TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - LA SHOW TRACKER: Russell T. Davies, the man behind 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' on the new season
July 8, 2011
by Yvonne Villarreal
Russell T. Davies is one of Britain's most influential television writers. He reinvented "Doctor Who," created "Queer as Folk" and "Torchwood," and now brings us "Torchwood: Miracle Day." The fourth installment of the "Doctor Who" spinoff, which premiere[d] on Starz [July 8], once again features immortal, time-traveling Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and company, this time trying to save the world by figuring out why no one on Earth is dying.
Davies talked to the L.A. Times about the sci-fi series and his career in television...
Alexa Havins, Mekhi Phifer, Eve Myles and John Barrowman
... Q: What was the inspiration behind "Torchwood: Miracle Day"?
Russell T. Davies: "It's kind of a classic story, which is: death takes a holiday. That's an idea we've seen in millions of different "Twilight Zones" and things. I thought we'd build off that classic idea. What if we really took over the whole world for a long length of time? What if it changed society, changed who we are?
I think of "Torchwood" now as a show that, we sort of take situations like this and imagine how the human race would react. We did it with the previous miniseries, "Torchwood: Children of Earth." How far you would go to sacrifice people in order to save yourself? The moral pressure that puts on people. "Miracle Day" attacks the infrastructure of society. Within days, the health service comes under pressure. It's all a domino effect. And it allows for this intriguing thriller to unfold. I'm enormously excited by it..."
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