Torchwood: Series 1
EVERYTHING CHANGES ★★★★ An anagram of Doctor Who becomes a spin off series. It would take a while for Torchwood to find its own identity, as it starts out as an odd mixture of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , CSI , and The X-Files . That's not to say the pilot isn't entertaining. Like Rose Tyler and Maria Jackson, the show's premise is introduced through the eyes of Police Constable Gwen Cooper, played by the lovely and talented Eve Myles. Her interest is peaked when Torchwood arrives on the scene of a murder and promptly commandeers the investigation. Gwen, not to be dissuaded, witnesses the strange group use an alien gauntlet to briefly bring the murder victim back to life. This sets Gwen and, in turn, the audience on a journey to learn more about Torchwood and its leader, former Ninth Doctor companion Captain Jack Harkness. Quite a lot has happened to Jack since we last saw him resurrected on the Game Station in 'The Parting of the Ways'. How he managed to