Who isn't watching 30 Rock?

This is an awesome article about Tina Fey's Top 10 moments from the show.

Mad Men

AMC announced Mad Men, the deservedly award winning show about the societal changes experienced in America in the late 1950's/early 1960's with an uncanny attention to detail and historical accuracy, will return this August. That means you have time to catch up.

Yay! Dollhouse To Be Renewed

Via the LA Times:

'Dollhouse' will get a second season (updated)

An interesting development at Fox, the network of secrets ("24" and "Fringe") and lies ("Lie to Me"):

Although executives are still screening pilots and finalizing the fall lineup, which will be announced to advertisers in New York City on Monday, sources say Fox has renewed "Dollhouse."

The network won't officially say so until Monday, but several sources close to the show say that the deal is done. That means the network is 3 for 3 with its new dramas. It already has renewed "Fringe" and "Lie to Me."

Created by Joss Whedon and starring Eliza Dushku, the highly anticipated series premiered in February and hasn't found an audience, but Fox is giving it another shot because only 13 episodes have aired.

Dollhouse

So I watched the Dollhouse Season finale this weekend. Overall I would give the show a B+. It's not nearly as good, or developed as Buffy or Angel were. It also didn't match the quality in one season that Firefly managed to achieve. Which is precisely why it needs to be brought back. And luckily I'm not alone on that front.

The whole season was plagued by the fact that they didn't know if they would be renewed or not. This is a problem other shows--including the current paragon, Lost--has run into (remember the 3rd season episode of Lost with those two characters no one knew about? Yeah, that was filler). This means that the season moved at a breakneck speed, constantly bombarding you with the plot and twists and turns to get the story out, without letting it develop organically. As LC and I were discussing, the finale was neither a solid series finale, wrapping up all the unanswered questions, nor was it a good season finale leaving us with a killer cliffhanger.

But, the concept of the show is so good, so intriguing, so beautifully Whedon-esque. The actors are really pushing themselves and their characters to new places. It's not easy to play 10 different characters in one season of a show, yet that is what Eliza Dushku does. And do I need to talk about Alan Tudyk? Seriously--amazing.

So, why renew? Because Whedon and company deserve a chance to keep the story going, because it is good enough. And with a bit of support from the studio (FOX don't fuck this one up too) they could really start to explore this world they've pulled us into.