Friday, May 15, 2009

Do I Dare To Dream Of Dolls?

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Could it be? Could it... I dare not think on it... I dare not! Ack! Via The Hollywood Reporter:

"Surprise: Fox leaning toward 'Dollhouse' renewal

In an underdog comeback that blows away NBC’s will-they-or-won’t-they hand-wringing over “Chuck” (psst, they almost certainly will), sources say Fox is -- and this could change before Monday's upfront presentation -- leaning toward bringing back Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse” next fall.

The low-rated Friday night show was last seen given up for dead by the media in a field somewhere.

But its DVR numbers are strong, online streaming is strong. It’s a sci-fi show, which tend to bring in nice ancillary revenue such as DVD sales for sister-company studio 20th TV. And it’s said that Fox execs rather like the series, especially the latter half of the season. Besides, a show airing in the fall on Fox is a bit like running in midseason on most networks -- it’s not their strongest part of the year and maybe ... maybe ... "

They go on to theorize that the important thing here is, shocker, cost, and they want Joss to make the show for the change that they find underneath Rupert Murdoch's maid's third-cousin's sofa-cushions. Which he can do! Argh they're murdering me with this optimistic whispering. Murdering! Make it end! Argh!

They've trained me to be like an abused spouse; I almost wish the show wouldn't get picked up because then the whole ride starts again next season when the ratings are inevitably shit again and a dark cloud of cancellation surrounds it every single week and my ulcers grow legs and crawl out of my throat and start slapping me when I try to sleep... sigh...
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1 comment:

Joe Reid said...

You complete asshole! You've finally done it. You've got me optimistic. My hopes are officially up. Jerk.