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Saturday 4th August 2007
Torchwood This Week - August 4, 2007 (posted 4th Aug 2007, 11:38am - TWIDW post #0559) |
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TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK by Benjamin F. Elliott August 4, 2007 Volume 1, Number 39 The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho |
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Australia - Network Ten has moved Torchwood to Late Tuesdays at Midnight, effective 7 August with They Keep Killing Suzie (episode 8). Ratings were indicated as the main cause for the move. Episodes will now be in a 60 minute timeslot due to fewer commercials at that hour, and should be safer from delays due to shows running long. The final Monday primetime episode (Greeks Bearing Gifts on 30 July) started 55 minutes late due to the finale of Big Brother running long. Network Ten has the right to Series 1 and 2 of Torchwood. Regional broadcaster Southern Cross Ten will continue to simulcast Torchwood with Network Ten. |
Big week for US Torchwood fans, and the show hasn't even premiered yet. Torchwood will now be available 3 ways to US cable/satellite subscribers. |
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Digital Cable subscribers with BBC America On Demand will get Torchwood first. The documentary Welcome to Torchwood and Torchwood episode 1 (Everything Changes) go on the BBC America On Demand service on Monday 27 August. Expect further episodes to pop up once a week (so - Day One on September 3, Ghost Machine on September 10, etc). BBC America's On Demand service usually holds 4 episodes at a time before the earlier episodes drop off. It is commercial free. It also has a tendency to air shows unedited that are airing edited on the main channel. Life On Mars Series 1 was the full 58 minutes On Demand versus 45 1/2 minutes on the TV channel. It will be interesting to see if On Demand gets a complete (or at least more complete) version of the Torchwood episodes. To get BBC America On Demand, you need to a) have BBC America on your system, b) be subscribed to Digital Cable, and c) your cable system needs to have signed up for it. DirecTV and Dish Network subscribers are out of luck - the On Demand service isn't available on satellite at this time. BBC America (so far at least) has only put shows On Demand that they air in the US first, so don't expect Doctor Who to pop up there. |
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2) BBC America (cable/satellite TV channel) - Saturday September 8th. This is the one most Torchwood fans already know about. Saturdays at 9PM and Midnight Eastern (8PM and 11PM Central, 7PM and 10PM Mountain, 6PM and 9PM Pacific, 5PM and 8PM Alaska, 3PM and 6PM Hawaii). Episodes are expected to be paired with Doctor Who Series 2. Expect more repeats and the occasional marathon, being BBC America. BBC America has bought the standard definition rights to Series 1 and 2. Episodes will be edited for time and to remove profanities related to the f word that rhymes with duck. The rest of the adult content should air unaltered. If you have DirecTV, Dish Network, or Digital Cable you probably already have this channel (but double check if you don't watch it regularly). Some Analog Cable subscribers have BBC America too. |
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3) HD Net US (high definition cable/satellite TV channel) - Monday September 17th. |
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Mark Cuban, founder of HD Net, broke the news this week that his channel got the high definition rights to Torchwood in the US. Mondays 7PM, 10PM, and 1AM Eastern (done this way so episodes air at 4PM, 7PM, and 10PM Pacific). Torchwood will air commercial free, completely unedited (no time or content cuts at all), and with no banner ads/graffiti on the screen during the show. Commercials will run before and after Torchwood. HD Net has bought the high definition rights to Series 1 and 2. HD Net has made a habit of buying HD rights for shows made in/capable of airing in HD when they have been sold to cable networks that do not have HD services available. Some examples of this - Arrested Development (SD version on G4), Star Trek: Enterprise (SD version on SciFi), and Smallville (SD version on {c ABC Family). You must be subscribed to the high definition package of your cable or satellite system to see HD Net (you don't need an HDTV, but their HDTV box will need to be connected to your TV - an SD box connected to a high definition TV set will not get you the channel). Comcast Cable does not offer HD Net (unless they've just bought your system and haven't gotten around to removing it yet). No High Definition DVD release of this series is planned for the US/Canada at this time, so this will likely be the best picture and sound for Torchwood that you're going to get. HD Net only airs shows that can be presented in High Definition, so do not look for them to add Doctor Who. |
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Doctor Who schedule information is in This Week In Doctor Who http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho . |
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I am trying to find websites and station information for some of the more elusive Torchwood sales. If you spot it airing or getting ready to air in your country, and I've missed it, let me know so it gets into the next edition and more fans get informed. |
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Corrections and updates are welcome at torchwood- owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AIM, and thebfe on Yahoo Messenger. |
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Torchwood Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood Australian Website - http://www.ten.com.au/ten/tv_torchwood.html |
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Israel: |
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Yes Stars 2 http://www.yes.co.il Sunday 10:20PM and 1:40AM, Friday 8:40PM and 1AM 1-13 End of Days (end of run for now) |
Australia: |
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Network Ten http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au There are exclusive interviews and clips on the Ten website as well as Torchwood De-Classified - as of this writing, you have to be in Australia to view the clips. Late Tuesday Midnight 1-08 They Keep Killing Suzie (New time - Ten has moved Torchwood to late night.) Late 14 August Midnight 1-09 Random Shoes |
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Southern Cross Ten http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/TV/SCTEN/Pages/Default.aspx (Regional service that carries portions of Network Ten's lineup) Late Tuesday Midnight 1-08 They Keep Killing Suzie (New day and time due to simulcast with Network Ten) |
Sweden: |
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TV4 Plus http://www.tv4.se Sunday 9PM, Late Friday 1:50AM CET 1-08 They Keep Killing Suzie Sunday 10PM, Late Friday 2:45AM CET 1-09 Random Shoes 12 August 9PM CET 1-10 Out of Time 12 August 10PM CET 1-11 Combat |
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Mexico: |
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Canal 22 http://www.canal22.org.mx/main.html Episodes air as 2 parters. Monday 10:30PM 1-05 Small Worlds 30 minutes, pt 1 of 2 Wednesday 10:30PM 1-05 Small Worlds 30 minutes, pt 2 of 2 13 August 10:30PM 1-06 Countrycide 30 minutes, pt 1 of 2 15 August 10:30PM 1-06 Countrycide 30 minutes, pt 2 of 2 |
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SPAIN: |
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Cuatro http://www.cuatro.com Late Sunday 1AM CET 1-02 "Day One" |
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USA: |
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BBC America On Demand (certain digital cable systems, not on satellite) Starting 27 August: Preview - Welcome to Torchwood 1-01 Everything Changes (BBC America has run shows unedited for content and time on the On Demand service - time will tell) |
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BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com 8 September 9PM and Midnight EDT/6 and 9PM PDT 1-01 Everything Changes |
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HD Net http://www.hd.net 17 September 7PM and 10PM and 1AM EDT/4PM and 7PM and 10PM PDT 1-01 Everything Changes |
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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/torchwood/1 Dubbed into Italian 3 September 1-01 Everything Changes (Italian premiere) broadcast times not yet announced |
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Future Broadcasters of Torchwood: |
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CANADA - CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television - Fall 2007, reported to be Fridays 9PM NEW ZEALAND - TV2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz UKRAINE - ICTV FRANCE - NRJ 12 http://www.nrj12.fr TURKEY - TRT CANADA - Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp SOUTH KOREA - KNN And other countries who I haven't seen identified yet |
Series 2 - coming early 2008. 13 episodes, premieres on BBC Two. |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. Vote Saxon. |
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