Monday, April 13, 2009
Dollhouse
Maybe I'm jest a brainwashed Whedonite, but I'm really starting to warm up to the TV show Dollhouse.
Of course, that probably means that they're going to pull a Firefly on it, and cut it off after four more episodes.
It's weird, twisted science fiction about a company that can reprogram people - wiping or giving them memories, personalities, and skills for whatever their high-paying clientele desires. Eliza Dushku (who played Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is one of their "actives." Which means she plays a different person every week. Mostly.
But there are layers and layers of intrigue going on, and you are never really sure who the good guys and who the bad guys really are. And the technology isn't as perfect as the tech guy, the highly egotistical geek Topher, believes it is. Some things are not getting wiped. Memories are resurfacing, and the actives are, perhaps on a subconscious level, the actives seem to have some kind of conspiracy of their own going on.
And, as good science fiction always should, there are a lot of real-life questions raised about --- well, everything --- using the science fiction as a magnifying glass. Questions about morality and ethics and what makes a human a human. Fun, mind-twisty, Phillip K. Dick kinda stuff.
Unfortunately, that means that it probably isn't mass-market-y stuff, so we may never see how it plays out. But here's hopin'.
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I agree, I actually really like it... which means it will probably go a way soon. Just like Wonderfalls, and Serenity, and Arrested Developmentetc....
There's a lot about "Dollhouse" that doesn't make much sense,... but I've ended up watching all of the episodes (on Hulu.com), anyway. I guess I've become hooked on the story. Or the characters.
I hear that the show has already been canceled, that the final episode won't even be shown on TV. But I don't know if that's any more than just a rumor.
I hear that the show has already been canceled, that the final episode won't even be shown on TV. But I don't know if that's any more than just a rumor.
The most recent non-official rumor I heard was that yes, they are not airing the final episode - leaving it for the DVD release - but that they have not yet made a decision on whether or not to have a second season.
We'll see.
We'll see.
Both my girlfriend and I really enjoy Dollhouse; the stories work really well on several levels and it the show seems to have a broader appeal than most SF shows. Hopefully the cancellation rumors aren't true.
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