Damn … got some really bad news for fans of Dollhouse. It has just been reported that Fox has decided to cancel the series … which really sucks so damn bad, I can’t even fully express myself:
“Dollhouse” is closing its doors at Fox. The network has canceled Joss Whedon’s cult fave, which in May beat the odds with a second-season pickup despite low ratings. The sci-fi series, which is filming episode 11, is expected to finish its 13-episode order. After some dismal performance this fall, despite the ratings bumps “Dollhouse” got from DVR viewing, Fox benched the show for the November sweep after four episodes. It is not clear if Fox will air the remaining episodes starting Dec. 4 as planned.
This is a bunch of bullshizz! And now Entertainment Weekly is confirming this report — Dollhouse is dunzo for sure :( First Fox decides to put the show on hiatus, pulling all planned eps of Dollhouse from the airwaves for the entire month of November AND THEN they decide to cancel the show before it is even brought back on the air. To be honest … I’m not at all surprised. Exiling the show to Friday night has kept the show down in the ratings since it debuted last year … I don’t know how they ever thought the show would be able to flourish by keeping it on Friday night. The mothereffers at Fox better allow the already filmed eps to air … it may lessen my hatred of them a little bit … just a little. I sincerely hope that Joss Whedon doesn’t waste his time again with the Fox network. What shitty news ;(
UPDATE: Joss Whedon has posted a statement on the Dollhouse cancellation on Whedonesque.com. After the jump, read his statement in full …
Hmm. Apparently my news is not news.
I don’t have a lot to say. I’m extremely proud of the people I’ve worked with: my star, my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you’ll agree in the coming months. I’m grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again.
I’m off to pursue internet ventures/binge drinking. Possibly that relaxation thing I’ve read so much about. By the time the last episode airs, you’ll know what my next project is. But for now there’s a lot of work still to be done, and disappointment to bear.
Thank you all for your support, your patience, your excellent adverts. See you again. -j.
Sucks!!! I hope Joss Whedon knows that his legion of fans love and support him … and we will eagerly await his next endeavor. The man is a genius, he won’t be down for long. Thank YOU, Joss for all your hard work … it is much appreciated.
Love your continuing Whedon love and support, Trent, but a teensy correction: whedonesque.com ain’t Joss’s official web site – it’s an independent fan-created and run site that Joss (and some of his affiliated writers) seems to enjoy participating in. Which, obviously, we approve of. :-). I agree with every word in your last ‘graph. Cheers!
Can I tell you how tired I am of shows getting canceled just after I start watching them…well I am. Im super over it
I work at Fox and the other day we all on the fox lot got an email saying that there will be an explosion of sorts for the Dollhouse show. So I’m guessing they are going to finish out the rest of the season. Trent you want anything from the lot?
@Ash — I’ll take anything you can grab, seriously :)
W.T.F.!~!@~ NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Joss needs to bring JAMES MARSTERS!!!! back to tv…plz plz plz plz plz
this makes me so angry!!! i didnt even know it had started up again this season for a few weeks because there was no commercials for it! i randomly noticed my Tivo had taped it from being set up the year before after 3 weeks!
This was the worst show on TV. I hope it stays dead
this is bullshit. im so sick of all my favorite shows getting cancelled. they need to knock it off. BRING DOLLHOUSE BACK
I love dollhouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck fox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for all you guys who liked the show – it sure does suck to have a show cancelled – but I’m not surprised. I’m a viewer who turned off for the 2nd season after making an effort with the first… it’s just not up to the same brilliant standard as Buffy or Firefly! Whedon seems a bit hit-and-miss. Maybe his next project will get the mix right and he’ll be onto another winner…
The first season was ok. But the second season was some of the worst tv I have ever seen. I wanted it to be good but gave up in the middle of the 3rd episide this year. It was horrible boring tv. It seems like the few that like it do so because they think it is cutting edge or different. When in reality it was just bad tv.
As I find Eliza to be annoying as a person. (Won’t do nudity. Snif) I consider this cancellation to be karma. Take yo’ clothes off, sweetie. ;)
They should totally shop this show around. It’s smart, action packed, sexy and intriguing I’m sure another network will take it.
Fox is noted for this.
They put on a show that is different then yank it before it can build an audience. They did it with Wonderfalls, Wedding Bells, Firefly, they even did it to Alien Nation, the best show they ever produced.
Why does Fox hire such bonehead programmers??
I honestly don’t know what Joss was thinking going back to Fox after the way they fucked over Firefly. I’m knew this was gonna happen as soon as I found out the show was on Fox. The only surprise is that they waited till the 2nd season to cancel it.
Smallville kills another one. Ever notice, everytime Smallville moves its timeslot, another show gets cancelled? This is like the third or fourth show that’s happened to.
LA SIGH i loved Firefly!!
This is why I hate episodic television,as soon as you get involved in a show it gets yanked. Fuk FOX! What are they going to replace it with,some reality dance / talent show with home videos of misunderstood teenage angst ridden vampires getting whacked in the nuts? Throw in a cranky crippled doctor and a couple of mismatched investigators in a love hate relationship,animate it and show it twice weekly. Wow, this programing shit is easy!
Even though she’s hot, the show really sucked and needed to go. It was no Buffy. How this was picked up for a second season when The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which was good, was cut I’ll never understand.
@Ash – shoot i want something!!! lol
But seriously words can’t even describe how bummed I am to see Fox let another awesome Whedon show go … first Firefly … and now Dollhouse. Such a shame … also … thanks Trent for your continueing support for dollhouse it was good to come across someone else who loved the show so much :)