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In 1994, John Barrowman was a children's television show host with a devil-may-care hairdo. William Shatner was a man with a Fonz jacket and a movie to promote. Together, they unwittingly participated in the Doctor Who/Star Trek team-up Russell T. Davies was always keen to do. More »
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DC and Marvel have crossed over their superheroes officially on several occasions, but what about those times canny writers and illustrators snuck these titanic team-ups under the table? Here's a bunch of times Marvel and DC creators stealthily transcended universes.

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Is Captain Jack Harkness the secret villain of Torchwood? The formerly immortal time hustler certainly seems to have a nearly limitless dark past. But actor John Barrowman insists that Captain Jack always aims to do the right thing. More »
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Matt Smith wants Captain Jack to appear in Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special. And at the Torchwood panel here at San Diego Comic-Con, John Barrowman just said that he'd like to return to the show that made him famous. More »
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Torchwood: Miracle Day starts airing in a couple days on Starz, and we have pretty high expectations for the Doctor Who spin-off. But when the show's creators spoke to us on a conference call, they only raised our hopes further. More »
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Captain Jack Harkness reveals he's made a fatal error, in a new featurette for Torchwood: Miracle Day. Here's an exclusive first look at one of the new character-centric featurettes being unveiled for the fourth season of Doctor Who's edgy spinoff. More »
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One day, you could find yourself debating whether Torchwood season ten was as good as season nine, if current plans continue. At least, star John Barrowman says the current plan is for seven more years of the Doctor Who spinoff. More »
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Carole Barrowman talks about growing up as a fan of Doctor Who alongside her younger brother John — who became famous as the Doctor's sexiest companion, Captain Jack Harkness, in this excerpt from the anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords. More »
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Until Torchwood returns for its new season, Titan Comics will tide you over a Torchwood series, penned by none other than Jack Harkness a.k.a. John Barrowman! All this (and some angry metahuman gods) on this week's Comics We Crave. More »
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The official Torchwood comic drops this August, and it kicks off with a story written by Barrowman and his sister, and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards. More »
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When we heard that Russell T. Davies was working on a U.S. version of Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood for Fox, we were as doubtful as everyone else that Davies' brand of queer subversiveness would fly here. And we were right. More »
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Torchwood achieved critical acclaim and blockbuster ratings for "Children Of Earth," but since then? No news. Now BBC Wales left Torchwood out of a list of its productions. And John Barrowman dodged Torchwood questions. What's going on? More »
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The television resurrection glove works! Not only will Torchwood return as we'd expected, but it'll have a full 13 episodes, not another five-episode miniseries like "Children Of Earth," John Barrowman announced. Fan-Art by Patrick Fillion. [NSFW link] [BlogtorWho] More »
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Let's celebrate the impending weekend with some completely shameless fanwank, brought to you via this artfully-edited highlights video of Torchwood's John Barrowman at Comic-Con. First he kisses Doctor Who, and then former Doctor Who/Torchwood showrunner Russell T. Davies (who was reportedly seen running around drunk with balloons on his head earlier in the weekend). If you ever wondered what the sound of a million squees would be like, just listen to the audience reaction here. More »
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Russell T Davies has been quoted as saying that the Torchwood that returns next season may not be the one people are expecting to see... But is that because John Barrowman may be jumping ship to star in Desperate Housewives? More »
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Feeling disappointed that the third season of Torchwood is only five episodes? You're not the only one; Series star John Barrowman has been talking about the new format, and he's not exactly that happy about it. More »
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Spies on the set of David Tennant's final Doctor Who story have spotted a certain actor on set... with weird hair. Meanwhile, Russell T. Davies and David Tennant talk Star Trek and Star Wars. Spoilers! More »
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It sounds like a joke, but the BBC is really offering fans a chance to get some TARDIS time, as long as their cosplay skills are up to snuff. Where have you gone, quality control? More »
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Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, is writing a Torchwood comic, and we've got some exclusive preview images, plus a few words from the Captain himself. More »
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He may complain about censorship of Torchwood and expose himself online, but did you know that John Barrowman can write, too? He plans to prove it by penning an issue of the official Torchwood comic. More »
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When Torchwood returns for its third season and something seems a little... off, comfort yourself with the knowledge that the reason behind the show's self-censorship is the proud country known as the United States. More »
