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No Surprise: Fox Cancels 'Dollhouse'
20 hours ago
There won't be any high-up executive decisions saving "Dollhouse" this time. Fox has officially pulled the plug on the Joss Whedon series, which was in the middle of its second season. However, the network has made it clear they will still air all 13 episodes of the Eliza Dushku-starring show. Whedon himself was getting ready to tell the world about the show's demise, but it seems that Variety has beat him to the punch. Of course, such a move shouldn't really surprise anyone since ratings were well below what they were last year when Fox surprised just about everyone (except Airlock Alpha, which was the first to report it) that it had renewed the show. At the same time, Fox pulled "Dollhouse" off its November sweeps schedule, feeling more comfortable showing reruns that night than new ... »
Whedon: With 'Dollhouse' Gone, Time For Binge Drinking
20 hours ago
There isn't a lot for Joss Whedon to say, apparently. The writing had been on the wall from the very first episode this season: "Dollhouse" was not going to have a long life if its audience didn't like triple in later episodes. The creator of the show that Fox canceled on Wednesday said he was extremely proud of everyone involved in the production, including star Eliza Dushku, the staff, the rest of the cast, and the crew. "I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you'll agree in the coming months," Whedon wrote on the popular Whedonesque Web site. "I'm grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again." So what will Whedon do now? That answer is easy. He had already been planning it last season when everyone was writing the ... »
.Heroes. - Shadowboxing
20 hours ago
This review may contain spoilers. After one of the best episodes in quite some time, last week.s .Once Upon a Time in Texas., .Heroes. proved, once again, that following up a solid episode with another one simply is beyond the capabilities of this creative team. It.s not that the episode paled in comparison to the previous one: this one was just plain bad. It was plagued by the same problems that have killed .Heroes. the last two years: a sluggish plot and a dearth of action. Every week I am amazed by the CW.s .Smallville. - certainly the series has its share of faults, and they have reused storylines so many times that watching the series feels like I am in a perpetual state of déjà vu, yet every week the show manages to include a fair amount of action to justify the fact that it is »
JumpCon Founder Pleads Guilty To Theft
10 November 2009 1:21 PM, PST
Seven months after being indicted by a grand jury on theft charges, JumpCon founder Shane Senter has pleaded guilty to two counts for violating the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Act and two counts of theft. A letter to victims of the failed convention was sent earlier this week by Constance N. Stratton, a senior assistant attorney general for New Hampshire's Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau. "The state has agreed to recommend to the court a suspended sentence at the House of Corrections, five years probation, and restitution to all victims of his operation of JumpCon," according to Stratton's letter. "A condition of his sentence also includes that he not own, operate, manage or control a business where he takes deposits/payments prior to providing the promised goods and/or ... »
AlphaBits: J.J. Abrams Confident Of Long Life For 'Fringe'
10 November 2009 1:22 AM, PST
Sure, Thursday's episode of "Fringe" wasn't exactly on everyone's television schedule with the World Series wrapping up a bit early, but even the show's lowest ratings ever isn't fazing one of its creators. That's because he's J.J. Abrams. "The mood on set and in the writers' room is as good as the ratings are bad, which is to say, wonderful," Abrams told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello. "Luckily, Fox has been insanely supportive, for which we are deeply grateful." "Fringe" has averaged a 3.8 rating/6 share in Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co., finishing well behind its freshman season. It has been clobbered, as expected, by some of the strongest programming offered by other networks: "CSI" on CBS and "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC. "Given that we're on one ... »
DVR Numbers Give 'Dollhouse,' 'Fringe' Big Boosts
10 November 2009 1:12 AM, PST
It's almost becoming a broken record. But if there is ever any better proof that a network is airing a program in a bad timeslot, it should be the number of people who choose to DVR a show and watch it later. Maybe that will get Fox's attention, especially when it comes to "Dollhouse" and "Fringe." Both shows have suffered significantly in their timeslots, "Dollhouse" banished once again to Fridays while "Fringe" is made the network's sacrificial lamb to shows like "CSI" on CBS and "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC. Live numbers might be in the tank, but those who choose to record the show and watch it later in the week are actually extraordinary. "Dollhouse," for example, gets a 55.6 percent audience boost when live plus-seven numbers are added in, according to a report from Media Life Magazine. ... »
Break Good For 'V,' Morena Baccarin Says
9 November 2009 1:47 PM, PST
ABC is going for event television with "V," and so far it seems to be working. The series premiere of the 1980s series reboot attracted nearly 14 million viewers, and made the top 10 for the first week of sweeps. But can that success continue? After Tuesday's episode, there will be only two more before spring, with ABC hoping fans will stick around and watch to watch more despite the break. Morena Baccarin, who plays the Visitors leader Anna, said she knows viewers will be back for more, no matter how long they have to wait. "It's kind of amazing to put it out there in such a big way," Baccarin told Airlock Alpha. "To have these four episodes that we could spend so much time on, and being able to make them big and epic, we know it will make a huge impact. And then to be able to go ... »
'Smallville' . Kandor
9 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST
This review may contain spoilers. It is always a rare treat when "Smallville" delves into the Superman mythology, and "Kandor" is as momentous and integral an event to the mythos as the death of Jonathan Kent. In a very epic way, we are finally introduced to Maj. Zod (Callum Blue) through a series of flashbacks set on Krypton, and you can't help but feel the thrill of such drool worthy nods to the big screen movie franchise; The rings of imprisonment, the faces of the council and the address of Zod are all familiar elements of the Christopher Reeve outings and help humanize Zod in a way similar to that of Lex Luthor. Of particular note is the sentencing of Jor-El (Julian Sands) for his act of treason, in which Zod steps up to defend his truest friend and a hero of Krypton. Their ... »
'FlashForward' - The Gift
9 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST
This review may contain spoilers./strong> .FlashForward. brought the tears this week: we lost one of our beloved FBI agents, but for a much greater good. He proved to us, and to his fellow agents, that the flash forwards can indeed be changed, they aren.t doomed to happen even if we don.t want them to. This is good for most of our main characters, as they don.t want their flash forwards to happen. Knowing that they are in control of the visions must make them sleep better at night. Mark (Joseph Fiennes), Al (Lee Thompson Young), and Demetri (John Cho) found their way into The Blue Hand this week, but had to play a game of Russian Roulette before they could pass through the doors. It was an intense scene that made more sense at the end of the episode when we discover that Al has ... »
'Fringe' . Earthling
9 November 2009 5:50 AM, PST
This article may contain spoilers. The opening sequence alone was enough to make your hair stand on end. A man was planning a romantic rendezvous with his wife for their anniversary, but, as he set out the vase of roses and a card, a shadow walked by. Sensing there was something there he turned and proceeded to search the apartment, flipping on light switches to find out if anyone was there. When one of the lights went out, he turned it back on to discover a shadow figure. Backing away slowly, it was clear he would not survive. Then when his wife arrived, she found him sitting in a chair and, as she reached out to touch him, he crumbled into dust. It was ashes to ashes. What kind of being can turn a person literally to dust? And not just a pile of dust, but sucking the entire life »
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