The giant pizza alien is, I believe, generally considered to be the Horta in that episode with the miners killing all the little rock babies (Devil in the Dark I think). Spock mindmelds with it and McCoy informs us that he's a doctor, not a bricklayer. /geek
On a more serious note, I think you're on to something here - TOS, for all its issues, knew what it was trying to do, and made a good effort to do it. It was a sci-fi show, it was in space, and there were going to be LESSONS about the HUMAN CONDITION. On very rare occasions, this all happened.
Torchwood doesn't have that same focus. It says its about one thing, and then it becomes something else (mostly: life sucks and then you die), and even the things it ends up being about don't really play with the toys in the sandbox.
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On a more serious note, I think you're on to something here - TOS, for all its issues, knew what it was trying to do, and made a good effort to do it. It was a sci-fi show, it was in space, and there were going to be LESSONS about the HUMAN CONDITION. On very rare occasions, this all happened.
Torchwood doesn't have that same focus. It says its about one thing, and then it becomes something else (mostly: life sucks and then you die), and even the things it ends up being about don't really play with the toys in the sandbox.
In conclusion: Pizza is good.