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by Laura Kelley Posted:January 19th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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Fox is developing a U.S. version of the hit British sci-fi show Torchwood, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show’s original producing team of Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner, who famously revamped Doctor Who in 2005, will be writing the pilot, a BBC Worldwide production. This is big news for fans of the show, as it will be exciting to see what changes are made to the show’s UK format. The new show is said to contain a “more global” plotline rather than continuing the UK version’s typical smaller-scale style.
The show is about an “outside the law” group led by Captain Jack Harkness, played by the always awesome John Barrowman, that investigates and monitors alien activity while also adapting extraterrestrial technology for their own use. Torchwood is one of the spin-offs of the long-running Doctor Who, and last year’s Torchwood: Children of Earth miniseries broke BBC ratings records and was critically well-received so it’s no surprise that a U.S. adaptation of the show is being made. And hey, if there’s even a small chance that this means more John Barrowman on American TV, then chances are good that this show will be, as the Doctor would say, fantastic. As far as THR’s mention that Torchwood executive producer Jane Tranter might reboot Who for American audiences, that seems a bit unnecessary as a new season of the show airs next month with the eleventh doctor set to begin his run.
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I saw a couple of these and they had that super cheesy Dr. Who stink all over them. Joss Whedon's could pull it off–if he didn't have such a boner for Eliza Dushku to do anything worthwhile.
I wonder if they're going to eliminate or tone down all the gay elements. Seems lame if they did, but probably inevitable.
Great news the uk show is 1 of my favourite shows lets hope it is not watered down for US consumption ….
I am wondering how this is going to effect the UK show as nothing has been mentioned about a 4th series ??
This isn't going to work at all. Its FoX we're talking about here. Didn't they fumble a few potential hits in their hands just a short while ago?
They just cannot bring the real show here to the states can they? What a load of bollocks. I love the British version. Why put sour milk on it?
They already made it. It's called Sanctuary. And it's about as good [bad].
I saw a couple of these and they had that super cheesy Dr. Who stink all over them. Joss Whedon's could pull it off–if he didn't have such a boner for Eliza Dushku to do anything worthwhile.
I wonder if they're going to eliminate or tone down all the gay elements. Seems lame if they did, but probably inevitable.
Great news the uk show is 1 of my favourite shows lets hope it is not watered down for US consumption ….
I am wondering how this is going to effect the UK show as nothing has been mentioned about a 4th series ??
This isn't going to work at all. Its FoX we're talking about here. Didn't they fumble a few potential hits in their hands just a short while ago?
They just cannot bring the real show here to the states can they? What a load of bollocks. I love the British version. Why put sour milk on it?
They already made it. It's called Sanctuary. And it's about as good [bad].