Comments on: Will Dollhouse Use the Flashback Device? Dollhouse First-Look http://watchingdollhouse.com/will-dollhouse-use-the-flashback-device-dollhouse-first-look/ Fansite & Forum for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse FOX TV Series Tue, 22 May 2012 16:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Fish Bowl | Joss Whedon's DOLLHOUSE FOX TV series - FANSITE - Watching Dollhouse http://watchingdollhouse.com/will-dollhouse-use-the-flashback-device-dollhouse-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Fish Bowl | Joss Whedon's DOLLHOUSE FOX TV series - FANSITE - Watching Dollhouse Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:54:51 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=82#comment-242 [...] It’s been quite a few weeks for Joss Whedon and Dollhouse, the acclaimed Doctor Horrible launched and soon after broke the Internet, the TCA came to visit the Dollhouse set, Comic-Con has pushed the Dollhouse promotional front into over-drive, Whedon announced his plan for Dollhouse Webisodes, Dollhouse filming resumes in just under two weeks..oh and it was revealed that FOX aren’t completely convinced with the ‘accessibility’ of the Dollhouse pilot, hence Whedon will be filming a new 2nd pilot..a prequel, no less. Hey Joss, why not just use flashbacks like I suggested a few months back? [...] [...] It’s been quite a few weeks for Joss Whedon and Dollhouse, the acclaimed Doctor Horrible launched and soon after broke the Internet, the TCA came to visit the Dollhouse set, Comic-Con has pushed the Dollhouse promotional front into over-drive, Whedon announced his plan for Dollhouse Webisodes, Dollhouse filming resumes in just under two weeks..oh and it was revealed that FOX aren’t completely convinced with the ‘accessibility’ of the Dollhouse pilot, hence Whedon will be filming a new 2nd pilot..a prequel, no less. Hey Joss, why not just use flashbacks like I suggested a few months back? [...]

]]> By: Roco http://watchingdollhouse.com/will-dollhouse-use-the-flashback-device-dollhouse-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Roco Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:05:33 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=82#comment-124 @Nevermmore - I agree that a persons past can be explained without the use of flashbacks, and I like the idea of both the viewer and Echo discovering her past together. Although I would love this to be done via a flashback mechanism. I guess it will be interesting to see which techniques they use and how invested they want us to become in Echo's story? Flashbacks can create a very personal portrayal (in my view) - perhaps they want to hold off from such attachments until season 2? @wiesengrund - Good point, there are indeed several 'kinds' of flashbacks that Whedon can and has used in previous shows. @Nevermmore – I agree that a persons past can be explained without the use of flashbacks, and I like the idea of both the viewer and Echo discovering her past together. Although I would love this to be done via a flashback mechanism. I guess it will be interesting to see which techniques they use and how invested they want us to become in Echo’s story? Flashbacks can create a very personal portrayal (in my view) – perhaps they want to hold off from such attachments until season 2?

@wiesengrund – Good point, there are indeed several ‘kinds’ of flashbacks that Whedon can and has used in previous shows.

]]> By: wiesengrund http://watchingdollhouse.com/will-dollhouse-use-the-flashback-device-dollhouse-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-120 wiesengrund Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:09:14 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=82#comment-120 if we look at whedon's past shows, i think it's a safe bet to say: there will be flashbacks. altough with a twist. whedon uses "normal" flashbacks only to remind us of things we've already seen, like towards the end of a season to tie some plotlines together. but speaking of the past of the characters (as in: "past BEFORE the show"), he was always a master of doing special episodes, something like flashback-episodes, dealing with exactly that. "fool for love" was a complete episode, mostly told in falshbacks, that told us the history of spike. "selfless" would be another example. "out of gas" did this trick for firefly, in an amazing way, may i add. :) if we look at whedon’s past shows, i think it’s a safe bet to say: there will be flashbacks. altough with a twist. whedon uses “normal” flashbacks only to remind us of things we’ve already seen, like towards the end of a season to tie some plotlines together. but speaking of the past of the characters (as in: “past BEFORE the show”), he was always a master of doing special episodes, something like flashback-episodes, dealing with exactly that. “fool for love” was a complete episode, mostly told in falshbacks, that told us the history of spike. “selfless” would be another example. “out of gas” did this trick for firefly, in an amazing way, may i add. :)

]]> By: Nevermmore http://watchingdollhouse.com/will-dollhouse-use-the-flashback-device-dollhouse-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Nevermmore Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:01:31 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=82#comment-119 I doubt that will happen. Joss Whedon isn't really known for that, although he did do it in the Firefly episode "Out of Gas", and it worked very well there. The flashbacks in Lost are mainly used to enhance the drama and mystery surrounding the characters. A person's past can easily be explained without using flashbacks, and it may even be more interesting if Echo was as interested in finding out about her past as we are. We could go on that journey together. I doubt that will happen. Joss Whedon isn’t really known for that, although he did do it in the Firefly episode “Out of Gas”, and it worked very well there. The flashbacks in Lost are mainly used to enhance the drama and mystery surrounding the characters. A person’s past can easily be explained without using flashbacks, and it may even be more interesting if Echo was as interested in finding out about her past as we are. We could go on that journey together.

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