Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood), Joe Absolom (Doc Martin, Personal Affairs), and Tracy-Ann Oberman (Doctor Who, Eastenders) star in a upcoming new webseries written by James Moran (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Severance), Girl Number 9.
SYNOPSIS
Vincent Boylan (Joe Absolom) has just been arrested, suspected of being behind the brutal murder of seven girls, but the team only have a limited time to get a confession. If they can't make him talk, he could slip through their fingers. Detective Matheson (Gareth David-Lloyd), who is leading the investigation, is sent to try and get some answers. But things soon take a horrifying turn for the worse, as Matheson and his boss Lyndon (Tracy-Ann Oberman) find out that all is not as it seems. The mystery deepens as everyone is drawn into Boylan's sick mind games, and each twist-packed episode ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger, making every installment a must-see.
Girl Number 9 is a dark thriller created exclusively for the internet in six 5-minute episodes. Production began on 09/09/09. The show premiers on October 30, 2009 at 9pm. The first three episodes are directed by award-winning feature director Dan Turner. James Moran makes his directorial debut in episodes 4-6. Produced by Martin Baker and Pete Coogan. Follow the official website or Twitter for news, photographs, trailers, and more.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
eBay Watch
I was having a gander through everybody's favourite auction site, and noticed a few items some of you may be interested in snapping up :)
If you're reading this post a little late, don't be surprised if all of the items above have now ended. But you may have a chance to snap up this little beauty, as it doesn't have a 'Buy It Now' option. Happy bidding!
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCHEDULE
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO70
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO74
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO71
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO62
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO61
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO60
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO58
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO57
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO55
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO54
- TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH ORIGINAL CALL SHEET NO48
If you're reading this post a little late, don't be surprised if all of the items above have now ended. But you may have a chance to snap up this little beauty, as it doesn't have a 'Buy It Now' option. Happy bidding!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Newbie, Sweetcheeks, Freckles
Hi to all Torchwood fans!
Well as the title of this post suggests am newbie - or sweetcheeks/freckles (sorry about that... had to add in some Torchwood series 1 for all those Owen fans out there!).
For people who don't know me well am one of the biggest Torchwood fans on the planet. Quite literally - I have extremally bad withdrawral symptoms! Example, I had a Torchwood marathon for about 48 hours watching all of series one and everything thereafter!!
But enough of me. I'd just like to say that I am very honoured to blog on the site and will (hopefully!) be updating you on the very latest of Torchwood news ASAP.
All my love to devoted Torchwood fans everywhere!
Well as the title of this post suggests am newbie - or sweetcheeks/freckles (sorry about that... had to add in some Torchwood series 1 for all those Owen fans out there!).
For people who don't know me well am one of the biggest Torchwood fans on the planet. Quite literally - I have extremally bad withdrawral symptoms! Example, I had a Torchwood marathon for about 48 hours watching all of series one and everything thereafter!!
But enough of me. I'd just like to say that I am very honoured to blog on the site and will (hopefully!) be updating you on the very latest of Torchwood news ASAP.
All my love to devoted Torchwood fans everywhere!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Some Poems Don't Rhyme
It feels as though I've been building up to this forever. In a way, I have. I announced back in February my intention to leave this site, following the transmission of Children of Earth - but in truth, it goes further back than that.
You see, people talk about 'golden ages' in their lives, rare times when they can sit back and smile knowing how good their life is, or was. Truth is, you often only come to notice a 'golden age' when the moment has passed and you're out of it, looking back and suddenly realising how good you had it. Not this time, because ever since the beginning I've known how lucky I've been working on this site, writing for you lovely people and helping to create a now established corner of Torchwood fandom. My eyes have been open all the time, and so I've been aware since day one that eventually the day would come to say goodbye.
Thing is, I never knew it would be this hard. The programme is on a creative high, and a voice in the back of my head wants me to stay put, report upon the fourth series and so on - but, no. If I don't leave now then I probably never will, and I think I need change. It keeps life fresh and exciting, and so very unpredictable. It's time I go embrace what lies on the horizon waiting for me.
So there we are. Hopefully you've enjoyed reading whatever crap I've disguised as news over the last three and a half years. I've tried to make it as entertaining, informative and honest as I possibly could - you guys and gals are so damn clever that anything else would have just be an insult to your intelligence. You might not agree with the opinions sometimes given, but I hope you appreciate them, and let them inform whatever thought processes you yourself might be forming around the series.
