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altariel ([personal profile] altariel) wrote2011-07-22 12:30 pm
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Torchwood: Miracle Day

Right. Obviously Miracle Day is thoroughgoing bobbins (and rather bland and dull bobbins too), but last night's mad magic potion sequence made me feel fond of Torchwood for the very first time. Eve Myles the best thing in it by a country mile.

To my mind now obviously has nothing to do with SF/F any more, but has turned into action adventure with a hundreds-and-thousands sprinkling of technobabble. Seems to be feeling its way towards Burn Notice: small team of outcasts solving problem of the week with slightly preposterous use of whatever is to hand (Burn Notice obviously owing lots to The A-Team). But Torchwood nowhere near as savvy or well-crafted as Burn Notice. And Torchwood has nobody to compare with the Dream Team of Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless.

To my complete surprise, I am going to watch episode 3.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2011-07-22 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It *is* the same actress, then. I never watched "Burn Notice" - planned to, but German TV showed it at a time that wasn't convenient for me. So yeah, she's the one I don't like. I liked Tyne Daly a lot, though, but only in Cagney and Lacey. In "Judging Amy", she was a lot less likeable, although interesting. And Sharon Gless had a guest apperarance in that one.