DOLLHOUSE Cancelled; Mitch goes Bananas

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:42 am

According to Entertainment Weeklyâ€™s Michael Ausiello, Fox has informed showrunner Joss Whedon that it will not order any additional episodes of his cult-favorite show Dollhouse. Ausiello says that, though the show has been benched for November sweeps, the remainder of its thirteen second-season episodes will be â€œburned offâ€ in December, two at a time on Friday nights, so fans can take a little solace in knowing that it wonâ€™t just abruptly end, like many recent cancellations have, or be concluded in six or eight months, a la last yearâ€™s Dirty Sexy Money and Pushing Daisies cancellations.

Full article:
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/11/11/do ... ed-by-fox/

Not surprised (too much), the show had been struggling for well over a year, despite reports of having gotten better.

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:38 pm

I haven't watched Dollhouse since probably the sixth or seventh episode of the first season. By then the scandalous outfits were gone anyway.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:49 pm

I'm not surprised with this show. It was the weakest of Whedons, and it was a mistake to go to Fox with another show.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:58 pm

It's the Whedon Curse basically. I hadn't watched it as from what I heard it struggled from Day One just to get on the air, so I was anticipating this in year two or even three if it made it that far. I'll DVD the entire series soon enough then.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:33 pm

Tragic Angelus wrote:It's the Whedon Curse basically. I hadn't watched it as from what I heard it struggled from Day One just to get on the air, so I was anticipating this in year two or even three if it made it that far. I'll DVD the entire series soon enough then.

The premise of the show though, is very, very sketchy though. I still can't get past the high priced prostitutes angle.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:31 pm

I liked the premise, though I must admit, I just didn't see it surviving. I agree with the statement that Whedon needs to move past FOX, as they continually screw him over. He needs another company to work with.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:23 pm

Tragic Angelus wrote:I liked the premise, though I must admit, I just didn't see it surviving. I agree with the statement that Whedon needs to move past FOX, as they continually screw him over. He needs another company to work with.

Except he stated Whedon was done with TV after this series.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:05 pm

Possibly for the better. Though it seemed like he made similar statements after Buffy and Angel left. I'd like to see a lot of his other work get more attention now. Buffy Season 8 hasn't ever dropped the ball, for which I'm gratefull, but he's had some movies in development for what feels like a few years, so maybe he can finally work on those.

I'd like to see him come back to Television someday, though maybe a break would do some good.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:06 am

Tragic Angelus wrote:I agree with the statement that Whedon needs to move past FOX, as they continually screw him over. He needs another company to work with.

I don't think FOX screwed Whedon over on this one. They were more than fair and gave the show longer than other networks probably would have to gain some momentum but this show was doomed to fail from the start given its vague plot and confusing stories.

All in all, DOLLHOUSE seemed like a half-assed attempt by Whedon and it's by far the weakest of all his shows.

Now if Whedon wants to quit television, thats his perogative but I see him doing little else outside television. The few attempts he'd made at making movies had ended as badly as Firefly and DOLLHOUSE, and with the exception of Firefly and maybe Angel, whenever one of his projects goes to shit, he plays the blame game.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:24 pm

I agree that the premise of this show wasn't really for network television, let alone Fox.

I think the fact of the matter is Whedon has a cult following, and doesn't have huge appeal to a wide audience.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:35 pm

He does have cult following, that's true, though it's just not big enough to support major networks anymore. And from what I thought I read early when this show was being formulated, I though Dushku actually brought Whedon in onto the show, but that could be slightly skewed. It may have been the two coming up with it together. But somehow this never really seemed like his idea as much as he became 'head of the show'.

I dunno though.