Dollhouse - TV Series

Dollhouse, the original TV series by Joss Whedon was aired on Fox for two and a half seasons before it got cancelled. It is a science fiction series that follows the main character, Echo, through her journey and involvement with a company that uses "Dollhouses" and hires out personalities to wealthy clients. After someone has signed up for the program, their memories and personalities get erased and put onto a hard drive. They become known as "dolls" that are in a permanent child-like state and has virtually no personality. When a client needs anything from a romantic engagement to a high-risk criminal job, they go to the company that runs the Dollhouses. They rent the client out a doll, who is programmed with the appropriate personality. After the job is complete, the doll comes back to the Dollhouse, has their memory and personality wiped, and returns to their "sleeping" state. Echo, who is a doll in the Dollhouse, is becoming self-aware. The people who run the dollhouse are frightened by this, as it reminds them of a similar case in the past which had gotten out of control. When the series begins things in the Dollhouse are running smoothly, but quickly picks up as the government and conspirators try to get involved in their affairs. The show itself is filled with a lot of action and cool science fiction-y technology. It is an excellent show to watch and - doesn't take very long to complete the series! (While you can choose to see that as a pro, it really just goes by quickly because there are only over 20 episodes. Boo, Fox.) The trailer (another trailer) along with many explanations for the show can be somewhat confusing, so the best thing to do is to just jump right in! It's not a very hard show to follow - just hard to explain in a three minute clip or in 200 words. Enjoy, the show never became very popular, but everyone who is a Joss Whedon fan will definitely love it! (Also, it's really good science fiction.)