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"We are coming tomorrow." Never before have just a few words held such terrible import as they did at the end of the second installment of Torchwood: Children of Earth ("Day Two"), written by John Fay, in which the Torchwood team dealt with the aftermath of the explosion which ripped apart the Hub, their Cardiff base of operations, and their leader, Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), and struggled to survive in the light of a massive political conspiracy that sought to silence them permanently. But just why would PM Brian Green (Nicholas Farrell) and Permanent Secretary to the Home Office John Frobisher (Peter Capaldi) want to eliminate Torchwood from the playing field when they might just be the few people in the world who have any chance in hell at stopping The 456? Hmmm... You've read my advance review of Torchwood: Children of Earth as a whole but now that "Day Two" has aired, we can discuss this installment in detail. (And, if you haven

No bones about it: Torchwood: Children of Earth certainly kicked off with a bang. Written by Russell T. Davies, the first installment ("Day One") of the five-episode event--which comprises Torchwood 's third season--certainly ramped up the tension and intrigue and brought the team to the brink of destruction even as they face their greatest threat yet, an alien incursion on Earth that seems to be using the planet's children as a sort of advance warning system. Just who are The 456? What do they want? And why are they speaking through Earth's children? Those are the burning questions yet to answer. That is, if Torchwood survives long enough to get to the bottom of a political conspiracy that has ensnared the prime minister, Thames House, and a black ops organization with no qualms about killing whoever gets in their way. You've read my advance review of Torchwood: Children of Earth as a whole but now that "Day One" has aired, we can discuss this in

"We are coming." Just another reminder that the five-episode event Torchwood: Children of Earth begins Stateside tonight at 9 pm ET/PT on BBC America. Before then, you can read my spoiler-lite review of the five-episode Torchwood: Children of Earth arc and the first part of my exclusive interview with Torchwood and Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner about Torchwood: Children of Earth , Matt Smith as the new Doctor, and what to expect from the five episodes that kick off tonight. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune 's Maureen Ryan has excellent interviews with Torchwood creator Russell T. Davies and series lead John Barrowman , and The Star-Ledger 's Alan Sepinwall talks to Russell T. Davies . And don't forget to tune in to BBC America an hour before the start of Torchwood: Children of Earth for Torchwood: Inside the Hub , a preview at the mini-series and profiles of Torchwood 's main characters... and stick around after the Torchwood: Children of

Throughout her storied career and tenure at BBC Wales, executive producer Julie Gardner has had her hand in the development of several of the United Kingdom's most hallowed drama series, from Doctor Who and Torchwood to Life on Mars . Recently relocated to Los Angeles to take up a position at BBC Worldwide Productions, where she was reunited with BBC drama commissioner Jane Tranter, Gardner is about to bring her own inimitable style and story sense across the pond. I caught up with Gardner yesterday to talk about Torchwood: Children of Earth , which airs next week on BBC America (you can read my advance review here ), Doctor Who 's Matt Smith, and her new scripted development position here in LA. (FYI, Part One of our Q&A contains minor spoilers for Children of Earth ; Part Two will follow after Torchwood: Children of Earth finishes its run on BBC America.) Televisionary: Given the strength of the ratings in the UK last week during Torchwood: Children of Earth 's run

When Torchwood started out, it was a darker and more adult version of the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who geared towards the post-watershed hour. It was violent, sexy, and provocative. Two seasons later, Torchwood has established itself in its own right and made an indelible impression on its devoted audience, who gravitate towards its morally compromised characters, bleak storylines, and the lack of happy endings. Season Two ended with the death of two of the Torchwood team's members and, as the five-episode event Torchwood: Children of Earth begins, the team is still reeling from their deaths in their own ways. Death has always been a part of Torchwood . It's a seductively dark series where everyone is painfully mortal. That is, except for the immortal Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who is fitfully unable to throw off his mortal coil, despite no lack of risk or danger. For Jack, death is a quotidian part of life, like the passing of the seasons. Eve

