This is why we can't have nice things!

Torchwood!

I tried watching a few episodes here and there when Jaime was still at his place. They had the BBC channels. It was interesting and I wanted to love it but I just never did get into it.

Lately, there has been much talk on the interwebz about this show. I was on my daily gossip site when someone posted the Sunday schedule to Comic Con and Torchwood was listed.

That’s when all the comments popped up.

Apparently the fans of the show aren’t happy with the way season 3 ended. Certain characters died, certain characters changed their personality etc.

Overall, the fans are pissed. I read even more that the writers/creators of the show have gotten threats online from the fans.

WTF?!

People are actually scared that the Torchwood panel at Comic Con is going to turn into some riot act. I’m tempted to go just to see the fans in action but then I realized,

This is why fandom can be a scary thing.

When I was watching LOST, I was mad they killed off some of my favorite characters but I got over it. I moved on. I stopped watching because of the story lines. It felt during the start of season 3 they were running out of steam but not once did I spend my time sending nasty notes to the writters on twitter/their blogs.

I forget how some fans can get so engrossed that it becomes their life, I guess. But really, sending threats is a bit too much. Even if they continue with a season 4, I doubt the actors and crew will return to Comic Con or do any more appearances for the fans. It’s sad actually.

This is why fandom can’t have nice things.