Jaw-dropping, brain-pwning, "omg"-eliciting, new TV show

[lishesquex]

Okay, one word:  Dollhouse.

Fucking AMAZING.  I always knew it wouldn't be bad,  because, really, you cannot go wrong with the pure hotness that is Eliza Dushku plus the creative brilliance of Joss Whedon.  But this totally lived up to my impossibly high expectations, and then some.

All I can say is: "Ggggggggggggggggggnnnn".   <-- the sound of my brain turning to mush in the face of this:




The bike is hot, but what makes it 10 times hotter is the knowledge that Eliza Dushku is riding it.


"There, there, bike.  Don't feel bad, I know it's hard - even for you - to look sexy next to me."


Eliza: My ass totally looks hotter than yours in these leathers!
Guy:  What??  No way!
Girls in the background:  *checking her out*  Oh yeah, that's fiiiiiiine.


I've been in love with her dimple since I first saw it at the tender age of 13.  Oh, dimple.


"Would you like a massage?"  - I'm not even making this up.  F'realz. 
(Btw, when I saw this, my jaw dropped and I blurted out a rather strangled "OMIGOD!") 
Also, check out those abs.  Those are abs to rival Gabs'.


And as if my brain wasn't thoroughly turned to mush already by the motorbike and the leather, Joss Whedon wasn't finished yet, no.  He had to bring out the hot school teacher/librarian in a powersuit look.  *thud*


Here, have an icon.


So yeah.  It's taken years, and it may not be as awesome as Faith the Vampire Slayer, but Eliza Dushku finally has her own show, and Joss Whedon is at the helm.  Life is good.  I just hope that it gets picked up for more than one season, and that Fox doesn't fuck it up.

Comments

[dangerosa.livejournal.com]

Er Dollhouse was lame. But then your high expectations were what... hot girl in pretty clothes?

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! Voice of reason is you!

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Okay, why does everyone always assume that it's always about the hot girls with me? *scowl* I also liked it for the shiny red motorcycle.

...

But no seriously. I liked the whole set up and the script and the acting and the music. By high expectations I meant something to equal Buffy/Angel/Firefly, and I saw the possible beginnings of that in this episode.

[wickedkiwi.livejournal.com]

I liked it well enough. I'm open to seeing where it goes. Assuming they don't cancel it before it goes anywhere. :)

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

I actually didn't see it. I'd heard about it and totally forgot I had and was surprised that it was on TV; I didn't even see when it might be on.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

You should watch it if you can. It's good!

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

Dunno. I think I read an article about it that didn't exactly inspire me, Also got a friend who didn't find it to be all that great and I'm thinking she might be right. Maybe, though.

[ralst.livejournal.com]

I found it rather a disappointment. It's also hard to get invested in a character when she only has a personality on loan and never the same one twice. Still, it might pick up once they get going, and the doctor is intriguing.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

I figure they'll probably expand her non-missiony personality as she starts to gain self-awareness, or something. *is patient* In the mean time, I enjoy that heart-twingey moment of sadness when you realise that the character you've just gotten yourself attached to is going to disappear.

[http://users.livejournal.com/junet_/]

Seriously that massage picture... =O!!! 0.0!

I do like the bike.

I should find out what this show is about! =D

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

That bike was seriously hot, lol. They didn't actually show the massage, unfortunately, but that scene had serious potential for future slash!

The show is about this top secret company called the Dollhouse that wipes people of their memories and reprograms them into anything that's needed for their clients, whether it be missions or crimes or fantasies. They get new personalities and skillz and everything. They're called "Actives" or "Dolls" and they all live in the Dollhouse when they're not out on an "engagement". They're all volunteers. The main character (Eliza Dushku) is an Active called Echo. We don't really know anything about her yet. And there's some FBI guy trying to track down this company. The end.

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

There's already slash posted on f_t for it.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was fast.

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

Mmm, not really, actually. Doesn't take long at all for some of these cats.

[truexena.livejournal.com]

Saw the episode, thought your 'recap' with pictures was funnier. ;o)

I'm gonna give the show at least 4 more eps to sway me one way or the other. Right now I'm not sold completely on it.

I did enjoy seeing Eliza again on the TV Screen, as I loved her in Tru Calling (and Buffy/Angel of course). She's still hot, but will that be enough to carry the show into more than One season with FOX. We shall see.

I'm still hoping for the best, the first episode had to convey so much info about the 'company' and what the 'actives/dolls' where that it kinda skipped around alot more than I think the following eps will.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

How'd you like the second episode? :)

[quew.livejournal.com]

I liked it. I made the mistake of expecting Joss Whedon snark from the get-go, and then realised that actually it's a totally different, much darker show than the other three.

Random points:

Abs, I agree. Woooeee.
I could ride that bike! (If, y'know, I could afford it)
The other 'Active' (Sierra?) also had fantabulous abs.
I was watching online, in a box about four inches by four inches, and not in HD, so I couldn't even see the docs scars - the screen was too dark - so when I read a story (Echo/Dr) that was all about them, I had no idea what was going on.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Yes, there has been no snark so far, which is a disappointment, but oh well. Angel was darker than Buffy but still had snark. I think a lot of people were disappointed by the snarklessness.

If I move to England, will you take me on a bike ride? ;-)

Sierra is pretty hot, actually. I surprised myself with how hot I thought she was. Must have been the guns and kevlar.

[quew.livejournal.com]

I love Joss's snark. I miss it like woah.

Of COURSE! As long as you sign something that means if we die, you won't sue me.

Me too! Yes, it must have been the guns/kevlar. There's something about a woman with guns in kevlar. Yowzer.