'Dollhouse' premieres weak; 'Terminator' dives
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... 1.5/5) did better. The performances represent a disappointing debut for what was, on paper, a good idea: creating a male-skewing drama block to go against CBS' night-topping female-skewing crime shows. Fox didn't expect to win against CBS, necessarily, but at least had hopes of coming out ahead of ABC's reality block. But "Terminator" was sinking in the ratings earlier this season and "Dollhouse" has suffered from negative buzz and creative trouble for months. Critics, overall, seemed disappointed with Whedon's latest effort. Fox had a third-place finish for the evening ...
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aintitcool.com - 2/14/2009
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I am – Hercules!! Tonight’s premiere of Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse,” the tale of beautiful young people who repeatedly have memories extracted and implanted for fun and profit, turns out to be a big disappointment. It brims with giant ideas and cool Fox action but lacks the big laughs that lure ...
thrfeed.com - 2/14/2009
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thrfeed.com —
Expectations were low. But they weren't quite this
low. The series premiere of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" was
seen by 4.7 million viewers Friday night and...
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'Dollhouse' premieres weak; 'Terminator' dives
tvlistings.zap2it.com - 2/9/2009
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tvlistings.zap2it.com —
About 'Dollhouse' Premiere: Feb 13, 2009 Original Network:
FOX Website: http://www.fox.com/dollhouse/ Premise of 'Dollhouse' In a secret
facility (the titular Dollhouse), Echo and her fellow ''Actives'' have had their own personalities erased so they ...
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Dollhouse TV Show
sfgate.com - 2/12/2009
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sfgate.com —
It looks as if Fox was onto something
when it wanted the pilot reworked and maybe onto
something bigger when it shifted the series to Friday nights, hardly the spot for a heavyweight these days. On the plus side, being out of the limelight might allow ...
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TV review: 'Dollhouse' is a big disappointment
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