Playing with Dolls.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:12 am
Have been watching the new show Dollhouse from Joss Whedon. Never watched Buffy but was a fan of Firefly/Serenity despite its brief run (I caught up with it long after it had come and gone on network TV).
So far Dollhouse has been unremarkable to me. No clue how it is doing from a ratings standpoint. It got stuck on Friday nights with a lead in from the new Terminator series so I presume it is aimed primarily at adolescent males who don't get out of the house much. I pretty much fit that demo, if not chronologically then at least in spirit...
Although I must say the new Hulu commercial featuring the "star" of Dollhouse, Eliza Dushku, had a certain appeal in a bouncy, finger lickin' sort of way!
Other new shows for 2009 that I have been following include Trust Me on TNT (so, so so far) and the second season of Damages. Since I didn't see the first season of Damages I am at a bit of a handicap and may break down and look for the DVD to catch up. It has been OK so far if a bit convoluted with its time line fluctuations. That seems to be the new bit for shows, to use flash backs and flash forwards. The "Lost effect" perhaps?
New shows still on the horizon include Castle with Nathan Fillion, the murder mystery Harper's Island, the Unusuals (if it makes it to the airwaves) and perhaps Cupid although I haven't made up my mind on that one yet.
Only four more episodes of BSG so I will have to fill the void somehow...
So far Dollhouse has been unremarkable to me. No clue how it is doing from a ratings standpoint. It got stuck on Friday nights with a lead in from the new Terminator series so I presume it is aimed primarily at adolescent males who don't get out of the house much. I pretty much fit that demo, if not chronologically then at least in spirit...
Although I must say the new Hulu commercial featuring the "star" of Dollhouse, Eliza Dushku, had a certain appeal in a bouncy, finger lickin' sort of way!
Other new shows for 2009 that I have been following include Trust Me on TNT (so, so so far) and the second season of Damages. Since I didn't see the first season of Damages I am at a bit of a handicap and may break down and look for the DVD to catch up. It has been OK so far if a bit convoluted with its time line fluctuations. That seems to be the new bit for shows, to use flash backs and flash forwards. The "Lost effect" perhaps?
New shows still on the horizon include Castle with Nathan Fillion, the murder mystery Harper's Island, the Unusuals (if it makes it to the airwaves) and perhaps Cupid although I haven't made up my mind on that one yet.
Only four more episodes of BSG so I will have to fill the void somehow...