Dollhouse

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Buffy creator Joss Whedon is finally reunited with Buffy alumni Eliza Dushku for a brand new show Dollhouse:
Joss Whedon taps Eliza Dushku for new Fox series | TV Biz | Hollywood Insider | EW.com

The article explains that the show "will chronicle the exploits of a group of individuals who are "imprinted with personality packages" — meaning that they can assume a variety of indentities (language skills, physical talents, memories, etc.) to be used for all types of tasks. When these missions are over, the individuals have their memories erased and reside in a guarded laboratory known as the Dollhouse; Dushku's Echo, however, is slowly coming of consciousness."

At the moment the show only has a seven-episode commitment for 2008 and the article also says that Eliza is also serving as a producer on the show.

Being a Buffy fan, this reunion of Joss and Eliza is something that I am looking forward to.

 

[Knight]

this is something im looking forward to being purely a fan of Eliza

 

[Creed]

presumably a reference to the anime 'doll' theme...
which is a development of that age old implanted personalities thing...

In fact I am fairly sure that 2000AD did this when i was a kid... people were even offering timeshares in their bodies to other folks who now only existed as chips..

 

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Dollhouse now has its first two staff writers as Sarah Fain and Liz Craft formerly of Women's Murder Club have joined the show:
From "Women's Club" to the "Dollhouse" | TV Barn

 

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Four more people have now joined the Dollhouse cast.

They are Tahmoh Penikett, Fran Kranz, Australian Dichen Lachman and Enver Gjokaj.
Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse' gets more cast
"Penikett will play Paul Smith, an FBI field agent obsessed with the urban myth of Dollhouse and a twisted romantic foil for Echo.

Kranz will play Topher Brink, a twentysomething genius programmer responsible for imprinting the dolls.

Lachman will play Sierra, a doll like Echo and her friend, who has every personality in the world but her own.

Gjokaj will play Victor, also a doll and a friend of Echo's, who is childlike when he's inactive, and everything from Errol Flynn to young DeNiro when he's active."

 

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The Dollverse Joss Whedon's DOLLHOUSE - FOX TV series with Eliza Dushku has reported that Olivia Williams has joined the show as Adelle the brains behind the operation that houses the blank slate dolls and Eonline has picked up on the casting of Henry Lennix as Boyd Langton. Boyd Langton is an ex-cop who keeps track of Echo when she's out and about on her missions.

 

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Joining Eliza Dushku is another familiar Buffyverse face Amy Acker playing the recurring role of Dr Claire Saunders. Also in another recurring part is Miracle Laurie playing November. Their casting was announced by Joss Whedon himself:
Whedonesque : Comments on 16096 : Dollhouse gets a new cast member.

 

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Trailer:
Dollhouse: Watch Eliza Dushku Awaken To A New Identity

Looks good.

Variety has announced that Dollhouse will air next year (in the States).

 

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To Australian viewers:
According to TV Tonight, Dollhouse could be heading to 10 unlike the previous Joss Whedon shows which had been on 7.

 

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Found out that Fox has increased the episode order for the show from 7 to 13.

 

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Here is a sneak peek of what goes on in the Dollhouse:
seat42f.com | Dollhouse - Sneak Peek Video Clip Of New Joss Whedon Series

 

[Knight]

looks good to me so far

can't wait for this show to be on TV

 

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A prequel episode is being filmed which will become the pilot episode:
TV.com: Dollhouse creator Whedon filming series prequel
"The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer [Joss Whedon] is shooting a new "prequel" episode to serve as the show's pilot. Whedon said he opted to craft a new introduction to the series after meeting with Fox executives, who expressed concerns about the accessibility of the first episode."

 

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Joss plans webisodes for the series:
Whedon plans 'Dollhouse' webisodes--The Live Feed
"Fox intends to release the three-minute videos throughout the "Dollhouse" first season broadcast run so that each on-air episode may include a tease to a new webisode.

Because Whedon is shooting a new "Dollhouse" pilot, he’s also re-assessing which webisodes he will produce.

