John Barrowman has claimed that the sex scene cut from Torchwood: Miracle Day was not as offensive as has been implied.

The Scottish/American actor, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who spin off, says that in the scene which his character enjoys with a sexy young barman, is not ‘gratuitous’ or overblown.

He said: “It’s not gratuitous sex, it facilitates the story. It’s nothing they grab just to put on the camera and sensationalise it.”

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Hello everybody – this is an advance episode review of Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 2. Spoilers ahead for non-US readers who haven’t seen the episode yet!

Okaaay. Where do we begin discussing this second episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day? Jack and Gwen get flown to America, and Jack manages to get poisoned, though Gwen obviously isn’t important enough to kill. Equally unimportant is Rhys, who gets left behind in Wales with the baby. Rex Matheson continues to look and sound like the CIA equivalent of Tracy Morgan. And evil killer/paedophile Oswald Danes apologises to a national audience…

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Dillon Casey has been announced as a cast addition for the upcoming season of Nikita.

The 27 year old Canadian actor will take on the role of Army Special Ops officer Sean Pierce. His assignment will be to find and retrieve the black box that contains Division’s secrets from Nikita.

Sean will also be tasked with watching over Amanda and it is reported that he will have difficulties with Alex’s relationship with Nikita as the second season progresses.

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Torchwood star Bill Pullman has revealed that before he signed up for the role of serial killer Oswald Danes, he knew nothing about Torchwood.

Bill, who’s arguably best known for his role in The Independence Day, will play the role of Danes in the forthcoming series, Torchwood: Miracle Day, but he hadn’t got a clue about how huge the sci-fi series was.

speaking to What’s On TV, Bill said, “I can’t say I knew anything about it, because I am terrible at watching television. I don’t watch any television.

“I don’t know how I’ve managed to get by as an actor without it, but after I got the offer and read the scripts, I said yes immediately…

“And then I watched it and was pleased to see how good it is.”

Calling it a “great big Titanic of a ship floating down the Atlantic”, Bill considers his role on the show, which is now co-produced by US network Starz, an honour. Read more & comment »

44-year-old John Barrowman, who’s set to reprise his role as Captain Jack Harkness in ‘Torchwood: Miracle Day’, a new 10-part series of the ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off, says he believes fans of the show enjoy his alter ego’s traits because they see similarities with his real life persona.

He said: “Captain Jack is a lot like John Barrowman and John Barrowman is a lot like Captain Jack, but I’m not immortal.

“There’s a lot of my personality in there and I think that’s why audiences have taken to him and I’m truly, truly grateful and truly chuffed.”

John apparently loves appearing in ‘Torchwood’ and he’d be happy if the series continued until he died.

He added: “Captain Jack is one of the best characters to play. I would happily play Captain Jack for the rest of my life.

“When I see a script I know exactly what to do. We are allowed to play the characters the way we know we do.” Read more & comment »

The Starz network have released three new clips from Torchwood: Miracle Day which premieres in the States on Friday, July 8 at 10 P.M, and here in the UK on Thursday, 14 July, 21:00 on BBC One.

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The BBC have just released a new trailer for the forthcoming Torchwood: Miracle day, when, one day, nobody dies…

All across the world, nobody dies. People keep aging, they get hurt and sick, but they never die, threatening to change what it means to be human, forever.

Don’t miss it on Thursday 14 July, 21:00 on BBC One, but for now, watch the new trailer after the jump… Read more & comment »