I told you they renewed Dollhouse because they didn't want to piss off the Whedon fans...

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DMI

Monday, May 18, 2009 8:23 PM

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Reilly said. "Not to mention, if we had canceled Joss’ show, I’d probably have 110 million e-mails this morning. So if you have something that has a core that you believe is working, it’s better than taking a wild play."

I love Dollhouse but as far as the numbers go I didn't think it would get a second season from F*x, but according to this article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/american-idol-its-
all-about-dollhouse.html it was renewed mostly out of faith in Joss Whedon and, as evidenced above, they didn't want to piss off the Browncoats and hardcore Whedon fans.
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TRAVELER

Monday, May 18, 2009 11:41 PM

For whatever reason, I don't care. I think Dollhouse is a great show and I am happy to see it continue. I hope they give it a better time slot. I could see Fringe and Dollhouse back to back. They complement each other.

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ECGORDON

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:05 AM

I think it has as much to do with it being a FOX Studio show, so they get more of the ancillary monies from DVDs, iTunes downloads and other merchandising.

TSCC was doing pretty good on DVR viewership as well, but being a Warner Brothers show it wasn't economical for FOX to keep it.

PEACEKEEPER

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:52 PM

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Originally posted by DMI:
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Reilly said. "Not to mention, if we had canceled Joss’ show, I’d probably have 110 million e-mails this morning. So if you have something that has a core that you believe is working, it’s better than taking a wild play."

I love Dollhouse but as far as the numbers go I didn't think it would get a second season from F*x, but according to this article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/american-idol-its-
all-about-dollhouse.html it was renewed mostly out of faith in Joss Whedon and, as evidenced above, they didn't want to piss off the Browncoats and hardcore Whedon fans.
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Didn't want to piss off Browncoats!!.About 7 years too fucking late,don't you think?

ZEEK

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:41 PM

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Originally posted by peacekeeper:
Didn't want to piss off Browncoats!!.About 7 years too fucking late,don't you think?

This is exactly what I thought. They are basically giving us Dollhouse for all the effort we put in for Firefly. What kind of thinking is that? I personally wouldn't have put any effort into saving Dollhouse. It's ok but it's nothing special to me. If I try to save a show how about you give me the one I ask for rather than associating my fandom to some other related show? It's infuriating!

PEACEKEEPER

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:25 PM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
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Originally posted by peacekeeper:
Didn't want to piss off Browncoats!!.About 7 years too fucking late,don't you think?

This is exactly what I thought. They are basically giving us Dollhouse for all the effort we put in for Firefly. What kind of thinking is that? I personally wouldn't have put any effort into saving Dollhouse. It's ok but it's nothing special to me. If I try to save a show how about you give me the one I ask for rather than associating my fandom to some other related show? It's infuriating!

Thank you Zeek.Couldnt have put it better

SIMONWHO

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:59 PM

I feel much like you guys but when I read that Firefly had been cancelled, I thought "Good, Joss will have more time to focus on Buffy and Angel". Bear in mind all I had seen was a few minutes of a dodgy copy of the original pilot.

We don't know if Dollhouse is going to be our new love - maybe season 2 will be beyond awesome. In any case, it's a tip of the hat to Joss if nothing else.

SCNJ

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:14 PM

Whedon shows do tend to gather steam in their second season, as witnessed with Buffy and Angel. Imagine what season two of Firefly would have been like.

DMI

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:07 AM

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Whedon shows do tend to gather steam in their second season, as witnessed with Buffy and Angel. Imagine what season two of Firefly would have been like.

What do you think I've been doing for the past seven years?

I think it's pretty ridiculous as well, but what'd you expect, F*x to admit their mistake and bring the show back? Yea, right. They'd rather let Whedon have a new show and not frak that one up, then when it's successful many seasons down the road they can take credit for giving it a second chance after a low-rated first season.
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KWICKO

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:45 AM

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Originally posted by DMI:
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Originally posted by scnj:
Whedon shows do tend to gather steam in their second season, as witnessed with Buffy and Angel. Imagine what season two of Firefly would have been like.

What do you think I've been doing for the past seven years?

I think it's pretty ridiculous as well, but what'd you expect, F*x to admit their mistake and bring the show back? Yea, right. They'd rather let Whedon have a new show and not frak that one up, then when it's successful many seasons down the road they can take credit for giving it a second chance after a low-rated first season.
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Although, truth be told, that's *exactly* what they did with The Family Guy - they realized they'd screwed up, brought it back, gave Seth McFarlane another show (American Dad), and now have given him ANOTHER show - The Cleveland Show, a spinoff of Family Guy starring the character Cleveland from that show.

I'm glad they brought back Family Guy, but it's getting stale, fast. And American Dad has never been as funny as it should be. I have no idea why they're doing a spinoff of Family Guy, but they're Fox, and we're not, so go figure...

Point being, it's not completely impossible for them to admit a screwup and ask for a do-over; it's just highly improbable!

Mike

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