Okay, this is going to be a flurry of links that might have come a tad too late. If you remember, I’m of the mind that Dollhouse was canceled in the minds of FOX execs long ago. However, I managed to tune into last week’s episode “Briar Rose” before I left the house last Friday and was surprised how Joss Whedon’s vision is falling together. For one thing, Echo is now interesting (sorry Eliza Dushku, but one-shot procedurals where you’re a back-up dancer weren’t really pulling me in). Also, Alan Tudy (Wash from Firefly) stole the show with his performance that promises to wrap up in an ultra creepy way this Friday.

Long story short, I’m impressed by Dollhouse. I get it now, Joss. I would walk y’all through why I think saving Dollhouse is now worth it, but a blog over at the TIMES did most of my work for me (SPOILERS included in the piece).

So, what am I going to do for you?

Well, Friday might be the last Dollhouse ever unless this new super-awesome story arc can prove that the series has potential for an audience. In other words, just watch it.

But, I can’t in my right mind suggest that the first episode you see of something is the last one ever broadcast, so with some help with a Dollhouse fan at AllThingsFanGirl.com, I have assembled the must watch episdoes and rejected the filler. And it’s Tuesday, so you have some time to watch some internet TV between here and Friday at 9PM EST on Fox…

HBO is pulling quite the impressive stunt with True Blood. The series was the first to pull HBO’s numbers back up into the respectable after The Sopranos went away and Generation Kill and John Adams both went the miniseries route instead of the full-blown serial.

True Blood did so well that HBO picked it up for a second season before critics and viewers alike we ready to call Suki and Bill characters we’d be willing to spend a few Sundays with. The announcement that a second season would be coming around sent HBO’s True Blood website into a flurry of fan activity and - this is a hypothesis - I believe convinced us all to keep watching it.

True Blood is not the highest of drama, what with all the nipples and vampires that live by some different set of rules, but letting an audience know that they would be paying for a second season of True Blood while they are paying for their HBO subscription. For me, at least, that sent the message that these characters were going to be around for awhile, and it was fine if they took their own sweet time to develop. Not to mention that season one revealed who the serial killer was, but did not bring him to justice.

Now, True Blood’s marketing has taken the form of these stunning posters touting the series’ return in June.

Who’s coming back for more? Well, I’m still paying for HBO, so that’s still a fraction of my money going to more Anna Paquin boobs.

Although I’m still pretty sure that Dollhouse will not be coming back, there have been equally powerful debates on the internet about The Sarah Connor Chronicle’s return for a third season, especially after Michael Ausiello of EW announced that Terminator was going to get the axe. I admit that the fate of SCC is still up in the air in my mind, while Dollhouse is just languishing in some low-ratings pool of hope-tears.

But, I’ve read, I might be wrong…

“Let’s do it again. Why? Because we love making movies!”

God, that’s awesome.

Quentin Tarantino made an appearance on American Idol last night, which I don’t watch because I know I could be doing other things. It’s also one of the highest rated shows on television, yeah it’s basically a national past time for some people. And I know some of those people, which means I’ll probably never have to watch an episode to know what’s going on.

Like an Inglorious Basterds clip that I guess didn’t air, but is now “the American Idol clip,” which is kind of sad, because this clip gets me pumped almost as much as a second trailer would have.

Except for Mike Myers, who I still want to fight, even though he actually looks good in the 4 seconds we see him…

Yesterday, I called Dollhouse’s canceling before I headed out for whatever pre-Good Friday stuff I do, only to be semi-inundated with different opinions from fans and journos alike as to what it “really” means that FOX is not airing the 13th episode of Dollhouse.

The first point, rightly made, is that NBC did a similar thing with Journeyman and it’s season finale, only to end up showing it anyway.

Other points have to do with the details of Fox’s Dollhouse order and why episode 13 might be episode 14. Do these points mean Dollhouse might not be canceled?

Let’s see if someone can convince me otherwise…

From Kanye’s blog.

Rather than spoil South Park, which you can watch HERE, uncensored, for free, I thought I’d just say how happy I am that South Park is back on it’s game. Last year’s season left me with a disconcerting taste in my mouth (insert dick joke, I’m sure), but Matt and Trey seem to be back on their social satire horse.

UPDATED: Jump the cut. Things looking bad for Dollhouse.

Someone asked me the other day if I wanted to take one of my current projects to Fox and my response was: “If we get there, sure, but Fox is really disrespectful to its properties.” Let me count the ways: Arrested Development? Firefly? Family Guy, before Adult Swim mad them realize it was profitable?

Now, even after all the discussion about how Fox was trying to screw Dollhouse, Fox looks like it’s gonna it already screwed Dollhouse…