While I think Firefly and Dollhouse did have some interesting and complex characters...but not quite in the same way as Buffy and Angel did. There was something missing. I'm not quite sure what it was. But there's something about both shows characters that didn't quite work for me.
The writing seemed off somehow. Like it was trying too hard for the big themes, instead coming across as sort of cheesy and cliche. Comic booky. Both shows lacked the writing that made me a fan - The Body, Once More With Feeling, Restless, HUSH, WHO ARE You, Prophecy Girl, Nightmares, Passion, Fool for Love, Spin the Bottle, Hole in the World...writing that pulled from the emotional gut more than from the head.
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Date: 2013-10-16 10:24 pm (UTC)The writing seemed off somehow. Like it was trying too hard for the big themes, instead coming across as sort of cheesy and cliche. Comic booky.
Both shows lacked the writing that made me a fan - The Body, Once More With Feeling, Restless, HUSH, WHO ARE You, Prophecy Girl, Nightmares, Passion,
Fool for Love, Spin the Bottle, Hole in the World...writing that pulled from the emotional gut more than from the head.