Joss has a habit of narrowing his storylines, creating an increasingly insular, and sometimes claustrophobic (see Angel S4) world. So even though events will occur in the World, I'm curious to see how he will insulate the narrative, what trappings of the world at large will remain.


This is a very interesting point, you're absolutely right. Joss is very 'good' at ignoring the rest of the Real World in favour of his own vision, i.e. dropping an airport right in the middle of Sunnydale hee. Of course these things have always been quite tongue in cheek and fit with the Buffy aesthetic. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out for Dollhouse.