Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.
Is it because we associate those actors with human dolls that it's hard to see the girl in the box as not human?
The objectification (meaning "making into an object") of women or any other group is the first step to justifying abuse and murder. Women are replaceable! You can just get a new one when one wears out/gets old/is damaged! For more info on this trope across time, watch any one of Sut Jhally's "Dreamworlds" documentaries.
I don't see why you guys are bitching.
I know, right?
Laga, what is the story that they wanted to tell, though? I would say that the story itself is incredibly problematic, not just the visuals. If you wanted to tell a story about robots being discarded, then why not have quick clips to a woman doing the same thing to a male robot. I'm not sure I would have found it a whole lot better, but at least we wouldn't have only seen the boxing of a "woman."
Is the story about materialism? Well, I've seen that issue depicted better in ways that did not involve robots.
Is the story about robot love? Also seen depicted better in previous film/video.
Heartbeeps with Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters?
I didn't know there were lyrics to the Dollhouse theme song: vid.
Best Buy has Dollhouse for $9.99 [link] in its cybermonday specials.
I'm hoping to find a good deal on Dollhouse season 2, but haven't found anything so far.
Undercovers has a mini-Dollhouse reunion: Harry Lennix AND Enver Gjokaj.
TV's Grim Reaper: Why Joss Whedon Continually Kills the Characters We Love.
I ain't mad at him. It's not like he killed Ianto, or anything.
OMG, why did they kill Ianto!