I think the show strained Mr. Whedon's abillities as a script writer. The whole idea that people would pay *that much* to have a "perfect" person created, when they could probably pay massively less and just get a real person - the hostage negotiator, for instance.
Also, what was with the thing with the little abused orphan? Who paid for that Doll? Was it Dollhouse pro bono or what?
I know with all sorts of things you have to suspend disbelief, but the whole premise seemed to hinge on reality in such a way that I just had a big problem with it.
Plus, the FBI agent was *totally* not believable.
That said, Josh can write dialog, and it was worth a lot of the eye rolling at the scripting to hear the quips.
To be fair, I only saw about half the eps, and of those, I often couldn't watch the whole thing. RL screws with my ability to watch TV.
I dunno. My feeling is that Josh is a fun writer and I'm glad he gets the chance to explore ideas, but if the Dollhouse doesn't get more episodes, maybe his skills could be better used on a new project.
Well, I know the orphan was pro bono, at Topher's suggestion; he discusses it briefly with the Occasional Assistant gal.
And Paul Ballard's way of telling Mellie everything? If he were a real person, he wouldn't be fired, he'd be in jail for breaking his confidentiality agreements. I wanted to bang his head against the wall.
(And November-as-Mellie was so fucking creepy, what with the whole "I'll be whatever you want me to be!" and stuff. I know why they did it, but I know too many girls who actually do that to keep their man, and it's appalling.)
As I said up top, I think the premise would have been much better suited to a film, rather than a TV series. I just wanted to see what other people think.
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10/5/09 10:43 (UTC)Also, what was with the thing with the little abused orphan? Who paid for that Doll? Was it Dollhouse pro bono or what?
I know with all sorts of things you have to suspend disbelief, but the whole premise seemed to hinge on reality in such a way that I just had a big problem with it.
Plus, the FBI agent was *totally* not believable.
That said, Josh can write dialog, and it was worth a lot of the eye rolling at the scripting to hear the quips.
To be fair, I only saw about half the eps, and of those, I often couldn't watch the whole thing. RL screws with my ability to watch TV.
I dunno. My feeling is that Josh is a fun writer and I'm glad he gets the chance to explore ideas, but if the Dollhouse doesn't get more episodes, maybe his skills could be better used on a new project.
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11/5/09 01:34 (UTC)And Paul Ballard's way of telling Mellie everything? If he were a real person, he wouldn't be fired, he'd be in jail for breaking his confidentiality agreements. I wanted to bang his head against the wall.
(And November-as-Mellie was so fucking creepy, what with the whole "I'll be whatever you want me to be!" and stuff. I know why they did it, but I know too many girls who actually do that to keep their man, and it's appalling.)
As I said up top, I think the premise would have been much better suited to a film, rather than a TV series. I just wanted to see what other people think.