Comments on: Dollhouse Gets A Second Season http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/05/16/dollhouse-gets-a-second-season/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:09:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jake http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/05/16/dollhouse-gets-a-second-season/comment-page-1/#comment-39459 Jake Sat, 16 May 2009 23:07:52 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3925#comment-39459 I wrote about this for my own blog, and I suggested some things to get the show moving (like anyone cares). Basically, if they spend more time in the Dollhouse as opposed to the imprint assignments no one really cares about -- that is a pretty major thing for them to mess up -- they save money and they get to the root of the thing faster, allowing a breakout sooner. If Echo ends up going back to Doll of the Week stuff I know I and a lot of people who are having a hard time to put this on the mantle of great Whedon T.V. will tune out. Also, they should fix Victor, especially since Amy Acker will likely have to leave or greatly reduce screen time to be on Happy Town (boooooooooooooooooo). But for a show that I didn't even begin to like until the hlafway mark, I was incredibly excited when I heard the news, not only because it gives Joss and co. a chance to keep building on the slowly-forming goodness of the series, but because it at last validates contemporary viewing means. No longer is Nielson the only factor, which could in turn break the monopoly of the lowest common denominator (though only slightly. I'm sure; I'm not THAT hopeful). I wrote about this for my own blog, and I suggested some things to get the show moving (like anyone cares). Basically, if they spend more time in the Dollhouse as opposed to the imprint assignments no one really cares about — that is a pretty major thing for them to mess up — they save money and they get to the root of the thing faster, allowing a breakout sooner. If Echo ends up going back to Doll of the Week stuff I know I and a lot of people who are having a hard time to put this on the mantle of great Whedon T.V. will tune out. Also, they should fix Victor, especially since Amy Acker will likely have to leave or greatly reduce screen time to be on Happy Town (boooooooooooooooooo).

But for a show that I didn't even begin to like until the hlafway mark, I was incredibly excited when I heard the news, not only because it gives Joss and co. a chance to keep building on the slowly-forming goodness of the series, but because it at last validates contemporary viewing means. No longer is Nielson the only factor, which could in turn break the monopoly of the lowest common denominator (though only slightly. I'm sure; I'm not THAT hopeful).

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