With such low ratings, it had to happen eventually. The Dollhouse is closing after two seasons on FOX.
From the mind of Joss Whedon, Dollhouse revolves around a group of people whose minds are wiped of their own identities and implanted with temporary memories for jobs-for-hire. The cast includes Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman, Olivia Williams, Amy Acker, Reed Diamond, and Miracle Laurie.
Though loved by many fans, the series has been ratings-challenged from the start. Surprisingly, Dollhouse received a second season order last May, despite low ratings. The second season’s ratings have been even worse but FOX publicly committed to at least produce and air all of the 13 ordered episodes.
While it looked highly unlikely that Dollhouse would be given a full season or be renewed for a third year, many fans have been hoping that it would still happen. After all, conventional wisdom indicated that the series shouldn’t have been renewed last year.
FOX has now officially cancelled the series. Production is currently underway on episode 11 and all 13 installments will be completed.
Whedon had previously said that he was planning to include some amount of closure in the last episode of the season. The FOX announcement is likely timed so that he can give the show a more definitive ending.
Dollhouse is currently on hiatus. It’s expected to return to FOX on December 4th and begin burning off the remaining nine episodes of the season in double installments.
What do you think? Are you surprised by the cancellation or were you reconciled that it was going to happen? How would you like to see it end?
Image courtesy FOX.
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it was a really good show, idk y it got canceled
I am addicted to Dollhouse. I have to work long hours at work so I wasn’t able to watch it while it was airing on FOX but I has watched almost the entire 2 seasons in the last week. I’m truelly upset there will be no third season.
i am so upset! i just started to watch it on netflix and its a great show i can not believe it got can canceled!
The reason theses great shows, ( Doll House, Hex, True Calling etc ) have low ratings and end up getting axed is because 1 their put on sky tv which not everyone has, and 2 their put on at a time when the people that would watch and do like them are not always able to watch them.
Try putting them on a normall freeview channel at a diecent time and watch the ratings rocket. Also If the shows were aimed at a British audience they would have a longer and better shelf life because us Brits need that escapisum into these fantastic shows.
I mean… What’s the worse that could happen?
exactly boa
I watched most of the 1st season of Dollhouse, NEVER expecting it to be over soooo soon!!!! So I need to get most or all of the second Season at little to NO COST !!!!! As much as I LOVED that show, with todays economy, just cannot afford much.
I have been to many places on the WEB that CLAIM it is TOTALLY FREE DO WATCH OR DOWNLOAD DOLLHOUSE. So when I try to, they want me to download this and that, saying that I do not have the proper programs to run this Dollhouse. BUT I DO!!!
CAN ANY ONE GIVE ME A SUGGESTION?
Both seasons are on Netflix
I wondered what the plan was when i saw the finale of season 2, everything seemed rushed, now i see why. dollhouse is an amazing show, im surprised to learn it had such low ratings and gutted to find that there will be no third season. joss has it in him to bring dollhouse further. low ratings should be nothing more than a call to arms. can’t wait to see what he comes up with next…definitely cast eliza, she’s amazing. by the end of the second season i was getting into that show in a big way. i thought the first 2 seasons of buffy were dicey and that went on for 7 seasons. any way they’re going to change their minds?
I loved both Tru Calling and Dollhouse. Eliza is such a great TV actress! I don’t understand how shows like American Idol and Sweet Home Alabama can survive but shows with such imagination and back story can be dropped before they can blossom into a season three. Joss has so many wonderful ideas. I hope they can get him back to the CW and if we rally we may be able to get this one kicked started again, or something even better!!
Agreed, I loved Tru Calling and Dollhouse. Hopefully Eliza and Joss can team up again for something soon. Joss is pretty disillusioned with Fox, but The CW could be a good home for his next show (although he’s pretty sour on network television in general, not that I blame him).
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