I'm committed to the no spoilers thing, but as these hours of Torchwood play on BBC America starting July 20 I'll be posting after each, so if you're saving them up for one sit down, well ... don't!
Or, read this blog through a button hole in your coat starting July 21 to make sure not to see anything untoward.
(This is actually a good idea with everything here. I watched all of 2001 A Space Odyssey through the button hole of my Navy Pea Coat when I was a kid. I was one of those kids that had a problem dealing with the vastness of space, only to be cured by an addiction to Doctor Who, which for many reasons makes me more hopeful about the vast unknown.)
UGO's got RTD today is advance of the US premiere. I would surmise that the reason for the staggered premiere was so that the cast and Russell could do advance publicity, but frankly if this is all they got, a Q&A at UGO.com, they need new press people.
Why aren't Eve and John here doing TV? I don't get it.
Okay, the interview ... and click here for all of it:
UGO: What do you make of the reception it's received here in the States?
Russell: We're delighted it's been so
accepted in America because I was very worried about coming to a
country that has a lot more science fiction output than we do. You've
got all these shows,
Battlestar Galactica,
Stargate - there's a lot more science fiction output than in the UK so I was worried that
Torchwood
would get lost, but perhaps the fact that it's British and slightly
different than other American shows is part of the appeal. I think we
had freedom with the characters and their sexuality, for instance. Not
that other American shows don't, there's a lot of American programs
that have done a great job with that before, like what Joss Whedon did
with Tara and Willow on
Buffy. I think we've got a kind of
freewheeling feel and people want to join in on the fun. We've got a
great cast - and with sci-fi, no matter how many aliens and spaceships
you've got, people really come back for the cast. We struck gold with
our central cast all those years ago and we appreciate what they do for
us. That's what's really kept us alive.
About the ratings, we mentioned that they opened on BBC One at 5.9 million with a small drop of 300,000 for the second stanza, per Broadcast Now UK.
And the show continues tonight on BBC One and as I said, soon here.
Not soon enough.
One more thing from Davies on what he's watching from the US these days:
I thought (Caprica) was a magnificent piece of work. And I've always enjoyed Battlestar Galactica because anyone with a brain because does - it's just beautiful. And True Blood
is my latest discovery. I literally watched the DVD set over three days
and I was completely devoted to it. I thought it was wonderful. It was
lovely to watch!
The man has good taste.
