97 Days until Miracle Day and JOY Starz released a Torchwood: Miracle day teaser yesterday! If you haven't seen it yet it's posted just below this blog from YouTube so you should be able to watch it outside the US as well. It's also on the shiny new Starz Torchwood: Miracle Day page.
So we've all seen it now? Great! I am in love with this teaser. I think it's what it says on the tin, a teaser, teasing audiences just enough to make us desperate for more. It's very successful in that aspect. I also loved the composition of the thing, the sounds of static, the song which is incredibly well suited and haunting, the one bit of news we get about the last reported death...I don't know who ultimately put this together but I was very impressed, honestly.
And I know what you are all thinking. You are all disappointed that there is no Jack and no further revealing content. I'm not bothered and here's why. First, it's a teaser, it's not supposed to give you much more that a taste, later trailers, especially once the series has started, will have more character content, I am sure of it. Second, and please do not take offense, you have to keep in mind that this teaser is intended for US audiences. What I mean and what people don't seem to be taking into account is that a lot of people in the US and a lot of their intended audience have no idea who Jack Harkness is. None. John Barrowman is not a household name and Doctor Who is a genre show that a lot of the general public have to be thoroughly wooed by to accept as good tv.
Don't get me wrong, i am not saying America hates Doctor Who or Sci-Fi or that there aren't a number of Desperate Housewives fans that know John Barrowman from there. What I'm saying, is most of us are watching this teaser and seeing the poster from last week and thinking we want something to tie it to the previous series. We want a glimpse of Jack coming back to earth, we want to see Gwen with the baby and that is fine but that won't make sense to a lot of the US audience, it therefore won't be affective advertising and if we're being honest most UK fans don't need to be convinced to watch Torchwood, am I right?
That being said I've heard from lots of official sources, people working on the show that they do not want to disregard the past, alienate UK audiences, or make this a reboot, just a jumping on point. I am sure there will be a sense of the past and we'll enjoy the new series all the more having been through what we have with Jack and Gwen. It's really all about trusting the creators at this point and I really do, I trust everyone involved in the new series and I'm sure you'll hear in blogs to come specifically why for a number of them.
Also, I love the tiny bit of the Torchwood theme song at the end. That gave me chills. I so hope they use it or at least a variation of it for the new series.
I've said my peace for today but go ahead, tell me what you think. Did you like the teaser? I'm willing to discuss any concerns, but let's keep it peaceful yea? xx
<3Dana
Countdown
All "Countdown" Blogs
So we've all seen it now? Great! I am in love with this teaser. I think it's what it says on the tin, a teaser, teasing audiences just enough to make us desperate for more. It's very successful in that aspect. I also loved the composition of the thing, the sounds of static, the song which is incredibly well suited and haunting, the one bit of news we get about the last reported death...I don't know who ultimately put this together but I was very impressed, honestly.
And I know what you are all thinking. You are all disappointed that there is no Jack and no further revealing content. I'm not bothered and here's why. First, it's a teaser, it's not supposed to give you much more that a taste, later trailers, especially once the series has started, will have more character content, I am sure of it. Second, and please do not take offense, you have to keep in mind that this teaser is intended for US audiences. What I mean and what people don't seem to be taking into account is that a lot of people in the US and a lot of their intended audience have no idea who Jack Harkness is. None. John Barrowman is not a household name and Doctor Who is a genre show that a lot of the general public have to be thoroughly wooed by to accept as good tv.
Don't get me wrong, i am not saying America hates Doctor Who or Sci-Fi or that there aren't a number of Desperate Housewives fans that know John Barrowman from there. What I'm saying, is most of us are watching this teaser and seeing the poster from last week and thinking we want something to tie it to the previous series. We want a glimpse of Jack coming back to earth, we want to see Gwen with the baby and that is fine but that won't make sense to a lot of the US audience, it therefore won't be affective advertising and if we're being honest most UK fans don't need to be convinced to watch Torchwood, am I right?
That being said I've heard from lots of official sources, people working on the show that they do not want to disregard the past, alienate UK audiences, or make this a reboot, just a jumping on point. I am sure there will be a sense of the past and we'll enjoy the new series all the more having been through what we have with Jack and Gwen. It's really all about trusting the creators at this point and I really do, I trust everyone involved in the new series and I'm sure you'll hear in blogs to come specifically why for a number of them.
Also, I love the tiny bit of the Torchwood theme song at the end. That gave me chills. I so hope they use it or at least a variation of it for the new series.
I've said my peace for today but go ahead, tell me what you think. Did you like the teaser? I'm willing to discuss any concerns, but let's keep it peaceful yea? xx
<3Dana
Countdown
All "Countdown" Blogs
RSS Feed