The Suck Just Got Suckier

[Captain Seafort]

Yeah, I'd pretty much expect Torchwood to be in favour of the Empire when there was an Empire. But since say the 1950s, there's nothing to indicate that they had the same nonsense that the London Torchwood did.

Torchwood One was Torchwood HQ, so I'd be very surprised if the policy of the subsidiary branches was any different, any more than the local branches of a large company differ in policy from head office.

[Graham Kennedy]

Yeah, I'd pretty much expect Torchwood to be in favour of the Empire when there was an Empire. But since say the 1950s, there's nothing to indicate that they had the same nonsense that the London Torchwood did.

Torchwood One was Torchwood HQ, so I'd be very surprised if the policy of the subsidiary branches was any different, any more than the local branches of a large company differ in policy from head office.

But we don't even know that that was an official policy. It seemed more like an offhand comment by the woman to me.

[Captain Seafort]

But we don't even know that that was an official policy. It seemed more like an offhand comment by the woman to me.

"The woman" was Director Torchwood and was in the middle of giving the Doctor a full briefing on the Institute's history and purpose. I'd call it as close to a formal declaration of official Torchwood policy as you're likely to get.

[Graham Kennedy]

But we don't even know that that was an official policy. It seemed more like an offhand comment by the woman to me.

"The woman" was Director Torchwood and was in the middle of giving the Doctor a full briefing on the Institute's history and purpose. I'd call it as close to a formal declaration of official Torchwood policy as you're likely to get.

As I remember it the only such reference was when she said something about the Empire to Rose's mum and was told there wasn't a British Empire, to which she replied "Well not yet..." Which was hardly a policy declaration.

[Captain Seafort]

There was also a definitive statement that "Torchwood refuses to go metric", and similar. They clearly saw themselves as the last bastion of the Empire. Whether or not this would extend to attempting to restore it, be that in the form of sleeper cells in the States or through force using their various stolen alien goodies, is another matter, but the Director's off-the-cuff comment certain reveals an openness towards the idea.

[Graham Kennedy]

There was also a definitive statement that "Torchwood refuses to go metric"

So do a lot of people, but it hardly means that they're committed to reconquering the British Empire. And indeed refusing to go metric would fit in fine with Torchwood USA

They clearly saw themselves as the last bastion of the Empire. Whether or not this would extend to attempting to restore it, be that in the form of sleeper cells in the States or through force using their various stolen alien goodies, is another matter, but the Director's off-the-cuff comment certain reveals an openness towards the idea.

For her.

[Tyyr]

Good Lord, if someone said "meter" on US TV the viewer's heads would explode.

[Captain Seafort]

They clearly saw themselves as the last bastion of the Empire. Whether or not this would extend to attempting to restore it, be that in the form of sleeper cells in the States or through force using their various stolen alien goodies, is another matter, but the Director's off-the-cuff comment certain reveals an openness towards the idea.

For her.

Correct. And since she's the boss, and Torchwood answers directly to HMQ we can pretty safely take that as official TW policy.

Good Lord, if someone said "meter" on US TV the viewer's heads would explode.

Just as well there's no such unit then. What would happen if someone said "metre"?

[Tyyr]

Then you're just talking gibberish. I'd suspect it was an English thing but there's no extraneous U's in there.

[Reliant121]

And here we go again, English VS. US spelling debate round 2.

[Captain Seafort]

Then you're just talking gibberish. I'd suspect it was an English thing but there's no extraneous U's in there.

Remind me, what is the name of the language we're using, and which of our countries' names more closely resembles the name of that language?

And here we go again, English VS. US spelling debate round 2000.

Fixed for you.

[Reliant121]

[Sionnach Glic]

Should we let the Yanks in on the existance of Hectometres, or shall we keep that one quiet?

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Good Lord, if someone said "meter" on US TV the viewer's heads would explode.

Like in ST?

Never seen Torchwood, but this is gonna suck worse than the NJO.

[Sionnach Glic]

Ah, but Star Trek uses crazy terms all the time. Clearly this strange thing called a "metre" is some strange form of futuristic measurement.