As I have been watching the show Dollhouse on Fox I can’t help but be reminded of the show from the 90s called The Pretender. While the premises of the shows appear totally different, when you take closer look at the shows you will seem that there are many similarities. These similarities lead me to believe that Jared, from The Pretender, is the first Doll.

On Dollhouse people sign their lives over to the Rossom Corporation for a specific amount of time, during which they have their memories and personalities removed. These people, called Actives or Dolls, are kept in a utopian society where everything is taken care of for them. The facility where the Actives are housed is called the Dollhouse, which is like a four star resort. The Dolls at the Dollhouse have agreed to undergo this process, having signed contracts that dictate payment and the duration of their stay. The Dollhouse rents the...

The internet fandom for The Pretender remains alive though it is now 12 years (almost to the date) since the premiere of The Pretender on NBC in September, 1996. Ratings issues aside, this one hour drama (with a pilot that rated higher than ER among test audiences) became a fan favourite after it premiered. It drew a cult following for its fascinating hero, Jarod (Michael T. Weiss), equally fascinating villains and the ambiguous characters that fell somewhere between hero and villain depending on the episode. Miss Parker became a heroine in her own right, and Andrea Parker's portrayal of this strong female character became a new model for contemporary female roles on TV.

Fans hailed the show as riveting drama and not just good wholesome entertainment. They launched a dramatic email campaign when the show was cancelled by NBC in 2000 at the end of the fourth season. The thousands of emails that NBC received made them rethink their decision but the best they could offer the show's creators was one TV movie to wrap up the story. The saying goes that TNT offered two with the option for two more, and the rest is The Pretender TV movie history.

So when you watch the old shows it's hard not to get into them again.

I got curious and decided to see how Ashley and Ryan look now that they've grown up a bit. I've seen Ryan in stuff and as far as I know, I haven't seen Ashley in anything yet.

Anyway, What do you think? Do they look like Michael and Andrea? I'm curious to know what you think.
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