Torchwood

[Anarky]

For all those who think Dr. Who is just a bit too much, there's Torchwood. Torchwood is outside of the government, above the police. They're the ones who clean up messes we can't even begin to imagine. Because the 21st century is when it all changes, and we need to be prepared.

And then there's Constable Gwen Cooper. One day, she gets too nosy, finds the base of Torchwood 3 ("Torchwood 1 was destroyed. Torchwood 2, up in Glasgow, now there's a really, really strange man up there. Torchwood 3 is us and we lost Torchwood 4, but I'm sure we'll find it any day now.") and gets in as a replacement for the first loss to the team. The leader of Torchwood 3, conveniently located in Cardiff, is Captain Jack Harkness who's not called Captain Jack Harkness at all and can't die for some reason. He also has a hand in the office, a severed hand who belongs to someone we all know.

So we follow Torchwood 3 as they fight sex-obsessed aliens, Weevils, the remains of the Cybermen and all sorts of pangalactic scum. All while including lines like:

I bet you ten quid they're DNA specialists. It's all DNA these days. Like that CSI bollocks. CSI Cardiff, I'd like to see that. They'd be measuring the velocity of a kebab.

Not only is the series topnotch sci-fi, no, it also has british accents and british humour. It's a really good series. I'm now watching series one, who was recently completed and I can't wait for the second series. Sure, it helps if you've seen the new Dr. Who series, but you don't have to. And it's got a very interesting setting and the cast is fantastic too. I don't know if it's aired in the US yet, but if it hasn't, you really should make effort to see it. Oh, and it's out on DVD... soon to be in my possession.

And for fans of the Whoniverse, this series is a must anyways. So, how did you like the first season then? And who didn't like the omnipresent word "snogging"?