Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled

A big fan favorite out there was "Firefly," and getting canceled after 12 (13?) episodes was a huge blow to Joss Whedon fans everywhere.

But that's not the show I'm picking

Too easy

"Dollhouse" is a show that never should have been canceled. Now, I'm willing to admit that the first season did not start off as well as it should have. Joss certainly did not make a killing with those first few episodes, but in his defense, I feel like he tailored the pace of the show to the assumption that he would at least have more time than just two seasons.

There are so many shows that do not start off with a bang. It takes a while to build up a fanbase, but I suppose in this new world of television (because that's what we're in now - it's all about the TV), when every show is trying to make it's way in the world, networks cannot abide a show that isn't an instant hit

HOWEVER! When a show is on at 9pm on Fridays, how can you expect the number of viewers to be sky high? Friday night is where TV shows go to die.

This entire thing might be less about "Dollhouse" being canceled and more about Fox being blowholes. Come now, guys! "Firefly," "Dollhouse," "Arrested Development," "Family Guy" (though, you were smart enough to bring that one back).

I'm just saying, "Dollhouse" was not my favorite show for a number of reasons, and a big one of those is that Joss Whedon didn't have enough time to do what he wanted with it. The first season was slow, only letting through a few hints, which is perfectly acceptable. "Buffy" started super slow and it went on to have season gems, like Season 6. But, second season of "Dollhouse" hit and I don't know what happened. It was like cramming 5 seasons of a show into one season (which is practically what he did). The twists were so twisty that they were virtually unbelievable, and that's saying something for this show. Don't get me wrong - there were some absolutely brilliant moments (Epitaph 1 being one of them) and the big twist of the story actually stung a bit, but when I look back on that second season, I get the sense that it was all a little too much

All in all, it should have had more time to become what was sizzling under the surface of every episode. So much damn potential



In other news, summer is going well enough.

Job hunt - we'll talk about that later when things are finally settled. Don't want to jump into anything and worry before it's due time to worry.

I'm watching so much "Buffy," it might be bordering on the unhealthy side of things. It has seven seasons, though, and it's really easy to just jump from favorite episode to favorite episode. It's also nice to watch all the way through. We'll talk about this later, though, as I'm sure this show will come up in one of the TV questions.

I've been hearing a bit about this Steampunk Expo thing that's taking place in Dearborn, mostly from Facebook but also from some of the blogs. It starts in about a week, I think. I read some of the details on their site and they mention that you need to have a passport if you're coming in from out of the country. I mean, it is a World Steampunk Expo, so this shouldn't surprise me.
Apparently a lot of people bought tickets in advance - made reservations - so I'm a bit unsure what to expect from this. Is it like Comicon or does it resemble the Ren Fest? Or is it a smattering of both?
Whatever the case, I do want to go. All I've gotta do is get myself some aviation goggles and a top hat and I should be set.

In other other news, apparently some fire marshals are coming to our apartment building today to check and make sure all the fire code rules are being followed. One of the rules states that a room must not be unnecessarily messy as to avoid chaos and problems should there be a fire. I have clothes strewn all over my room. Maybe if they knock our door, I'll just pretend to be asleep. Then maybe they'll feel bad walking in and waking me up. Granted, they'll still check our apartment, but hopefully one of them will feel bad.

Especially if I sleep naked.

Hmm

I'll leave you with that

take it easy. don't die. don't get raped