Dollhouse ----or Aw, Geez....

[Cordy's Bitch]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...-returns-.html

I don't know whether this is a good thing or not...

[chatty]

Maybe it's a little too late at night, but I don't even understand the premise. Chalkboards? Really? I love Eliza Dushku but I'm not sure how this one is gonna play out ...

Here's Ausiello's take on it, if anyone's interested.

http://http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Eliza-Dushku-Lures/800026169

[starlet2367]

And here's Kristin's take on it.

I'm ambivalent. I get the metaphor and I do love the worlds that Whedon creates. But doesn't this sound like a retelling of the River story? Anyway, Kristin's conversation with them makes the concept a bit clearer.

[Bert]

Sounds... interesting. Essentially characters that can change at the click of a button. I hope there are some normal people in it to carry the emotional charge of the show - or that the chalkboards begin to retain some kind of memory/personality trait, otherwise I can't see myself caring for the show on a long term basis.

I'm thinking Quantum Leap. New episode, new character, new situation, same actress. Fine for an individual episode, but will there be anything to keep you hooked?

[DamnSkippy]

I will be passing on anything touched by Whedon and Minear. I just can't trust them to tell a decent story nor do I like the way they treat their employees.

[Penny Century]

Okay, now that I'm through laughing about the "Joss is the ultimate male feminist writer" jazz -- because seriously, that jig is well and truly up -- I'll say only that it may be interesting to see whether this project can break through Whedon's built-in audience cap, i.e. whether he and Dushku can draw anyone besides the 4.5 million viewers who will tune in for any Whedonprodukt. What people and especially Whedonkinder tend to forget about Firefly is the reason it was canceled, which was that it was the lowest-rated scripted show, of any genre, on FOX during its run (and very nearly the lowest-rated show, period). Even the last seven episodes of the already canceled Futurama, burned off unceremoniously all over the schedule and sometimes with as little as 36 hours' notice before an airing, got better ratings on average. It seems to me that Joe has to break that particular glass ceiling before he can make a viable show outside a niche network. Will Dollhouse do it? Maybe.