Hard to believe that with all of the non-starts on his projects and extracurricular activity Joss Whedon has been busying himself with of late, that it’s in fact been over four years since there’s been a Whedon-produced series on the air (WB/CW execs: you think I’ve forgotten about Angel? Screw you all sideways with a rusty cheese grater). However, light was discovered at the end of a long tunnel with the announcement that Buffy and Angel vet Eliza Dushku was returning to the Whedonverse with the new Fox series Dollhouse.
Production geared up in April and the show about operatives called “Actives” or “Dolls” who have their identities erased and new ones implanted before each mission is set as a midseason replacement in January. It’s slated to air Mondays before 24, which itself has been on a two-year holiday. Dushku will play Echo, one of the Dolls who starts to become self aware. The show is set to be a true Buffyverse reunion as Elizabeth Fain, Sarah Craft, Tim Minear and Steven DeKnight are all on board as show runners and consulting producers respectively.
The first promo is now online. As long as there’s a pink Corvette and a Malibu beach house on the menu, I’m definitely down.
Thanks to Barry for the tip.
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Perhaps someday I will understand this nerdy Whedon love.
so is this supposed to be Alias/Fem Nikkita meets Ghost in the Shell?
Gosh, I hope the girls are all feisty and quick with the snarky retorts and pop culture references in between their kung-fu fighting. It'd be nice to see Whedon outside his comfort zone.
Did they really just call it "the year's most original new series"? Charlies Angels crossed with Jason Bourne? Original? Fuck you, television. Fuck you right in the hole.
I don't much care about this show, but the four comments above this one sure do suck
Thank goodness you came along to raise the bar with your scintillating insight and fascinating opinions.
I hope the plot advances quickly…too many episodes of nothing but too many stand alone missions that are quickly forgotten will get old. The basic premise needs to be a starting point, not the basis for the whole series.
That said, I have faith in Whedon and will give this show every chance.
A bit slow on the uptake here: Steve DeKnight has left the staff of this show. He is replaced by Whedonverse vet Jane Espenson.
Wow Joss Whedon!!!! Who cares.
Whedon's only good show was Firefly.
Anyone who actually says "Whedonverse" in public needs to be put down, permanent like. Retardation to the max.
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