Dollhouse

If you are an avid Joss Whedonite, you’ve probably already heard this news, so either bear with me or skip to the third graph. If not: Given the cautionary example of the cancellation of Whedon’s cult-fave Firefly series, among other ill-fated genre shows past, fans have united to save the sci-fi/fantasy guru’s Dollhouse (starring Eliza Dushku, pictured). According to Wired.com, DollhouseForums.com is leading a campaign to "urge followers to organize viewing parties, watch the trailers online, buy Dollhouse-endorsed merch and create more fan sites." One poster, ultamatt, even suggests making "little cardboard dollhouses and set them up all around towns.... A viral marketing campaign that gets people thinking "WTF are all the dollhouses for?" All well and good, save one small detail: The show hasn’t failed yet. Dollhouse isn’t set to air for another eight months.

Is this a case of super-fandom gone a tad super-crazy? Or in a world where presidential candidates battle it out for the nomination for more than a year, is there no such thing as revving up a campaign too soon? Personally, I think it’s a little silly, especially in light of the fact that Dollhouse seems built to last — Wired claims the show was greenlit even before the pilot was shot, and several other sites are reporting that the seven-show season was upped to 13. And as filmjunk.com points out, why not wait to see if Dollhouse is actually a show worth fighting for?

Assuming Dollhouse is sturdy, what fall network shows are you hoping get nixed? Which ones are you fighting for? And how far would you go (short of physical harm to network execs) to save a show that you love?