“Dollhouse” gets new 1st Episode

by Larry on 22 Jul 2008

dushku “Dollhouse” gets new 1st EpisodeAfter a successfully debut of Doctor Horrible, anticipation for Joss Whedon’s next project, “Dollhouse”, has been renewed. Now word comes from straight from Whedon himself that a new “first episode” is being shot.

I’ve been busying myself with a little something I like to call DOLLHOUSE. Finishing a new episode. Finishing a new… here’s the headline… FIRST episode. What’s that, you say? A second first? How can such a thing be? Does it defy the laws of all physics?

Well, the idea to do a new first episode wasn’t the network’s. It was mine. I understood their consternation, and saw the gap between my style and their expectations, and I suggested I shoot a new ep and make the one I’d shot the second. It isn’t going to be buried, like the pilot of Firefly. It’s simply coming after another, slightly cleaner ep. And because unlike Firefly, it isn’t a two hour epic which introduces everyone to each other, the onus isn’t on the new ep to explain a million things.

Yes, this seems all to familiar. Is Joss getting screwed by Fox again? He goes on to explain that unlike “Buffy” and “Angel”, “Dollhouse” the network makes tweaks to the show after it is shot, not prior (as the production was greenlit and production started before ANYTHING was shot).

I have faith in Joss Whendon; Doctor Horrible renewed it. I believe “Dollhouse” will be a smart, funny, action-filled, mythos-rich drama that will surprise most. Am I off? Is there anything to be worried about here?

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Joss Talks Dr. Horrible and “Dollhouse”

by Larry on 10 Jun 2008

dushku Joss Talks Dr. Horrible and DollhouseHere at META-Tainment, two of the most anticipated new projects are both being brought to us by Joss Whedon..”Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog” and “Dollhouse”. (more…)

“Dollhouse” Trailer is here

by Larry on 15 May 2008

dollhouse 300x240 “Dollhouse” Trailer is hereThe “Dollhouse” trailer “Who Are You”, mentioned earlier, is live. “Dollhouse” is…

DOLLHOUSE (Mondays, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT): Joss Whedon, creator of groundbreaking cult favorites “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly,” returns to television and reunites with fellow “Buffy” alumna Eliza Dushku for a thrilling new drama, DOLLHOUSE. ECHO (Dushku) is an “Active,” a member of a highly illegal and underground group who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Confined to a secret facility known as the “Dollhouse,” Echo and the other Actives including SIERRA (Dichen Lachman, “Neighbours”) and VICTOR (Enver Gjokaj, “The Unit”) carry out engagements assigned by ADELLE (Olivia Williams, “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Rushmore”), one of the Dollhouse leaders.

The trailer company, Storm Studios, has it posted on their website pulled it from their website, but it is now on YouTube and IO9. The trailer and sneak peeks are available on Brightcove. Go watch it and come back and leave your thoughts.

Update: IO9 has an updated, better trailer.

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More Dollhouse News

by Larry on 07 Nov 2007

dollhouse 300x240 More Dollhouse NewsEven with the current WGA strike putting Dollhouse in Jeopardy, I still can’t help but be excited about the prospect of this new series. This week in Ask Ausiello, there are some good tidbits of information. (more…)

Eliza and Joss Back on TV!

by Larry on 31 Oct 2007

faith Eliza and Joss Back on TV!This is awesome news. I was a big fan of Tru Calling, so having Dushku on TV again gets me excited. Michael Ausiello at TVGuide.com gives us:

It’s a one-hour drama produced by Twentieth Century Fox to air on Fox. The first of the seven episodes to which the network has committed could premiere as early as spring. It’s called Dollhouse because that’s the nickname of the high-tech lab where a group of human chalkboards are kept between assignments.

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