Australian Promo for Torchwood. This is one of two, the other one will be posted later. The trailer advises us that Torchwood will now premiere at 9.40pm on Monday 18th of June 2007. The show had been previously been advertised for 9.30pm.

A bit of Whoniverse, rescheduling. Lets hope it doesn't start a trend of being aired later each week. Enjoy. 'Til next time Woodies, peace.

Torchwood Australian Trailer 1 (30 Seconds)


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Australian Website Is Up!

Channel 10 in Australia has put up its own website, in preparation for the shows season one premiere on the 18th of June at 9.30. The website includes a guide to the series and a commentary by Russell T Davies. It also contains a guide to the characters, a photo gallery and a poll which asks the question "What is Torchwood an Anagram for?" Gee, I wonder?

Eve Myles and Naoko Mori have both done a Q & A on how they think Australians will respond to Torchwood. During the questioning Eve states she has the intention of heading to Australia, sometime before this Christmas. Good news for Australian fans.

The website can be seen by following this link. An interesting inclusion in the site are pictures of Suzie, even in the the title banner. Perhaps this has been done deliberately to throw fans off. After all in the advertisements it has already stated that Jack can't die, that in itself is a major spoiler.

Great to see an Australian Channel making an effort with their site, unlike Channel 2 with Doctor Who (ie: see external site, being the official one). 'Til next time Woodies.




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Australian Promo

Lots of whispering and Captain Jack, that's what Woodies have started to see for Torchwood airing late at night on Channel 10 in Australia. This promo which only goes for 10 seconds contains one major spoiler for Everything Changes, without even showing the scene. The commercial takes the unusual step of announcing that Jack can't die, before the first episode has aired.

Perhaps this was done to give Channel 10 a different angle with their marketing, as Doctor Who is shown on ABC TV (Channel 2) in Australia not 10. This promo is not shown in perspective, hopefully someone will post another version on YouTube. For the time being though, it will have to do here it is, enjoy.



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Box Set

The Torchwood Complete Series 1 DVD box is coming out on November 27th. No more information yet about what if any extras will be on it. Most probably there will be some Deleted Scenes.

Torchwood Declassified End Of Days

As we move it to season where absolutely no Torchwood news is around what better way to boost your need for Torchwood then to watch Declassified behind the screens. The End Of Days Declassified can be seen above.

Torchwood Declassified Captain Jack Harkness

As we move it to season where absolutely no Torchwood news is around what better way to boost your need for Torchwood then to watch Declassified behind the screens. The Captain Jack Harkness Declassified can be seen above.

Julie Gives The Word!

Originally it was going to be this year, then it was 2008. The cast then piped up saying it was on track for this year, now Julie Gardner (BBC’s Controller of Drama) offers her 2p worth by letting us know its next year, 2008. Obviously the cast just aren't in the loop, oh well at least we finally have some clarity now.

Julie claims that the reason for the move to January 2008, is to avoid a rush job so as everything goes smoothly. Well I thought everything changes, at least that's what the first episode of series one told us last year. It sure enough has, many times with the second series' start date.

Ms Gardner states, "Last year, we started filming in March and we were on air with 13 episodes from late September, which was just so, so hectic. And we didn't really have enough time – it was absolutely frantic from day one of prep, it was all hands on deck."

Thanks Julie, for finally putting the matter to rest. Now we know how long we have to wait, we can all sleep at night. Alternatively we also know, that there's a few more viewings of our Series One DVD copies in the interim to have. I'm off now, for the time being see you later Woodies.


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