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Wow factor of 11? 12? 13?

They do wow.....

Trek_Girl42 | January 07, 12:16 CET

Lookin' forward to the new season! Marsters is definitely a plus.

Ghalev | January 07, 12:44 CET

They do wow.....

The headline was going to be "Pics of two hot men snogging" but that would have been too spoilerish :p.

Simon | January 07, 12:54 CET

And that would have been such a great title! :P

Trek_Girl42 | January 07, 13:02 CET

And talk about what an attention graber it would have been!

Valentyn | January 07, 13:16 CET

Definitely looking forward to January 16th !

Shade of Pale | January 07, 13:25 CET

::fans self::

Thanks for the link, Simon. I didn't have you pegged as a Sun reader though!

::fans self some more::

Gill | January 07, 13:46 CET

I have never known James to do anything by half measures. So I am expecting this scene to explode off the screen. Or possibly it will just be me combusting. I can feel the heat already!

Berry | January 07, 14:32 CET

So not into spoilers, but since we here in the U.S. have to wait until Jan. 26th for the season premier of Torchwood, I may have to check out YouTube, where I imagine this scene will be up in record time.
Not even into slash but either of these guys could generate heat with a fence post.

Shey | January 07, 15:03 CET

Woo Hoo bring it on!!

Can't wait till the 16th is here!!

sueworld2003 | January 07, 15:32 CET

I am also not into slash, but I do love seeing JM get to let loose. This sure looks like they give him the opportunity.

newcj | January 07, 15:56 CET

Oh dear Lord...I am sooo looking forward to this. Is it too much to hope that James becomes a regular on this series?????

kathylovesspike | January 07, 17:06 CET

"Is it too much to hope that James becomes a regular on this series?????"

No, not too much to ask, at all. But, better still, the "lost" Torchwood is found......in LA!!!! And James gets to be the lead, as Capt. John, in his new series, "Torchwood LA Style."
:-)

Yoga Lady | January 07, 17:32 CET

to quote the obvious: "Spike lips! Lips of Spike!!!!"

baxter | January 07, 17:58 CET

To quote the Head Shaman after watching Howard and Vince kiss "Going to have to go away and re-think a few basic principles." Well, not so much re-think as....oh, I'll be in my bunk.

[ edited by JuliaL on 2008-01-07 15:23 ]

[ edited by JuliaL on 2008-01-08 02:52 ]

JuliaL | January 07, 18:02 CET

Well, not lips of Spike so much as lips of Captain John.

zeitgeist | January 07, 18:22 CET

Is it too much to hope that James becomes a regular on this series?????

As it films in the UK I'd say it's highly unlikely JM would sign on as a regular but I'm hopeful for more guest appearances.

helcat | January 07, 18:22 CET

Oooh, can. not. wait. I hope the BBCA doesn't cut out too much of the good stuff, and by the good stuff I mean anything with JM on the screen. I am so looking forward to seeing JM in a role where he can flaunt his bigger than life talent.

luvspike | January 07, 18:45 CET

Yum.

Kirochka | January 07, 18:59 CET

Just a vocab nitpick/question: I think of "slash" as fan fiction about relationships that are not present in (okay, I'm sorry I have to say it!) canon. Could be Kirk/Spock or Oz/Cordelia, for example, but Jack/John doesn't count as "slash" 'cause it's right there in the show! Woo-hoo!

(Edited to remove extra punctuation.)

[ edited by miri47 on 2008-01-07 16:10 ]

miri47 | January 07, 19:10 CET

skuh-WEEEEEE!

miri47--I think RTD's just fangeek enough to giggle at the prospect of puttin' slash right there in the show! (and smart enough to actually do it!)

annagranfors | January 07, 19:24 CET

Well, not lips of Spike so much as lips of Captain John.

zeitgeist

Yeah, but it doesn't have that authentic ring. Even 'lips of James' scans better.

[ edited by baxter on 2008-01-07 17:29 ]

baxter | January 07, 20:29 CET

Even 'lips of James' scans better.

I'm going with J-Lips.

Simon | January 07, 20:31 CET

Yummy!

A few things.
1) The hot factor. I do believe there was reportage a while back to the effect that both of them said it was so hot that you have to, how shall I say this? Go to your bunk.

