Dollhouse has shut down production for two weeks for script work. Additionally, they wrote and shot a new first episode, with ep 1 moving to ep 2. Both of these were, according to Joss, his request. I suspect it's down to the 'creative process' with a network.
I'm sure the network is busy being the network, but this kind of thing happens. Example: Angel, which shut down production, which had Joss and Tim working on it. Television Without Pity ran a fantastically crap article saying everybody should be panicking, which included Amy Acker being a show killer as a reason why.
I think the press are trying to set a new record for the amount of negative articles they can write about a TV show pre-air with Dollhouse.
Television Without Pity ran a fantastically crap article saying everybody should be panicking
Overlooking how much time I spend in the forums, TWOP doesn't really equal the press, though.
I count TWOP as press - they're a commercial company.
Maybe I'm just too old-school journalist on this, but TWOP and some of these other articles I've seen listed on Whedonesque are still more along the lines of blogs and Web sites, IMO, rather than press. (Although I have to say, I have nothing but love for TWOP, I guess I just put it in a different mental category.)
Dithering over things like this is what blogs and sites do, either because they're honestly worried, because they think it'll be a good way to drive traffic to their sites, or whatever. This results in fan enclaves rising up and either worrying and sending the Whedon Threat Level up to orange, putting their fingers in their ears and proclaiming repeatedly "I can't hear you," or deciding "Meh. I'll wait and see what happens."
As long as it doesn't have the word "troubled" attached to it in future articles, I think we'll be fine.
Don't read this one, then...
I tried to work out if I should be worried about the show, or worried that other people are worried about the show, or worried that still other people will read articles about people worrying about the show. But it turns out I shouldn't, so that frees up some time.
Meanwhile: Joss Whedon Takes Sick Day
My favorite bit:
Science-fiction TV fans say it's the second scare they have had this week, following news that the writers room for Ron Moore's mid-season show "Virtuality" started work 90 minutes late on Tuesday because the "Battlestar Galactica" creator was caught in traffic.
I think I'll just wait and see the show, then decide if worrying is in order.
Meanwhile: Joss Whedon Takes Sick Day
Heh.
That sounds like it should be an Onion article, doesn't it?
Hee!
On other hand, Eliza counters reports of trouble. In fact, she says it's "beyond dope."
That sounds like it should be an Onion article, doesn't it?
I think that's a parody site.
