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When I first watched this show on tv I just didn't know what to expect. Being a longtime fan of Eliza Dushku I'd seen her previous work in movies along with her earlier tv series Tru Calling. So I tuned into DH during the first season and I was mildly surprised and impressed. Dollhouse combines science fiction and drama into a well written and solidly acted show about a secretive residence where young male and female "dolls" are programmed to suit the fantasies and wishes of select high paying clients. The dolls are flesh and blood humans with one exception, they have a different type of brain that can be fine tuned to have the personality and mannerisms of any type of person whom the client demands. Each doll is therefore fine tuned and programmed for a period of 24 hours for the client and then after he is satisfied he then returns the doll to the dollhouse where they are deprogrammed back to their previous state of mind. Sometimes difficulties occur where for example Echo played by the lovely and multi-talented Eliza Dushku may suffer a relapse of her previous personality's memories which has caused her to be confused and sometimes both agitated and even violent. This show is not for everyone and those loyal fans of creator Joss Whedon will enjoy the storylines along with fans of Ms. Dushku like myself! If I sound somewhat biased then so be it as I've been a fan of this actress for the last 6 years when I used to watch Tru Calling which like Dollhouse also aired on the Fox network. I do recommend the dvd set if you haven't seen any of the first season as well as to those fans who did catch it and are currently tuned into the second season. This set includes both the aired pilot as well as the unaired original pilot which I consider superior to the one that aired and yet the network chose the other version because Fox thought it was simpler for the viewers to understand. The set also has the entire first season's episodes, some are well done and others not so good and a bit confusing. Nevertheless I bought this dvd set brand new and unopened for less than $26 which is a real steal consider that the set retails for $39.99 in stores. Overall Dollhouse is worth owning if you're either a fan of Eliza Dushku or Joss Whedon or both. Or you are just curious to watch this series in it's first season's entirety. Lawrence DomingoRead full review
For those of you who have not seen the two unaired episodes "Echo" and "Epitaph One" you don't know what you are missing. I originally bought this DVD set thinking it would just sit on the shelf along time because I had already seen all the episodes on TV. I was wrong! The two unaired episodes are the very best of season one. The original pilot "Echo" goes much deeper into the show than the pilot episode that was aired on FOX. There is more meaningful dialogue in this episode. "Echo" also does a much better job of establishing the charters of Topher, Boyd, and Dr. Saunders. On the weaker side of things the character of Paul Ballard is jumped into rather quickly in this episode, and is much better established in the aired pilot episode "Ghost". Expect the plot of each of these two episodes to be radically different. The characters and the "jist" of the story are the same between the two pilots. "Epitaph One" is quite possibly the best episode of season one. It pushes Dollhouse to the very edge. This episode was supposed to be a conclusion to be show in the event that it may have been canceled after season one. Season two renders the episode obsolete. However, it shows a preview of a little of where season two has now come. This episode is extremely touching, poignant, and shocking. For those of you who have never seen Dollhouse, it is a top notch show very well done, well written, and well acted. Well worth watching!Read full review
When I first heard about the premise of this show, people whose personalities are erased between engagements and who have no memories of those engagements, I thought "Wow, that doesn't sound like they could sustain a show with that!" Boy, was I wrong. I should have known that the creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer would be able to pull off an unlikely premise. Eliza Dushku (She played the daughter in True Lies among other things.) is a little weak when it comes to the vulnerable parts, but is very good when the role calls for the tough crusader fighting for the innocent and weak. The supporting cast is consistently good, with some really shining and the writing is good also. Included in the package are two un-aired episodes, the first pilot and a post season episode set 10 years in the future. There are also several of the usual behind the scenes "The creator of the show is awesome and everyone I work with is great" shows and the ubiquitous deleted scenes. If you like your action adventure a little smarter than usual, this is the show for you. (And there is plenty of eye candy for both the guys and the girls.)Read full review
I loved this show from the start and bought it as soon as I could. The first 5 episodes are pretty good (some better than others)--action and hints of what's to come. Beginning with episode 6, "Man on the Street," it becomes amazing. The action continues to be great, but a lot of interesting questions are addressed as well. Does each person have an essence that cannot be erased--is there a soul? Is love something to be found at the deepest level and therefore indelible? Where is the line between morality and immorality? Or does the white gradually go to black with a lot of gray in between and how does a person determine when the gray has become too dark? Is it really the nature of humans to take things too far. Etc., etc.--you get the idea. I'd recommend not watching Epitaph 1 until right before Epitaph 2 (the end of Season 2).Read full review
The premise of this sci-fi action series is that a secret global organization is renting out programmable (and erasable and re-programmable) people to the extremely wealthy. Not exactly slavery: slaves you own; these you just rent--and they work under contract for a five year stint and are compensated. This is how the organization makes their money, but is there a darker, subtler purpose hidden behind what seems at first blush nothing more than technology and capitalism run amok? A dogged FBI agent relentlessly pursues the case despite interference from his sceptical bureaucrat superior. Production standards are high, the acting is surprisingly good and the staged combat breathtaking; also Eliza Dushku and her fellow 'actives' are drippingly beautiful (men and women alike). The real star though is the writing, especially given what seems at first a ho-hum premise. Episodic plots are nicely balanced with the season-long story arc, and this series draws on the same conspiracy-theory paranoia that drove 'The X-Files'. Can't wait for the second season's release.Read full review
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