Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, which premiered to weak ratings this season (see “Dollhouse Premieres Weak”), has been canceled by Fox, according to Hollywood Reporter.  It’s expected to finish its thirteen episode season (see “Dollhouse Safe for 13 Episodes”), but it’s not clear when the episodes will air.  It has been off the air during sweeps month and was slated to resume airing new episodes in December (see “Dollhouse Off During Sweeps”). 

The fact that the series has been canceled does not necessarily mean the property is dead.  Whedon took the ideas from his canceled series Firefly and turned them into the theatrical release Serenity, after the devotion of fans showed that there would be a market for the film.