The Joss Whedon method--or, why Dollhouse season 2 is a good thing.
Blast magazine gives nine reasons why Dollhouse getting a second season is happy news for all.
I doubt many people here needed convincing, but it's a nice bit of positive coverage for your evening/morning.
May 21 2009
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That would be some major feat.
lottalettuce | May 21, 23:11 CET
@theonetruebix | May 21, 23:16 CET
Bluey | May 22, 00:13 CET
Carefully how you answer that question, we're still well-armed with fruits and various meats.
Madhatter | May 22, 01:16 CET
dzr | May 22, 02:07 CET
Next: No Sets. Following that: No Actors.
Jaymii | May 22, 03:09 CET
No musical (what b!x said), and I don't think Eliza is the "weak link". Given the monumental acting task she's been handling, I think she's been near to perfection.
Also, it would be nice to have Tahmon recognized for more than his pecs (not that they are unappealing) ;) Which I predict will happen in season 2.
Shey | May 22, 03:13 CET
Anwyay, good article. I agree that the show has SO much potential. I hope we'll look back in ten years and see the whole first season as set-up.
Septimus | May 22, 03:25 CET
Bluey | May 22, 03:33 CET
Let Down | May 22, 04:05 CET
Let Down | May 22, 04:06 CET
LaneMeyer | May 22, 04:14 CET
However nothing beats the pec acting of an actor in the brilliance that is Hercules Returns.
Bluey | May 22, 04:31 CET
Simon | May 22, 04:32 CET
edcsLover9 | May 22, 04:34 CET
ThorpeWithoutShrimp | May 22, 04:42 CET
Yeah, it's amazing how creepy and slimy he was, since I'm used to seeing him in comedic roles, like as Fun Bobby on Friends or Billy in Romy & Michele.
flugufrelsarinn | May 22, 05:04 CET
Definitely. Some of us are still hurting from when The Invisible Man got cancelled.
deepgirl187 | May 22, 05:24 CET
Simon | May 22, 05:45 CET
dzr | May 22, 05:48 CET
Madhatter | May 22, 05:57 CET
Not really. I love the episode but as far as its style goes the only thing that's different about it is that it jumps back and forward in time. It does it brilliantly but it's not really uncommon
Possibly as the big bad for the season.
Do we expect a big bad each season? It would be great fun if we did but I'm not sure if this is that kind of story
Let Down | May 22, 05:57 CET
Septimus | May 22, 06:21 CET
Just have a glitch in the computer that makes all the dolls sing, or have Alpha program them that way. If anyone can pull it off without it becoming schtick it is Joss. Besides is "talking" Schtick? Joss always has people talking in all his shows, I wish he would stop that. :)
But hey, I do not need a dollhouse musical if he can give us another Dr. Horrible at some point.
Jayne's Hat | May 22, 07:02 CET
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dzr | May 22, 07:11 CET
Topher is kind of a jerk, but I can't help but like him, and in some way he seems to be a grotesque caricature of Joss.
Indeed, dzr. More evidence for my Grand Unified Theory of Joss, that he writes himself into all his shows... as the villain.
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | May 22, 07:19 CET
skeeler | May 22, 07:52 CET
Musical ep.s are an obvious choice for a special episode, and a great choice, if they work, which so often they don't. "Lyre, Lyre" was an oaky Xena episode, nto the ebst, but by comparison to "the bitter Suite," it suffered. chicago Hope' s musical ep. I eprsonally sort of enjoyed, at moments, but it really didn't work and actually seemed silly at times. Big Brother Jake on teh other hand,a very unmemorable sitcom, has one of tis few really high points in its musical. It's a tough balance to strike, and given Joss's hands-on approach to his shows, it takes too much of his time, I feel. I think that, as great as "OMWF" is, S-6 as a whole suffered from it.
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DaddyCatALSO | May 22, 07:53 CET
Septimus | May 22, 07:56 CET
Actually, having a character and the imprinted copy of that character in one episode, not necessarily a "special" one, would be very interesting. There are all kinds of questions that ep could ask.
Another idea: How about multiple copies of a personality in one ep? We had both Echo and Sierra as Taffy, but they weren't really together. What if all our regular actives were imprinted with the same personality? Fun!
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skeeler | May 22, 09:12 CET
I agree, though I thought it was the lack of material that weakened his performance. It wasn't until later episodes, when his and the Dollhouse's stories started to intersect, that he became a better, more interesting character.
And as far as the idea of a musical episode... perhaps it's wishful thinking to hope that we'll get another OMWF, but I think (as some people have mentioned here) that it's more the idea of the musical episode that bodes so well for Dollhouse, meaning that surely Joss will come up with other cool, interesting, and never-been-done ideas for Dollhouse just like he did with Buffy.
Anyway, thanks for the mostly-positive response to my article, guys. I appreciate it!
krice | May 22, 11:48 CET
WheelsOfJoy | May 22, 14:11 CET