Comments on: Dollhouse – Episode 1 – "Ghost" – your reactions

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:04:00 +0000

Love this show. I am crossing my fingers they don’t cancel this show. I’m kind of tired of liking a show and it dissapears. They have no patience. Good things come to those who wait- patiently.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:04:00 +0000

Topher is totally Warren (Buffy). And Dewitt is totally Gwendolyn Post (Buffy).

Anyways, definitly loved it. A little dark, but I love anything Joss so I’ll be tuning in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Can you think of a situation where telling people to “chill” had the desired effect? Me either.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:22:00 +0000

Chill people. Whedon works his magic over time. Have you all forgotten the very first episode of Buffy?

By: knitcrit

knitcrit — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Well, I can at least say that the pilot episode of Dollhouse, Joss Whedon’s new show, didn’t disappoint me. After months of reading variations of the same interview and looking at two different reviews of the pilot before it aired, I figured what I would see was what happens when Joss Whedon does what he has to do to “bring in viewers.” It’s obvious that the first episode was created to beat potential non-Whedonites over the head with all the Mysteries! And Wonders! To Be Revealed! If You Please Please Tune In Next Week! Rather than a slow, intelligent, sexy rolling out of characters and issues, I felt like episode one was primarily written to get us all on board with the mystery of the main character’s Mysterious Past, with almost no significant attention given to the more interesting mysteries clearly embedded in the show’s concept, e.g., the question of what we are beyond the sum of our memories and the potentially deeply satisfying critique of a consumer and self-help culture that encourages us to buy and think our way free of our horribly scarring or otherwise unsatisfying pasts. I do not feel seduced by the world or the characters of Dollhouse because they are all trying much too hard to tell me that they have interesting things to say, which, as we all know, is never sexy. Plus, the show was completely devoid of any redeeming humor. And Eliza Dushku is…well, very pretty, but I’m not alone in wondering if she was really the best choice for the lead.

I worry about Dollhouse only because historically Whedon has been at his best when developing interesting questions within the context of evolving relationships with fundamentally sympathetic characters, and it is at its worst when all the characters march relentlessly towards some supposedly great climax in the season finale (think Buffy season 7 or pretty much all of Angel).

But of course I will keep watching. I didn’t really get Firefly when it aired (much of this had to do with the fact that Fox made Whedon et al air the episodes out of order in an ill-advised effort to hook viewers) and when episode 1 of Dr. Horrible aired the internet was full of moaning and groaning about how it wasn’t “dark” enough, and then of course things were good and grim by the third episode. So let’s keep our fingers crossed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:34:00 +0000

i’m excited to see Joss back on the air. I just wish there was a little more humor it adds punch to the seriousness of the show.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:42:00 +0000

GirlAnachronism, thank you very much for answering my question about what happened at the start of the show. I’m glad I didn’t miss anything!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:56:00 +0000

Thanks Kevin.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:40:00 +0000

Personally, I loved it. And no, it’s not Firefly, I knew that going in, it’s a more serious show than that. I agree with someone who noted that there was a lot of wit and a lot less humor, but that’s a balance I’m happy with, frankly, in a more serious show. I mean, this show, in some ways, makes human trafficking look cool. That’s AWFUL. That’s some serious stuff. So I’m fine with there being less humor.

And to the person who said there was too much exposition… It’s a pilot. Get over it. They all have too much exposition.

But I have to admit, I was impressed by Dushku. Having only seen her play Faith and Tru, I really didn’t see her doing innocent in the slightest. But there you are.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:21:00 +0000

Anonymous, should have viewing figures in a few hours.