Illuminating Torchwood

Illuminating Torchwood
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9780786455607
ISBN-13 : 0786455608
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Book Synopsis Illuminating Torchwood by : Andrew Ireland

Download or read book Illuminating Torchwood written by Andrew Ireland and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created in 2006 as a spinoff of Doctor Who, the internationally popular BBC television series Torchwood is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy, with much more of an adult flavor than its progenitor. The series' "omnisexual" protagonist, maverick 51st-century time agent Captain Jack Harkness, leads a team of operatives from the present-day Torchwood Institute, a secret organization dedicated to battling supernatural and extraterrestrial criminals. With its archetypal characters, adult language, subversive humor and openly homosexual and bisexual storylines, Torchwood provides a wealth of material for scholarly analysis and debate. Using Torchwood as its focal point, this timely collection of essays by a range of experts and enthusiasts provides an interpretive framework for understanding the continually developing forms and genres of contemporary television drama.


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