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nj.com - 2/11/2009

Sepinwall on TV: 'Dollhouse' review

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"You'll have a clean slate," the young woman is promised. "You ever try to clean an actual slate?" she responds. "You always see what was on it before." "Dollhouse," the new sci-fi series from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss...

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televisionaryblog.com - 2/10/2009

Paper (Thin) Dolls: An Advance Review of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse"

— televisionaryblog.com — "'The doer' is merely a fiction added to the deed – the deed is everything." - Friedrich... Nietzsche Joss Whedon's latest television series, Dollhouse, seeks to explore the shifting nature of identity--how we perceive ourselves and how others ... (more) Paper (Thin) Dolls: An Advance Review of Joss Whedon's ...

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nj.com - 2/11/2009

Dollhouse: Joss Whedon Q&A

— nj.com — In today's column, I review Fox's "Dollhouse." After the jump, a transcript of a recent interview I... did with "Dollhouse" creator Joss Whedon, in which we discuss the show's long, complicated route to primetime.... (more) Dollhouse: Joss Whedon Q&A

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sfgate.com - 2/12/2009

TV review: 'Dollhouse' is a big disappointment

— 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 ... (more) TV review: 'Dollhouse' is a big disappointment

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  My review read pretty much the same - the plot makes no sense, and Eliza as a top notch hostage negotiator makes even less -- Joss is better than this

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Sepinwall on TV: 'Dollhouse' review
What's Alan Watching? — ... column, I offer my mixed opinion on Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse": "You'll have a clean slate," the young woman is promised. "You ever try to clean an actual slate?" she responds. "You always see what was on it before." "Dollhouse," the new sci-fi series from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon, has tried to clean its own slate several times, but it's hard not to see faint traces of what was there before.To read the full thing, click here.

'Dollhouse' Week: News from everywhere
From Inside the Box — ... both fall into the "disappointed" category, while Sepinwall found some things to like but doesn't embrace it completely. On the positive side, there's Gail Pennington of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , who's a fan of the show's ...

Dollhouse review at Star Ledger
Whedonesque | a weblog about Joss Whedon — http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/02/sepinwall_on_tv_dollhouse_revi.html Alan Sepinwall reviews the first four episodes of Dollhouse. The review is mixed, as we've come to expect. And don't forget Alan Sepinwall's interview with Joss, which was posted in an earlier thread.

Hercules Has Seen DOLLHOUSE, BUFFY/ANGEL/FIREFLY Creator Joss Whedon’s First TV Series In Five Years!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … The kidnapping story is standard criminal fare, and we are given little to no information about Echo's background, which might give viewers a reason to latch on to her character. … I'll watch a few more episodes, but I'm afraid it won't be any more watchable than one of "Star Trek's" worst episodes ever. The Newark Star Ledger says: … The idea seems too complicated by half … it looks like a slate that keeps getting half-wiped as Whedon struggles to decide what to draw. … ...

Dollhouse, "Ghost": The right woman for the job?
What's Alan Watching? — ... I expressed most of my reservations about "Dollhouse" in my column on Wednesday, so I want to expand on a couple of points and then get out of the way and hear what you have to say on the subject. Again, my concerns about the show: ...

Anna Pickard on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
Television & radio: TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk — ... - it seems to be missing a certain Whedon-ness. The bounce and wit that people expect from one of his shows - the trademark dancing dialogue and such - seems to be missing. ...

Midseason Winners and Losers
TiFaux — ... : 57 Typical Pull Quote: “Whedon is a vastly better storyteller than anyone involved in ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ so Dollhouse can be very engaging, even if the premise doesn’t make sense. Dushku isn’t as versatile as the role demands—many weeks, the only difference in Echo’s persona seems to be her wardrobe—but Whedon and his writers certainly are.”— Newark Star-Ledger My Take: I actually think this score is about right for Dollhouse. Not saying that it couldn’t develop into something I’d give a higher score to, but, for now, this seems right. Castle ...