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Torchwood star John Barrowman exposed himself live on the BBC this weekend, earning all of one complaint from a concerned viewer, and sparking off Google searches all across the world from everyone who missed it live. More »
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They're too racy, too raw. There's enough tongue in them to make a director blush — and so much grabby-hands that the director, producer, and writer hit the ground in a dead faint. Or maybe it's just good suspense to deprive characters of some desperately needed mouth-on-mouth. The Blu-Ray release of The X-Files: Fight the Future brought with it some never-before-seen footage of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny sucking serious face, so we dug up even more deleted scenes of makeout sessions that were too sexy for your screens. Warning: Eliza Dushku, David Tennant, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey, Jr., and a great deal of hotness within. More »
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A heap of new music videos represent for science fiction. But the stand-out video this time around is Common's "Universal Mind Control" video, featuring Pharrell as a robot. Not only is the track a hit, but the dancing robot's moves are far and away some of the best robot strides I've ever seen. I dare you not to dance along to this video. Also, Torchwood's John Barrowman has got his own album coming out, and we're bringing you the cheese-tastic video. Who wins — Common or Captain Jack? More »
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Always looking to increase the profile of his show, John Barrowman has come up with a suggestion for a brand new line of Torchwood accessories. The only problem being, they may not really fit in with the "being promoted to BBC One and gaining a wider audience" agenda that the program makers may have for the Doctor Who spin-off... unless "sex toy spin-off" was always part of the plan. More »
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Is this the start of a Torchwood/Doctor Who rift? John Barrowman, whose Captain Jack has made a point of jumping between shows, has weirdly spoken out about Christopher Eccleston, the revamped Who's first Doctor, saying that he was too grumpy for his own good and comparing him to the more sociable current Doctor, David Tennant. More »
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Wow. The latest Torchwood episode was amazing, and not just for this chloroforming, nipple zapping scene. If only "Fragments" had aired during season one, preferably as the second or third episode. It would have made the BBC's Doctor Who spinoff seem like a much cooler show, and might actually have improved the other episodes. Spoilers ahead! More »
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Rumors keep popping up about the BBC's time-travel show Doctor Who, including persistent reports that David Tennant will definitely leave the show before or during 2009's three TV movies, and a replacement has been named. (The show's fifth season doesn't air until 2010.) And now some drastic reports have popped up about the show's adult spin-off about a secret alien-hunting organization, Torchwood. Whether these reports have even a sliver of truth, major changes look increasingly likely next year. More »
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John Barrowman may desert Torchwood for the Greatest Show on Earth. Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who spin-off, is in talks to take the lead role in a revival of the musical Barnum towards the end of next year, providing scheduling can be worked out around his roles in both Torchwood and Doctor Who. This would be the franchise's second high profile loss to the stage recently; Who's David Tennant is shirking his Time Lord duties for the second half of this year to join the Royal Shakespeare Company for two plays. [Digital Spy.co.uk] More »
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Welcome to our crazy TMI wake-up call of spoilers. We have some new info about whom Captain Kirk hangs out with in the new Star Trek movie, plus hints about the plot of Doctor Who season four. Plus some new stills from the teleporting-mutants movie Jumper, below the fold. More »
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This clip shows everything that's great — and everything that's awful — about Torchwood, the naughtiest Doctor Who spinoff. First it serves up outlandish sexual innuendo mixed liberally with alien creepiness. And then it suddenly veers into drama and jealous bickering, which is really just the grotty barnacle-covered underside of campiness. Don't watch the clip or read below the fold unless you want spoilers for the latest Torchwood episode. More »
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Season two of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood will start airing in about two weeks here in the States, and we've got a few new details about the show. Watch Captain Jack and Captain John (James Marsters) snog and beat each other up in our two exclusive clips, then read quotes from Marsters and synopses of the first five episodes, below the fold. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342965&view=rss&microfeed=true The trailer for Torchwood Season Two is out today, and it features new cast member James Marsters flashing his physique, wearing a skin-tight shirt, sporting hair gel, and bringing two-gun action to the table as he tries to out-grin John Barrowman, who might just have the biggest mouth in the entire science fiction universe. More »
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Could the Master be the new Doctor? That's what one newspaper is claiming. John Simm, who danced rings around David Tennant as the psycho arch-villain, is the "hot favorite" to play the Doctor when Tennant leaves. But it's unclear how the show could get around the fact that we saw Simm's body being cremated: More »
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Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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