Joss Whedon is (or will be if the writers’ strike ends anytime soon) working on a new sci-fi tv series for Fox, starring Buffy alum Eliza Dushku, titled Dollhouse.

This is awesome, amazing, spectacular news.

Right?

Not really.

Name me one genre series after X-files and Millenium that lasted more than two seasons on Fox.

Um, Futurama, which was to the Simpsons what Millenium was to The X-Files.

Oh, there was Sliders, which they cancelled after the first season, then revived for two seasons, and then pawned off on the sci-fi network.

So, slim pickings.

The best we can hope for is a season and half.

RIP Fox SF TV:
FIREFLY
The Tick
Brimstone
John Doe
Kindred: The Embraced
Wonderfalls
Alien Nation
Adventures of Brisco County Jr
Dark Angel
Firefly
Harsh Realm
Space: Above and Beyond
The Lone Gunmen
Point Pleasant
Tru Calling
VR.5.
and definitely some others I can’t think of right now.

Joss should just plan his story-line to last a season and a half right now. Anything past that would be an utter miracle.

Come on Joss, it’s been over a decade since a live-action genre show greenlit by Fox actually survived. You are a fool.

That’s right, I’m calling Joss Whedon a fool.