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ericadawn16Torchwood Magazine, Issue 17, October/November 2009
Russell T. Davies
Question and Reply about Steven under cut
Killing Steven must have given you pause, though?
"No, because that literally came out of the story, and when I started writing, we didn't know that would be the ending. In fact, when I wrote the first draft, Steven didn't die. It was Julie and Euros and everyone else who read it who convinced me that he had to. Originally, I'd resisted it, but they were right...Besides, it is a science fiction death: it's not like you're seeing a child strangled, or something awful like that. It's absolutely horrible, but it does have a gloss of fantasy about it."
Gwen...
"Frankly, Rhys is very killable, because it would put Gwen through so much dramatically, but eventually you've got to realize what you've got, as a colleague of mine who worked on soap operas used to say 'You don't rape Snow White.' In other words, you shouldn't punish your central characters to the point where they become the walking wounded. It's one of those science fiction format things again, where writers often think that the lead characters are there to be punished, and I think we bordered on that in series one."
Jack...
"He was meant to be Spike from Buffy. Before series one was even cast, I thought the Doctor and Rose might be getting a bit comfortable by episode eight, so I had to get a man on board to shake things up a bit."
Fourth series...
"If there is a fourth series, I don't think we'll be rebuilding the Hub. It won't be business as usual, otherwise Children of Earth might as well never happened."
Gareth David-Lloyd
Question and Reply about Ianto under cut
Would you go back if asked?
"Oh, I'd love to work with that team again, yes...I don't know how they would go about bringing Ianto back again though, unless it was a flashback. It was quite final when he died. so they'd have to be quite clever about it. But I'd happily come back if it was believable and didn't spoil the lovely final scene we did. As long as it didn't cheapen it, then yes, I'd be there."
I'd just like to say to most of this...WTF???
Russell T. Davies
Question and Reply about Steven under cut
Killing Steven must have given you pause, though?
"No, because that literally came out of the story, and when I started writing, we didn't know that would be the ending. In fact, when I wrote the first draft, Steven didn't die. It was Julie and Euros and everyone else who read it who convinced me that he had to. Originally, I'd resisted it, but they were right...Besides, it is a science fiction death: it's not like you're seeing a child strangled, or something awful like that. It's absolutely horrible, but it does have a gloss of fantasy about it."
Gwen...
"Frankly, Rhys is very killable, because it would put Gwen through so much dramatically, but eventually you've got to realize what you've got, as a colleague of mine who worked on soap operas used to say 'You don't rape Snow White.' In other words, you shouldn't punish your central characters to the point where they become the walking wounded. It's one of those science fiction format things again, where writers often think that the lead characters are there to be punished, and I think we bordered on that in series one."
Jack...
"He was meant to be Spike from Buffy. Before series one was even cast, I thought the Doctor and Rose might be getting a bit comfortable by episode eight, so I had to get a man on board to shake things up a bit."
Fourth series...
"If there is a fourth series, I don't think we'll be rebuilding the Hub. It won't be business as usual, otherwise Children of Earth might as well never happened."
Gareth David-Lloyd
Question and Reply about Ianto under cut
Would you go back if asked?
"Oh, I'd love to work with that team again, yes...I don't know how they would go about bringing Ianto back again though, unless it was a flashback. It was quite final when he died. so they'd have to be quite clever about it. But I'd happily come back if it was believable and didn't spoil the lovely final scene we did. As long as it didn't cheapen it, then yes, I'd be there."
I'd just like to say to most of this...WTF???
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Date: 2009-11-14 11:04 pm (UTC)How do they not qualify as central characters? Is he implying/admitting that Gwen and Companion of the Season are more important?
*snark* Obviously. We all know Rose is the Most Important Companion Ever.
But in that case, how does he explain Donna? Just because she's functional?
Donna is a woman and as such is not allowed to be on the same level as the Doctor. She's not allowed to have any power.
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Date: 2009-11-14 11:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-14 11:12 pm (UTC)As much as I like RTD's energy and enthusiasm... I am ready for a change.