If I'm honest, I have no idea what happens next. TORCHWOOD.tv might continue like normal, with the team of writers hired over the last few months. Three years from now, one of them might be bidding adieu after series six, or whatever. Or maybe this is it, the end of the site. I just don't know. I hope it doesn't just fade away unnoticed. It deserves the very best, and nothing less. Fingers crossed, and good luck to those lucky folk who have the challenge of leading the site forward during its next exciting era.
I'll be sticking with sister site SARAH-JANE.tv for the foreseeable future, so hop along over there for the latest news on all things Sarah Jane Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures). On a more intimate note, there's my personal blog - Life of Cliché - which I write on pretty much every other day. Pop along and say hello anytime you like.
Any last words? Enjoy Torchwood (whatever future it might have) - plain and simple. One day you'll look back on all this - Captain Jack Harkness, Weevils, Children of Earth, the SUV, hell... even Grey - and you'll realise, this really is a 'golden age'.
Okay, I think that's it. I'm done.
Thanks for reading!
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned - the hard way - that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next." - Gilda Radner
"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss
You see, people talk about 'golden ages' in their lives, rare times when they can sit back and smile knowing how good their life is, or was. Truth is, you often only come to notice a 'golden age' when the moment has passed and you're out of it, looking back and suddenly realising how good you had it. Not this time, because ever since the beginning I've known how lucky I've been working on this site, writing for you lovely people and helping to create a now established corner of Torchwood fandom. My eyes have been open all the time, and so I've been aware since day one that eventually the day would come to say goodbye.
Thing is, I never knew it would be this hard. The programme is on a creative high, and a voice in the back of my head wants me to stay put, report upon the fourth series and so on - but, no. If I don't leave now then I probably never will, and I think I need change. It keeps life fresh and exciting, and so very unpredictable. It's time I go embrace what lies on the horizon waiting for me.
So there we are. Hopefully you've enjoyed reading whatever crap I've disguised as news over the last three and a half years. I've tried to make it as entertaining, informative and honest as I possibly could - you guys and gals are so damn clever that anything else would have just be an insult to your intelligence. You might not agree with the opinions sometimes given, but I hope you appreciate them, and let them inform whatever thought processes you yourself might be forming around the series.
If I'm honest, I have no idea what happens next. TORCHWOOD.tv might continue like normal, with the team of writers hired over the last few months. Three years from now, one of them might be bidding adieu after series six, or whatever. Or maybe this is it, the end of the site. I just don't know. I hope it doesn't just fade away unnoticed. It deserves the very best, and nothing less. Fingers crossed, and good luck to those lucky folk who have the challenge of leading the site forward during its next exciting era.
I'll be sticking with sister site SARAH-JANE.tv for the foreseeable future, so hop along over there for the latest news on all things Sarah Jane Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures). On a more intimate note, there's my personal blog - Life of Cliché - which I write on pretty much every other day. Pop along and say hello anytime you like.
Any last words? Enjoy Torchwood (whatever future it might have) - plain and simple. One day you'll look back on all this - Captain Jack Harkness, Weevils, Children of Earth, the SUV, hell... even Grey - and you'll realise, this really is a 'golden age'.
Okay, I think that's it. I'm done.
Thanks for reading!
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned - the hard way - that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next." - Gilda Radner
"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss
Reader Awards 2009 - Results
Drumroll please!
The moment has arrived at last...
It's what you've been waiting all month long for:
The results of the TORCHWOOD.tv Reader Awards!
Enough of me and my waffle, let's begin shall we?!
***
RATE THE EPISODES
Strange result here - on average, you're under the impression that the show dropped in quality every single night it was on...
All results are an average mark out of ten:
1: "Children of Earth - Day One" 8.89/10
2: "Children of Earth - Day Two" 8.46/10
3: "Children of Earth - Day Three" 8.09/10
4: "Children of Earth - Day Four" 7.28/10
5: "Children of Earth - Day Five" 6.91/10
It gives a series average of 7.926 (I also asked you to mark the "Children of Earth" serial as a whole out of 10, and this averaged 7.854). To put this in its place, the series one average score was 7.416/10 and series two then scored an average of 7.615/10. So, with regards to popularity amongst fandom, it's third time lucky for Torchwood! This has been the most popular series yet...
