Torchwood: Children of Earth

[james_davis_nicoll]

[Poll #1430144]

For the record, I have not seen it because I pretty much hate almost all the characters on Torchwood and I think the writers need remedial writing classes (I suspect the two are related).

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

I pretty much gave up on TW after S1 due to the bad writing, but I thought S3 was really well-crafted and powerful. I've been particularly amused at the outrage expressed by traditional fandom -- they've killed our fandom, I heard more than once. Oh, really?

I didn't know that TV writers were supposed to be concerned with supporting fanfic rather than with, oh, I dunno, ratings and good critical reviews. Silly me.

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

The purpose of fanfic is AU fixit. Of course the torchwood-is-my-prime-fandom fans are depressed. They'll (mostly) get over it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/krin_o_o_/]

So, I've been wondering...
(not to open a can of worms, if you can pardon the pun, but...)

How does one write illicit Slash fanfic (which focuses primarily on the titulating nature of fobidden love) when the whole bloody canon of the show is Slash.

Or do they just write illicit inverse-slash fanfic about "what if" Jack was really straight?

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

Perhaps this is why Torchwood has such a rabid fan base. It is Slash Fanfic.

But if you want to know the answer to this question --
1) MPreg
2) The Doctor
3) time loops or Torchwood/Torchwood (especially hot Jack/Jack)
4) the cast as teenagers
5) Ianto-Is-Much-More-Than-The-Teaboy (ie, alien (my favorite is the winged one), the Doctor's love child, Jack's love child, ...)

Now I feel dirty. :) For all my intimate knowledge of Torchwood fandom, my hearts belong to the Doctor. (in a 10.5 AU kinda way)

OMG!

[http://users.livejournal.com/krin_o_o_/]

My EYES...

[liabrown]

I'm not familiar with Torchwood or its fandom, but trust me, if slash is canon, fans will RUN with it. Because huge segments of fandom just like slash.