All New Who

Potentially Very Big Spoilers for Series 10:

“Torchwood,” the “Doctor Who” spinoff series that aired from 2006 to 2011 on various BBC stations and Starz, may be soon coming back to television, Whovians.

Speaking with Comic-Con HQ Friday (July 22), star John Barrowman said that he’s currently working very hard to bring “Torchwood” back to TV.

“I have a phone conversation on Monday to see how we can get it back on television,” says Barrowman, adding that he is not joking around. “The fans know me well enough, I’m only going to say it if I mean it and believe it.”

Barrowman had previously hinted at “Torchwood’s” possible return to TV, but it was in much vaguer terms than his Comic-Con comments. At the 2015 winter TCA press tour, he told TV critics that they were hopeful about the BBC radio plays (These were actually the Big Finish plays, he got confused apparently) leading to a new TV project.

“I do know that we’re doing three or four radio plays for the BBC for ‘Torchwood,'” said Barrowman at the time. “My sister and I are discussing the possibility of writing one of them and whether or not that leads to something [on TV] … I’m full-time with ‘Arrow’ now. It’s not a question of me not wanting to do it, it’s a question of the BBC wanting to do it or others wanting to do ‘Torchwood.’ I know the fans are out there, so I think they’d be silly not to. [The ‘Arrow’ producers have] always said, ‘If you need to go and do a special, we’ll let you go do it.'”

At Comic-Con, Barrowman says that this bombshell probably has the people at Titan Comics “crapping their pants,” but they should actually be excited because fans need to show their support by buying the new “Torchwood” comic.

“If you really believe in ‘Torchwood,’ get the comic. Get this series going, it’s like a Kickstarter. If you buy the comic, you’ll show your support … we need Captain Jack back on the screens,” he says.

The new comic, written by Barrowman and his sister, Carole E. Barrowman, is available at Titan’s booth # 5537 and the Barrowman siblings will be part of the “Torchwood” panel on Saturday, July 23 at 3:30 p.m. PT in room 5AB to promote the comic — and hopefully tease some more about this possible TV revival.

But for now, Barrowman offers a small teaser about the new comic to Comic-Con HQ and its audience: “We introduce you to the new characters who are aboard the Ice Maiden, where Captain Jack has been keeping all the destroyed parts of Torchwood from around the world.”

Pettytyrant101 wrote:{{{{Weeping Angels in audio- that will be, um, challenging! And why is there a Sontaran one if the idea is classic Doctors versus new monsters?- Sontarans ain't new they first appeared at the start of the 4th Doctor's run and made many reappearances afterwards  }}}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:{{I'm guessing with 8 this is one of those times were 'I help where I can' but without actually fighting in it yet happens.

Re Sontarans that seems a bit flimsy- they dont sound hugely different, Starkey does pretty good versions of the classic Sontarans and his modern version is only a variation on it- its not as different as Ice Warriors or Zygons sound and they dont count as New Who monsters.
Interesting to hear that one though- my understanding is that despite wanting to the SOntarans weren't allowed to fight in the Time War, but they did lose their entire planet to it early on in the war- wonder if it about setting that event up for the War Doctor story to complete?

Did you listen to the 8th Doctor River one? I haven't yet, but if you have curious to know how they do it with either one knowing who the other is (as it would screw up the established timeline if they did) }}

Spoiler:

"I have no reason to suppose that I'm writing out a Doctor! Peter is loving the role, and long may he do so."

Pettytyrant101 wrote:{{If accurate then    }}}}

Steven Moffat has said he believes he will not be writing the Twelfth Doctor’s exit when he departs as Doctor Who showrunner with the 2017 Christmas special.

Speaking in the latest Doctor Who Magazine (#502) Moffat says: “I have no reason to suppose that I’m writing out a Doctor! Peter is loving the role, and long may he do so.”

This does align with previous Capaldi comments stating he had been invited to stay on for Chris Chibnall’s Series 11, although Capaldi did also say he had not made his mind up back then.

Moffat further talks about how he thinks he’ll approach his final episode and whether they’ll be a ‘victory lap’ like with Russell T Davies’ and ‘The End of Time’: “The departure of a showrunner doesn’t mean anything to the audience. Most of the audience doesn’t know that I exist, so they’d go blank if I attempted to wave goodbye to them. Oh, the embarrassment that would be. So I’m damned if I’m imposing my departure on the show. I just want to do a good one, before I hand over to Chris [Chibnall].”