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Doctor Who Companion Profile: Jack Harkness

Captain Jack Harkness is human from the 51st century who is a former model turned former Time Agent turned con man when he first meets The Doctor in WWII London. After helping the Doctor and Rose save the day, Jack joins the TARDIS team until his death. Brought back to life (permanently) by a Time Vortex-y Rose, Jack goes on many other adventures (detailed in Torchwood) before running across the Doctor and Martha. Jack leaves the TARDIS a second time (more Torchwood), before returning to help the Doctor and Donna save the universe and leaving the TARDIS for the third and, so far, final time.

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Discovering Torchwood

A spin off of Doctor Who, Torchwood follows Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and his team of specialty agents Gwen (Eve Myles), Toshiko (Naoko Mori), Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd), and Dr. Owen Harper (Burn Gorman) as they search for and destroy all of the things that the government either doesn’t understand or even realize exists. Torchwood Institute had it’s origins outlined in the Doctor Who episode “Tooth and Claw”. Essentially they are viewed as a “special ops” group that acts outside of the government and law.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 10: “The Blood Line”

Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 10: “The Blood Line” Written by Russell T Davies and Jane Espenson Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: We get an expodump, re:Blessing, Jilly drinks the kool-aide, there’s blood-letting all over the place, and Rex wakes up It’s been a long …

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I Say Schedule, You Say Schedule: American Takes on British TV

There is a long tradition in storytelling of remakes, retellings, or in other ways copying someone else’s idea. Television is no exception. This fall season, two new British imports are on the way, Prime Suspect and The X Factor, and several of the most popular returning series originated across the pond as well. America has …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 9: “The Gathering”

Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 9: “The Gathering” Written by John Fay Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: Two months pass, the gang gets back together and splits up again, Oswald Danes is revealed as a master of stealth, disguise, and hacking, Jack’s blood is magic, …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 8: ‘End of the Road’

Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 8: “End of the Road” Written by Jane Espenson and Ryan Scott Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: Angelo returns, Rex calls in the cavalry, Oswald tries to turn over a new leaf, Jilly gets a promotion, Gwen is deported, Jack …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 7: “Immortal Sins”

Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 7: “Immortal Sins” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: A bit of Jack’s past gets filled in, Gwen chooses family, and the Torchwood team finally gets something right. Another filler episode. In “Immortal Sins,” Espenson drops all …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 6: “The Middle Men”

Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 6: “The Middle Men” Written by John Shiban Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week on Torchwood: Rex gets captured, Esther gets her hands dirty, Gwen plays with explosives, Jack digs up some dirt, and the endgame (presumably) finally starts up. This episode is hit …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 5: “The Categories of Life”

  Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 5: “The Categories of Life” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week on Torchwood: Vera joins the team, the gang goes undercover, Oswald gives a speech, Jilly gets noticed, and a tragic discovery is made. After a string of disappointing …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 4: “Escape to L.A.”

Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 4: “Escape to L.A.” Written by Jim Gray & John Shiban Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: Esther has a crazy sister, the Torchwood crew each individually become the Worst Agent Ever (Esther by visiting her sister, Rex by calling Vera and …

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Torchwood: Miracle Day, Ep. 3: ‘Dead of Night’

Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 3: “Dead of Night” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz Torchwood, a series about British agents tasked with defending the Earth from alien attack, has had an uneven run, to say the least. It started as an over-sexed, under character-developed Doctor Who …

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