Dollhouse Cancelled, Significant Finale Promised
By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 11, 2009 1:55 pm EST
There will have been two seasons of thirteen episodes a piece screened by the time the series goes off air for the final time, which together make up 26 of the show’s chapters, the 27th centre piece chapter being a special, DVD only installment that has perversely managed to be the best of the lot so far. Had everything been as great as that episode, the instant fan favourite Epitaph 1, I think there would be fists flying right now. Instead, there’s just a muted wave of civil disobedience in cyberspace with a surge of commentary on Twitter, Facebook and the like.
Hollywood Reporter seemed to get the news out first with this promise of closure:
I fear that Whedon and co. trying to seque into their endgame in just two episodes could leave the wrap-up feeling a little bumpy. All the same, it’s a better option than sudden silence and plot threads flapping in the wind.
HitFix have published a tentative schedule for the airing of the remaining episodes which would have the finale screening on January 22nd.
Here are some of my favourite responses from the Twittersphere so far:
@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.
My hunch is “what Whedon does next” won’t be on TV, and I don’t just mean the Dr. Horrible sequel. Picture this: Whedon and the internetz running towards each other on a sunset beach, in slow-motion and with Erc Satie playing in the background. It’s a match made in heaven…
Update: Over at Whedonesque, Joss’ official statement finds him looking forwards, not backwards. He says:
There’s at least silver lining.
