whyareyoulikethis: by <user name="casett"> (monty python)
[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis
As you may already know, we here at FG have long been somewhat dubious of the new American relaunch of Torchwood.

Well hold onto to your tinhats, because shit just got real. As Ausiello reports, we've got preliminary casting information, and it features you'll never guess who:

Rex Matheson is a sharp-as-nails, funny-as-hell, tough-as-rawhide CIA agent who cares less about making a good impression than he does making a lasting one. Sounds juicy, right? So no wonder my sources tell me that both Dollhouse alum Enver Gjokaj and One Tree Hill grad Chad Michael Murray are eyeing the role.


Don't adjust your monitor, you read that correctly- there is a chance that Mayhem is coming Turchwad. We know. We know. We feel the same:


[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: READ THIS: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/22/torchwood-chad-michael-murray-amber-stevens/

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: dslfkjdsfl JUST THAT URL
IS GIVING ME A SEIZURE
OH MY Fdlkjsdlkjadfs;ljkadf

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: IT'S JUST WHAT YOU THINK IT ISSSSSSSSS
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
I mean, that's not definite.
BUT STIIIIILL.

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: I like want to kill everybody
EVERYBODY

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: I KNOW.

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: Like it's the most unholy marriage of terrible things
Like fucking Mayhem
And Turchwad
You know what, but he would fit in.
Like b/c if Jack Harkness fucked you when you were like underage and then
couldn't go to your prom
b/c he forgot
and had to go back to Wales to fuck someone else
he would probably bring you a car
maybe a car from the future

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: .....
*WEEPS*

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: OH MY GOD
IT'S SO TERRIBLE
IT'S LIKE EVERY TERRIBLE THING

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: TOGETHER ASDFGJHKLHLKJ

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: IT"S SO TERRIBLE
AND BEAUTIFUL
I CANNOT LOOK AWAY

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: I KNOW. IT'S LIKE SEEING A THREE-LEGGED DOG CHASE A TENNIS BALL OUT INTO TRAFFIC.
AND YOU CAN ONLY WATCH BUT DO NOTHING.

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: GOD IT IS
I HOPE IT'S TRUE
I WANT IT
NOW I WANT IT

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: ...ME TOO NOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH US.

[personal profile] stopitsomemore: you know who
Mayhem sort of reminds me of?
With his squint?
He's sort of like BB Dom Cobb
...I should be killed for introducing that thought into the universe.

[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis: ....yeah.
Somehow, that's almost the worst thing that's come out of this conversation.
whyareyoulikethis: by <user name="casett"> (monty python)
[personal profile] whyareyoulikethis
This just in! Remember how Fox passed on Torchwood: USA and we all breathed a sigh of relief? Well suck that breath back in, everyone.

EW.com reports that Starz has picked up the rights to the Yankified version of the adventures of Captain Jack and Co. (Yes, Starz, that channel responsible for Spartacus: Tits and Ass and that porny King Arthur show we talked about yesterday. At least we know that our dear Captain Jack will be in good company.)

According to Ausiello, John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Russell T. Davies will all be brought over for the American version, set to air in the summer of 2011 on Starz and BBC One in the UK.

And get this:

The new episodes will take on more of an “international scope,” says Starz, adding, “The new series will allow Davies and his writing team to tell a more explosive and global story, one that takes advantage of the unlimited narrative opportunities of a premium television service like Starz.”


Translation: they're giving RTD more money. And possibly creative freedom. This cannot end well. And yet, like a moth to the flame of bad choices, I already know I'll be tuning in. Damn you, RTD.
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[personal profile] thatneedslube
This morning [personal profile] stopitsomemore sent me this link. Trapped in what I am told is a muddled state before significant amounts of coffee have been ingested, she believed that any plans for an American version of Torchwood had been completely derailed.



Fangasmic being your source for all things classy, [personal profile] damngirl of course chimed in: Turchwad iz ded of Turchwad. :(

I think I might be the only member of the Fangasmic staff who hasn't finished watching Children of the Earth yet, but you can tell we take this action seriously because we refer to it as "Turchwad" while simultaneously rubbing ourselves inappropriately.

The good news is, Fox has basically turned down the chance. The bad news is, several other American networks are still interested.

Rose, this is why you shouldn't make people live forever but still age. Terrible things happen to them as time moves forward.

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