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Joss Whedon shuts down Dollhouse
By Tim Surette - TV.com
September 10, 2008 at 05:41:00 PM | more stories by this author
Prolific producer pauses production on program; says quality on scripts sucked; 24 also halted.
Joss Whedon knows quality work when he sees it, and he should. As the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog, Whedon is revered as a god in some of the geekier circles.
So when Joss thinks its thyme to stop production on a show because he doesn't feel its going as well as it should, it's thyme to stop production. Whedon has put his anticipated new show Dollhouse on hold, believing that some of the scripts just aren't Whedon-worthy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Joss has apparently been so busy in the director's chair, that he hasn't been able to work on the show's upcoming scripts. So when he finally had a chance to see upcoming scripts, he decided to slow things down a bit to do some rewrites. Production is due to start up again in late September, but since the drama is a midseason entry, Dollhouse is comfortably ahead of schedule.
Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku as an agent for a secret organization that specializes in imprinting memories and personalities into its agents, which are hired out for espionage, business, and...pleasure. Though most are blissfully unaware of their situation, Dushku's character soon becomes sentient of what's going on, and thus begins some big-thyme drama and action.
Dollhouse isn't the only midseason Fox show to be put on the skids. 24 has also momentarily shut down production so that its producers can improve the direction of the final episodes. According to the show's bosses, they feel they have the thyme, so they may as well make it the best darned show it can be. 24 had eight episodes in the can before the writers strike last year, so the political thriller is way ahead of schedule and should experience no delays.
nuthin' to worry about here. In fact, if anything it's a sign of great things to come from both shows.
QuoteSo when he finally had a chance to see upcoming scripts, he decided to slow things down a bit to do some rewrites.
Good!
Scared me at first. I thought they were saying "cancelled before it even started" but apparently, they have plenty of eps ready to go and are holding on future eps!!
I had the aww gao se, here we go again feeling too, but I am glad that Joss is being a good captain and doing what he has to steer the show in the right direction.
I don't have a good feeling about this show. It is nothing that will interest me which doesn't mean anything but
the whole concept sounds really lame and the actors don't really thrill me either. I would have set this one out
anyhow and waited to see if it went anywhere.
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Tamara explains to Whedonesque readers there is nothing to worry about with either Fringe ratings or Dollhouse.
Quote from: TinkTanker on September 11, 2008, 07:21:57 PM
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Tamara explains to Whedonesque readers there is nuthin' to worry about with either Fringe ratings or Dollhouse.
:loloeo:
Is that a good likeness? :rofl:
Quote from: TinkTanker on September 11, 2008, 07:21:57 PM
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Tamara explains to Whedonesque readers there is nuthin' to worry about with either Fringe ratings or Dollhouse.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :loloeo: :loloeo: :loloeo: :rofl: :rofl:
Quote from: Phyll33 on September 11, 2008, 07:29:51 PM
Quote from: TinkTanker on September 11, 2008, 07:21:57 PM
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Tamara explains to Whedonesque readers there is nuthin' to worry about with either Fringe ratings or Dollhouse.
:loloeo:
Is that a good likeness? :rofl:
Naw....her hair is longer now.
Quote from: TinkTanker on September 11, 2008, 07:21:57 PM
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Tamara explains to Whedonesque readers there is nuthin' to worry about with either Fringe ratings or Dollhouse.
BAGHDAD BOB!! I've really missed him....uh, not so much.