Dollhouse

Dollhouse
created by Joss Whedon [DVD Dollhouse]

Dollhouse is one of the quirkiest television offerings from producer/writer Joss Whedon, the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and the cult hit Firefly. Eliza Dushku (who played the recurring character Faith on Buffy) stars in this ensemble series as Echo, an "Active" who is a tool of a mysterious organization called Dollhouse. Actives are programmable human beings -- capable of having complete personalities and memory sets downloaded into them, so that they can temporarily perform certain jobs or tasks (for the Dollhouse's elite clients) -- burglar, lover, spy, etc. -- then they can be blanked out and reprogrammed for their next task. Actives are not supposed to remember anything from their previous roles, but Echo is starting to remember her "past lives". And she's not the only one. Dollhouse ran for two seasons, and the second season was a tour-de-force of science fiction brilliance. Though this first season wasn't quite as strong, it definitely set the stage with some creepy and provocative storylines, as well as some truly impressive performances by Dushku and the rest of the recurring cast. I recommend both seasons, but watch this one with an eye towards appreciating the second season even more! I'd rate season one a 6 and season two a 9, with an 8 average. -- recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library

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