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Title:
Torchwood: The Complete Second Season: 5 Disc Set
Region:
One
Genre:
British Sci-Fi Drama
Episodes
Disc 1) “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”, “Sleeper”, “To The Last Man”
Episodes
Disc 2) “Meat”, “Adam”, “Reset”, “Dead Man Walking”
Episodes
Disc 3) “A Day In The Death”, “Something Borrowed”, “From Out Of The
Rain”
Episodes
Disc 4) “Adrift”, “Fragments”, “Exit Wounds”
Stars:
John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, and Gareth David-Lloyd
Guest
Stars: James Marsters, Freema Agyeman, Alan Dale, Ruth Jones, Richard Briers,
and Nerys Jones
Writers:
Chris Chibnall, James Moran, Helen Raynor, Catherine Tregenna, J.C. Wisher, Matt
Jones, Joseph Lidster, Phil Ford, and Peter J. Hammond
Directors:
Ashley Way, Colin Teague, Andy Goddard, Jonathan Fox Bassett, and Mark Everest
Executive
Producers: Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner
Feature
length: 628 minutes
Extras:
Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, The Life and Deaths of Captain Jack Featurette,
Torchwood Declassified
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Subtitles:
English Subtitles For The Deaf And Hearing Impaired
Packaging:
Five-Disc Book Style Digipack Within A Glossy Cardboard Slipcase
Chapter
Stops: 6 Per Episode
Sound:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Year
of Television Broadcast 2008/DVD Release: 2008
Home
Video Distributor: BBC Video
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
American
viewers, who were fans of both Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood, got
a treat when BBC America began airing the second season with only a two-week lag
behind the premieres of each episode in the U.K. Then SCI FI followed with a
shorter lag time than had previously been seen in the States between the U.K.
and U.S. premieres of the fourth series. The second season of Torchwood
is more cohesive than the first, filling in the gap between series three and
four of Doctor Who with a variety of storylines and noteworthy guest
stars that include the beautiful Freema
Agyeman reprising her role is Doctor Martha Jones from Doctor Who in a
three episode story arc that has her sent from UNIT at the request requested of
TORCHWOOD Team Leader Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) to assist in the
investigation regarding mysterious deaths that may have extraterrestrial
origins. Another noteworthy guest star was James Marsters, best known for his
role as the vampire Spike on Buffy The Vampire Slayer as Captain John
Hart, a rogue Time Agent with a past with Jack and his own agenda that will
effect everyone before the season concludes. Other guest stars include Alan Dale
(Ugly Betty) and Richard Briers (Much Ado About Nothing).
Torchwood
is a darker and more adult oriented show than Doctor Who and the 13
episodes of the second season reflect the gambit of emotions from the
heartbreaking in installments like Meat and Adrift to character
oriented stories that provoke strong philosophical questions such as A Day In
The Death and even glimpse into the back stories of all the team members in Fragments.
Other noteworthy episodes include To The Last Man, Something Borrowed,
From Out Of The Rain, and Exit Wounds. A short blurb on each
episode in the five-disc set is on the inner flap of the book style digipack
that comes housed in a handsome glossy cardboard slipcase. All 13 season 2
episodes are presented in their original 16 by 9 enhanced (1.78:1) aspect ratio
and feature additional footage not seen in the original BBC America broadcasts
because of advertisements. The picture quality is terrific and a full English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack is included for each episode along with
optional English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.
There
are not quite as many extra value features in this five disc set as there were
in the first season DVD set, but one does get all of the Torchwood
Declassified behind-the-scenes episodes, which can be viewed individually or
as one feature with a running length of approximately two hours and twenty four
minutes on disc five. A companion featurette entitled The
Life and Deaths of Captain Jack (22:04) is included on disc four along with
a funny reel of outtakes (8:40) and deleted scenes (17:08). BBC Video trailers
for the second season of Robin Hood, the first season of Primeval
(1:19), and the fourth season of Doctor Who (2:24) wrap up the extra
value features found in this DVD set. Torchwood: The Complete Second
Season: 5 Disc Set is available now at retailers on and offline courtesy of BBC
Video.
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Copyright 2008 By Mark A. Rivera
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