Tonight has been a night of cancellations, with ABC axing Eastwick (which is better than the abysmal Cougar Town that comes on before it) and Hank, that Kelsey Grammar sitcom stinker. Good riddance to that one. But the one that matters is Fox getting rid of Dollhouse, which has been the lowest rated scripted show on the four major networks since it began. There are many reasons for that though, as in a traditional Joss Whedon/Fox collaboration, Fox refused to market it, stuck it on a Friday, and just let the thing die. Granted, we thought there was hope that Fox was confident in it despite having a horrid ratings report because of giving it a second season. But they’re cutting it short, not ordering episodes for the back 9, and all the atonement for past sins (Firefly) is suddenly undone among Whedonites. But it seems like everyone was prepared and made their statements in advance, so they knew that we would like what they say.
From all the Twitter posts (this site really is only good for celebrities and news outlets, as NOBODY FOLLOWS MINE HOLY SHIT)
@syfy: Looks like Fox finally canceled Dollhouse. (No, I don’t think we’ll pick it up.)
@stayingin: Least surprising news ever.
@RoushTVGuideMag: We’ll always have Epitaph One. (On DVD, not on Fox.)
@jennifergodwin: Contrarian POV: Fans should not attempt to save #Dollhouse but instead push Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachmann, etc for new, better jobs.
@IMDbTV Completely agree w/ @Memles: As much as I admired Dollhouse, I easily shift my interest to seeing what Whedon does next.
JossWhedon (via Whedonesque, not Twitter) By the time the last episode airs, you’ll know what my next project is.
But the best thing of all comes from star Eliza Dushku, who is blowing smoke most likely, but it’s awesome to hear anyway. She can go promise this on any other movie she pleases though, before it’s too late. Though it kind of is, it would have been nicer five years ago.
Eliza Dushku: “Should have been on Showtime so she could whip out them tits like Anna Paquin did for True Blood.”
This is what Fox is going to look like in the future, btw. Semi related.
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November 18th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I’m still sad about Firefly
I can only watch the series on DVD so many times.