“Because of the [pilot] shake-up, we sort of stepped back to figure out which to use,†he says. “We have a lot of ideas about specific arcs. We want to do stories around 'Dollhouse' that we can’t get in to the main narrative.â€"

 

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To Australian viewers:
FOX8 has picked up Dollhouse. Dollhouse goes straight to FOX8 after 10 decided not to show it. The following article explains why:
Dollhouse for FOX8 : TV Tonight

 

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Official website has been launched:
Fox Broadcasting Company: Dollhouse

 

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Mark Sheppard who previously appeared in a couple of Firefly episodes will be returning to the Whedonverse in an episode of Dollhouse as he himself revealed in his MySpace page.

 

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It has been reported that Dollhouse will begin (in the US) on February 13 2009. (It has been noted that February 13 was the date that Angel was cancelled in 2004).

New trailer:
Dollverse

 

[Knight]

seems such a long way off

 

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New clip:
Exclusive 'Dollhouse' video: Watch Eliza Dushku's memories vanish! | Dollhouse | Ausiello Files | EW.com

 

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A new promo from FOX:
Dollhouse: Do You Have What It Takes To Join Joss Whedon's Dollhouse?

 

[Knight]

Looks good to me, roll on February 13th .

 

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Ghost:
Episode 1.
This has been a really solid beginning to the series.
Very mysterious about Echo and the Dollhouse.
Be interesting to see what develops from here.

 

[Muad'Dib]

I really like Joss Whedon's work and I worship the ground Eliza Dushku stands on (She's the one that made me look forward to tune into Buffy really), but I am unsure about this series.

I just saw one episode, not sure if Pilot or episode 2-3; the one with the guy that hunted Echo with a bow and arrow "Surviving the Game" style. Frankly, I thought the episode was way too convoluted to follow, half the time I was completely lost between the massive flashbacks/forwards. The characters were presented too thinly (I never really got who these people are or what it is they do); it seemed like a weird combination of Dark Angel meets Universal Soldier. And trust me, I am a difficult guy to confuse (Only exceptions are Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive...curse you Lynch!). But after Farscape, The Fountain, 2001, Dune and The Game, complex stuff hardly ever interrupts my enjoyment and eventual understanding of a show/movie. Here it was the opposite however. Halfway through I kinda began to lose interest and by the last 15 mins I had stopped watching.

I don't know if I'll return to this one...

 

[Knight]

I worship the ground Eliza Dushku stands on (She's the one that made me look forward to tune into Buffy really),

You and me both

I don't know if I'll return to this one...

I think that half the point of dollhouse is to be confusing. i'd return just because of eliza though, and the idea of her being any mans fantasy (which lets face it, she can be anything any man wants in dollhouse..)... awesome concept

 

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The Target:
Episode 2.
Not that the first episode was bad but I did enjoyed the second episode more than the first.

Spoiler

Matt Keeslar makes for a very good villain who hunts down Echo.
Creepy the history regarding someone called Alpha.
Interesting that the end suggests that Echo may not have forgotten everything.

 

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Stage Fright:
Episode 3.
Did not really like this episode especially because Rayna is such an irritating character.

 

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Gray Hour:
Episode 4.
Definitely better than the previous episode Stage Fright.

Spoiler

Very interesting idea having Echo's memory wiped during an assignment and in a vault.
The mystery of Alpha sure has deepened.

 

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True Believer:
Episode 5.
Written by Tim Minear.

Spoiler

Pretty terrifying this episode focussing on a sect but still a well-executed episode.
Feel sorry for Mellie as Paul Ballard again does not notice her.
Taken aback when Jonas pulled a gun on Echo.
Very amusing when Echo said what God's message was.
It would seem that Echo remembers what Dominic had just done to her.

 

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Man On The Street:
Episode 6.
Written by Joss Whedon.

Spoiler

Interesting the interviews with people on the streets about the Dollhouse.
Paul finally meets Echo which later in the episode leads to a fight between them.
The biggest surprise comes towards the end when Mellie is revealed to be a Doll. Did not see that coming.
Like the song at the end.