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Raph's Girl 11-11-2009 04:20 PM

Dollhouse cancelled
 
*hides from the avenging Joss Whedon fans* :tcouch:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dollhous...d-1011926.aspx

Quote:

Fox has canceled Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

The sci-fi series, which stars Eliza Dushku, is currently filming its 11th episode and will complete its 13-episode order.

Though Dollhouse saw a ratings bump from DVR viewing after a grim performance in the fall, Fox pulled the cult favorite from its November-sweeps schedule after four episodes.

A source close to the production told TVGuide.com that Fox will air the remaining episodes starting Dec. 4 and that the series finale is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22.

Brodie 11-11-2009 04:40 PM

FINALLY!

I'm surprised it lasted this long. it was utter ****. Dushku is a horrible actress, and the show was ****ing terrible.

Here's hoping Whedon does something not-****** next.

The Stryker 11-11-2009 04:41 PM

And nothing of value was lost.

PAAATE 11-11-2009 04:57 PM

F***, I'm watching season 1 right now and I love it!

Argh..

kev trashcan 11-11-2009 07:29 PM

never saw it, but it looked stupid. save that space for something good.

ThirdMarioBro 11-12-2009 12:03 AM

Knew I shouldn't have bothered. Nothing that isn't about doctors and/or cops survives on stupid network TV.

GK Punk 11-12-2009 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie (Post 733969)
FINALLY!

I'm surprised it lasted this long. it was utter ****. Dushku is a horrible actress, and the show was ****ing terrible.

Here's hoping Whedon does something not-****** next.

It's like you have ESP and can read my mind

Powder 11-12-2009 12:26 AM

I never watched it but thats cause I have garbage TV radar which tells me not to watch ANY TV.

The Stryker 11-12-2009 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro (Post 734077)
Knew I shouldn't have bothered. Nothing that isn't about doctors and/or cops survives on stupid network TV.

Fox gave the show a second season even though the first season got terrible ratings.

The second season got terrible ratings as well. They pulled the plug and rightfully so.

ZariusTwo 11-12-2009 03:28 AM

The reason Dollhouse was so half-assed in the first place was because FOX ordered that it be self-contained and not have many story-arcs.

Everyone knew what the series was capable of being, everyone knew Whedon wasnt going to have a platform to tell his story properly in that format, thus when they were proven right, they didnt watch it.

ThirdMarioBro 11-12-2009 04:03 AM

And this is why narrow-minded network television is doomed. Everything is streamlined by the networks for the mental retard reality show viewer. That's why Dollhouse is probably my last FCC regulated drama.

PAAATE 11-12-2009 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo (Post 734093)
The reason Dollhouse was so half-assed in the first place was because FOX ordered that it be self-contained and not have many story-arcs.

They did? **** them.

odupianist 11-12-2009 08:30 AM

yeah Fox really restricted Wheadon on this unfortunately. I'm disappointed it's cancelled. It was no Firefly, but it definitely had potential and had some good themes.

Brodie 11-12-2009 02:13 PM

It would have had more potential, and been more interesting to watch if they had a different actress as the lead.

odupianist 11-12-2009 04:20 PM

I like the other actors and actresses more than her.

cqb101 11-13-2009 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro (Post 734077)
Nothing that isn't about doctors and/or cops survives on stupid network TV.

6 seasons of LOST, 4 seasons of Friday Night Lights, 8 seasons of 24, dozens of sitcoms, etc. beg to differ.

Brodie 11-13-2009 12:52 PM

6 seasons of the Office...And...hey, TMB aren't you all in love with that...whats it called....THE SIMPSONS? How long has that been around? one or 2 seasons?

Roseangelo 11-13-2009 01:03 PM

Yeah, there's really no reason to give up on broadcast TV. I am more selective about what shows I watch "live," though. That is, there are very few shows I watch on a weekly basis as they air. I've found it to just be more enjoyable to be able to watch an entire series from start to finish on my own schedule using DVDs and/or streaming video rather than once a week with a 3-month gap over the summer. Makes season-ending cliffhangers much more manageable. :tthumbsu:

Ra 11-13-2009 08:04 PM

Pfft. Silly Dollhouse. Never really could get into the show. It had an interesting idea, but... something about it was just hard for me to get into. Maybe it was the way FOX kept jamming advertisement after advertisement down everyone's throats before it came out.

Funny since I think they've stopped airing it here after the first season... either that or it's on early in the morning...

ZariusTwo 11-14-2009 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brodie (Post 734416)
6 seasons of the Office...And...hey, TMB aren't you all in love with that...whats it called....THE SIMPSONS? How long has that been around? one or 2 seasons?

I wish The Simpsons hadnt gone two years past it's ten year sell-by date...let alone TEN years after it.:P


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