2)Also some rumorage, or indications that Marsters character would be asked back.

3)miri - Slash, which originally comes from the Kirk/Spock parings, is generally held to be for same-sex parings. It may include parings of characters from the same verse, or crossovers, but is m/m or f/f - or occasionally transgender, but not, to my knowledge, hetero.

Znachki | January 07, 20:54 CET

James had said that John was a better kisser than SMG/P (had to add that P in for correctness) and we've all seen season 6! *bites lip* This… this is cruel teasing! The link had me rechecking today's date. Like I didn't know what date it was! arrgh. Torchwood are a bunch of nasty baiters. Damn their cunningness!

miri47, the tricky part will come when the ficcers start writing up Jack/John (their past, present, future) it will go under the slash section even though it is technically "canon". As a long time fanfic writer and slasher myself, slash now generally refers to male/male pairing despite their presence within the Verse e.g. Spike and Angel's "one time" *bows to her Lord Whedon's wise choice* or the people at QAF, or Dumbledore. It's a set term now. So slash wouldn't be one hundred percent accurate but it'd be such a hassle to find/locate a new term. *shudder* People would start listing it under "canon slash" (which is a commonly used term but unlisted to my knowledge) and meaning it. We could always go Japanese and call it Yaoi or Shounen-ai.

Mirage | January 07, 20:58 CET

i can't wait till this episode comes on can't wait to see him on tv again as i've just seen him in p.s. i love you i'm positive he'll do a brilliant performance in this as well.
Go James!!!

spike_lover | January 07, 21:05 CET

spike_lover - please endeavor to use correct capitalization, it makes it easier for everyone. I understand that in the excitement about these eps it sometimes scrambles ones synapses :)

zeitgeist | January 07, 21:13 CET

Well I'm definitely into slash and I'm loving these pics! JB and JM certainly seem to be creating some impressive chemistry in those stills. Can't wait to get the entire audio/visual experience.

And Mirage, there's no cunnilingus, (whispers) it's boy snoggage. *wink*

anindoorkitty | January 07, 22:45 CET

And like the BBC is going mad at the moment and put "THE KISS" up as desktop wallpaper.

Simon | January 07, 22:55 CET

/fans self. Bunk. Me.

barest_smidgen | January 07, 23:21 CET

Argh. The BBC Torchwood site is not available to non-UK-ers. :(

Trek_Girl42 | January 07, 23:38 CET

Argh. The BBC Torchwood site is not available to non-UK-ers. :(

What's up with that? "Rights reasons"? Umm.. huh? If someone could explain this to me in a way that makes sense I'd be ever so grateful. otherwise I will shake my head at a website that is actually *turning away* web traffic. As a web designer, I do not comprehend.

Oh and topic - One word: phwoar. I'm a slash fan and I will also be in my bunk.

TheSpark | January 07, 23:44 CET

I presume the BBC has sold overseas rights to the show. I'm sure BBCAmerica will be wanting to do some stuff on their TW site. It's common for US networks to block stuff on their sites from non-US viewers for similar reasons.

helcat | January 08, 00:10 CET

Oh. Well I don't like it :) But thanks for the splainy.

TheSpark | January 08, 00:11 CET

To be honest, although I liked Barrowman on Dr Who, I wasn't the biggest Torchwood fan. I know that a large part of his appeal is his over-the-top, theatrical personality, but it grates on me a little, so whenever I see even the his character in any sort of relationship it always seems a little false or like he's doing it just to show off how magnificent he is. It's like it's always about him rather than him and the other person. I know I'm probably failing to draw a line between the character and the actor but the two have sort of merged into one for me, so something like this seems more about boosting Barrowman's ego than anything else. But of course James could have chemistry with a plastic table, so it's possible that it could work.

Razor | January 08, 00:34 CET

Re site access: You still won't be able to access everything, but if you go to the "Text Only" version, very small in the upper right, you can get some of it. Plus - the 3:43 beginning scene is available on a certain U toob

Znachki | January 08, 00:40 CET

Regarding the clip No James, but great opening clip! It had a nice bit of humour to it, which is one of the main things I felt this show to be missing in its first season. And the blow fish reminded me of the Shark-headed demon in Tabula Rasa.

