And now that I've actually *read* the Televisionary article, it's lines like this that make me roll my eyes:

While I had extremely high expectations for Dollhouse (I always trust in the Joss), I was worried that, after all of the hype and hoopla, it wouldn't quite live up to my preconceived notions about the project. I am happy to say that not only were those expectations matched but they were exceeded.

I'm sure that the people who write this sort of thing believe it every time, but I remember when the first Firefly reviews were leaking out and it was the same formula over and over..."[gushy expression of Josslove], nevertheless [obligatory disclaimer re: rational level of hopefulness], but thankfully [OMGSQUEE! JOSS SHITS GOLD BRICKS!!!!]"

And then, you know, I still don't really trust Joss to do scifi in a way I find watchable. So there's that.

(OTOH, Faith + Helo may be more hotness than I'm able to resist even if I find the rest of it as annoying as I did Firefly. As long as there's no fake Western slang.)

same formula over and over...

You forgot the part where there's 3 introductory paragraphs that don't even talk about the content/structure of the show in lieu of swooning about Joss and all the hype surrounding anything he touches.

(To be fair, I also felt that TV's hit Drive was treated this way, too.)

As long as there's no fake Western slang.

And please God, a good theme song.

I don't think we have to call it TV's hit Drive any more. Last time I heard it mentioned it was called BitTorrent's hit Drive. By Tim.

Also with the please god, good theme song. Firefly and Drive's were awful.

HA! Clearly, Jessica never read my review of Firefly.

My friend read the Dollhouse pilot and thought it was good but not perfect. I'll be curious to see exactly what the show is like on a weekly basis.

Kristen, is your review still around? Was it for Serenity?

I doubt it. The site is long gone.

I think there was something about drinking sand, Kristen.

I figure Dollhouse is all about girl being used by The Man and slowly realizing she has all the powah. Which was great on Buffy.

But the concept for this gives me the oogeys.

That was my Jaynestown column, I think. IIRC, it was also the point at which some of the fans tried to get me fired.

That's way funnier than the dude who said we were unclassy for buying Tim a carton of smokes and suggested a nice bottle of scotch, instead.

IIRC, it was also the point at which some of the fans tried to get me fired.

Argh.

I thought Serenity, the pilot, sucked. In a word. Then I saw the aired version of Serenity and thought it sucked more.