Fan Rant: Torchwood Could Bring Doctor Who to the Big Screen

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As a child, I watched a little of everything. There really was no rhyme or reason – Incredible Hulk, Muppet Babies, MTV (videos), Cosby, and even some Tom Baker wrapped in a large, striped scarf. But it wasn’t until Christopher Eccleston became Doctor Who](Doctor Who (TV Series 2005–2022) - IMDb) that I really started to pay attention to the sci-fi icon and his Tardis adventures.

Through a change to Tennant and a myriad of both silly and super creepy stories, The Doctor became ever more addictive, and I wished that he would head for the big screen. Sure, there’s a chance that feature film could become an absolute reality, but recently I had a different thought: What if Torchwood](Torchwood (TV Series 2006–2011) - IMDb) brought *Who *to the big screen?

Torchwood: Children of Earth was a jaw-dropper. The series had started slowly, but as characters succumbed to the dangers of their job, the show became better and better until the long miniseries made it into an entirely new experience. It was epic, dangerous, shocking, and pretty much all the adjectives that would make a good feature film. I might even go so far as to say a better feature film than Who could make, because there was more cinematic intrigue in Torchwood’s latest story, and that’s more widely marketable than a quirky man who carries a magic wrench travels through time and space. So why not merge the two?

Read the rest over at SciFi Squad](http://www.scifisquad.com/2009/08/12/why-torchwood-and-doctor-who-should-merge-on-the-big-screen/)