{"id":13423,"date":"2008-12-19T23:32:59","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T06:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/12\/19\/torchwood-series-3.html"},"modified":"2008-12-19T23:32:59","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T06:32:59","slug":"torchwood_series_3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/12\/19\/torchwood_series_3.html","title":{"rendered":"Torchwood<\/i> Series 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Observations and comments from the series producer, Peter Bennett<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What’s the plotline of this series?<\/em>
“It’s different to every other year. It’s not a story about spaceships, but it’s about a government that did a deal with aliens back in the ’60s, and they’re now dealing with the consequences of that deal when the sins of their past come back to haunt them.”<\/p>\n

What was the thinking behind switching to doing a five-episode serial?
<\/em>“Having done 26 standalone stories, we kind of wanted to take this series to another level and by making it one story over five nights, we feel we’ve done that. It’s big, it’s epic, and it’s very different.”<\/p>\n

It’s also changed channels. How has the move to BBC One affected the tone of the show?
<\/em>“Taking over a week of primetime BBC One is a big responsibility, and something none of us have done before. So we had to approach everything differently, from the way we storylined the series, to the scripting and filming, then right through to the editing. The script has a big cliffhanger and a few unexpected twists along the way. Telling one story has also given us the opportunity to have one director across the whole series, Euros Lyn, who’s been incredible and taken the show to a new level.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hmmmm … when does hit BBC America?<\/p>\n

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(via Les)<\/p>\n

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