11:27 AM PT, Dec 10 2008
WhedonThere was an outcry heard 'round the Web among Joss
Whedon devotees after Fox announced it was sending his
heavily anticipated TV series "Dollhouse" to Friday nights.
But in an interview Wednesday morning, Whedon said that
Fridays are "a better fit" for the show.
"It's not a slam dunk, 'We love everything you're doing'
slot. Everybody knows that," he said. "Dollhouse" will air
Fridays after new episodes of the similarly sci-fi-themed
drama "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." Whedon
says he trusts the network. "The executives I’m dealing
with are canny guys."
By canny, does he mean Fox has given him assurances that it
will be patient with the show? More or less. "They’re
bringing down expectations regarding how big of an audience
they think it will bring in the beginning, and then as the
show progresses. They need to do that."
“Dollhouse” revolves around a team of programmable people
— or dolls — with various skills and abilities rented out
for assignments by high-paying clients. Early on, one of
the dolls, Echo (Eliza Dushku), begins to become self-aware.
The show's troubled production has already branded it as
perhaps an overly complicated project, which may have sent
it to Friday nights. Whedon admitted the show "is not
simple" but added "we're not trying to lecture or bore
people either. It's fun. It's designed to entertain, but in
a way that plays on a lot of levels."
That said, Whedon says he anticipated the Friday move —
and not as a bad thing. "If I were an executive, I would
have put it on Friday too, honestly, and not as a dig. The
people who want this will find it, and hopefully more will
as well. Fox is aware that TV just doesn’t exist the same
way. People watch it online, on DVD, on their TiVos. It’s
not the end of the world, but of course everyone's been
predicting the end of the world for 'Dollhouse' since it
was announced."
Whedon also noted that while Fox executives will likely
have to wait patiently for building returns on the show, he
hopes fans will be just as patient with the story line. "We
’re trying to create something that’s more than the sum
of its parts. And not just in an 'Oooh, we’re heavy with
mythology' way. Dare I say we're reaching for something
more philosophical? Am I allowed to say philosophical? Or
does that just mean my show will fail?"
"Dollhouse" premieres Feb. 13 at 9 p.m. on Fox.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/12/joss-whedon-i-w.html
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