The Heterosexualization of Captain Jack Harkness...

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Well. It was bound to come up in the media as soon as we learned that Fox was showing an interest in Torchwood. I hear Fox is notoriously homophobic. I haven't watched produced at Fox, as far as I know, since Firefly. Maybe this is not a coincidence.

Anyway, So auriaephiala send me a link to this article which says, with John Barrowman as the spokesperson, that some things in Torchwood should never change. In fact, John Barrowman is reiteraing what my friends and I have been saying ever since we heard that Fox was nibbling at the bait, a sort of combination of WTF and "Haven't they noticed that the hero isn't straight?"

So auriaephiala send me a link to this article in which John Barrowman said "don't make Captain Jack straight" - well, of course he would say that. And so would Russell T Davies, unless he's sold out to Hollywood that far, that he'd compromise his creation for bucks.

I'd like to think he wouldn't.

And tell me again why anyone thinks it's a good idea to make Torchwood in the States?