I have *no* idea! It's all scarlettgirl's fault!
fandom_wank is Teh Crack. jennyo was talking about how all most TV shows are racist (not enough black people!!!), including Torchwood... which is of course set in *Wales*, not downtown NY. And the Welsh are probably grateful that there's someone beside Daffyd representing them on TV. Except Jenny doesn't care about people who've been oppressed if they're white: "I must honestly admit I don't give a shit about Welsh people, and that I will probably from now on hope that the Welsh are, in fact, further oppressed." Dude, you couldn't make it up! Aaaaanyway, read all about it here. *happy sigh* That's some quality wank! If nothing else it proves that the Torchwood fandom is completely bonkers and absolutely marvellous! To quote one of the comments, which might be my favourite ever:
"It involves alien-hunting and a cyborg fighting a pterodactyl, and I am quite, quite certain that every single pairing is canon. Just watch an episode, pick any two of the main characters, and I can pretty much assure you that it's either canon or will be canon in the near future. It's just a fanfic-writer's dream."
And also this, which also mentions the drawbacks:
"I think it has everything it needs to be able to make a really good show, once it finds its groove and figures out its characters and the writers get over their "OMG SEX! Tee-hee!" phase, but I really don't think that's going to happen in the first season. So far, the quality oscillates even more than New Who does, which is really kinda not good. Like, at all.
But in the meantime we have canon mpreg and hands in jars and pterodactyls getting punched in the face, not to mention the RAMPANT HO-YAY OMG YES, so hopefully that will keep us going until the quality evens out a bit. Well, that and the fanfic. XD"
This is a show to watch for the fandom! :)
"It involves alien-hunting and a cyborg fighting a pterodactyl, and I am quite, quite certain that every single pairing is canon. Just watch an episode, pick any two of the main characters, and I can pretty much assure you that it's either canon or will be canon in the near future. It's just a fanfic-writer's dream."
And also this, which also mentions the drawbacks:
"I think it has everything it needs to be able to make a really good show, once it finds its groove and figures out its characters and the writers get over their "OMG SEX! Tee-hee!" phase, but I really don't think that's going to happen in the first season. So far, the quality oscillates even more than New Who does, which is really kinda not good. Like, at all.
But in the meantime we have canon mpreg and hands in jars and pterodactyls getting punched in the face, not to mention the RAMPANT HO-YAY OMG YES, so hopefully that will keep us going until the quality evens out a bit. Well, that and the fanfic. XD"
This is a show to watch for the fandom! :)