Here's a league table of all 31 episodes so far broadcast, based upon the average scores you gave them in this and previous Reader Awards:
1: "Captain Jack Harkness" 9.20/10
2: "Fragments" 9.11/10
3: "End of Days" 8.96/10
4: "Children of Earth - Day One" 8.89/10
5: "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" 8.48/10
6: "Children of Earth - Day Two" 8.46/10
7: "Exit Wounds" 8.42/10
8: "Children of Earth - Day Three" 8.09/10
9: "They Keep Killing Suzie" 7.90/10
10: "Everything Changes" 7.84/10
11: "Reset" 7.69/10
12: "Adam" 7.65/10
13: "Something Borrowed" 7.53/10
14: "To the Last Man" 7.52/10
15: "Out of Time" 7.49/10
= "Adrift" 7.49/10
17: "A Day in the Death" 7.46/10
18: "Countrycide" 7.28/10
= "Children of Earth - Day Four" 7.28/10
20: "Small Worlds" 7.27/10
21: "Greeks Bearing Gifts" 7.19/10
22: "Dead Man Walking" 7.15/10
23: "Ghost Machine" 7.14/10
24: "Cyberwoman" 7.07/10
25: "Sleeper" 7.03/10
26: "Children of Earth - Day Five" 6.91/10
27: "Combat" 6.84/10
28: "From Out of the Rain" 6.81/10
29: "Meat" 6.66/10
30: "Day One" 6.64/10
31: "Random Shoes" 5.59/10
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
Well, the Janto squad were out in force...
The shocking departure of Ianto Jones, and the subsequent anger from a lot of Woodies, left a real dent in the results. Biggest shock of all... how far down the list one John Barrowman is!
1: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) 54.29%
2: Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) 22.86%
3: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) 18.57%
4: Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) 4.29%
At least Kai got more votes this time around...
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS
Andy Pryor, you did us proud...
1: Peter Capaldi (John Frobisher) 51.39%
2: Paul Copley (Clement McDonald) 11.11%
3: Lucy Cohu (Alice Carter) 9.72%
4: Cush Jumbo (Lois Habiba) 9.72%
5: Liz May Brice (Agent Johnson) 8.33%
6: Tom Price (PC Andy Davidson) 6.94%
7: Susan Brown (Bridget Spears) 2.78%
QUESTION TIME
Winning choice shown:
1: Were you happy with the end of Children of Earth? No (56.3%)
2: Do you think the show will return for a 4th series? Yes (82.4%)
2B: Should another series return to the 13 episode format? Yes (76.5%)
3: Are you a British viewer? No (71.8%)
3B: If 'no' to the above, did you watch the series legally? Yes (58.7%)
4: Would you be interested in an American version of the show? No (87.1%)
5: Can the show continue without John Barrowman? No (73.9%)
THE CHILDREN OF EARTH HALL OF FAME
Securing at least two thirds of the vote it's... GARETH DAVID-LLOYD!
Runners up include Russell T Davies, Euros Lyn, BBC One and other members of the cast and crew.
MESSAGE FROM THE FANS
"'Crapped myself' awesomeness! Loved it!" Shabbs
"Pass the Retcon!" Jennifer S
"Imaginative well acted series arc" Michael R
"Good fun (till Ianto dies...)" Guadalupe
"Terrifying, explosive, yet thought-provoking" Erica
"Heartbreaking honest in it's brutality." Jane
"No Ianto, no series 4!" Sophie
"Gut-wrentching, Fantasticness!" Jon L
"An action-packed thrill ride." Terri
"Happy pills are in order." Wojtek
"Torchwood’s finally grown up!" Steve
"Wouldn't happened under Harriet Jones!" K Faith
"Brilliant start, anti-climactic finish." Aussie 54
"T'was sadly delightful and magical." Jones
"ACTION... SHOCK... ACTION, MORE SHOCK" Joseph
"Best show in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ann
"RTD punished fans for Janto..." FurBall
"Save the coffee boy please!" Lilith
"Shocking, Stunning Work, want more" Don
"Incredibly overwhelming, sexy, and creepy!" Sander
"Awesome, but not for Ianto!!" Anita
"The best five hour movie EVER!" utini42
"THE SHOW MUST GO ON!" Jon
***
RATE THE AUDIO ADVENTURES
With a mark out of 10:
1: "The Dead Line" 8.78/10
2: "Lost Souls" 7.56/10
3: "Golden Age" 7.07/10
4: "Asylum" 7.00/10
RATE THE (DOCTOR WHO) EPISODE
Just one episode to review this year (average out of 10)...
