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Fox says "Dollhouse" is safe for nowThe Dollhouse has been saved, sort of. Fox has promised to air all the 13 second season episodes it ordered so far of the Eliza Dushku series. So the rumors of Dollhouse’s early and untimely demise seem to have been put to rest for now.
First, yay! Second, no really, yay! The complicated, mind-boggling (and erasing) universe that Joss Whedon has built has been a slow starter both seasons. But those who continue to stick with the show are rewarded with better and better episodes. Last week’s installment, “Belle Chose,” was the best of the new season and one of the best in the series’ runs, deftly combining the scary and the funny and the truly creepy together.
Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman told The Hollywood Reporter that they would air all the episode despite the show’s low ratings: “We're not saying we’re happy with those numbers, or accept them, but we don’t have to overreact ... Hopefully we’ll see the overnight ratings increase from week to week. With some shows, you have to look at the bigger picture.” TV executives not overreacting and looking at the big picture? Wow, did I fall asleep? Did I wake up in an alternate universe?
The show’s fortunes have also been greatly bolstered by huge DVR numbers. Premiere-week DVR data released this week showed that the season premiere jumped 50 percent from its base of a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. And once again, Tivo saves the day. This however is where the good news ends. Fox said it will wait until the 13-run order is over to decide about adding additional episodes this season, or a third season. When a network waits until an order run is over to decide if they want more, that means production has already shut down. So more episodes this season would be highly unlikely. Joss told The Hollywood Reporter that the thirteenth episode is being written with that in mind, saying: “We’ll definitely have closure but will leave some doors open.” The production is currently shooting the eighth episode.
So what does this mean for fans? It means we don’t have to worry that we’ll be left hanging by the show getting yanked just a few episodes into the season. So we’ll get to see Summer Glau’s debut on the series on Oct. 30 when she begins her guest appearance. Summer will play Bennett Halverson, a “genius programmer for the Washington DC Dollhouse and a woman with a mysterious past connection to Echo.” And, apparently, a barrette.
But this news also means if we want to see more than just those 13 episodes, we need to keep watching, keep DVRing, keep streaming online and keep buying episodes online. Fox needs to see that there is a market for smart, intricate, big question-pondering shows on TV. Submitted by on October 14, 2009 - 3:00pm. |
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yay jumps up in the air
i am happy..i dont really watch tv live anymore because i am an impaitent person and i dont like commericals..so i dvr all my shows ahah..i love dollhouse and not just because eliza is in it..its because joss is very creative and has good people to write for him..i mean hello buffy/angel..i never watched firefly but ya..he has a great mind..and i hope this goes for another season or more eps because i was sad when sarah conner ended and i couldnt see anymore summer..shes a fine lady and with both of them on board this crazy sexy love adventure train..it just makes my fridays sweeter besides ghost whisper hehe
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ans: the only conclusion i have come to is one of them will screw the other over..
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bittersweet
Fox's scheduling for this show is epically mindboggling. Having two comedies as lead-ins, really? Would make a little more sense to have a lead-in like Fringe, for example. And Fox doesn't market the show very well either. However, I have to give them credit for giving some of their shows a chance when other networks would have dropped them a long time ago. I appreciate them airing these (last?) 13 episodes and giving Joss a chance to write a potential finale (granted, unlike they did with Firefly.) But if this had been any other network, Dollhouse's first season would've been its last.
I will forever be appreciative of Fox for holding onto Arrested Development as long as it did; and giving The X-files enough time to find its audience when it first premiered (nearly two full seasons of cancel-worthy ratings when it started.) Furthermore, Fox still seems to be the only major network that will give Joss a chance in the first place. So kudos to them...for now.
(and btw, Fuck CBS)
"Every time two lesbians kiss, an angel gets its wings." --Roseanne
[FUCBS!!!!]
YAYYYYYYYYYY
At first all I saw was the picture, I didn't see the title of the post, and my stomach did that sinky thing, thinking that it was the post saying Dollhouse was canceled, but then I saw the title, and I almost yelled out of excitement.
If the FOX executives think not canceling Dollhouse makes up for canceling Firefly, well, it doesn't even come close. But I'm so glad they're not "overreacting" to the low ratings.
Very occasionally, if you pay attention, life doesn't suck.
-Joss Whedon
YAY!
Best news I've heard all day!
Speak Nerdy To Me!
Oh Summer speak nerdy to me, damn!! Smart + Hot = Marry me!
I'm only 97% gay....the other 3% is for the sexy trannies!! ====>GAY<====
Crouching Closet Hidden Lesbian!!
WOO HOO! There's nothing
please ppl
I don't live in the US, so please girls watch Dollhouse for me!
LOL...but really, i don't wanna see the show go, it has so much potential!
filming today
They were filming across the street from my office today on the rooftop of my friend's apartment building. A couple of my coworkers and I went over to starbucks and got coffee as we watched little miniscule people (the apartment building is 20 stories tall) walk around the rooftop and prepare for what looked like a stunt. I want to say I saw Eliza Dushku up there, because it looked like her body shape (and, come on, how could you not recognize that body?!), but the building is so tall, you couldn't really see much.
They better order more episodes.