This futuristic tale of a company that enslaves people without them realizing they're enslaved. They sign contracts to give up their bodies for a period of years. Their minds are supposedly stored inside a computer hard drive like device.
Creator Joss Whedon likes to use actors and actresses from his previous series. Eliza Dushku stars as Echo, the most popular "doll." She worked for him in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" vampire themed series.
The series still runs on Fox, but I suspect it's struggling with the final episode on the DVD appearing a series closer. I doubt it aired. The stories feed into conspiracy and serialized plot lines that pique our interest, but ultimately let us down when they end rather conventionally. Watchable none the less.
Library: North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135300/
Amazon: Dollhouse: Season One
The library has several seasons of this award winning series about a Cook County Emergency Room. For a few years the plots and trauma tended a bit on the unusual side and held my interest.
George Clooney honed his acting skills, Noah Wyle and Julianna Margulies started their carreers and many of us grew very fond of Anthony Edwards character Dr. Mark Greene. I started losing interest in the show when they started torturing the poor doctors. From HIV to brain tumors and beyond, it got rediculous.
Then they changed staff and started all over again with a new batch to torture.
Anthony Edwards played a doctor everyone loved to hate, adorable Goran Visnjic used his tall, dark, handsome and foreign wiles to make the nurses swoon and Maura Tierney went from beloved nurse to doctor.
With 15 seasons, I'm leaving out many people. Look over the IMDB for your favorites and feel free to leave a comment. The library appears to only have the first few seasons.
Library: Coquille & North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108757/
Amazon: ER - The Complete First Season
ER - The Complete Second Season
ER - The Complete Third Season
David Schwimmer plays an alcoholic divorced father just tries to keep his life together. Normally I don't like watching people who drink, but this guy does try and make his life work. Janeane Garofalo shows up as his ex-wife.
It's not for everyone, it's quite dark but well acted by all those involved. It felt "real" to me and the attempt at sorting out life and just failing miserably left me feeling so sorry for this guy.
Library: Bandon.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398982/
Amazon: Duane Hopwood
Eric Leiser creates a series of image filled films that mesmerize and enchant. Though I have no idea what was going on, the sounds and images just look neat. Not something to gather all your buddies around to watch, but quite interesting to see once.
Library: Bandon.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829159/
Amazon: Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser
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