All Posts Tagged With: "Dollhouse"

Let’s say you could make a list of five people, living or dead, you’d like to have lunch with. Or dinner - if they’ll spring for the tip. That’s a hard list to think of making. But I’m sure of one person that would be on my list: Joss Whedon. Needless to say, when he does something, I’m interested.

This isn’t so say that I’m interested if he picks his nose or plays a good game of croquet. I’m interested in his projects. The Fox TV show Dollhouse is coming along (with Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker) and I’m already feeling like a diehard fan from what I’ve seen. Whedon always impresses me (with tiny, tiny exceptions), so I’m in a state of anticipatory excitement about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Seriously, I think I’m shaking! Is this vertigo? Hm. I’ll call a Dr. of my own, while you check out all of this info on Dr. Horrible!

The official Dr. Horrible site is a must-see. From there you can access the Dr. Horrible MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Pay special attention to THE PLAN. If you miss out, and start crying, it will only be your own sadface fault! You have been warned.

Digg away, my fiends, and friends, and friendly fiends! Here!!! Should I namedrop in the process? Joss Whedon (of course), Felicia Day (a former potential on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Nathan Fillion (Firefly - also, I kept typing Nation Fillion, haha), Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon aaaaaaaaand Neil Patrick Harris (arguably the best character on How I Met Your Mother). Welcome Neil, to our Whedonverse / Jossverse! (Did Alyson Hannigan of Buffy fame introduce you guys? Did you shake hands? Were your hands sweaty? Are you typically a sweaty guy? Wait. Don’t tell me that! Let’s keep this serious. So…what were you wearing?)

Don’t miss THIS piece by Matt Roush of TVguide.com.

If you want to miss out on the witty Joss Banter and really just want the nitty gritty (you are totally lame, but here):

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I will be eagerly looking for Dollhouse on Monday nights in January of 2009. Until then, here’s a promo picture and a promo trailer!

The official Fox tv Dollhouse promo trailer:

DOLLHOUSE focuses on a secret organization that employs “Actives” — a group of operatives who have their memories and personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with new ones, allowing them to take on various missions for hire. DOLLHOUSE airs Mondays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) this January on FOX.

This is a show by Joss Whedon, we all have reason to be excited. Not to mention, it stars Eliza Dusku. Patience is difficult to harness.

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The writer’s Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain were fired as writers on Women’s Murder Club, but it turned out to be a lucky move. Because now they’re writers on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. If you had to ask me which show I’d rather attach my name to, there’s just no comparing.

Already proving to be generous to the fans, the two writers answered questions on DollhouseTVForum. They also prove their witty writing chops, and I completly understand why Whedon picked them. When asked how Dollhouse would differ from other Whedon shows, their first quip was (the interview doesn’t specify which) “It’s going to be boring and badly written.” *Rimshot* What can I say, I’m a sucker for self-deprecating humor. Which is a trademark Whedon style. Yes, I learn from the master. He’s like Yoda. But not green. Er…was Yoda green? Well, you know what I mean.

Another one of the answers in the interview was, “Hmmmm. We’re gonna go with no. And yes. When you see the show, you’ll understand why that’s a tough one.” I think I might have two new favorite writers. Anyway, the link to the interview is above, and I highly suggest reading it! Something I recently found out that Shana is a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so no doubt she will be tuning in to check out the show!

The picture of Eliza Dushku (who will play Echo on Dollhouse) is from elizafan.com

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A full list of character concepts has been posted for Joss Whedon’s new show for Fall of 08: Dollhouse. It will be a one hour show, and be on Fox. The show stars Eliza Dushku, who played Faith on the cult-classic Whedon show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You may have seen me reference the show, and Joss, one or five million times on Sofachip. That’s because I know quality. Seriously. I knew from the start that Uggs were stupid. (If I want to wear marshmallows on my feet, I’ll just put some real marshmallows on my feet and save two hundred dollars.)

The only casting choice we know has been confirmed is Miss Eliza Dushku. So let’s play casting director, shall we?

Adelle DeWitt
40 something, any ethnicity, beautiful, sophisticated, cold as an alp. Runs the Dollhouse with an efficiency that is both ruthless and protective. Would die before she showed anyone how lonely she is. Series Regular;

How about… Mira Sorvino? Or Portia de Rossi? I loved her on Arrested Development and Ally McBeal. She might be too pretty, though. Ha, how’s that for a problem? For a brunette, what about Courtney Cox? Forget Monica Gellar of Friends, think of Gale Weathers from Scream.

Paul Smith
30s, any ethnicity, good-looks hardened by a cynical distaste for most of humanity. An FBI field agent, he’s been chasing the urban myth of the “Dollhouse” long enough to have lost any shot at promotion. Becomes obsessed with, and twisted romantic foil for, Echo. Series Regular;

How about… Paul Rudd? I’ve basically had a crush on him since I saw Clueless. I think he’d be perfect. He unfairly attractive, but has too much personality to seem dumb in any role. Another guy I’d like to see in this part is Ethan Hawke (kind of my all-time crush since forever, or at least since I saw Dead Poets Society and then Reality Bites). A tiny bit too old for Eliza? Psh. She’d kiss him.

Topher Brink
20’s, any ethnicity, genius programmer who’s articulate, nerdily attractive and blithely amoral. He’s responsible for imprinting the dolls - and making sure they stay unaware of anything. Is fascinated by the science and kind of digging the illegality. Fun to be around, but might not be remotely trustworthy. Series Regular;

How about… Joshua Jackson? I think he would be amazing and I would love to have him back on TV. I also happen to love his personality from seeing him in interviews and such - which makes me want to endorse him more. Plus - Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer did reference Pacey (Josh) from Dawson’s Creek…so uh…well, that doesn’t matter, but I am full of facts like that.

I have other suggestions, too…maybe Shia LaBeouf? Adam Brody is too obvious a choice. Although, it would be nice to give Oliver Hudson (Kate Hudson’s brother) a part in a TV show that doesn’t fail (see: Continued

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