1: "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" 8.57/10
Here's how it compares to other Doctor Who episodes:
1: "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" - 9.38/10
2: "Bad Wolf"/"The Parting of the Ways" - 8.92/10
3: "Utopia"/"Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords" - 8.68/10
4: "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" - 8.57/10
5: "Boomtown" - 7.87/10
6: "The Unquiet Dead" - 7.12/10
7: "Aliens of London" - 6.51/10
BEST TIE-IN BOOK
1: "Almost Perfect" (James Goss) - 35.71%
2: "Pack Animals" (Peter Anghelides) - 21.43%
3: "The House that Jack Built" (Guy Adams) - 16.66%
4: "SkyPoint" (Phil Ford) - 9.52%
= "Into the Silence" (Sarah Pinborough) - 9.52%
6: "Bay of the Dead" (Mark Morris) - 7.14%
ACCESS ALL AREAS - OTHER MERCHANDISE
Alas, there wasn't enough data to put this together, but most things received a score of around 7-7.5, so there's still room for improvement!
***
I'm eternally grateful for everybody who voted. Couldn't have done it without you!
Normally at this point I promise to see you again same time, same place next year... but sob, this is it for me now. Hopefully the new guard at TORCHWOOD.tv continue the tradition, and should a fourth series launch next year, here's to the 2010 Reader Awards!!
For the first time, I'll be one of the fans writing in. Exciting!
The moment has arrived at last...
It's what you've been waiting all month long for:
The results of the TORCHWOOD.tv Reader Awards!
Enough of me and my waffle, let's begin shall we?!
***
RATE THE EPISODES
Strange result here - on average, you're under the impression that the show dropped in quality every single night it was on...
All results are an average mark out of ten:
1: "Children of Earth - Day One" 8.89/10
2: "Children of Earth - Day Two" 8.46/10
3: "Children of Earth - Day Three" 8.09/10
4: "Children of Earth - Day Four" 7.28/10
5: "Children of Earth - Day Five" 6.91/10
It gives a series average of 7.926 (I also asked you to mark the "Children of Earth" serial as a whole out of 10, and this averaged 7.854). To put this in its place, the series one average score was 7.416/10 and series two then scored an average of 7.615/10. So, with regards to popularity amongst fandom, it's third time lucky for Torchwood! This has been the most popular series yet...
Here's a league table of all 31 episodes so far broadcast, based upon the average scores you gave them in this and previous Reader Awards:
1: "Captain Jack Harkness" 9.20/10
2: "Fragments" 9.11/10
3: "End of Days" 8.96/10
4: "Children of Earth - Day One" 8.89/10
5: "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" 8.48/10
6: "Children of Earth - Day Two" 8.46/10
7: "Exit Wounds" 8.42/10
8: "Children of Earth - Day Three" 8.09/10
9: "They Keep Killing Suzie" 7.90/10
10: "Everything Changes" 7.84/10
11: "Reset" 7.69/10
12: "Adam" 7.65/10
13: "Something Borrowed" 7.53/10
14: "To the Last Man" 7.52/10
15: "Out of Time" 7.49/10
= "Adrift" 7.49/10
17: "A Day in the Death" 7.46/10
18: "Countrycide" 7.28/10
= "Children of Earth - Day Four" 7.28/10
20: "Small Worlds" 7.27/10
21: "Greeks Bearing Gifts" 7.19/10
22: "Dead Man Walking" 7.15/10
23: "Ghost Machine" 7.14/10
24: "Cyberwoman" 7.07/10
25: "Sleeper" 7.03/10
26: "Children of Earth - Day Five" 6.91/10
27: "Combat" 6.84/10
28: "From Out of the Rain" 6.81/10
29: "Meat" 6.66/10
30: "Day One" 6.64/10
31: "Random Shoes" 5.59/10
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
Well, the Janto squad were out in force...
The shocking departure of Ianto Jones, and the subsequent anger from a lot of Woodies, left a real dent in the results. Biggest shock of all... how far down the list one John Barrowman is!
