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[US] DollHouse [** Spoilers **] (Renewed!)

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  • #502
    iguana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,916 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    The Joss Whedon forum lives. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=575


  • #503
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Can one of the mods move this thread and the other Dollhouse thread to the Joss Whedon forum?


  • #504
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,032 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    CaptainNegative wrote: »
    Can one of the mods move this thread and the other Dollhouse thread to the Joss Whedon forum?
    Done! ;)


  • #505
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Woot!...new home, i'll hover the carpet if someones does the dusting? :-)


  • #506
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    i think i'm going to like it here.

    Might i just say though that the forum is under scifi and not tv. Does that matter? Seems to me alot of people won't find us here


  • #507
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    ziedth wrote: »
    i think i'm going to like it here.

    Might i just say though that the forum is under scifi and not tv. Does that matter? Seems to me alot of people won't find us here

    I think we need a Joss Whedon Forum link for sigs and stuff - anyone good at making them?


  • #508
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    jesus i'm not anyway but i'll happily put one as my sig. Although i will not sacrafice my fav south park saying. :) it will have to be both


  • #509
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,032 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    FYI..

    'Epitaph One' (the un-aired episode of 'Dollhouse') will apparently be available in Singapore on MioTV from Sunday (a PayTV service).


  • #510
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    With 9 Dolls/Actives assigned a name; Sierra, Echo etc. one might wonder who else could take on a name?

    Have a look and see what these guys think: http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/dollhouse/dollhouse_season_2_dolls_we_wa.php


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  • #511
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    James Marsters as "Bravo" - maybe. He already dominated Buffy seasons 2, 4-7 and Angel season 5, so might be nice if he didn't appear in Dollhouse. Not yet anyway.

    J. August Richards as "Charlie" - Definitely. Gunn was a great addition to the Angel cast in season 2 and remained to be likeable throughout the 4 seasons he was there. Bring Richards to Dollhouse.

    Michelle Trachtenberg as "Delta" - God no. Trachtenberg added nothing to Buffy and was probably the least likeable character on the show. She's got a new show now anyway, so not much danger of her appearing in season 2 of Dolhouse.

    Summer Glau as "Foxtrot" - Yes please. 'Nuff said.

    Paris Hilton as "Hotel" - Someone must've been taking the piss with this one. Definitely not.

    Elizabeth Mitchell as "Juliet" - It'd definitely boost ratings to have a LOST veteran on Dollhouse and Mitchell is a great actress. Doubtful it would ever happen though.

    Morena Baccarin as "Lima" - Yep. Bring over more Firefly alumni.

    Laura Prepon as "November" - eh, she's always gonna be Donna from That '70s Show for me - dunno if she'll fit in to a Sci-Fi show...

    Johnny Depp as "Oscar" - That would be awesome, but it wouldn't happen ever.

    Anthony Head as "Papa" - Yes. He'd be perfect as a doll. And there's no current dolls over the age of 35, so it would be adding another element to the show.

    Christian Kane as "Romeo" - Yes. Was underused in Angel. They could've easily made him a main character after season 1, but instead they wrote him out during season 2. Was very glad to see him return before the end. Kane is also a great singer/songwriter, so he'd be a great addition to the show.

    Marc Blucas as "Uniform" - Maybe. He wasn't one of my favourite Buffy characters, but I didn't dislike him either. I don't really care too much either way.

    Tom Welling as "X-Ray" - No way. He's bad enough in Smallville.

    Alex Rodriguez as "Yankee" - Eh, who?

    It'd be cool to see Nicholas Brendan, Seth Green, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, Adam Busch and/or Tom Lenk appear.


  • #512
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    I have to agree with you on pretty much all your calls there.

    If i could pick only one i'd go for anthony head with james masters a very close second.

    All in all though i'd prob pick david boreanz(excuse spelling) cause i think he's a vert good actor and has a doll look to him.


