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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 10

Posted on September 12, 2011 by | 7 comments

Well thank heaven that’s over.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 9

Posted on September 4, 2011 by | 8 comments

Nine down, one to go. At this point, we’re done discussing the plausibility of this thing.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 8

Posted on August 27, 2011 by | 10 comments

The story continues. More plot development this week than last week, but we’re starting to go a bit off the rails in terms of legal analysis. One of the basic premises of the Law and the Multiverse project is to … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 7

Posted on August 26, 2011 by | 5 comments

Not a whole lot to say this week either, other than the fact that if there remained any doubt about what the authors believe about homosexuality, there isn’t anymore. No real spoilers this time either. And really, the only “legal” … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 6

Posted on August 14, 2011 by | 18 comments

Not a whole lot to discuss this week. The whole “concentration camp” this is obviously designed to provoke outrage, but somehow fails to do so, mostly because there doesn’t seem to be any particular reason for them. I mean, say … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 5

Posted on August 7, 2011 by | 19 comments

We generally try to avoid evaluating the merits as such of the works we analyze, trying to stick mostly to the legal side of things and letting readers come to their own conclusions about the works as a whole. But … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 4

Posted on July 31, 2011 by | 15 comments

By this point in the series, it’s pretty clear that the writers are deliberately trying to play with the “legal” consequences of the premise. And you know what? Good for them. Of course, it would have been better if they’d … Continue reading →

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Posted in civil rights, constitutional law, corporations, television

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 3

Posted on July 25, 2011 by | 12 comments

The plot thickens! Or it tries to anyway. Turns out radical improbability does not work as a thickening agent unless you’re Douglas Adams, so this plot is still pretty soupy. Because, see, the legal side of things isn’t the only … Continue reading →

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Posted in administrative law, television, torts

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 2

Posted on July 18, 2011 by | 23 comments

There was a lot less legal content in this episode, but there are still a few things worth talking about. The biggest is probably whether it’s even remotely plausible to cook up an arsenic-related chelation therapy with chemicals available on … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 1

Posted on July 11, 2011 by | 35 comments

(Update: we have discovered  a case on point for one of the issues raised in the post.  Check out section II of the post for more.) Torchwood: Miracle Day is the fourth “season” of the British sci-fi series Torchwood, itself … Continue reading →

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