1: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) 54.29%
2: Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) 22.86%
3: John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) 18.57%
4: Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) 4.29%
At least Kai got more votes this time around...
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS
Andy Pryor, you did us proud...
1: Peter Capaldi (John Frobisher) 51.39%
2: Paul Copley (Clement McDonald) 11.11%
3: Lucy Cohu (Alice Carter) 9.72%
4: Cush Jumbo (Lois Habiba) 9.72%
5: Liz May Brice (Agent Johnson) 8.33%
6: Tom Price (PC Andy Davidson) 6.94%
7: Susan Brown (Bridget Spears) 2.78%
QUESTION TIME
Winning choice shown:
1: Were you happy with the end of Children of Earth? No (56.3%)
2: Do you think the show will return for a 4th series? Yes (82.4%)
2B: Should another series return to the 13 episode format? Yes (76.5%)
3: Are you a British viewer? No (71.8%)
3B: If 'no' to the above, did you watch the series legally? Yes (58.7%)
4: Would you be interested in an American version of the show? No (87.1%)
5: Can the show continue without John Barrowman? No (73.9%)
THE CHILDREN OF EARTH HALL OF FAME
Securing at least two thirds of the vote it's... GARETH DAVID-LLOYD!
Runners up include Russell T Davies, Euros Lyn, BBC One and other members of the cast and crew.
MESSAGE FROM THE FANS
"'Crapped myself' awesomeness! Loved it!" Shabbs
"Pass the Retcon!" Jennifer S
"Imaginative well acted series arc" Michael R
"Good fun (till Ianto dies...)" Guadalupe
"Terrifying, explosive, yet thought-provoking" Erica
"Heartbreaking honest in it's brutality." Jane
"No Ianto, no series 4!" Sophie
"Gut-wrentching, Fantasticness!" Jon L
"An action-packed thrill ride." Terri
"Happy pills are in order." Wojtek
"Torchwood’s finally grown up!" Steve
"Wouldn't happened under Harriet Jones!" K Faith
"Brilliant start, anti-climactic finish." Aussie 54
"T'was sadly delightful and magical." Jones
"ACTION... SHOCK... ACTION, MORE SHOCK" Joseph
"Best show in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ann
"RTD punished fans for Janto..." FurBall
"Save the coffee boy please!" Lilith
"Shocking, Stunning Work, want more" Don
"Incredibly overwhelming, sexy, and creepy!" Sander
"Awesome, but not for Ianto!!" Anita
"The best five hour movie EVER!" utini42
"THE SHOW MUST GO ON!" Jon
***
RATE THE AUDIO ADVENTURES
With a mark out of 10:
1: "The Dead Line" 8.78/10
2: "Lost Souls" 7.56/10
3: "Golden Age" 7.07/10
4: "Asylum" 7.00/10
RATE THE (DOCTOR WHO) EPISODE
Just one episode to review this year (average out of 10)...
1: "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" 8.57/10
Here's how it compares to other Doctor Who episodes:
1: "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" - 9.38/10
2: "Bad Wolf"/"The Parting of the Ways" - 8.92/10
3: "Utopia"/"Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords" - 8.68/10
4: "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" - 8.57/10
5: "Boomtown" - 7.87/10
6: "The Unquiet Dead" - 7.12/10
7: "Aliens of London" - 6.51/10
BEST TIE-IN BOOK
1: "Almost Perfect" (James Goss) - 35.71%
2: "Pack Animals" (Peter Anghelides) - 21.43%
3: "The House that Jack Built" (Guy Adams) - 16.66%
4: "SkyPoint" (Phil Ford) - 9.52%
= "Into the Silence" (Sarah Pinborough) - 9.52%
6: "Bay of the Dead" (Mark Morris) - 7.14%
ACCESS ALL AREAS - OTHER MERCHANDISE
Alas, there wasn't enough data to put this together, but most things received a score of around 7-7.5, so there's still room for improvement!
***
I'm eternally grateful for everybody who voted. Couldn't have done it without you!
Normally at this point I promise to see you again same time, same place next year... but sob, this is it for me now. Hopefully the new guard at TORCHWOOD.tv continue the tradition, and should a fourth series launch next year, here's to the 2010 Reader Awards!!
For the first time, I'll be one of the fans writing in. Exciting!
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