I really tried to like Dollhouse, I really did, but it just isn't working for me.
The problem lies with the pitch, I think. Buffy could be summed up as 'Cheerleader slays vampires', Firefly as 'Post civil war western in space' but Dollhouse boils down to 'Secret agency brainwashes and reprograms attractive young woman for varied secret missions for rich clients whilst remaining secret enough that the FBI doesn't believe it exists (except for one particularly dogged agent) but not so secret that the rich clients can't get in touch. Oh and one of the former dolls may be a naked psychopath. Or something.'
It's like a stupidly convoluted version of Joe 90 that is trying to get all the back story into the first couple of episodes. Why not just stick with the 'different personality every week' schtick and worry about arc plots in Season 2. Any bets on how long before it gets cancelled? Still, I may be proved wrong and it will run for seven hugely successful seasons, generating a spin off series or two along the way.
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Ahem ahem, I would stick with it a little longer, were it legitimately available in the UK.
Feels very close to Alias.
Didn't even try. Loved "Firefly", adored "Dr. Horrible", and (at one point) liked "Buffy". But therein lies the rub...the two I loved finished quickly. Buffy was great for 2/3 seasons and then it went pear shaped. This has been written as an 'x' season idea, the plot-twist within the plot-twist, and I don't want it or need it. So, I haven't even tried.
Excellent summary! :-)
I'm hanging in there with it, just to give the plot a little more time to develop. I agree, though, it hasn't gotten off to a promising start. I miss the humor and wit that I normally associate with the Joss Whedon franchise.
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