Children of Earth

[Mistral]

A 5-part miniseries airing in July on BBCUSA, it's a Torchwood spin-off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Earth

Is this going to be a continuing series? And is it adult(ala Torchwood) or childish like Sarah Jane Chronicles? And why do the ads look like an update of The Stepford Wives with children instead of adults? And what rock have I been hiding under that I didn't hear about it until last night?

 

[Deckerd]

As far as I know it's not a Torchwood spin-off. It is Torchwood.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

It's not a spin off, it's just the title of the story that covers the 5 part series.
It's going to be shown over the space of 1 week.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Yep, it's not a spinoff, it's season 3.

 

[Mistral]

Yep, it's not a spinoff, it's season 3.

They called it a mini-series. Please tell me there will be a real Season 3 as well...

 

[Brendan Moody]

Well, there might or might not be another full 13-episode series in the future, but for all intents and purposes the five episodes of "Children of Earth" are the third series of Torchwood.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Yep, it's not a spinoff, it's season 3.

They called it a mini-series. Please tell me there will be a real Season 3 as well...

There may be a fourth next year, but this is all we're getting this year.

 

[Mistral]

Yep, it's not a spinoff, it's season 3.

They called it a mini-series. Please tell me there will be a real Season 3 as well...

There may be a fourth next year, but this is all we're getting this year.

Oh, fer crying out loud! What the hell, did BBC hire some American network execs or something so they can keep the people from getting what they want like they do over here?

 

[Bob The Skutter]

They called it a mini-series. Please tell me there will be a real Season 3 as well...

There may be a fourth next year, but this is all we're getting this year.

Oh, fer crying out loud! What the hell, did BBC hire some American network execs or something so they can keep the people from getting what they want like they do over here?

Budget cuts seem to be the likely reason.

 

[Mr Light]

If this were an American show it would be getting 22 episode seasons, not 5

 

[Bob The Skutter]

If this were an American show it would be getting 22 episode seasons, not 5

I, for one, am glad it's not.

 

[Mistral]

If this were an American show it would be getting 22 episode seasons, not 5

I, for one, am glad it's not.

I'd be good with an even dozen.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

If this were an American show it would be getting 22 episode seasons, not 5

I, for one, am glad it's not.

I'd be good with an even dozen.

If 5 is what it takes to tell the story, and tell it well, then I'm happy with 5.

 

[Silent_Bob]

Budget cuts seem to be the likely reason.

Actually the main reason for the reduced season is John Barrowman. Basically when it came to negotiations for the contracts for season 3, Barrowman said he would either only do it if they filmed series 3 and 4 back to back so he could have more time for other projects, or if it was a vastly shorter series. They went with option 2.

Of course thats only the official line. I remember when they were saying the reason why Doctor Who only had specials this year was so that David Tennant could have time to do other stuff, and still return for a full series next year, and look how that turned out.

 

[BrotherBenny]

Budget cuts seem to be the likely reason.

Actually the main reason for the reduced season is John Barrowman. Basically when it came to negotiations for the contracts for season 3, Barrowman said he would either only do it if they filmed series 3 and 4 back to back so he could have more time for other projects, or if it was a vastly shorter series. They went with option 2.

Of course thats only the official line. I remember when they were saying the reason why Doctor Who only had specials this year was so that David Tennant could have time to do other stuff, and still return for a full series next year, and look how that turned out.

Even that is BS. The truth is that it's all budget-saving measures. They just don't want to own up to that.

 

[Deckerd]

If the Beeb were short of cash for its most popular dramas, the whole world would know. The actors want to do different things. In JB's case he's all over the TV like a cheap suit.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

If the Beeb were short of cash for its most popular dramas, the whole world would know. The actors want to do different things. In JB's case he's all over the TV like a cheap suit.

So true. But the Beeb is budget cutting since the last charter was lower than requested, and all that stuff, true they're mostly cutting News and Current Affairs, but I would think they're cutting elsewhere too.

 

[Deckerd]

It's a pity they butchered worthwhile magazines like Panorama and put an oleaginous creep like Jeremy Vine in post. No wonder all the really good researchers left en masse.

 

[Silent_Bob]

Even that is BS. The truth is that it's all budget-saving measures. They just don't want to own up to that.

Why would the BBC lie? We all know they are a completely trustworthy institution who uses our TV license to produce top quality entertainment.

Next you will be telling me Blue Peter, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Crapfest and Richard And Judy fix Phone competitions.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

It's a pity they butchered worthwhile magazines like Panorama and put an oleaginous creep like Jeremy Vine in post. No wonder all the really good researchers left en masse.

It is a shame that the news and current affairs is getting the shitty end of the stick all the time, that and children's. Not often that I'll agree with the commercial media but they're right that the Beeb should have more of that stuff because of their guaranteed income.