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* The song "[[Mao Tse Tung Said]]" by A3 is playing at the Bar Reunion. | * The song "[[Mao Tse Tung Said]]" by A3 is playing at the Bar Reunion. | ||
* Jack was voted "[[Rear of the Year]]" in [[5094]]. | * Jack was voted "[[Rear of the Year]]" in [[5094]]. | ||
* [[Blowfish (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|The Blowfish]] is listening to the song "Release Yo' Self (Prodigy Mix)" by [ | * [[Blowfish (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|The Blowfish]] is listening to the song "Release Yo' Self (Prodigy Mix)" by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Man Method Man] at the start of the episode. | ||
* As Jack and John have a brawl at the Bar Reunion, [[Blur]]'s "Song 2" plays. | * As Jack and John have a brawl at the Bar Reunion, [[Blur]]'s "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_2 Song 2]" plays. | ||
* Just before disappearing, John claims that he found "[[Gray (Adam)|Gray]]". | * Just before disappearing, John claims that he found "[[Gray (Adam)|Gray]]". | ||
=== Influences === | |||
* The episode title is taken from a nickname applied to [[James Bond]] by the European and Asian press in the 1960s; "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was also the name of a piece of music heard in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderball_(film) Thunderball]''. | |||
* The fight scene was intended to be "sexy, rather than brutal", similar to the naked wrestling scene in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Love_(film) Women in Love]''. | |||
* The blowfish in the opening scene was intended by [[Russell T Davies]] to be "like ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', but evil" and [[Richard Stokes]], wanted the designs to be as flamboyant as "the lionfish in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_(film) The Spy Who Loved Me]''". | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* A family friendly pre-watershed edit of this episode aired at 7:00pm on Wednesday [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] on [[BBC Two]]. | * A family friendly pre-watershed edit of this episode aired at 7:00pm on Wednesday [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] on [[BBC Two]]. | ||
* According to his memoir, ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] was originally scheduled to write this episode, but the job was passed on to [[Chris Chibnall]]. Davies conceived the opening segment of the episode featuring the Blowfish and the sports car. | * According to his memoir, ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] was originally scheduled to write this episode, but the job was passed on to [[Chris Chibnall]]. Davies conceived the opening segment of the episode featuring the Blowfish and the sports car. | ||
* When Jack tells John that his team is called "Torchwood", John lists alternate names, including "[[Excalibur]]". This was the title of the original show that Russell T Davies created before turning it into a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off | * When Jack tells John that his team is called "Torchwood", John lists alternate names, including "[[Excalibur]]". This was the title of the original show that [[Russell T Davies]] created before turning it into a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off. | ||
* Due to the events of the television story ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', this is the first episode of ''Torchwood'' which is set during the viewer's perspective of the present day. All televised stories set between ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and the last act of ''Last of the Time Lords'' were set one year ahead of the initial broadcast. | |||
* Due to the events of the television story ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', this is the first episode of Torchwood which is set during the viewer's perspective of the present day. All televised stories set between ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and the last act of ''Last of the Time Lords'' were set one year ahead of the initial broadcast. | * This story replaced the previous story idea of ''[[Checkout (TV story)|Checkout]]'', for which [[Russell T Davies]] had only written the first scene. | ||
* This story replaced the previous story idea of ''[[Checkout (TV story)|Checkout]]'', for which Russell had only written the first scene. | |||
* This episode would later be part of a watch-along organised by [[Radio Times]] during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. However, it was not part of the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' events. | * This episode would later be part of a watch-along organised by [[Radio Times]] during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. However, it was not part of the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' events. | ||
* The development of the episode commenced when [[Russell T Davies]] received an email from his agent, telling him [[James Marsters]] was interested in appearing on the series. [[Chris Chibnall]] wrote the episode "absolutely" for Marsters, and wanted Hart to become a conflict for Jack Harkness. Marsters believed that Hart was somewhat of a doppelganger to Harkness. After scripting was complete, Marsters did not need to discuss with the directors because he felt the script was self-explanatory. | |||
* Originally, Captain John was going to come through the Rift on a "pandimensional surfboard" similar to the one found in ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', [[Chris Chibnall]] changed it because the production team decided that "it would look cooler if John just calmly walked out of the Rift, as if it was the sort of thing he might do every day". | |||
* The first meeting between Jack and John at the nightclub was written to be akin to a Spaghetti Western. Instead of fighting, it was decided that they would kiss first, so that the audience "don't see it coming". | |||
* While the fight scene only lasted one minute on screen, much more was filmed, so much that it took a whole day to shoot. 80% of the acting in the scene was done by [[John Barrowman]] and [[James Marsters]] themselves, instead of stuntmen. | |||
* The style of fighting was similar to what [[James Marsters]] was used to, and was, according to stunt co-ordinator Tom Lucy, a cross between Western, martial arts, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bourne Bourne]. | |||
* The scene with Jack falling off the building was performed by [[Curtis Rivers]], [[John Barrowman]]'s stunt double. Though Rivers made the stunt to make Jack "look good", Barrowman had to lie on a box over green screen. | |||
* While the most noticeable visual effect was John's entrance through the Rift, [[The Mill]] also made inconspicuous visual effects, such as extending the number of crates at the docks. | |||
* [[The Mill]] made three different types of holograms. The projection from Jack's wriststrap device was coloured blue to match earlier appearances, John's wriststrap projected a flashier, full colour image due to specifications in the script, and the golden hue in the projection of John's ex-lover was based on the prop. | |||
* The first designs of the blowfish costume were visibly different from the final design; the first designs were more fish-like than humanoid. After a humanoid design was approved by the production team, [[Millennium FX]] immediately sculpted the costume to [[Paul Kasey]]'s dimensions. Two versions of the mask were created; one was animatronic, which included mechanical fins, and one was used for the stunt where the blowfish was shot in the head. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
