For the last couple of days, I've been basking in two delightful TW-related experiences, and eagerly looking forward to the icing on the fairy cake, Children of Earth. After such a long dry spell, it's almost overwhelming to have the radio plays and the culmination of the ask_world game on the same day ( Read more... )

This is only tangentially related to Torchwood, but I can't let the upcoming 90th birthday of an icon pass unacknowledged: Pete Seeger will be 90 on Sunday.  According to CNN, he performed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest recently with his grandson, and said in an interview:

"CNN: How important is it to have storytelling out there in this day in age?

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A post seems to have been removed and a wrist-slapping administered by the mods - well-deserved. The subject of the post was an attack on GDL's behavior and personal appearance at Hub 2. It was good to see that most responses pointed out that, while he may drink rather a lot by some people's standards, and his language can be rough, he behaves well ( Read more... )

Weapons Review - Torchwood Style

“Welcome to Torchwood Three. As our newest team member, you need to show me your skill level at a number of relevant activities, including marksmanship and selfdefense.”

“Torchwood One provided all of its employees with a basic level of weapons training and unarmed combat techniques, Sir.”

“Understood. I still need to ( Read more... )

Well, I'm going to start with some random and disjointed thoughts, as I get used to using the computer instead of a yellow pad and black pen. Was watching excerpts from "Cyberwoman" on Youtube and noticed two points: Jack did not force Ianto to execute Lisa, despite his threats, and the rest of the team did not allow Jack to bear the full ( Read more... )