Welcome to your Tuesday morning television briefing. TVGuide.com talks to Lost 's Titus Welliver, who played the mysterious man in black seen in the fifth season finale (that many of us are referring to as Esau). "The way that I interpreted it, on a biblical level, is that it's a sort of Cain-and-Abel scenario," said Welliver of the showdown between Jacob and his character. "So by destroying Jacob, what does that prove — that [the man in black] can ultimately have power over the island? Do the castaways become solely his playthings? And why was it so important that he find the loophole to be able to kill Jacob? That moved me in the direction of thinking that if he needs this loophole, there's a greater power than the two of them that they're answering to." ( TVGuide.com ) FX has ordered six episodes of animated comedy Archer (working title), about the eccentric employees of an international spy agency, from writer/executive producer Adam Reed. Proj

Torchwood: Children of Earth star John Barrowman has lashed out at the BBC for "punishing" the Doctor Who spin-off series as it moved from BBC Two to BBC One with the third season, when its episodic count was reduced from a traditional thirteen to a leaner five episodes. Barrowman made the comments in the latest issue of the UK's Radio Times , which hit newsstands today, just a few days before the launch of Torchwood: Children of Earth in the United Kingdom. Unlike in previous seasons, Torchwood: Children of Earth is being stripped five nights a week in an "event" format by both BBC One and BBC America in the States. "I'm going to get a little political and I'll probably get into trouble for it, but... we were the most successful show on BBC3, ever," Barrowman told Radio Times . "We moved to BBC2 because the ratings were so good; the ratings were great again and we were beating shows that had been on BBC2 for a long time. The decision

Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Mark Pellegrino ( Lost ) has been cast in CW's Supernatural next season, where he will play none other than Lucifer himself. Pellegrino, who will recur on Supernatural next season, is expected to first appear on the series' September 10th season premiere. Meanwhile, don't look for him to give up his other role: that of Jacob on ABC's Lost , which he could easily do as well given his recurring status on Supernatural . ( Entertainment Weekly 's Ausiello Files ) Missy Peregrym ( Reaper ) has been cast as the lead in Canadian police drama Copper , which will air Stateside on ABC. Peregrym will play Andy McNally, "a newly minted cop fresh from the academy and the daughter of a homicide detective" who "is anxious about her first day on the job, which doesn't go as well as she had wished." Series is described as " Grey's Anatomy set in the world of rookie cops." ABC closed a deal t

When we last saw the Torchwood team, they were still reeling from the death of two of their own even as they teamed up with the Doctor (David Tennant) in order to save the universe. Torchwood returns next month with a five-episode event season entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth , which will air across five nights at 9 pm ET/PT on BBC America, following their transmission on BBC One in the United Kingdom. Written by Russell T. Davies, John Fay, and James Moran and directed by Euros Lyn, Torchwood: Children of Earth stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, and Kai Owen, along with a slew of notable guest stars including Peter Capaldi, Lucy Cohu, Paul Copley, Nick Briggs, Susan Brown, and Tom Price. There's still a lot of mystery surrounding Torchwood: Children of Earth , so let's turn to series creator Russell T. Davies and series stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Gareth David-Lloyd to describe what we can expect to see in their own words. So what is Torchwood

With just over a month to go until the Season Three launch of Torchwood , a five-night event entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth , now's a good time to get the inside scoop. In the new video, just released today, the cast and crew of the Doctor Who spin-off, including John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen, Gareth David-Lloyd, and executive producers Julie Gardner and Russell T. Davies. "I'm as proud of this as anything in my career," said Davies about Torchwood: Children of Earth , while the cast teases cliffhangers with every installment and the sort of high-stakes save-the-world drama we've come to expect from Torchwood . You can watch the entire video and the trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth below. Five-episode event Torchwood: Children of Earth launches Monday, July 20th and will air five nights that week at 9 pm ET/PT on BBC America.

Holy TARDIS! BBC America just shocked the hell out of me by announcing that they will be bringing Doctor Who 's David Tennant--yes, the Doctor himself--and writer/executive producer Russell T. Davies, director Euros Lyn, and executive producer Julie Gardner to Comic-Con San Diego next month. The quartet will be participating in a panel for Doctor Who , shortly after Tennant has completed his legendary run on the British sci-fi series, that is scheduled for Sunday morning at 10 am PT. And if that weren't enough to get you salivating, BBC America also had me jumping for joy by announcing that Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher, and Dave Brown--the stars of the surreal and hysterical comedy series The Mighty Boosh--will also be dropping by Comic-Con this year with a panel slated to run on Friday afternoon at 3:30 pm PT. The digital cabler also announced panels for such series as Torchwood and Being Human on Sunday. I don't know about you but I am j