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| Torchwood - The Complete First Season | 
| Actors: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-lloyd
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 1023
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 650 minutes
Number Of Items: 7
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.1
MPN: E4205
UPC: 794051420527
EAN: 0794051420527
ASIN: B000VWE5OY
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 22, 2008
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Product Description
Separate from the government outside the police beyond the United Nations Torchwood sets its own rules. Led by the enigmatic ever watchful Captain Jack Harkness the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. Everyone who works for Torchwood is young. Some say that?s because it?s a new science. Others say it?s because they die young.Running Time: 650 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 794051420527 Manufacturer No: E4205
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More than a spin-off of the Russell T. Davies incarnation of Doctor Who, the BBC series Torchwood is a wholly enjoyable blend of drama, science-fiction thrills, and mature subject matter that never fails to deliver its main purpose: to entertain on a weekly basis. John Barrowman, who captured the imagination of Who fans during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras as 51st-century adventurer Capt. Jack Harkness, returns as the dashing, immortal time traveler; here, he's the head of Torchwood, a covert organization that investigates extraterrestrial and supernatural events on Earth without the help of the British government or United Nations. Eve Myles is a police constable who joins the team after discovering them in the middle of bringing a stabbing victim back to life (in the debut episode, "Everything Changes"), and she brings a decidedly human touch to the Torchwood team's tech-driven investigations. Among the mysteries encountered over the course of the 13-episode series: an alien gas that absorbs humans during sex ("Day One"); a half-human, half-Cyberman female with a connection to Torchwood support man Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) in "Cyberwoman"; a rash of cannibalistic murders ("Countrycide"); a very different kind of fairies than the ones of legend ("Small Worlds"); and most impressively of all, a skyscraper-sized demon that threatens to plunge the Torchwood team--and the world itself--into chaos ("End of Days," which features an off-screen cameo by a certain Time Lord). What separates Torchwood from the most modern television science fiction (save, say, Heroes and Battlestar Galactica) is the frankly adult tone of the series: The violence is plentiful and occasionally graphic, and there are frequent bedroom couplings between the team members and supporting players. There's also a maturity to the relationships that exceeds the usual scope of sci-fi, most notably in the affecting "Captain Jack Harkness," which sends him back to the London Blitz, where he meets and falls in love with a handsome American pilot who happens to share his name. Their love affair, like the majority of Torchwood's "grown-up" storylines, is handled with taste and real emotion. Extras on the First Series are remarkably plentiful; six of the seven discs include entirely new behind-the-scenes featurettes that explore the main characters and their major story arcs, location shooting, the impressive SUV that the team drives, and the show's extensive special effects and alien creations. Barrowman also contributes a very funny "Captain's Log," which invites viewers to join him on one of the final shooting days of the series. The entire seventh disc is given over to Torchwood Declassified, the 13-part program which explored each episode on BBC Three and the BBC's Torchwood website. Commentaries are offered for all 13 episodes, with Davies, Barrowman, Myles, Burn Gorman (who plays Torchwood's medical officer, Owen Harper), David-Lloyd, producers Richard Stokes and Julie Gardner, and various episode writers, directors, and producers all lending their voices. A small battery of deleted scenes and outtakes, as well as previews for DVD releases of other BBC programs, including Doctor Who and MI-5, round out this impressive set. --Paul Gaita Stills from Torchwood (click for larger image)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 108 more reviews...
 It's a Question of Values July 21, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
While the number of people who "found the review helpful" may not care for my opinion, I have to add my voice to those who think that the sexuality, homosexuality, violence, and gore turn what could have been an excellent series into a thoroughly disappointing one. The stories are imaginative. If they had stuck to the production values of "Dr. Who"(the show that this series was spun off from) this would have been an excellent program.
Edgy, sexy and axtion packed July 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Edgier, sexier and more action packed than Doctor Who (still, no comparison!). Torchwood is a pretty darn good show. This show is a blend between The X-Files (Jack and Gwen have been referred to as Mulder and Scully many times) and Stargate Atlantis.
The show is about Torchwood, an organization created by Queen Victoria when she first encountered The Doctor back in the day, to protect Queen and Country. Each episode is in the format of "monster of the week" where Torchwood 3 (this group's Torchwood) must deal with the monster and their personal lives. Whilst engaged in the chase and danger, the show weaves in and out of each of the characters lives exploring their past and present. The show is successful because of the exploration of each character. It delves deeply into their psyches fleshing out their strengths, flaws and intentions. After watching this, you feel like you really know the characters. The first season deals with Gwen, a police constable, stumbling upon Torchwood and later joining the team, which is comprised of Toshiko (techno wiz), Owen (doctor), Jack (the leader) and Ianto (he makes coffee and looks good in a suit). The first season introducers use to the team, the rift and many many aliens.
