Dante Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Torchwood: The New World News sources at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour are reporting that the forthcoming fourth series of Torchwood will carry the title Torchwood: The New World. A post from The Hollywood Reporter gives details of the series' new characters and quotes from Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner: The new story will follow a CIA agent (Rex) and analyst (Ester) who tackle an alien-related global issue. Torchwood, having been destroyed and disbanded, is "like a legend now ... it's like something that's ceased to exist and is now spoken of only in whispers." Soon, Rex and Ester are on the run and are seeking out the help of Captain Jack and Gwen. "The two teams coming together is a big part of the story -- are they friends or enemies? There's a lot of sparks and excitement." "We definitely have a really big story to tell," added executive producer Julie Gardner. "It's absolutely rebooted to welcome in a new audience." .... The ten episodes will be very fast paced, telling a self-contained story with the miniseries "Children of Earth" being used as a template. Being on Starz, the show could potentially take advantage of looser standards for nudity and violence. "I've always had loose standards and practices," Davies said. "If the story demands intimacy or savagery, we will go there absolutely ... [but] there's nothing better than a great big global thriller that stops for a sex scene -- it's probably hard to make that happen in a thriller." The report also contains images of teaser posters which were seen at TCA; the images appear to be previously existing photos of John Barrowman and Eve Myles, with the legend "Torchwood: The New World, Coming Summer 2011." USA Today also has details on the series' tone, and more quotes from Davies: The team has left Wales for America, as creator Russell T. Davies has left Britain for Los Angeles. The case will tie the two remaining Torchwood members (Jack and Eve Myles's Gwen) to the CIA, and will expand into a world-wide threat. And yet, says Davies, it "will be faithful" to the BBC original. Davies says this story, which "had been ticking away in my mind for a long while," had not been planned as a Torchwood story at all. "And suddenly I thought, there's a popular show, there's a great story, let's put them together...It felt like it definitely could move forward and become new again." Though it will be newer and bigger, the tone won't change, says Davies. Barrowman's Jack will still be TV's only bi-sexual hero, character will still be stressed, and humor will still play a large part in the show's make-up. "I sit there in the editing room saying 'Don't cut that joke! Cut the plot, cut the murder, cut the story, but don't cut the joke.'...It will always be a cheeky show." RTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 and humor will still play a large part in the show's make-up. Got to admit, Barrowman's face is pretty laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Captain Jack of all trades, master of none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I like Starz and I like Jane Espenson so I look forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I call this show touchcloth for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Its a shame Touchwood was taken as it seems a more appropriate title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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