Torchwood: The Dollhouse

This is, essentially, a spoof of Charlie's Angels that happens to be using some of the Torchwood setting as a backdrop. Three attractive women in '70s Los Angeles are hired by Torchwood, via a disembodied male voice, and take part in adventures that involve hunting down aliens and (presumably) wearing flared trousers a lot.

There is both good and bad in this. On the plus side, there's more genuine female empowerment and a more ethnically diverse cast than in the story's '70s inspiration. The plot is also a reasonable one, with women being kidnapped for purposes that eventually turn out to be quite creepy - and are arguably a critique of archaic male attitudes to feminine beauty. The music is good too, the sort of thing one could well imagine in an American show of the era.

On the downside, it really doesn't feel much like Torchwood. It's American (and what is Torchwood doing with a branch in LA anyway?) and done in the style of a glitzy TV show of the era. As a parody of Charlie's Angels, sure, it's quite effective, but that's quite a clash of tones, regardless of the details of the plot. Whether you'll enjoy it will depend a lot on what you're expecting to get. I found myself liking the characters and finding it a fun ride... but it's very much out of place in this particular series.