jooles34 | The 'please think twice before you harsh my squee' post.

Essentially this post boils down to 'if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all'. I get that not everyone is looking forward to new Torchwood, and that's cool, that's your right and opinion. It's not like I'm going to sit you down, pin your eyes open and make you watch. So why do people feel the need to, whenever I get excited about it, point out all their perceived problems with it and reel off a list of reasons why they won't watch it with the implication that I shouldn't either?

When someone tweets about how excited they are that they have bought an album by an insipid no-talent twonk, I do not tell them that they are an insipid no-talent twonk. Or if someone is waxing lyrical about a film that was clearly written by a baboon with the word structure and characterisation abilities of a slightly drunk sloth, I do not tell them my suspicions about the genealogy behind their beloved piece of celluloid. No, I just make no comment at all about it and let them continue with their happy. And I think that is what most of you do most of the time.

So why with Torchwood is it open season on anyone who dares to look forward to it, and SHOCK HORROR actually says out loud that they are?

You're entitled to your opinion and with most of you we have discussed pros and cons at length, and that's been cool, it really has. I like healthy debate. But why do you have to throw it at me when I'm being happy and excited? Can't you just read my tweet or hear me yip and just not fucking reply rather than throwing every negative comment you can think of at it? Don't you think that's just a little bit shitty?

I do, so please stop while I still respect you all as decent people who know how to interact with other humans. I refuse to lose friends over a TV show but not knowing how to respect someone’s feelings – even if they are about a TV show – is a different matter.