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[edit] Introduction

Main cast of Torchwood.

Torchwood is a British science fiction television series, created by Russell T Davies. It is a spin-off of Doctor Who and closely interlinked in canon and mythology with that series, focusing on the Cardiff branch of the Torchwood Institute, which investigates and deals primarily with incidents involving extraterrestrials.

The series developed a strong fanbase both within and outside of Doctor Who fandom. In particular, the canon bisexuality of the main character, Captain Jack Harkness and the series' exploring the sexuality of the other characters has lead it having a huge popularity within slash fandom. There are also strong fandoms based around some of the het ships on the show, canon and non-canon.

The fandom has produced a wide variety of fanworks to date including fanfiction, fan art, fanzines, and songvids. Lengthy, serialized stories are very popular and prevalent in the fandom, much of it focusing on shipping.[1] Torchwood fandom has a strong presence on LiveJournal and has been well-represented at various conventions and fan gatherings since the series' launch in 2006.

[edit] Main cast

The main cast for Torchwood includes:

Recurring and important guest characters include:

[edit] Pairings

As with any ensemble-cast television series, shipping is popular among the fandom members and comes in many varieties and almost every possible combination, both canon and non-canon based. A list of popular ships within Torchwood fandom (ranked in order of their popularity based on postings to torchwood_fic as of January 2009) includes:

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan fiction community.

Janto is a nickname for the Jack/Ianto pairing.
Gwack is a nickname for the Jack/Gwen pairing.
Gwhys is a nickname for the Gwen/Rhys pairing.
Towen is a nickname for the Toshiko/Owen pairing.

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial list of events that took place in this fandom.

[edit] 2003

On September 22, 2003, the LiveJournal community allfandomfics was founded. [2] It would host Angel, Battlestar Galatica, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Dante's Cove, Dark Angel, Doctor Who, Eureka, Firefly, Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter, New Tricks Queer as Folk, Star Wars, Stargate, Supernatural, Torchwood, Tru Calling, Wrestling fan fiction along with additional fandoms.

[edit] 2005

The character of Captain Jack Harkness was first introduced in the Doctor Who episode The Empty Child, which premiered on May 21, 2005.

On October 17, 2005, the LiveJournal community torch_wood was founded. It would host fanfiction for the Torchwood fandom as well as discussion, icons, fanart and miscellaneous Torchwood-related news.

[edit] 2006

On July 4, 2006, the LiveJournal community torchwood_files was founded. [3] It would host vids.
On July 18, 2006, the LiveJournal community jack_in_cuffs was founded.[4]
On August 21, 2008, the LiveJournal community tw_archives was founded.[5]
On September 21, 2006, the LiveJournal community torchwoodicons was founded.[6]
On October 7, 2006, the LiveJournal community owenharper_fans was created.[7]
On October 13, 2006, the LiveJournal community torchwoodcoffee was founded for fans of Ianto Jones.[8]
On October 15, [[2006], the LiveJournal community torchwooduk was created.[9]
On October 22, 2006, the first two episodes of Torchwood, "Everything Changes" and "Day One", aired on BBC Three.
"Ghost Marchine", episode 3 of the first series, aired on October 29, 2006.
"Cyberwoman", episode 4 of the first series, aired on November 5, 2006.
On November 6, 2006, the LiveJournal community torchwood_fic was created.[10]
On November 9, 2006, the LiveJournal community torchwood_three was founded as a daily fandom newsletter that would link to News and Reviews, Episode Discussion, Meta Discussion, Fan Creations, and Events. The LiveJournal community torchwoodslash was also founded for Torchwood slash fiction.[11]
"Small Worlds", episode 5 of the first series, aired on November 12, 2006.
On November 13, 2006, the LiveJournal community tw100 was founded.[12]
On November 16, 2006, the LiveJournal community jackxianto was created for Jack/Ianto slash.[13]
"Countrycide", episode 6 of the first series, aired on November 19, 2006.
On November 20, 2006, the LiveJournal community jack_and_gwen was created.[14]
"Greeks Bearing Gifts", episode 7 of the first series, aired on November 26, 2006.
"They Keep Killing Suzie", episode 8 of the first series, aired on December 3, 2006.
On December 6, 2006, the LiveJournal community tw_wotd_fic was created.[15]
"Random Shoes", episode 9 of the first series, aired on December 10, 2006.
"Out of Time", episode 10 of the first series, aired on December 17, 2006.
On December 20, 2006, the LiveJournal community toshianto was founded.[16]
"Combat", episode 11 of the first series, aired on December 24, 2006.

[edit] 2007

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"Captain Jack Harkness" and "End of Days", episodes 12 and 13 of the first series, aired on January 1, 2007.
On January 2, 2007, the LiveJournal community at_the_ritz was created.[17]
On January 20, 2007, the LiveJournal community torch_wood_cafe was created.[18]
On January 24, 2007, the LiveJournal community jantolution was created.[19]

[edit] 2008

In 2008, Torchwood would be a "hot" fandom at a number of media conventions such as MediaWest, Eastern Media Convention and con_txt, heavily featured in panel discussions, art shows, vid shows, and merchandise in the dealers rooms.
"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" and "Sleeper", episodes 1 and 2 of the second series, first aired on January 16, 2008.
"To the Last Man", episode 3 of the second series, first aired on January 30, 2008.
"Meat", episode 4 of the second series, first aired on February 6, 2008.
"Adam" and "Reset", episodes 5 and 6 of the second series, first aired on February 13, 2008.
"Dead Man Walking", episode 7 of the second series, first aired on February 20, 2008.
"A Day in the Death", episode 8 of the second series, first aired on February 27, 2008.
"Something Borrowed", episode 9 of the second series, first aired on March 5, 2008.
"From Out of the Rain", episode 10 of the second series, first aired on March 12, 2008.
"Adrift", episode 11 of the second series, first aired on March 19, 2008.
"Fragments", episode 12 of the second series, first aired on March 21, 2008.
On March 21, 2008, the Torchwood hurt/comfort LiveJournal community torchwood_hc was created. [20]
"Exit Wounds", episode 13 of the second series, first aired on April 4, 2008.

[edit] 2009

"Children of Earth, "Day One", episode 1 of the third series, first aired on July 6, 2009.
"Children of Earth, "Day Two", episode 2 of the third series, first aired on July 7, 2009.
"Children of Earth, "Day Three", episode 3 of the third series, first aired on July 8, 2009.
"Children of Earth, "Day Four", episode 4 of the third series, first aired on July 9, 2009. The apparent, "final" death of a major character of the series, Ianto Jones, caused major shockwaves throughout the fandom, at least those who had not been spoiled for the events. Jack/Ianto fans were particularly distraught, many stating that if the fifth episode of the series didn't somehow resurrect Ianto, they would stop watching entirely.[21],[22],[23] Petitions quickly sprung up in protest[24]
"Children of Earth, "Day Five", episode 5 of the third series, first aired on July 10, 2009.

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[edit] Introduction

[edit] Main cast

[edit] Pairings

[edit] Terminology

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] 2008

[edit] 2009

[edit] Kerfluffles

[edit] Influential Stories

[edit] Fandom Members

[edit] Fandom Size

[edit] External Links

[edit] See also

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