Well, this is a great news for Dollhouse fans (myself) and a terrible disappointment for the O’conner follower because the Terminator has been terminated and a season 2 is to be expected for Josh Weldon’s Dollhouse, starring Eliza Dushku after being listed as one of the shows to be axed.
Here’s what we read:
Dollhouse was renewed and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was cancelled. Both shows struggled in the ratings, but Terminator was the higher-rated of the two (4.6 million viewers on average vs. 3.7 million for Dollhouse). Fox Entertainment Prez Kevin Reilly tried to persuade reporters this wasn’t an either/or situation. What tipped the decision? Dollhouse’s star producer, Joss Whedon.
Said Reilly, “This is a bet on Joss Whedon. If you looked at the profile of that show, he has an unbelievably loyal fan base. It did consistent in the ‘live’ ratings [when it aired in its time period] and consistently [ranked] as one of the biggest time-shifting shows on the air so we’re placing our bet on Joss.”
As for his thoughts on Terminator: “I think it had a nice little run,” Reilly said.
