Anthologies are only as good as the editor(s) selecting the stories. Keeping the work balanced and flowing well while offering enough variety is tricky business.

Think of it as music. You can spend days, or more in my case, adjusting a play list to get it just right. Adding new songs, removing others and deciding the order may not seem like a big deal, until that play list accidentally gets deleted. That’s when you realize how much work you’ve put into all of those decisions.

It’s not a job I would willingly take on, but I’m glad there are people crazy enough to do it.

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There are only two episodes of Dollhouse left. Maybe for ever and ever. (Unless you count the extra eps on the DVD, that is, the unused pilot and the most likely to remain unaired thirteenth ep.)

Which brings me to the point of this post. This week is Watch Dollhouse Week. You can go to that link and get all the info, but the bottom line here is that we should all re-watch the last five episodes of Dollhouse this week, starting tomorrow, Monday, April 27, and ending on Friday, May 1, right before the Friday’s ep of Dollhouse. You would actually start with episode 6, “Man on the Street.” However, if you want, you can Read more

Sadly, there was no episode of Dollhouse on Friday, since they ran two eps of Prison Break. But it will be back this week on Friday and I can be patient.

In the meantime, I was thinking about how Whedonness has taken over the airwaves. This doesn’t just relate to shows that involve Joss Whedon, but for years now, whenever anyone Read more

I wouldn’t trade places with Joss Whedon for anything in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I love Joss and I think he’s amazing and probably has a wonderful life. But here’s my problem. The guy gives his whole heart and soul to create an awesome hour of television, week after week after week. Yet he gets no love for this. Instead, people pick apart every tiny part of every little bit of every single episode.

Dollhouse is turning into something that’s great TV, Read more