  • #513
    Richard Dower
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    http://nickctv.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/dollhouse-season-2-or-why-fox-did-it/


  • #514
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    http://hijinksensue.com/2009/05/20/scifis-choice/


  • #515
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    Richard Dower wrote: »
    http://nickctv.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/dollhouse-season-2-or-why-fox-did-it/

    Hard to argue with him to be fair, he makes a very good point about passing it around at comic con.

    I think a new cast addition that might get people interested. You only have to look at tim roth ad lie to me to see what star power can do for a show.

    As thats been said on another thread i think summer glau would be a real coup.


  • #516
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Interesting thread with alot of links/reviews to Dollhouse and Dushku's acting "performance", if you can call it that:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135300/board/thread/138969764


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  • #517
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Dollhouse has some heavy competition in the 9pm Friday slot in the fall:

    Ugly Betty
    Medium
    America's Next Top Model (Repeat)
    Southland

    Now while Ugly Betty's ratings have dropped alot this season and Southland's initial high ratings that have dropped like a STONE over it's initial 7 episode run, it does still have some hardcore competition to beat. Medium has and remains a solid performer...despite beibg cancelled and then picked up right away by another network.

    What do you think of the competition?


  • #518
    Basq
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    Richard Dower wrote: »
    What do you think of the competition?
    I think ANY other show airing along Dollhouse is competition to be honest.. with those piss-poor ratings last season.

    I really don't know if Whedon can salvage another season out of the show.. Fox gave him another season purely on faith. But to get viewers for further seasons or even to avoid it getting the chop mid-way through, he'll need a mini-miracle.

    It'll need a mixture of:
    • Serious push on DVD sales, and word of mouth.
    • A real marketing push from Fox.. some viral marketing could go a long way.
    • "His storyline direction for new viewers quandary" - what I mean here is the show has a second season and it will (hopefully) be getting plenty of new viewers next season so does he go down the route of the Dollhouse and it's backstory (the more interesting but will alienate most new viewers) or the safe but typically un-rewarding "Doll Of The Week" scenario that Fox were pushing in the early season.
    I don't envy Whedon one bit right now.. he got his second season but himself and the people at Fox really need to some work to make the show a success.


  • #519
    Ron DMC
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    Right, I watched all of season one from Sunday up to last night.

    After a rocky start, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it overall.

    Some awesome twists along the way. I totally never saw the Alpha or Whiskey reveals until they happened.

    Very much looking forward to Season 2 at this point.


  • #520
    Richard Dower
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    Glad you enjoyed it....another convert! :-)
    The best twists for me involved November!!


  • #521
    Richard Dower
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    Heads up...repeat of the second episode on Sci-Fi starts on 8pm :-)


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  • #522
    JP Liz
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    Summer Glau could be in Season 2 :D


  • #523
    Richard Dower
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    Miracle Laurie (Mellie/November) will be back for season 2!, she posted on her FB. :-)


  • #524
    S.M.B.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,383 ✭✭✭S.M.B.


    After giving up after episode 3 I decided to give Dollhouse another chance once I heard it improved mid-season.

    My verdict? I still have my reservations but it certainly did improve.

    I'd say only 4/12 episodes reached the standards I'd expect from a Whedon show which isn't really good enough.

    As most people have said, Dushku just isn't good enough to be a lead on a quality show. She was great as the Faith character back in the day but she struggles with anything else. Also, the Caroline character is a bit of a f**king tit anyway, if I had the choice to have a meaningful conversation with either Caroline or Echo in her doll state, I think I'd have to chose the latter.

    Also, as interesting as the who is/who isn't a doll premise is, it started to get old very quickly imo. The Mellie reveal was interesting but after that I had enough. A twist like this can only be used once/twice before it no longer becomes a twist.

    Whedon has a tough time ahead of him in trying to secure the future of this show early next season. I really hope he succeeds though even if I'm not a massive fan of the show.


