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Torchwood: US Branch…

Published by Richard Kirsch on Jan 19th, 2007 in News, Rumors with 4 Comments

Torchwood USA

 The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Fox is looking to bring Torchwood to US audiences. Now after our little April Fool’s Day joke it may look like I’m just crying wolf, but I assure you, this one I did not make up. However, unlike most US versions of British shows, Torchwood will be retaining it’s original creative team. RTD, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter are all said to be on board to produce the show in conjunction with BBC Worldwide Prods. And it may seem like John Barrowman might be joining the cast.
Not brought up in the article though is whether this show will be a total adaptation or will it be more of a spin-off, much like CSI: Miami, NCIS: Los Angeles, or Law & Order: Your Mom’s Room. My feeling is that Torchwood was a mandate brought up by Queen Victoria to protect the British Empire from extra terrestrial threats. So why would there be a US branch? But then again we have seen that Torchwood is very much active in the 41st century, so who knows. Personally I hope it’s more like a spin-off. I’m not sure it would work really well on it’s own. Not without Doctor Who’s history behind it. Another thing that worries me is how Hollywood handles the project. We’ve seen their take at before. But with RTD on board that kind of disaster might be avoided. My only other concern the show getting too watered down like ABC’s Life on Mars remake. If you have seen the original but have not seen the remake let me tell ya, it was awful. Though if you get the chance to see the original pilot that took place in Los Angeles and had Star Trek’s Colm Meaney, you can see what could have been. Another concern I have is the fact that in the US they want about twenty-two to twenty-four episodes per season. Would RTD and his creative team keep that up? That’s another thing that killed Life on Mars: USA. When the writers had gone through all the original scripts, they were on their own and they were awful. Well I guess right now we’ll just have to wait and see right?

I should also point out that there is a little blurb at the end of the article mentioning that Jane Tranter might try to reboot Doctor Who for the US market. Hey, maybe they’ll use my transforming dalek idea…

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4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Ben Parkin // Jan 19, 2010 at 11:13 pm

    Personally, I’m scared. Oh, I think it’s a pretty good idea, having an “International Torchwood” so to speak, and it miiiight even have the potential to bring the series back from Children of Earth (opinion: good story, terrible ending). But, Hollywood does not understand and cannot replicate British TV. If it gets off the ground, hooray! However, skepticism is high.

  • 2 daniel // Jan 20, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Because FOX did such a fantastic job with Dr. Who…

  • 3 Jay // Jan 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    at least RTD will be heading it, after all it is his creation

  • 4 Crystal // Jan 31, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    I think its a good idea but just like the first opinion I am kind of scared because Fox have way of cancaling t.v. season in the first year. But it seem BBC couldn’t make up its mind were torchwood should be air. So I think that it should be either on HBO or showtime because FOX its a t.v. section with some rules to followed. RTD probably want television program that you want say instead of being in trouble.

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