tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post1166675115247483854..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Torchwood Season TwoPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-26858686536366646672008-01-18T05:47:00.000+00:002008-01-18T05:47:00.000+00:00I posted more at the previous post.I like the old ...I posted more at the previous post.<BR/><BR/>I like the old Dr. Who. I don't watch TV.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-15033833271736655272008-01-17T23:17:00.000+00:002008-01-17T23:17:00.000+00:00It's not difficult to get a rise out of me on t'in...It's not difficult to get a rise out of me on t'internet, or anyone else for that matter. As I'm sure you'll find out in due course.<BR/><BR/>What I wanted to do in this piece, as I usually try and do in any TV-related piece, is bring out some of the cultural codes and meanings that pervade all programmes: to see whether there's stuff in there that challenges (bourgeois) common sense, or confirms it, as well as passing judgement on entertainment value (as all reviewers do). A particularly excellent example of this is Jim Jay's reflections on I Am Legend, which you can see <A HREF="http://jimjay.blogspot.com/2008/01/review-i-am-legend-caution-spoiler.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and the discussion earlier on this blog <A HREF="http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-am-legend.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I hoped that maybe some of the things I flagged up could act as talking points for a bit of a discussion. <BR/><BR/>For instance, for all its urban Welsh glamour(!?) aren't Torchwood really a glorified bunch of supercharged immigration officers? Do they not run round Cardiff hunting down illegals and holding them indefinitely in detention, or forcibly deporting them? Does Torchwood reinforce the idea of the dangerous, mysterious foreigners lurking at the margins of society, quietly plotting to attack us, invade us, brainwash us, etc?<BR/><BR/>Re: stats strategy, well, I'd long planned to blog about Torchwood anyway, and will probably do so when Dr Who comes back too. So stats weren't really a consideration. There's only one sure way to building a regular readership, and that's by blogging frequently and trying to make sure what you're saying is interesting and thought provoking. <BR/><BR/>Re: Splinters and Duncan, perhaps you could post on why so many lefty bloggers feel the need to write about Torchwood. Are Tory and other establishment bloggers as infatuated?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-35376841668784984782008-01-17T16:58:00.000+00:002008-01-17T16:58:00.000+00:00I'm a massive Doctor Who fan, even the old stuff w...I'm a massive Doctor Who fan, even the old stuff with the Blue Peter style 'here's one I made earlier' special effects, but I can't get into Torchwood.<BR/><BR/>What's so special about it? As splinteredsunrise says, everyones blogging it.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509096390836282563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-26782225796304331522008-01-17T16:36:00.000+00:002008-01-17T16:36:00.000+00:00It was terrible, but as I said in my post on the m...It was terrible, but as I said in my post on the matter, just snogging Spike aka Cap'n John makes you weak at the knees and paralyses you.<BR/><BR/>I woulda been only tooooo happy to take on grumpy Gwen's role. Well, someone has to do the smooching...and I am happy to smooch.Louisefeministahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279991897445225597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-25858089786079231272008-01-17T14:51:00.000+00:002008-01-17T14:51:00.000+00:00"Dear god, is everybody blogging Torchwood? Does t..."Dear god, is everybody blogging Torchwood? Does this tell us something about the left?<BR/>I was going to toss a coin between Lambert and the Serbian elections, but the lazy option won out."<BR/><BR/>wheras i'm even lazier, I'm just publishing various bits of pieces i've written over christmas - i've still got one on the prisons crisis to go up, although it's pre-government trying to remove the right to strike from prison officers.<BR/><BR/>as for torchwood, i wasn't impressed with the episodes i watched of the first season so i haven;t really bothered with it - well that and having several essays to do (one about which i may post up extensively features lenin's the state and revolution)Leftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-20068450176641849702008-01-17T13:42:00.000+00:002008-01-17T13:42:00.000+00:00Dear god, is everybody blogging Torchwood? Does th...Dear god, is everybody blogging Torchwood? Does this tell us something about the left?<BR/><BR/>I was going to toss a coin between Lambert and the Serbian elections, but the lazy option won out.splinteredsunrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512033657370443477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-10987548238366958642008-01-17T12:58:00.000+00:002008-01-17T12:58:00.000+00:00haha following on from the 'vital statistics' disc...haha following on from the 'vital statistics' discusion, when i think it was you who advised me to start heated discussions using 'comments'...i wanted to see how easy it would be to get a rise out of my brother phil... it wasnt hard :-)<BR/><BR/>however if i decided to cntinue ths wee polemic, it would go a little something like this - <BR/><BR/>My intention was not to question the content or its effect on the working class(which im sure we'll agree is set to be considerable). i was simply highlighting the link between recent 'vital statistics' posts and your own admission of 'stalinist targets' for the new year and an article which as far as i can see fails to bring out any of the political points. i.e the cuts and privatisation of parts of the BBC, impacting on torchwood like everything else, highlighting the temporary character of torchwoods 'better' season......etc etc<BR/><BR/>cheers phil that was fun! <BR/>wow now i really feel part of british left!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-81041942759713941942008-01-17T12:19:00.000+00:002008-01-17T12:19:00.000+00:00You will notice, dear heart, that one has posted r...You will notice, dear heart, that one has posted regularly on <A HREF="http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/search/label/TV" REL="nofollow">TV programmes</A> from the very beginning of this blog. Besides, what are workers the length and breadth of Britain more likely going to be talking about today? Labour's complaint that 80 Tory MPs have been caught with their snouts in the trough? The death of French Trot leader, Pierre Lambert? Or Torchwood? Next time The Socialist features a TV or film review, I'll do my Disgusted of Stoke-on-Trent bit and demand to know why there aren't yet more stories about why life is shit.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-17207282562819955612008-01-17T02:03:00.000+00:002008-01-17T02:03:00.000+00:00haha ive been sitting here for 30 mins trying to ...haha ive been sitting here for 30 mins trying to think of an important subject to blog about. maybe prison over-crowding, the effects of exploitation in film or possibly an effective strategy for the protection of sex workers...no dont worry about it ! just watch some pap on the box and make it sound like a subject of crucial importance.....looking for some torchwood fans for your stats phil??<BR/><BR/>adam<BR/>www.abitlikelenin.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-57338599026623815942008-01-16T23:55:00.000+00:002008-01-16T23:55:00.000+00:00It was very good, although not 100% convincing. Th...It was very good, although not 100% convincing. The first season was very hit-and-miss; this one looks like it'll be a bit more structured, which should improve consistency. I'll always have a soft spot for the show because I lived in Cardiff for three years and I'm glad it's being shown as the vibrant city it is rather than rehashing the old sheep/coal mining/rugby stereotypes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com