according to ew.com


My guess is if Ten sees Jack again the characters will acknowledge time having passed .. Jack is healing so no mention ..

So pleased RTD is happy with the specials

I like how he changes the subject so quickly

Not as such isn't a definite no, though.
Over-analyze time!

I agree with you, 'not as such' actually says to me 'indirectly, yes'.

Not as such= something like

Doctor: "Why are you on that spaceship, what happened to Torchwood?"

Jack: "Long Story"

Doctor: "I'm not going anywhere..."

*something else exciting happens meaning the Doctor and Jack have to run off and have no time to catch up properly!*

Not as such that either....no...

Yeah I imagine it is just an acknowledgement rather than anything else.

But Guys DO REMEMBER

If the Doctor encounters Jack in the specials, it could be set anywhere in Jack's timeline- so a long time may have elapsed for him. Or it could be before CoE, though I doubt this would be the case, we tend to follow events on 21st century Earth pretty much in order, presumably to avoid confusing the audience.

However, my guess is that CoE will be obliquely referred to, but not discussed properly- the target audience for Dr Who encompasses far younger people that that of CoE, who shouldn't be encouraged to watch it until they're older.

Probably something along the lines of 'Where were you?' 'Dangling from my ankles chained up in a defunct marshmallow factory on Hrgnathagora, I can't always be on Earth, and can't go back and change things you're involved in thanks to you being a fixed point in space and time. Now, help me get this aligned, tracks all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff this does. Just take that control there- no, the one shaped like a giraffe- and stand waay over there....' *VWARP VWARP *

I believe RTD wouldn't want to use a family show to promote an adult show. RTD may have been happy to show the Torchwood team in TSE/JE, but I'm sure he'll avoid explicit reference to a specific adults-only adventure.

I gather that Donna is going to appear in the specials? if so then it would be quite funny if she referenced the events from 'Children Of Earth' like the kids speaking in unison and freaking her out. Then they wouldnt have to actually mention the Torchwood team itself?

Where did you hear the specials are set in 2004?


Back on topic I posted a scenario the other day would fit a "not mentioned as such" context ..

I think that it would be a good idea if Jack was the Doctor's companion in 'The Waters Of Mars' though i also think it would be a good idea if the Doctor arrives alone and to his surprise finds Jack working for Adelaide.

Doctor: Why are you here? what about Torchwood?

Jack: I'd rather not talk about it

So the events could be mentioned slightly but not in a big way.

I dunno, just an idea

Oh how spooky is that -I just edited my post with that idea before i'd read your post -like it .

it could work

Yep both would work well imo ...