I don't think there's been a show that has made me vacillate as much on its merits as Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.  The first season was, for the most part, a train wreck.  The show crawled out of the gate sporting silly storylines and what appeared to be a great lack of focus.  Word was that Fox studio suits were interferring with the final product, but a part of me was willing to give the show far more rope than I would have any other, if only because I wanted to see more (successful) Joss Whedon stuff.

There were some good episodes in the first season, but overall I felt that the late, lamented Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles deserved to be renewed over Dollhouse, yet it still stands (and will return next season) while TTSCC is history.

Having said all that, I'm intrigued by the unaired episode featured in the DVD set of Dollhouse's first season.  First presented at the San Diego Comic Con, the episode flash forwards to a post-apocalyptic Earth and the culmination/aftermath of the events presented in the series.  Also included in the DVD and almost as intriguing is the original pilot, which some have commented is better than what eventually aired.

However, one really, REALLY big caveat: The first season boxed set is priced at a ludicrous $44.99 for the Blu Ray edition at Amazon ($28.49 for the standard DVD edition) and I certainly didn't like the skimpy 13 episode season enough to spend that much on it...

So, until I rent it or find it on sale (cheap) somewhere, this review of the first season's box set will have to do:

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/07/28/dollhouse-dvd-released-today-is-it-worth-your-time-and-money/