Joss Whedon Back on TV

tokenhillbilly writes "Joss Whedon of 'Buffy' and 'Firefly' fame has signed on to do another TV series on Fox starring Eliza Dushku (Faith from 'Buffy'). The series is going to be called Dollhouse, and the story surrounds a group of people 'programmed' to do missions out of a sort of high-tech dorm. '[The series] follows a top-secret world of people programmed with different personalities, abilities and memories depending on their mission. After each assignment -- which can be physical, romantic or even illegal -- the characters have their memories wiped clean, and are sent back to a lab (dubbed the "Dollhouse"). [The] show centers on Dushku's character, Echo, as she slowly begins to develop some self-awareness, which impacts her missions.'"

Watch out for episode 3

[LiquidCoooled]

In episode 3 Echo downloads a music track and spends the rest of the episode evading the RIAA.

Not wanting to be overly cynical

[fictionpuss]

But how many episodes before this invariably gets canceled?

Just extrapolate

[benhocking]

First data point: Buffy
Second data point: Firefly
...
...extrapolating...
...
This show has already been canceled.

Glad to see Whedon is doing something new...

[Anonymous Coward]

It's refreshing to see a new series by Joss where the main character is not a girl with superhuman martial art abilities taking on nearly unsurmountable tasks while not being aware of the subtle manipulations of an unknown dark and nefarious nemesis.... Oh wait.

Re:Watch out for episode 3

[Tackhead]

> In episode 3 Echo downloads a music track and spends the rest of the episode evading the RIAA.

For bonus points, the track is "Still Alive", but because this is a Joss Whedon series, there's at least one invocation of Rule 34 with "Eliza Dushku, the Companion Cube, and the Portal Gun".

Oh not you don't , asshole

[geekoid]

I am NOT going to watch another show just to see the best, most clever, smartest and funniest person die.

SPOILER for Buffy Finale

[AceCaseOR]

You mean Anya, right?

Re:Joss Whedon and Fox

[jhw539]

Battered writer syndrome?

I don't have much sympathy for him - his Buffy and Angel runs show the guy knows how to play the game. Even if Firefly was killed a few seasons early, Buffy was killed a few season late. He's not really a rube walking into Fox's spinning blades of ineptness.

He's like an abused spouse

[Steeltalon]

Sooner or later there needs to be an intervention and his friends and family need to tell him that, no matter what it says, Fox doesn't really love him.

the future is now?

[tabby]

I'm fairly certain something like this must already be happening. At least at my work. Its the only plausible explaination for people to constantly make the same bad decisions over & over again.

Re:And before you ask...

[geekoid]

When she becomes petrified from a segfault, will we need hot grits.

Re:Glad to see Whedon is doing something new...

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait, angel is a girl?

Re:Not a troll

[crabpeople]

Yes a teenage vampire, why wouldnt everyone like that?

Serenity was good because it was libertarians in space. Buffy sucked balls because it wasnt true to the movie. I watched the first buffy episode but kristy swanson wasnt in it so who the hell cares. I mean they didnt even use donald sutherland! it was a big let down and I vowed never to watch it again.

Re:Glad to see Whedon is doing something new...

[IronChef]

Ack, why Faith? There's good slutty, and there's bad slutty...

Re:He's like an abused spouse

[Frogbert]

Exactly, I fully believe that one could create a very successful company based solely on continuing production of the shows Fox cancels.