Jules Jones

Last year I started going through the Torchwood boxset (there was only one boxset at the time), and doing "my thorts" posts as I worked my way through each episode/disc. That stopped when I got the day job, but since I have a small mountain range of ironing to do today, I'm looking for something to watch while I do it. Hence resumption where I left off, with the special features on disc 3. (If you're reading this on the Dreamwidth journal, you'll need to go over to LJ and pick up the torchwood tag to see previous installments.)


Torchwood: Sex, Violence, Blood and Gore

Declassified that does what it says on the tin. Focus on eps 6, 7, 8. In amongst the tittering about "aren't we post-watershed!!!" there's some serious discussion about the production choices made.


Torchwood The Team and Their Troubles

Ianto and Evan
Short feature discussing the way Countrycide sees Ianto out of the Hub and acting as a full member of the field team for the first time. Some nice stuff in this one, worth watching.

Toshiko and Mary
Short feature looking at Toshiko as a character, and how the special effects team created Mary's alien form. Remarkably little "we're so post-watershed" silliness, and a nice piece for those who like background material.

The boxset has plenty of additional material to give people a reason to buy it, including mini-documentaries and a collection of deleted scenes. A lot of it's only worth watching once, but it's more than space-filler, and some of the deleted scenes are well worth having.

( Torchwood series 1 boxset -- special features disc 1 )