Will Dollhouse survive a 2nd season?

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UPDATED: Saturday, September 26, 2009 03:39
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PIRATENEWS

Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:14 PM

Discuss amongst yourselves...

DEWRASTLER

Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:08 PM

After seeing Epitaph One, I will say yes.

What the show needs to do is focus on a multitude of characters other than just Echo, while still keeping Echo the one that grounds the show. I once heard in an interview that the biggest lesson for Joss from doing Angel was to have a larger cast of characters to work with. He has that here, so he should work with it. Get into Boyd's history, flesh out Sierra's story from Needs (and bring back Vincent Ventresca from The Invisible Man), show some growth from Topher, and show some more of Dewitt and why she believes the Dollhouse is a force of good. Do these things, but don't rush them, and it will survive.

The simplest way to start this would be to change the opening titles. This is the only Joss show to not feature the whole main cast in the opening titles, and I think it deters the viewers who aren't huge Eliza fans.

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RAHLMACLAREN

Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:34 PM

As long as season 2 has several brilliant episodes to start with, to get good reviews.
(Good Reviews = 2 new viewers)

And if they move the show to Tuesdays. (Not gonna happen)

And if the PTB pass a law stating you can't preempt a Joss Whedon show, unless a MAJOR national disaster.
(It damn well better be a nuke!)

Then the show might make it past December.

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WHOZIT

Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:07 PM

Just a little more news.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/keith-carradine-report
edly-to-play-with-dollhouse.html

KINGEICHOLZ

Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:34 PM

does anything survive a 2nd season on FOX?

sikakeewlekcka

WHOZIT

Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by KingEICHOLZ:
does anything survive a 2nd season on FOX?

sikakeewlekcka

Dark Angel
Tru Calling
BONES
House
24
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Cops
Americas Most Wanted
American Dad
King of the Hill
Bverly Hills 90120
Melrose Place
Alley McBeal...and for some strange reason "Til Death"

DMAANLILEILTT

Monday, August 24, 2009 9:43 AM

dark angel didn't and neither did family guy (it just got renewed alot later)

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, August 24, 2009 11:50 AM

Will it survive a second season?

Only if it matures.

I don't mean to be cruel because I love Joss' work but Dollhouse felt a little juvenile.

It needs to take a leap forward and become as gritty as it implied -- given that the humour, which is a key factor in Joss' work was tempered, it now needs to engage the viewer on a more profound level, and give us questions that we really want to know the answer to.

PATCHIST

Monday, August 24, 2009 2:11 PM

I would love to see more Sierra. She really intrigues me. And multi-doll assignment like in Echoes would be good too.

@TheSomnambulist It feels juvenile because they're like babies with no personalities when they're not imprinted. That gives us little to attach ourselves to. They dont have their own personalities and that's what keeps it somewhat distant and unattached for viewers to connect to.

ASARIAN

Monday, August 24, 2009 2:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Dewrastler:

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They understand 'em just fine; they just don't care. :)

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