tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post7880434868739522673..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: A Streetlamp SputtersStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61454510458071579532008-02-16T09:13:00.000+01:002008-02-16T09:13:00.000+01:00Thanks TimeWarden - knew you'd come through! ;-)Thanks TimeWarden - knew you'd come through! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3477384768434746162008-02-16T09:03:00.000+01:002008-02-16T09:03:00.000+01:00Rhys is played by Kai Owen.Rhys is played by Kai Owen.TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57259733719176310522008-02-16T08:10:00.000+01:002008-02-16T08:10:00.000+01:00I'm not entirely sure I like Rhys as a character b...I'm not entirely sure I like Rhys as a character but I agree you can't fault the acting of the guy who plays him (whose name I'm too lazy to look up). It just felt that they all pulled the stops out a little more in the episode and managed to produce something more than a little decent.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57267052318050628312008-02-16T07:23:00.000+01:002008-02-16T07:23:00.000+01:00Best piece of acting, in this episode, was the loo...Best piece of acting, in this episode, was the look of hurt in Rhys's eyes at Gwen's denial of their relationship. I think Kai Owen is one of the unsung actors in "Torchwood" despite my admiration for Burn Gorman!TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28822769367262777172008-02-15T14:43:00.000+01:002008-02-15T14:43:00.000+01:00I do know what you mean, OC... there's something "...I do know what you mean, OC... there's something "not quite there" about a lot og Torchwood. Karen summed it up best the other night when she turned to me and said that the thing about TW is that it's just an entertaining bit of fluff. And that's true. The conflict arises in the fact it purports itself to be a serious bit of sci-fi...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17236142086214229642008-02-15T14:15:00.000+01:002008-02-15T14:15:00.000+01:00As I was saying over on my blog, I thought it was ...As I was saying over on my blog, I thought it was mildly better than last week's. But only mildly. As you and I have both discussed, T-Wood has the ideas but somehow the overall delivery is just so ... average. <BR/><BR/>So why am I still watching it? Glutton for punishment I am.<BR/><BR/>As for Martha, let's wait and see eh? Without that whole wretched "Ooooh Dr I love you!" plotline she might actually come into her own. Of course there is that thing called acting and script as well...Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-69901769855746230012008-02-15T13:35:00.000+01:002008-02-15T13:35:00.000+01:00Hi Laura, thanks for the tip off. Not sure I can b...Hi Laura, thanks for the tip off. Not sure I can be bothered for Mr B - much as he seems a good egg. Now if it was Toshiko... that would be worth the cost of the train journey... and possibly the scolding from Karen for arriving home late.<BR/><BR/>Tris. My old friend, thst sums me up so well...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17194404708190647182008-02-15T11:24:00.000+01:002008-02-15T11:24:00.000+01:00As usual, a mixture of high culture (sneaky TS Eli...As usual, a mixture of high culture (sneaky TS Eliot reference in title) and brunette obsession! Tosh is clearly a sight for sore eyes!Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235856654790610822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6545098307793647842008-02-15T10:56:00.000+01:002008-02-15T10:56:00.000+01:00John Barrowman's in Oxford tonight signing copies ...John Barrowman's in Oxford tonight signing copies of his autobiography in Borders @ 5.30pm Steve, but I guess it's a bit a of a trek from Leamington!<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed Ashes to Ashes last night, but I haven't really got into Torchwood, seeing it as a bit of a secondrate spin-off from Dr Who. But then I haven't got a lot of spare time either.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48695640263713717012008-02-14T18:03:00.000+01:002008-02-14T18:03:00.000+01:00Rol, to my shame I didn't take note of the name of...Rol, to my shame I didn't take note of the name of episode's writer - thankfully the OC was more on the ball on that one!<BR/><BR/>Hi OC, you sound pretty cool towards the episode - I take it you still don't approve? I'm not sure I'm entirely pleased to see the return of Martha Jones; I fail to see what she will add to the show. I don't mean to be hard on the girl but she had no real oomph in DW and I don't see that that will have changed in TW...!<BR/><BR/>Ally, I must admit, the cardy suited Owen to a tee...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-72407990683961025192008-02-14T14:34:00.000+01:002008-02-14T14:34:00.000+01:00Casting Owen as a geek was brilliant, he acted the...Casting Owen as a geek was brilliant, he acted the part so well.MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-46047944142343045042008-02-14T13:53:00.000+01:002008-02-14T13:53:00.000+01:00No it wasn't. It was Catherine Tregenna again! It ...No it wasn't. It was Catherine Tregenna again! <BR/><BR/>It was mildly better than last week's. Interesting concept (alien implants false memories) with an all-too convenient resolution (let's swallow lots of amnesia pills!) And the ginger Adam wasn't much of a looker, he REALLY must have implanted some dirty memories inside that guillible Tosh's head. <BR/><BR/>At least Martha Bones, I mean Jones is back next week.<BR/><BR/>That's a point. Who will Martha end up sh&gging in the hub? Or will she rise above it all and manage to preserve her decency for the duration of her three episode contract?Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70885545212982501622008-02-14T13:11:00.000+01:002008-02-14T13:11:00.000+01:00I have to admire your dogged persistence, to keep ...I have to admire your dogged persistence, to keep prospecting in this particular seam after so much fool's gold... you deserve the reward of a half-decent episode for that.<BR/><BR/>I take it it WASN'T written by RTD.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com