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Weevils are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, first appearing in the episode "Everything Changes" (2006). As Jack Harkness explains in that episode, the name "Weevil" is applied to them by Torchwood, but as communication with them is limited, the true name of their race is not known. The behind-the-scenes documentary series, Torchwood Declassified, describes them as the "resident alien of the show". Torchwood Three has a captive Weevil which Owen studies. Jack first considered the name Barbara, but "It didn't seem right" so they named it Janet.

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  • Weevil (fr)
  • Weevil (Torchwood) (en)
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  • Le Weevil (prononcer ouiveul) est une race d'alien récurrente dans la série anglaise Torchwood et qui réapparaît assez souvent au cours des deux premières saisons. Souvent assimilés à des animaux dangereux, les Weevils ont une figure simiesque aux dents acérés, capable de sauter sur un être humain et de le mordre à la jugulaire. Un peu comme les vampires dans la série Buffy contre les vampires, les Weevils sont les créatures « régulières » de la série, que les héros traquent de temps en temps. À cause de la faille dans l'espace-temps se trouvant dans Cardiff, les Weevils ont fait leur apparition dans notre monde. Assez agressifs et sans d'autres moyens de communication que des cris, les Weevils sont le terme générique que leur a donné l'Institut Torchwood. (fr)
  • Weevils are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, first appearing in the episode "Everything Changes" (2006). As Jack Harkness explains in that episode, the name "Weevil" is applied to them by Torchwood, but as communication with them is limited, the true name of their race is not known. The behind-the-scenes documentary series, Torchwood Declassified, describes them as the "resident alien of the show". Torchwood Three has a captive Weevil which Owen studies. Jack first considered the name Barbara, but "It didn't seem right" so they named it Janet. (en)
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  • Weevils (en)
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  • "Everything Changes" (en)
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  • Le Weevil (prononcer ouiveul) est une race d'alien récurrente dans la série anglaise Torchwood et qui réapparaît assez souvent au cours des deux premières saisons. Souvent assimilés à des animaux dangereux, les Weevils ont une figure simiesque aux dents acérés, capable de sauter sur un être humain et de le mordre à la jugulaire. Un peu comme les vampires dans la série Buffy contre les vampires, les Weevils sont les créatures « régulières » de la série, que les héros traquent de temps en temps. À cause de la faille dans l'espace-temps se trouvant dans Cardiff, les Weevils ont fait leur apparition dans notre monde. Assez agressifs et sans d'autres moyens de communication que des cris, les Weevils sont le terme générique que leur a donné l'Institut Torchwood. (fr)
  • Weevils are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, first appearing in the episode "Everything Changes" (2006). As Jack Harkness explains in that episode, the name "Weevil" is applied to them by Torchwood, but as communication with them is limited, the true name of their race is not known. The behind-the-scenes documentary series, Torchwood Declassified, describes them as the "resident alien of the show". Torchwood Three has a captive Weevil which Owen studies. Jack first considered the name Barbara, but "It didn't seem right" so they named it Janet. (en)
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