Bad week for Joss Whedon. First his Dr. Horrible climax leaves more than a few fans upset, and now he's back to the drawing board with the pilot for Dollhouse, his highly anticipated, Eliza Dushku-starring, hitgirl-in-a-box sci-fi series for Fox.
"I think I can hit this nail on the head a little more solidly," he told TV Barn, to invite viewers into what he told Matt Mitovich is a "complicated" show. He explained on Whedonesque.com, "There were a few clarity issues for some viewers. There were also some slight issues with tone — I was in a dark, noir kind of place...and didn't bring the visceral pop the network had expected from the script."
Some Whedon fans will hear this and undoubtedly get nervous, recalling (as io9 does) that something similar happened to Whedon's ill-fated but much beloved previous outing for Fox, Firefly. We, on the other hand, are heartened by the news, recalling (as astute readers might) that we thought the previews of the pilot episode made it seem a little flimsy and undercooked in the first place. So, we're remaining optimistic about the whole affair. (Heck, the show's still packed with hotties like Dushku and Battlestar Galactica's Tahmoh Penikett -- it's gonna have to really suck for us to not give it a chance!)