TORCHWOOD Fan Convention Coming in April
February 26, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under TV SHOWS, Torchwood
Like STAR TREK, STAR WARS, and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, TORCHWOOD is now joining the hallowed ranks of TV shows and movies with fan conventions.
To test out how well it will be received, it will be held just for one day at the Porchester Hall in London on April 26 with actress Eve Myles among the guest stars taking part in the TORCHWOOD event.
Myles, who plays police woman-turned-alien-hunter Gwen Cooper, will be answering questions, posing for photographs and signing memorabilia. She will be joined by former BUFFY star and TORCHWOOD guest actor James Marsters aka Captain John Hart, Gareth David-Lloyd, who plays Ianto, former Neighbours and Ugly Betty actor Alan Dale and Torchwood producer Richard Stokes.
Even though TORCHWOOD, which stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, is a DOCTOR WHO spin-off, it is regarded as more accessible to non sci-fi fans according to Myles: “We are getting people who never watch sci-fi as there’s also a strong element of domestic drama. People really enjoy it because they like the characters and can identify with them. Kids of seven or eight send me letters as do people in their 70s – there’s no target audience as such.”
Who knows? If the show continues to be such a big hit on both sides of the pond, maybe they’ll have a TORCHWOOD convention someplace in the U.S. (hopefully where I can afford to attend!)
In the meantime, the show’s characters will be coming out in toy form sometime later in the year so we’ll each be able to have our own Captain Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Toshiko and Owen. (A consolation prize for those of us who won’t be able to attend the first ever TORCHWOOD convention? LOL) Maybe, if we’re really lucky, they’ll toss in a Caption John Hart, too!
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