Dollhouse Faces the Attic (Again)
Dollhouse will most likely be turning off its lights and shutting its doors due to its so far poorly received second season. After a short first season that lazily drew in fans and numbers, Fox showed Joss Whedon’s latest creation a little mercy by allowing it another chance to nail ‘em.
Any Whedon fan knows that his shows take a bit of time to strengthen, but the result is always well worth it. Fox hasn’t exactly treated Whedon with the same faith before; in fact, the ever-popular cult show Firefly met its death in its first season mostly due to Fox’s own errors (aka, mixing up the episodes, because that makes sense). Firefly may be the reason why Fox granted Whedon some leniency with Dollhouse, but the show continues to falter. Now, there’s a good chance it’s getting the axe according to sources like Hollywood Reporter.
What do you think? Are you a member of the unimpressed crowd, or do you believe all Whedon needs is a bit more time to develop plot and characters? Will you be disappointed to see Fox switch off Dollhouse and put the actives to rest? I’m not completely behind star actress Eliza Dushku, but I admit I was falling for the show and its many characters later into its prior season. This time around, though, it hasn’t been winning me over, but perhaps the concept could benefit from another Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel treatment—turning it over to Dark Horse, ideally, or IDW Publishing for reincarnation. Buffy especially has found tremendous success in the medium.
At the least, Whedon will have more time to work on his sequel to the musical web short, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
