And here I thought this was going to be an easy pass

[rj_anderson]

Question: Do I want to watch Torchwood? It would be very helpful if someone on my f-list would tell me that it is smutty self-indulgent crap so that I no longer have to be tempted by the surprisingly good reviews I'm seeing elsewhere on my f-list. Thank you.

Comments

[the-gentleman.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's like Angel. Right now, they're forced to concentrate on the plot of a single episode to introduce new viewers to all the characters and concepts, but once they've got a decent backstory in place it should give writers more stuff to play with. Russel T. Davies only wrote the pilot, and the rest of the writers seem to be mostly new to Doctor Who in general, so it seems like it could go either way- although the BBC have probably sunk enough money in to it that they'll commission a few series, which should hopefully give it the time to find its feet.