I don't think I'm going to be able to answer your questions satisfactorily, but I'll have a go.
I don't think that there's a great deal of significance about Torchwood being established in Victoria's reign rather than that of any other monarch. I think it's just a nice time to set stories in - look at the recent growth of steampunk SF novels also set in and around the period. Obviously the reach of the Empire also meant that Britain was becoming cosmopolitan in its attitude to the world. But I don't read anything much beyond that aside from scientific advances having reached a certain level. Torchwood - the series - does address its history a bit, but not in that kind of detail. I'll say no more until you've caught up with it. I've only caught the Victoria episode once and it was a couple of years ago now, so I couldn't say for certain whether or not the werewolf was supposed to be taking over. But I suggest that it's more to do with the facade Victoria had over her subjects. She was seen as someone who didn't suffer fools gladly and was thought to be terribly prim and proper (stories about pianos having their "legs" covered to keep decorum, for example). So there's a certain joy in dismantling that image a little. Yes - Rose would be in awe of her, because she did oversee the expansion of the Empire into all corners of the globe. But then she's a dour woman who ruled for longer than any other monarch - over sixty years. Even her photos portray her as joyless. So I think it's more to do with that than anything else. Adam On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Steve Timko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam I know is British and Mark seems to have some British connections. > I watched the Dr. Who episode when they run into Queen Victoria. I'm > wondering if there's significance to having Queen Victoria start Torchwood. > She was queen of Britain during their greatest imperialist expansion. Is > Torchwood supposed to be an extension of that? I still haven't finished the > second season of Dr. Who and I haven't started Torchwood in case it gets > elaborated upon. > Also, if I read the tone of the show correctly, there's an ambivalent > attitude towards Queen Elizabeth. On the one hand Rose seemed to be in awe > of her (compared to the jokes they make about the current royyalty), yet > they show her to be intelerant and arrogant when she banished people who > just saved her life from her kingdom. Or are they saying the werewolf was > taking oiver? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
