Comments on: Dollhouse: Why Was the Low-Rated Eliza Dushku Series Saved?

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:10:09 +0000

Dollhouse is GENIUS! It has intricate plots and such a creative cast… This is a WONDERFUL show.. They should have DEF NOT put it on Friday night bc NO ONE is home on FRIDAY NIGHTS!!! And brilliant intellectual well-written show and now it’s gonna be cut? FOX is def. going down hill.. BETTER MARKET would help.. BUFFY & ANGEL & FIREFLY were brilliant shows.. Buffy EVEN helped save a NETWORK! FOX should def. put more trust in JOss’ work and really help him out. He’s MADE NEW ORIGINAL SHOWS!!! 4!! That is MORE than ANY WRITER can ever HOPE to IMAGINE to create & get picked up!! FOUR!!! ORIGINAL!! Not some lame “Gossip Girl, OC, 90210, Reality TV CRAP” But actual creativity.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:25:14 +0000

Dollhouse his fantastic, other than that other bullshit Fox has (Family Guy’s not funny any more for like the past 3 seasons, and now the cleveland show,new simpsons,etc)… Dollhouse is the only show fox did right, and if they **** up and cancel it like firefly >_<

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:49:18 +0000

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! It is one of the most creative shows EVER! It would be great if it gets moved to some other day.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:49:26 +0000

Interesting…all the comments made here; both positive and negative. While I am a huge Joss Whedon fan, I tried to view Dollhouse with an objective eye. The premise is wild if not dark. Women and men being pimped out for whatever “the client” wishes or needs. I went out on a limb and purchased the first season on DVD, having never seen an episode on television, and discovered that it was pretty damned good. Which doesn’t mean it didn’t fall flat at times. I strongly believe, however, that the show deserves another season to hit its stride. Of course, for those folks glued to the couch for Cops, Fox News, or something similar…then Dollhouse might just be to a tad to deep.

By: Minimus

Minimus — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:32:22 +0000

Why does it matter what night it airs? Catch it online on hulu.com, any night that works for you.

By: chuck

chuck — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:39:06 +0000

I am happy they renewed the show. It has potential for sure. I hope Fox counts online views as well as dvr. I watch all my tv online on hulu, including dollhouse. With online they time or day they show the show no longer matters as much.

By: FOXBLOWS

FOXBLOWS — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:57:34 +0000

I SAY TRU CALLING SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN CANCELLED!!

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:37:11 +0000

Everyone who didnt like this show should just stick to desperate housewives or family guy(whackest show everrr) or any other show lacking creativity and imagination…..IM SO HAPPY Dollhouse is getting another shot , im convinced it only did so bad cuz it was doomed to the friday night spot….who watches TV on friday????? I think this show can go far….Cmon how did Buffy ever make it so far???…..maybe times change….maybe if the Buffy series had started 10 years later then it had it wouldnt have done so well….to much “reality TV” is ruining everything and is kinda defeating the purpose of TV…..to escape from reality hellllloooooo isnt that what the news is for????

By: not impressed

not impressed — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:40:03 +0000

this isn’t a very good show they shouldve axed this show. Sure we all wanted to say sorry to Joss for firefly but this show is crap

By: Shawnell

Shawnell — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:47:40 +0000

Thank you for looking beyond the Neilson ratings and looking at the DVR recordings because that is how I am able to watch all of the T.V. shows ,because I am a mother of four and I love this show if it wasn’t for the DVR I would not be able to watch them.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:07:14 +0000

Just wanted to chime in that I remember seeing the previews for this show and thinking that it might be fun to watch… but, unfortunately, my Friday nights are already full and that led to me forgetting that it was even going to be on. I think this show might do better if it was moved to a different night, but be warned that if it is moved….. Wednesday nights would be just as bad as Friday nights for those of us that are hooked on Lost and Ghost Hunters!! Might I suggest moving it to Monday or Thursdays?? Just a thought.

By: fritanga

fritanga — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:39:44 +0000

This show is definitely the nadir of Whedon’s career – a series about amnesiac prostitutes? Yeah, that’s hot, edgy and “feminist.” I have no idea why Fox renewed this show, other than they don’t have anything comparable (ie, “MILF Island”) on their roster for next season. This proves that Whedon has scraped the bottom of his creative barrel, something totally depressing when it comes from the creator of Buffy.

By: Happy as Hell!!!!!!!

Happy as Hell!!!!!!! — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:18:38 +0000

Love Dollhouse! I am so ******* happy that they have kept it on! God I probably won’t stop smiling all day today! Okay but FOX made a stupid move putting it on a Friday and the shows that were supposed to help with ratings did not help at all. Actually the ratings got higher when Dollhouse went on then it did when Prison Break was on.

By: missdirected

missdirected — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:25:15 +0000

I’m so glad this got renewed! I do, however, believe that putting ANY show aimed at people between the ages of 17 and 40 on in a Friday night time slot is a recipe for cancellation. I’m happy Fox considered DVR numbers in the decision, but I do think this show would fair better on another night, when more people might catch it and get hooked in.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:12:43 +0000

If only ABC had felt this way about Pushing Daisies or Eli Stone….both had huge followings not represented by the rickety old Nielsens. Glad that DH will get one more season…..honestly, if you go back and look at it, Buffy Season One is pretty lame compared to what followed. Shows need time to get their sea legs.

By: renee

renee — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:07:35 +0000

i love this show, i love joss, and i love eliza. what could be better. and with all the other non-reality shows being cancelled there is not much left to watch. in the last year we have lost: moonlight, life, new amsterdam, bionic women, my own worst enemy, journeyman, maybe prison break and reaper. and these are just the shows i watch……im am suprised and happy that dollhouse has stuck around. And personally i dont care what night its on…..thats what makes DVR, and VCRs for that matter, awesome. i record all my shows and watch them whenever i want.

By: malteser

malteser — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:02:56 +0000

Just getting into Dollhouse and I love it. At first I felt that it was a bit ‘Joe 90′ if you remember that, but now with the politics and Alpha and the unfolding of the story I’m really getting into it. It would be a shame to lose it so early in my view.

Other than the Joe 90 reference, it’s actually an unusual subject which has been treated pretty well. I’d love to see it develop.

By: JossFan

JossFan — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:10:27 +0000

Granted I haven’t watched Dollhouse, but for me if they wanted to keep a good exciting television show without starting from scratch they should drop Dollhouse and bring back Firefly.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:56:08 +0000

This is my favorite show!!! I love it! I am so happy it will be on again.
Joss Whedon is great. All of his shows are unique.

KEEP THIS SHOW ON!! IT IS THE BEST

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:54:35 +0000

Joss Whedon, great a writer as he may be, has only further solidified himself as a one-trick pony with Dollhouse. The doe-eyed, superhero waif character has been the focal point of every single project he’s ever put together, and tying it onto the overused amnesia plot device only made for the most predictable hour of television programming that I’ve seen in a great long while. Terminator gave us shocks, but choosing to renew Dollhouse just makes me say, “shucks.” I’m thoroughly disappointed.

By: jethro

jethro — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:43:04 +0000

I like the show, my wife likes the show, and we don’t watch tv shows/movies on TV. Glad to see that FOX is looking beyond the Neilson ratings. Online media consumption is huge — maybe not for this show, but in general. Hopefully, more broadcasting companies will start taking the numbers behind online viewing more seriously.

By: undisappointed

undisappointed — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:43:43 +0000

Happy this got renewed. Not as good as TSCC (which got canceled), but a good show, one of few on T.V. today.