If last year was the year of the Trek at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (what with the reunion of the cast from Star Trek: The Next Generation), this year we all got a passionate Torchwood kiss as John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) came to town.

When asked about the Expo, the lovely Eve said exactly what fans felt after meeting her or the others: "it’s been a blast...I’ve had a brilliant time". The rapport between the three was amazing. Whether on the Torchwood panel or on John Barrowman’s own panel, the audience was enthralled and entertained - and not just by Barrowman flashing his superhero undies.

Unfortunately, for a family audience there were a lot of stories that couldn’t be recounted on the panel...with everyone pointing towards John, who usually gave an impish smile in return. In his own defense, he did say that "...everyone always blames me – which I’m totally cool with – but they all live vicariously through me."

On their panels, the cast discussed the history of the show – from Eve joking about her first meeting John and swearing he was in love with her...only for him to turn gay because Gareth David-Lloyd was cast as Ianto, to all of them agreeing on their favorite episode – the spectactularly creepy "Countrycide".

It wasn’t all jokes though – John recounted how in the episode "Captain Jack Harkness" he found the actor playing the original Captain Jack (Matt Rippy) crying in a corner after the scene where the two of them passionately kiss. In seriousness, John said he was worried he may have crossed a line with the actor (who was straight). Instead he discovered that Matt was sad that a positive gay role model wasn’t around to inspire his brother who had committed suicide years prior.

While John was bawdy at times, he never crossed that line of being insulting. He respected his fans, and his co-workers. For him, Torchwood opened doors and played a huge part of his life. "We loved this show. We loved doing it. We loved the characters that we played. We were family."

Delightful, funny, charming and just a wee bit naughty – that pretty much sums up any encounter with the Torchwood gang.