Some people seem to be complaining that Joss's shows shouldn't be fucked around by networks because he's JOSS. But Joss is not god. He's just a tv creator. He doesn't deserve special treatment. A lot of tv shows get screwed around. People acted like it was an outrage that Firefly got screwed around, but it wasn't this great marvellous show some people think it was. It was a smart-alec show too busy being hip, "clever" and cool to bother making a serious heartfelt connection. And this Dollhouse, I just don't see anything extraordinary about it. And it's not helped by having Dushku at the center. Dushku can do a reasonably good performance when she has the right material (as in Tru Calling) but in general I think there's something rather limited about her acting. She's nothing like SMG, who really connects deep and makes you feel her characters' feelings really MATTER. And I don't think Joss is going to do anything great ever again unless he gets SMG to take the central role.
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Some people seem to be complaining that Joss's shows shouldn't be fucked around by networks because he's JOSS. But Joss is not god. He's just a tv creator. He doesn't deserve special treatment. A lot of tv shows get screwed around. People acted like it was an outrage that Firefly got screwed around, but it wasn't this great marvellous show some people think it was. It was a smart-alec show too busy being hip, "clever" and cool to bother making a serious heartfelt connection. And this Dollhouse, I just don't see anything extraordinary about it. And it's not helped by having Dushku at the center. Dushku can do a reasonably good performance when she has the right material (as in Tru Calling) but in general I think there's something rather limited about her acting. She's nothing like SMG, who really connects deep and makes you feel her characters' feelings really MATTER. And I don't think Joss is going to do anything great ever again unless he gets SMG to take the central role.