[SciFiWire] BBC's Torchwood Has U.S. Roots

[Cassie Hughes]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/news_thumbnails/barrowman_torchwood_tn.jpg Julie Gardner, executive producer of the BBC series Torchwood and head of drama development for BBC Wales, told SCI FI Wire that the series grew out of a fascination with American science fiction TV shows, particularly those on the air in the 1990s.

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[prydain]

I tried watching Torchwood, I just couldn't get into it. I'll probably try again eventually...

From what I saw it didn't seem much like an American show. At all.

[Vilandra]

And hence the basis of it's appeal lol

[prydain]

But it's supposed to be similar to American shows, lol. :)

And to be honest, from what I've seen it's not much better than Smallville, and you know how I feel about that show.

[Bored of the Dead]

But it's supposed to be similar to American shows, lol. :)

And to be honest, from what I've seen it's not much better than Smallville, and you know how I feel about that show.

Its ALOT better than Smallville, you have to give it a proper chance.

I would actually say that it draws from Angel quite abit and has similar scenes.