Supposedly, Fox is making an US version of Torchwood. But many of us fear their version will de-gay Capt. Jack.
John Barrowman thinks this will not happen lightly:
”I hope wherever [the franchise] goes that the show stays the same,” says the openly gay Scottish thesp. “The last thing I would want would be for Jack to become this heterosexual, straight hero. He’s an omnisexual guy. He likes men, women, aliens, whatever. I think we should continue going down that route.”
Any effort to de-gay Capt. Jack would be followed by a “really big discussion,” Barrowman stresses, adding that it would ultimately be up to series creator Russell T. Davies and producing partner Julie Gardner to fight that battle.
Regarding the status of a U.S. version, Barrowman confesses that he has “no information” beyond what’s already been reported: That Fox has commissioned a script from Davies and that Barrowman would almost certainly slip back into his signature role. “Julie has said, as has Russell, that there will be no Torchwood without John Barrowman as Capt. Jack,” he says. “If I am asked to do Torchwood again, I will do it at the drop of a hat — whether it’s in America or back in Britain or if it’s for a film. I absolutely love Capt. Jack.”
We love him too. So if you're making a US version, Fox, just follow the British version to the letter.
3 comments:
I can see them "straightening" the charactor out. We are so much more puritanical here than we like to believe.
Silliness.
I would be so pissed if they straighten him out. That would be total crap, I love his character the way it is.
We live in a very "cleaned up" society, so I would not be surprised, especially with it being in Fox's hands. If they change Jack's pansexuality, they might us well make him an eunuch.
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