Torchwood: Miracle Day

[altariel]

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.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I can't stand Sharon Gless, either

Ha! No, neither of these shows are for you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I've learned to intensely dislike Sharon Gless while watching "Cagney and Lacey", back in the Stone Age. I loved that show and every single character it - except hers. But it took me unti Queer As Folk US to really, really hate her. Assuming we're talking about the same actress - I tend to mix up the names sometimes.

I started off liking Gwen in the Torchwood pilot, actually. But it didn't last. I just can't stand Mary Sues.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I didn't like her all that much in Cagney and Lacey either, but she's marvellous in Burn Notice (she plays the lead character's evil genius mother). I didn't see QaF US. She's the one in Cagney and Lacey with blonde hair and the awkward relationship with her father. Tyne Daly is the one with dark hair that's married. (Tyne Daly appeared in a recent episode of Burn Notice, which was fun.)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

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.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I was the other way round with Gwen, I think - I found her dreadfully Mary-Sueish at first, but she developed into enough of a real character for me to tolerate, despite occasional slips back into specialness, by the second season.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree then, since I find her even worse in Season 2. (TW ends for my with S2, by the way) But that's okay. Life would be terribly boring if we agreed in everything.