Dollhouse
Joss Whedon's new show, Dollhouse, aired last night on FOX. I did not sit down to watch it with the intentention of writing a review so this is just my personal ramblings and thoughts on the show.
First let me say that I did enjoy the show, let's be clear about that.
As much as I would love to see 7 seasons of Dollhouse...or pretty much anything by Joss... I foresee Dollhouse following in Firefly's engine trail. I used to call FOX Network "Fox hurts people". Now I think it's "FOX hates Joss" Network. While I do not follow the entertainment industry news as faithfully as some, I do know that Joss had many issues with FOX in getting Dollhouse made. I very much doubt that what aired last night is what Joss invisioned Dollhouse to be.
The plot does take some extrapolating to understand. While I don't want a plot to be forefed to me, somethings in episode one I had to really make some effort to connect the dots. I do not want to get into spoilers so I will try to avoid specifics. I don't think that the average Friday night viewer is going to want to have to search for plot links too much. Especially if "FOX hates Joss" wants to use Terminator: TSCC as a lead in. Terminator is not heavy on the thinking plot lines.
The dialog also seems to lack a Joss touch. I wasn't expecting Buffy banter, but even Firefly/Serenity had a bit more of the Joss sound to it. If I was not aware that Joss wrote and directed it, I would not have recognized it as his. I even recognized Titan AE as Joss touched. This just didn't have it. Very sad.
I liked Eliza as Echo. You could really see the changes in personalities as she moved through the episode so I can definately applaude her acting ablility. However, can some one please feed her? (sorry personal pet peeve)
Also how may producers does one show honestly need? Dollhouse had like 8 or 10 producers.
I am hopefull but realistic on the future of Dollhouse. Unfortunately, even when it gets cancelled I don't think DH will have the following that Firefly had to get a movie made.
So that is my two cents.
First let me say that I did enjoy the show, let's be clear about that.
As much as I would love to see 7 seasons of Dollhouse...or pretty much anything by Joss... I foresee Dollhouse following in Firefly's engine trail. I used to call FOX Network "Fox hurts people". Now I think it's "FOX hates Joss" Network. While I do not follow the entertainment industry news as faithfully as some, I do know that Joss had many issues with FOX in getting Dollhouse made. I very much doubt that what aired last night is what Joss invisioned Dollhouse to be.
The plot does take some extrapolating to understand. While I don't want a plot to be forefed to me, somethings in episode one I had to really make some effort to connect the dots. I do not want to get into spoilers so I will try to avoid specifics. I don't think that the average Friday night viewer is going to want to have to search for plot links too much. Especially if "FOX hates Joss" wants to use Terminator: TSCC as a lead in. Terminator is not heavy on the thinking plot lines.
The dialog also seems to lack a Joss touch. I wasn't expecting Buffy banter, but even Firefly/Serenity had a bit more of the Joss sound to it. If I was not aware that Joss wrote and directed it, I would not have recognized it as his. I even recognized Titan AE as Joss touched. This just didn't have it. Very sad.
I liked Eliza as Echo. You could really see the changes in personalities as she moved through the episode so I can definately applaude her acting ablility. However, can some one please feed her? (sorry personal pet peeve)
Also how may producers does one show honestly need? Dollhouse had like 8 or 10 producers.
I am hopefull but realistic on the future of Dollhouse. Unfortunately, even when it gets cancelled I don't think DH will have the following that Firefly had to get a movie made.
So that is my two cents.