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mtemplar_ficI'll assume most of you have seen this, but just in case you haven't....
From THR:
Fox readying U.S. version of 'Torchwood'
Exclusive: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.”
The project is from BBC Worldwide Prods., with original series creator Russell Davies writing the script.
A more straight-faced spinoff of “Doctor Who,” “Torchwood” is about a covert group that investigates and fights alien activity. Two series aired domestically on BBC America as well as last year’s well reviewed stand-alone miniseries, “Children of Earth,” which broke all ratings records for the network. (If you're a fan of serious sci fi such as "Battlestar Galatica" and haven't seen "Children of Earth," rent it. You don't need to know anything about the series. And I know the previews for "Torchwood" can look silly. Trust me, it's terrific. Like "24" with aliens).
Unlike U.S. adaptations that have gone awry, “Torchwood” fans can take comfort that the original producing team is on board. In addition to Davies, exec producers include Davies’ producing partner Julie Gardner (former head of drama at BBC Wales for the show’s first season) and Jane Tranter (another BBC vet, now exec VP programming and production at BBC Worldwide Prods. in the U.S.).
Also, some of the current cast — most likely John Barrowman, who plays the immortal Capt. Jack Harkness — might star if Fox orders “Torchwood” to pilot.
As for the new show’s plot, the U.S. version will contain a global story line compared to the more localized sensibility of the first two BBC seasons.
Tranter might try to reboot “Doctor Who” for U.S. audiences while departing “Doctor Who” star David Tennant stars in NBC’s pilot “Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.” “Torchwood” (which is an anagram of “Doctor Who”) debuted in 2006 on BBC 3 and set ratings records, then was moved to BBC 1. Russell also reinvented “Doctor Who” in 2003 and was writer-creator of the series “Queer as Folk.”
Original article here: http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/fox-readying-us-version-of-torchwood-.html
So it looks as though Torchwood: LA is go? Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
garpu for the link!
From THR:
Fox readying U.S. version of 'Torchwood'
Exclusive: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.”
The project is from BBC Worldwide Prods., with original series creator Russell Davies writing the script.
A more straight-faced spinoff of “Doctor Who,” “Torchwood” is about a covert group that investigates and fights alien activity. Two series aired domestically on BBC America as well as last year’s well reviewed stand-alone miniseries, “Children of Earth,” which broke all ratings records for the network. (If you're a fan of serious sci fi such as "Battlestar Galatica" and haven't seen "Children of Earth," rent it. You don't need to know anything about the series. And I know the previews for "Torchwood" can look silly. Trust me, it's terrific. Like "24" with aliens).
Unlike U.S. adaptations that have gone awry, “Torchwood” fans can take comfort that the original producing team is on board. In addition to Davies, exec producers include Davies’ producing partner Julie Gardner (former head of drama at BBC Wales for the show’s first season) and Jane Tranter (another BBC vet, now exec VP programming and production at BBC Worldwide Prods. in the U.S.).
Also, some of the current cast — most likely John Barrowman, who plays the immortal Capt. Jack Harkness — might star if Fox orders “Torchwood” to pilot.
As for the new show’s plot, the U.S. version will contain a global story line compared to the more localized sensibility of the first two BBC seasons.
Tranter might try to reboot “Doctor Who” for U.S. audiences while departing “Doctor Who” star David Tennant stars in NBC’s pilot “Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.” “Torchwood” (which is an anagram of “Doctor Who”) debuted in 2006 on BBC 3 and set ratings records, then was moved to BBC 1. Russell also reinvented “Doctor Who” in 2003 and was writer-creator of the series “Queer as Folk.”
Original article here: http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/fox-readying-us-version-of-torchwood-.html
So it looks as though Torchwood: LA is go? Thanks to
garpu for the link!
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Date: 2010-01-19 04:12 pm (UTC)What boggles my mind is the last paragraph. Who in their right mind thinks rebooting Doctor Who for US audiences would even remotely work?
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Date: 2010-01-19 04:14 pm (UTC)YES! As much as I might like the idea of having more of RTD's DW, this worries me greatly.
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Date: 2010-01-19 05:22 pm (UTC)What I wonder if Fox would let them do is shoot it overlength and edit it down for commercials, and then what's on the DVDs and what BBCA gets is the full-length version?
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Date: 2010-01-19 06:52 pm (UTC)You're kidding, right?
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Date: 2010-01-19 04:18 pm (UTC)If they get their hands on Doctor Who? Like I said to
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Date: 2010-01-19 04:32 pm (UTC)Well, you've seen my post on the subject.
As far as US Who goes, I stand by my opinion that the only way to do it and not dilute or confuse the brand is to either use Paul McGann as Eight, or Christopher Eccleston as pre-Rose Nine or between-getting-rejected-and-coming-back Nine.
Otherwise their only sensible alternative would be to set up something weird, and dare I say it, timey-wimey to create a split-off version of the Doctor.
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