Yes, the All-Pilot Project has been fallow for quite a while now. We are badly backlogged, and the fault is nobody’s but our own. Well, it’s sort of the fault of Dollhouse, too. Read on, and we’ll break down a handful of pilots and begin on the long road to catching up.
Dollhouse
FOX, Friday 9 PM
The Premise: An illegal organization provides blank-slate human beings to the highest bidder. Imprinted with situational skills and personality, it’s like The Matrix crossed with porn. Only boring.
The Personnel: Created by cult-TV icon Joss Whedon. Stars include Eliza Dushku (Bring it On), Tahom Penikott (Helo from Battlestar Galactica), Homicide’s Reed Diamond, and Amy Acker of Alias fame.
The Poop: You know, this is nerd sacrilege, but I really don’t enjoy Joss Whedon’s work. I’ve tried, because all the accolades make me feel like I’m just missing something. I watched dozens of episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer back when I was going out with a Buffy fan, and I just didn’t get it. I tried
