Horses are good company -- The Witcher

For me, not only is the premise a huge problem, but the writing on the show doesn't seem very Whedon-like (the closest thing I saw to it was Amy Acker's character in 2.01). I mean, I watched Buffy and Angel despite the horror aspect because I liked other things about them so much, but I haven't found anything in Dollhouse to make me want to watch it despite its premise -- maybe that's the point and the show isn't for me, but I'm really not seeing its appeal, beyond pretty people in the cast, which is practically standard for all shows, or wanting to see certain actors (which is my only reason to tune in, right now). I guess I don't know how to view it in a fun, happy way because the premise doesn't strike me as something to be taken lightly, unlike, say, Leverage, my happy show, which is about thieves turned sort of good, awesome banter, and outrageous scarves and hats! (and without nearly so many issues.)

Maybe Whedon is trying to find a new way to tell stories, but I liked the similarities of theme and character archetypes in the Buffyverse, Firefly and Astonishing X-Men. If he went back to that kind of storytelling, I wouldn't mind. They weren't perfect stories, but I don't think they're as problematic from the get-go as Dollhouse (or Dr. Horrible, for that matter, which I think was a bit of a mess in how it ended up perpetuating some of the problems it was attempting to highlight and maybe subvert).