I have personal issues with the TV format in gener...

2009-11-19T12:57:25.347-06:00

I have personal issues with the TV format in general, so I would actually be gratified to see Joss leave the medium. He has some fine film credentials, and could easily work with internet serials if need be.

The television offered by Joss often reminded me of Straczynxki's Babylon 5. Unlike many serials, characters are very dynamic when appropriate, and even the basic premise of the show evolves to a surprisingly wide degree. Both men also conceived their respective projects in roughly the same 5 year time frame. The pacing seems to be similar as well, using much of the first season to establish character, gross setting, and starting relationships, before moving on to influence (or sometimes downright destroy) the notions planted early on. This willingness to be a "giant in the playground" is what makes their work compelling to me. In most shows, the title character just doesn't die; Buffy did. We were just beginning to see that willingness to break the premise on Dollhouse. Kind of sad that the TV industry can't see what they stand to loose though.

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I have personal issues with the TV format in gener...