More Torchwood News

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pointed out by dsample elsewhere:

Starz is also doing a 10 part animated web based spinoff, called Torchwood: Web of Lies which will star the voice of Eliza Dushku:

http://blastr.com/2011/06/its-official-eliza-dushku.php

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Ah, I didn't realise that was going to be animated, I assumed live action. Could be interesting.

Did you hear the US version of Torchwood is going to be different to the episodes they air in the UK though?

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How different?

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Nobody knows yet, but given Starz is a network that includes lots of nudity in its tv shows, and the BBC are airing it on BBC1 at 9pm, I think it's a certainty all of the sex and nudity is going to be cut at least.

Rumours that some of the gunplay and violence might get cut too, because the BBC aren't keen on lots of guns in the early evenings.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Oh dear...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

What with it airing 6 days later than the US, *and* cut, the fandom are not terribly happy.

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There might be late night uncut repeats, of course.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed, what with splitting Doctor Who into two parts, and then this story that we're not going to get any new Who next year, and now the assorted wrongdoings over Torchwood, it's rather giving the impression that the powers that be at the BBC who hate all things sci-fi, are back in charge of things.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

But surely that's post watershed.

C4 are showing Camelot, also a Starz programme, I believe, at 9:00pm. Haven't watched it, but I heard there was nudity in that, too.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

BBC1 prime time 9pm slot, when did you last see any nudity on BBC1?

Heck, I've watched movies that started around 11pm on BBC1, and they cut the nudity out.

I think if it were on BBC2, they'd have no issues with nudity. But BBC1...

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

Is it that rare these days? Must admit I rarely watch BBC1 in that slot, and what with Skyplus, I often can't remember what channel I'm watching anyway.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Gosh yes, nudity on BBC1 is practically unheard of these days. They even pixellated out John Barrowmans ass from CoE when it aired on BBC1, because they anticipated no end of complaints.