 Fantastic Series. Great Extras. Horrible DVD quality July 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm tearing my hair out over this set. Having enjoyed the new "Dr. Who" series, and hearing great things about "Torchwood" I decided to check it out. Literally. I took it out of the library. The first disc in the set would not play. Locked up before ever getting to the main menu. After multiple attempts, we gave up and watched the rest of the set, and enjoyed it immensely. Enough that I decided to buy my own copy -- if only to be able to watch disc one!
So, my set arrived. And disc one wouldn't play. Locked up in the main menu. The one time I managed to get past the menu, it locked up 30 seconds into the episode. Contacted Amazon, they promptly sent out a replacement. Huzzah! Disc one played. Sort of. I got past the main menu, but 10 minutes into episode one, the picture started pixilating, the sound vanished intermittently, and it had repeated 'non-terminal' freeze-ups. (Non-terminal in that fast forwarding a few seconds allowed me to keep watching.) Under most circumstances I would return a disc of such poor quality, but I suspect that if I try again I'll just end up with another 'lock-up at main menu' set. (Looking at other reviews, it appears that I'm not the only one to get a defective set.) So I'll stick with it. Everthing else plays ok. But really, there is no excuse for such poor quality control in such an expensive set. I own many other BBC series on DVD, and none have this problem.
Now, for the program itself. Very enjoyable. Very dark, well written and interesting. My only complaint is that I could do with a bit less explicitness. "Dark" and "mature" themes (even sexual themes) can be presented very effectively without spelling it all out for us in the form of excessive nudity, blood, and in-your-fact sex. In fact, leaving things to the imagination is usually much MORE effective.
Looking forward to series two, and hoping that they get the production glitches ironed out.
 Most Refreshing New SciFi In Decades July 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This show is incredable! From the first introduction of Gwen, Jack, and the rest of the Torchwood crew, the action is fast-paced and action packed. Every episode seems longer than it actually is because of the sheer AMOUNT of story the writers and actors are able to pack into each segment. The characters are real, beleivable, and sympathetic. Captain Jack Harkness, played by stage and TV actor John Barrowman, is charismatic, cryptic, mysterious, and absolutely ruthless is carrying out the mission at hand, wether it's capturing a "weevil", romancing a coworker, or executing a member of the Torchwood team who's become corrupted by alien technology.
This series has several Dr. Who tie-ins, from the introduction of Jack Harkness in Season 1, to Jack joining the Doctor and Martha in Season 3 of Doctor Who, which on Jacks timeline occurs at the end of Season 1 and the start of Season 2 on Torchwood. There are also multiple episodes and references to Torchwood (albeit Torchwood London, which is not connected to Torchwood Cardiff, due to a breakaway alluded to by Jack but never fully explained, at least not yet) throughout Seasons 2 and 3 of DW.
The budget for this show must be generous, as illustrated by detailed alien makeup effects, and by the Hub (Torchwood headquarters, concealed beneath the Millenium Center in Cardiff, Wales). Numerous locations in and around Cardiff are featured as part of the action, including generous slices of ordinary life for the people of Cardiff, who have no idea where their city lies on a grand cosmic scale, and what lies concealed beneath their feet.
As Jack says in the title sequence, "The 21st Century's when everything changes. You have to be ready." With those words, you embark on a rollercoaster journey that will have you challenged, confused, questioning, and ultimately wishing you could become a member of Torchwood.
 If you liked the Mystery Science 3000 movies, this is for you!!!!! July 6, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read the other reviews here, and I'll admit it, they suckered me in. Mentioning CSI, and more importantly Firefly with this series is defamation of character. The special effects are so bad that I went back to look at the box to make sure this wasn't released in the 80's. The first episode was the best, after that I could only muscle through another 5 episodes, each one getting more stilted, and boring, and far fetched. I am a geek, so maybe a little tough, but REALLY, this is about the quality of "Earnest goes to (Space) Camp". Save your money, I'll give you mine!! Like I said, if you liked the movies on MS 3000 and couldn't understand why they were picking on them, buy this.
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