Dollhouse

Joss Whedon is the man who made Buffy the Vampire Slayer a huge hit(with Dushku playing a key role in that series as well, but not the lead) as well as Angel and Firefly, which both became cult hits. But it doesn't seem as though he'll have another with Dollhouse. Whedon's new series Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku?as Echo, a young woman? who has signed on with the Dollhouse, an organization that ''wipes'' the minds of its employees, reprogramming their personalities to fit the desires of its wealthy clients.

The premise of the show does sound promising, especially when Dushku was named to the lead role, but promise alone doesn't make great tv. Having had somewhat of a crush on Dushku since seeing her in Bring it On, its kind of hard for me to say that she just doesn't pull off the role of Echo. That's not saying she's not a good actress, but the role just doesn't seem to be her forte, as she seems much better in a role like the one she played on Buffy. The role of Echo, where she is a new person every week is a chance that most actresses would relish, but very few could pull off.

I'm not saying that the Dushku is the reason Dollhouse falls short, in fact if it wasn't for her i doubt the show would've even finished the first season. With a supporting cast of no-names (and apparently no-talents) the show falls flat on its face. Dushku doesn't hardly get any help from her supporting cast and she is constantly playing characters out of her range. The show has decent action when its there and there's far too much dialogue and the stories aren't exactly clear at first.

Dollhouse has the potential to pick itself up and become a much better show in the second season, but if it doesn't, then you can bet the powers that be at Fox are gonna cancel Dollhouse faster than Kirstie Alley eats a bag of donut holes.