Over all it looks like a good sign for the season.

Trek_Girl42 | January 08, 01:22 CET

But of course James could have chemistry with a plastic table

or a crypt door... or a bot... or a box of files... or a guitar....

baxter | January 08, 01:25 CET

ska-WEEEE!

Let's ignore that fact that RTD is obviously a dispossesed Spangel shipper, and just focus on the PRETTY!

BrightShiner | January 08, 03:36 CET

Well, I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering how long it will take an enterprising PhotoShopper to blond up James' hair and put David Boreanaz's head on John's body.

That picture is...excuse me; I have to lie down now.

ActualSize | January 08, 05:39 CET

Shahrukh Khan's just been de-wallpapered (for now).

redeem147 | January 08, 05:42 CET

This is gonna be FUN!

Xane | January 08, 06:29 CET

SO SO HOT. After hearing James talk about it at DragonCon, I knew I would want to be tuning into this!

CloudyVisions | January 08, 06:44 CET

Well I was heading to my bunk anyway, and now I NEED to go...

Sabri3l | January 08, 07:31 CET

the series 2 trailer (in big, beautiful .avi quality--11.7 mb) is downloadable at:

http://www.torchwood.de/inhalt/003-guide/sta2/media/01/trailer.php

enjoy!

annagranfors | January 08, 08:34 CET

There's clip of the kiss up on YouTube!! (spoiler alert, of course):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v0szrB5nB8

Enjoy!

Spikesgurl | January 08, 11:09 CET

I have never struck this before but that BBC link says that I cannot access it outside of the UK due to "rights (sic) reasons". I usually have no probelms accessing BBC pages so I'm just wondering if anybody else outside of the UK got that notice? Is it a new broader BBC policy or is this specific to Torchwood perhaps?

catalyst2 | January 08, 12:44 CET

Thanks for the link Spikesgurl! I really have nothing to add but.....wow.

[ edited by Trek_Girl42 on 2008-01-08 09:50 ]

Trek_Girl42 | January 08, 12:50 CET

Thank you, spikesgurl. Certain corners of the Internet are going wild about this.

The clip is so incredibly aware of JM's work - the moment when the car draws up and we see the feet - just priceless.

It seems as if the hype was really justified in this case. ::fans self a lot::

Gill | January 08, 14:05 CET

1.Ran to YouTube to watch kiss clip ... thanks spikesgurl!
2.Fainted dead away .... revived & watched again, added it to my playlist ;-)
3.Logged on at MarstersOfOz to post link to clip, where someone had beat me to it.
4.Joined BBC America, went straight to the Torchwood section ... NO wallpaper, discrimination, I say.

Loved the JM intro in the clip, long coat and boots. Clever Spike homage made me smile.
Loved the other trailers as well .... January 26th can not arrive soon enough. Staying off the UK TW thread at MoZ is going to be hell, but I wont do spoilers.

Shey | January 08, 17:56 CET

Spikesgurl, a little warning would have been nice. I think my brain ignited and froze at the same time. Bits are sticking to my chair. Tis not a nice sight people. The vid on the other hand… *puts up a Do Not Disturb sign while a video runs with surround sound*

Mirage | January 08, 18:41 CET

Sorry Mirage, I didn't mean to damage your brain :) Although I have to say the moaning and gasping about killed me too. I still can't quite believe we're so lucky :)

Spikesgurl | January 08, 21:25 CET

JM Kiss Kiss Bang Bang promo gallery, including several new pics.

http://photos.onlyjamesmarsters.net/thumbnails.php?album=149

Trek_Girl42 | January 09, 04:40 CET

Trek_Girl42 I copied your link & pasted it to my browser, but got "no matching results" ???? Thanks for any help.

Shey | January 09, 10:06 CET

Shey, I did the same and it worked fine for me. But there are only 10 pics and if you've seen the vids then you know 'em already.

Mirage | January 09, 11:35 CET

Oh, WOW. Just caught that YouTube link. I am SO looking forward to this.

(Wondering if Steve Tartalia's gone along for the ride...)

Kirochka | January 09, 23:04 CET

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