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Dollhouse Season 1 on DVD/Blu Ray

August 24th 2009 02:19

So this is my review of the first season of Dollhouse on DVD or Blu Ray. Personally I watched it on Blu Ray.
Special Features

Deleted Scenes: These were fun. Sometimes deleted scenes can be boring because, you know, they're deleted for a reason. The most interesting scenes were the ones from the original pilot episode, but all are worth watching.

Making Dollhouse: This was your standard behind the scenes, making of, featurette. I found it interesting enough to not be bored. There are lots of interviews with cast and crew on how they feel about working on the show.
Coming Back Home: Several cast and crew interviews with people who have all worked with Joss Whedon before. Mainly they talked about how wonderful it was to be working with Joss again. Since I am a such huge Joss Whedon fan, I loved this little extra.
Finding Echo: A short feature on the evolution of the character Echo from the time the character was created till she hit the screen and what it takes for Eliza to play Echo.
Designing the Perfect Dollhouse: A behind the scenes look at what it took to build the set. I was amazed and what went into making the set. I now have a new found appreciation for the set of the Dollhouse itself. I never realized how big it was.
A Private Engagement: I found this feature kind of boring to be honest. It was just several interview with cast and crew about what they thought about the technology portrayed in the show. You could tell that some of the people who were interviewed really didn't care for some of the questions. I loved Tim Minear's reaction: "What are you an idiot?"

Epitaph One: This is the mysterious episode 13. I don't know what to say about it other than: Wow. Seriously, it's to bad they could have been doing these kind of episodes all season. You just have to see it for yourself.
Original Unaired Pilot: I think that had FOX allowed this to be aired in the first place this show would have gotten off to a better start with the fans. I think it established the concept of the show much better.

Commentary

Ghost: This was with both Joss and Eliza. I really liked this commentary it was funny and engaging and provided a lot of incite into the episode.
Man on the Street: I didn't find this commentary as engaging because it was Joss by himself. It was still very interesting though. This was one of my favorite episodes of the season.
Epitaph One: This was with commentary by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, who wrote the episode. Out of the three episodes with commentary this was the least enjoyable to listen to. Most of the time it's like they are trying to figure out what they should say. Though, there are a few times where they provide some interesting bits of info.

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Fringe: My Thoughts on the First Season

May 14th 2009 22:56

I love this show, but even I will admit that the show had a pretty slow and rocky start. I wanted so much to like it when it first hit the air. At first the story lines of each episode were too, for lack of a better word, silly. Almost every episode had me scratching my head saying, at least once: "Really?" Even for a science fiction show, it was hard to swallow what they were trying to explain and investigate.

All that turned around for me once I saw episode 10: Safe. As soon as I was done viewing the episode I said: "That's what this show should have been doing from the beginning". That episode was a big turning point for the show. It was on a steady incline from that moment on. Now the show is easily one of my favorites on television right now.

So why do I like it so much? Well, right now I say: What's not to like?(if you're a fan on the genre) It's intriguing, it's mysterious with a little bit of horror thrown in. I laugh out loud at least a couple times per episode.

The cast has come together beautifully. They all have great on screen chemistry. Especially Joshua Jackson and John Noble, who play Father and Son. I swear John Noble better get an Emmy nomination or something for his role on this show. The emotion range he portrays is nothing short of extraordinary.

I am absolutely stoked for the next season. The season finale kicked the show into next gear and has set up a very expansive story for us to get read for.

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Castle: My Thoughts on the First Season

May 13th 2009 22:31

The ONLY reason I was interested in seeing this show was because of Nathan Fillion. I will watch anything he is in. So I tuned in just for him, not knowing much about the show, just it's basic premise. Let me tell you not only is Fillion amazing in his role as Richard Castle, but the rest of the cast shine almost as brightly as he does.

If you don't know what this show is about it's about Richard Castle, an uber successful mystery novelist who gets called in to the NYPD when someone starts killing people exactly the way it happens in some of his books. After meeting Det. Beckett, played by Stana Katic, Castle immediately finds, in her, a new character for a series of books. He manages to finagle his way in to being able to accompany her on murder cases and more often than not is a big help to the investigation.

I was not sold on Stana Katic's character right away, but she has grown on me a lot and the chemistry and banter she has with Fillion is very natural and convincing. The rest of the cast all work phenomenally with the two leads as well. Jon Huertas and Seamus Dever play detectives on det. Beckett's team. They work very well together and I love every scene they are in and never fail to make me laugh. I can't talk about the supporting cast with out mentioning Molly Quinn. She is so good in her role as Richard's mature teenage daughter, Alexis. She has great screen presence and commands your attention every time she is on screen. She has an incredibly bright future ahead of her.

Obviously these great characters would not be as endearing as they are if it weren't for great writing. I am very impressed, each episode, with it's writing. I think the best way to describe it is to say it's not lazy writing. Sometimes it seems like some writers don't put much effort into their writing and rely mostly on the actors to make it seem better than it is. But I don't sense that with this show. I feel like the writers work very hard to make the dialogue witty and believable and I am glad for that.

This show quickly became my favorite out of all the mid season replacements and I am looking forward to more.

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Dollhouse: My thoughts on the first season

May 13th 2009 19:19

I am a huge, HUGE, Joss Whedon fan. I'm talking, like, everything he's done. Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, Serenity, and the other couple movies he's done. The man can do no wrong in my book. Dollhouse is no exception

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House: My Thoughts on House season 5

May 12th 2009 22:39

This season certainly had a lot of ups and downs. I thought this season had some of the weakest episodes of the whole series while on the other hand I thought it finished very strong with the best season finale since the first season

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Terminator: TSCC: My Thoughts On the Second Season

April 11th 2009 22:20

Let me just start off by saying this is a show that more people should be watching. It is consistent and has an interesting way of telling a story that could potentially be very boring. The show explores many themes mostly about human nature, I think

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