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Torchwood: Children of Earth (TV Miniseries)

Torchwood: Children of Earth

2009

Russell T. Davies (Creator), Euros Lyn

John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen ...

7.4

923

TV Series. Sci-Fi 44 years ago, a mysterious alien race known only as “the 456” kidnapped a group of Scottish orphans. Now the 456 are coming back, broadcasting the message of their return through every child on the face of the Earth -- including Jack's grandson and Ianto's niece and nephew. But Jack's ties to the events run deeper still, causing forces within the British government to conspire against Torchwood. Driven to the brink of desperation, with ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"A crackerjack, fabulously entertaining thriller (...) Smart, tense, intellectually provocative and, perhaps most of all, unpredictable"	POS
United Kingdom	Daniel Martin The Guardian	"'Torchwood' has become a true treasure"	POS
United States	Emily Nussbaum New York Magazine	"For some decent pulp sci-fi, try 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' (...) It works nicely for a midsummer binge."	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[It] is still good fun, if not good, exactly (...) Mr. Barrowman and Ms. Myles are funny, likable and great to look at, but that’s about as far as it goes."	NEU
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"The first episode is so full of misdirection that to describe it at all is possibly to say too much (...) Not all of it makes sense, and the ending feels rushed, but the spell largely holds"	NEU
United States	Maureen Ryan Chicago Tribune	"A bracing jolt of electricity. If you watch the first hour and don’t find yourself hooked, check your wrist—you may not have a pulse."	POS
United Kingdom	The Independent	"Another welcome dose of the high-class hokum that is 'Torchwood' (...) [It] is written, acted and directed with verve and wit"	POS

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