Torchwood. Disc 3

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"As seen on BBC America."
Originally broadcast on television during the 2006-2007 season.
Set contains all 13 episodes from the first season.
Episodes 6-7: Countrycide -- Greeks bearing gifts.
John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd.
Led by Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. From an underground base built on a rift in time and space, the team responds to any alien threat-- a meteorite crash landing, sightings of extra-terrestrial technology, an unusual autopsy report, the spread of a deadly alien virus. Everyone who works for Torchwood is under 35. Some day that's because it's a new science-- others say it's because they die young.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD9, NTSC.

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LGBT Sci Fi submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on July 26, 2013, 11:58pm A spin-off from the BBC series "Doctor Who," "Torchwood" is about an institution created by Queen Victoria to be "outside the government, beyond the police" in order to protect the world and Britain in particular from alien invasion. Capt. Jack Harkness, formerly of "Doctor Who" runs a team of paranormal investigators in (or rather, under) Cardiff.
Most of the characters are bisexual, although Harkness (played by the openly gay John Barrowman) is decidedly omnisexual and flirts with everyone. "Torchwood" is very graphic in every sense of the word, and so is not appropriate for anyone under 18. Sci fi fans will love the show. I especially like the pet pterodactyl. "Countrycide" is one the most disturbing shows of any genre I have ever seen. The episode also began a very uncomfortable liaison among two characters.
"Torchwood," by the way, is an anagram of "Doctor Who." While the Doctor never personally appears on "Torchwood," his hand in a jar is in the organization's collection, leading Harkness to briefly rejoin the Doctor on his adventures.