Originally Posted by Nick Martin (Post 9773344)

What about "Beer Bad"?

Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet (Post 9772410)

:rolleyes: Yes, that must be it.

I didn't care for Dr. Horrible because it did nothing new. If you're a fan of his previous work you saw the ending coming within the first 10 minutes. The songs were mostly forgettable, too- I don't remember a single one of them.

Originally Posted by ATX (Post 9773793)

some sensitive ass people in this thread

this is an opinion board

if someone doesn't like a show, noone who likes it should take it as a personal attack

and yes, dollhouse sucks

Originally Posted by creekdipper (Post 9772301)

I grok your mouthmusic, Spain, but I guess I don't expect everything Joss does to live up to the heights of his earlier work.

My point was simply that the show offers a diversion from the other formula shows & their clones. If I found the show to be unwatchable, I'd say so. In DVDTalk Review terms, I'd give the show a "rent it"...not highly recommended or buy it, but not "skip it", either. It's certainly not essential and doesn't compare favorably to many better shows in the past, but I don't see too many current network shows that I would rate as 'essential'.

It's like Friday Night Lights...I watch it because it's different even though I sometimes find it infuriating when it relies on predictable conventions. Still, I prefer it to many other throwaway shows that are paint-by-number. I had some similar reservations about Battlestar Galactica, but the pros outweighed the cons.

Could Dollhouse be better? Undoubtedly. Should Dollhouse be better? Without question. Do those assessments make it unwatchable? IMHO, no way. I'll still watch Heroes even when the plots wander, just as I watched Prison Break when it got bogged down in Season 4, or The Tudors when almost two seasons were devoted to Anne Boleyn. I miss the variety of the 60's when every conceivable type of show was airing.

Will I miss Dollhouse when it's canceled? Not in a big way. However, I don't see much better on the horizon, judging by the quality of the new shows this season.

Originally Posted by Draven (Post 9772318)

What about the one "Some Assembly Required" where Willow's computer fell in love with her? Was it THAT much better than that particular Dollhouse episode?

Originally Posted by rfduncan (Post 9772333)

Thanks for your sage input to this thread. I guess you must have endless amounts of time on your hands if you can wade through all the Dollhouse threads and contribute nothing to the topic except a threadcrap. Seriously, thanks. :crap:


WHAT!?!?! That implant allowed that priceless sequence with Victor (Enver Gjokaj) in the dance club! :lol:


Too bad she is

Originally Posted by Nick Martin (Post 9773344)

What about "Beer Bad"?

Originally Posted by Kal-El (Post 9773981)

And another one bites the dust. Awesome.

Originally Posted by Draven (Post 9773765)

I'm being painted with a pretty broad brush too so I felt overgeneralizations were fine. I didn't like Dr. Horrbile because it was from Joss Whedon, I liked it because the music is catchy, NPH is outstanding, Fillion is hilarious, Felicia Day is cute, the premise is pretty original and the whole thing is a lot of fun to watch.

Originally Posted by Draven (Post 9773765)

I didn't like Dr. Horrbile because it was from Joss Whedon

Originally Posted by Dr. DVD (Post 9772477)

Hell, I remember Fox used to be the joke network with shows that had premises so lame that in retrospect I'm surprised anyone had the audacity to even air them (Herman's Head got two seasons for Pete's sake!).

Originally Posted by chrisih8u (Post 9788797)

This isn’t a good sign: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Fox has decided to pull Dollhouse off the schedule during November sweeps. Joss Whedon’s ratings-challenged drama is expected to return in December and air back-to-back episodes on Friday night.

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe (Post 9769502)

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 9788824)

This isn't exclusive news, or even new news. From the OP:

Originally Posted by kstublen (Post 9769622)

Regardless of whether the show is canceled or not, I have to respect FOX for this statement. They gave Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles a second chance after lackluster ratings for the first season, renewed it, and then aired every episode. They gave Dollhouse a second chance and are likewise going to run all the episodes. That's a pretty good improvement from the old days where FOX would cancel a show after a few episodes and never air the rest of them.

Originally Posted by chrisih8u (Post 9788907)

The OP says they might take it off during November sweeps. Now they have decided that they will in fact do that. Thats news.

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 9789217)

OK, I guess if one couldn't read between the lines in the quote from the OP, then this is news.