TVNZ Has No Plans For Torchwood
Fed up waiting for TVNZ to show "Torchwood" here in New Zealand, I wrote them an email using their contact web page.
The reply came back:
"We currently have both series under license but they have not been
placed in the schedule at this time.
Best Regards,
Rebecca Several
TVNZ bought "Torchwood", according to G2, at the end of 2006/start of 2007.
"The BBC have today announced a major content deal between BBC Worldwide Australasia and TVNZ, which sees the state-owned Kiwi broadcaster pick up more than 40 hours of hot BBC content, including the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood, the six-part series Primeval and the spectacular natural history series Galapagos.
See this New Zealand Herald page for more information.
Why is it taking them so long to show it?
If you are a fan of Dr. Who and want to see "Torchwood" in New Zealand, I suggest that you use the TVNZ contact web page and ask them why they are not going to show it.
UPDATE
TV2 started showing the first series of "Torchwood" in July 2008. Only took them two years, but we finally got to see it. So I guess we should say thank you to TVNZ.