You've forgotten one thing: they don't have a bible. Now apparently Bible's are no longer en vogue in Hollywood but in the land of palm trees and 22 episode series there are writers rooms. In Cardiff? Not so much because the BBC can't afford it. So all writers are freelance. They write independantly. And never the twain do meet. Which is where I think the problem really arises.
One of the problems anyway. I can't understand why they don't have some sort of background worked out for the characters. Maybe not a backstory as detailed as we got in Fragments, but at the very least, there should have been some guidelines laid down. The showrunners/writers should have known from day 1 that Jack has been with Torchwood for over 100 years, that Owen joined after his fiancee died, that Tosh joined after a run in with UNIT. The details could have been left open, but the basics should have been set in stone.
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Date: 2008-07-18 07:53 am (UTC)One of the problems anyway. I can't understand why they don't have some sort of background worked out for the characters. Maybe not a backstory as detailed as we got in Fragments, but at the very least, there should have been some guidelines laid down. The showrunners/writers should have known from day 1 that Jack has been with Torchwood for over 100 years, that Owen joined after his fiancee died, that Tosh joined after a run in with UNIT. The details could have been left open, but the basics should have been set in stone.