Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Dollhouse TV Show: History


From the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Angel, and Ghost Whisperer, Joss Whedon constructed a brand new world: the LA sci-fi oriented TV show, Dollhouse. The TV show focuses on the idea that the human personality can never be completely destroyed.

The show follows actress Eliza Dushku as Echo, the favorite of the Dollhouse’s Dolls. Her mind has been taken from her body, put into an external hard drive, and then a new programmed personality is entered into her body. She is supposed to have no recollections of this or any idea that she isn’t exactly herself, but she keeps glitching…

Dollhouse premiered on February 13, 2009 on the FOX network and ran from February to May. At 13 episodes plus an unaired original pilot, the last episode of Season 1 never premiered: Epitaph One was only aired at the ComicCon of 2009 and a bonus feature on the DVD set. Season 1 averaged 3.7 million viewers.

Surprisingly, Fox renewed the show for a second season when the DVR and DVD purchases were high. It aired on September 25, 2009, but Fox cancelled the show on November 11, 2009 when the ratings averaged between 2-2.6 million viewers, during the filming of the 11th episode. Currently on the Season 2, Episode 6, "The Left Hand", the rest of the 13 episode season will air, with the finale being on January 22, 2010.

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