  • #525
    JP Liz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭JP Liz


    The Season 2 premiere of Fox's Dollhouse will be written and directed by the man himself: series creator Joss Whedon. The catch: You're going to have to wait an extra week to see it.
    Fox has pushed back Dollhouse's return date to Friday, Sept. 25, to afford Whedon & Co. sufficient time to produce enough hours to kick off the season with at least three or four consecutive episodes.


    Season 1 of Dollhouse arrives on DVD July 28 (US) for regular folk, but is available six days earlier in a special, limited-supply Comic-Con edition (to be picked up in person at the San Diego event).


  • #526
    Richard Dower
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    It was expected Wheadon would at the least write the season 2 premier, seems standard practice.
    Sept 25th ain't bad....better then waiting for January 2010 at least, i guess once Sept. hits we'll all be back here postings theories and news :-)


  • #527
    Richard Dower
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    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163061/sci-fi-nabs-dollhouse-season-two-ep-13.html


  • #528
    Basq
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    Richard Dower wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a163061/sci-fi-nabs-dollhouse-season-two-ep-13.html
    From my calculations, Sci-Fi UK will air Epitaph One on August 11th.

    But the DVD / Blu-ray with the un-aired episode will be released on July 28 (or the 22nd for those at ComicCon) so not so much of a big deal that SciFi got the rights to show it anymore.


  • #529
    Richard Dower
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    Ep 13 will hit the net on July 29th :-)


  • #530
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    Richard Dower wrote: »
    It was expected Wheadon would at the least write the season 2 premier, seems standard practice.
    Sept 25th ain't bad....better then waiting for January 2010 at least, i guess once Sept. hits we'll all be back here postings theories and news :-)

    Ya, you'd expect a bit of a lull while in between seasons. I'd imagine once rumours for season two pick up people will start flooding in again.

    Don't worry I'll be here, Its on my bookmarks :D


  • #531
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    ziedth wrote: »
    Ya, you'd expect a bit of a lull while in between seasons. I'd imagine once rumours for season two pick up people will start flooding in again.

    Don't worry I'll be here, Its on my bookmarks :D

    Ditto.


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  • #532
    Basq
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    Richard Dower wrote: »
    Ep 13 will hit the net on July 29th :-)
    I'd expect it a week earlier to be honest.


  • #533
    Richard Dower
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    I'm into BB right now, but that ends early Sept. so i'll be back here posting away like a nutter :-)


  • #534
    User45701
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    just to let you know ep 13 is out there now


  • #535
    J-blk
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    User45701 wrote: »
    just to let you know ep 13 is out there now

    Pretty interesting direction for it too - at least now I get how it doesn't mess with the main storyline of the 12 "proper" season 1 episodes. Gotta wonder if they'll keep any of the allusions of the story though or if it'll just be a completely throwaway story that'll have no impact on season 2...


  • #536
    iguana
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    Christ would I be annoyed and frustrated if the series had been canceled and that was the last episode we got to see. What an interesting for the show to take. Brings it to a whole other level. I'm so relieved it got renewed.


  • #537
    Richard Dower
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    I think Wheadon MUST throw in elements of those flashbacks scenes into series 2, it'll give continunity to Epitaph One....or even reuse those filmed flasback scenes with newly fimled ones. Or even sprinkle flasbacks or flashforwards into various episodes.

    Ok, that may get a bit too "Lost" and the audience may get lost...but the avid Dollhouse fan will have seen the 13th episode and understand the context.


  • #538
    JP Liz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭JP Liz


    A Fox insider is confirming a rumor that was making the rounds at Comic-Con: Battlestar Galactica stud Jamie Bamber (that's Apollo to you) will guest star in the season premiere of Dollhouse as someone who is heavily involved in an engagement with Echo and her new handler Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett).

    :D


  • #539
    JP Liz
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    Keith Carradine just sealed a deal to appear in two episodes of Dollhouse.

    In Joss Whedon’s Fox series (returning September 25), the Nashville Oscar winner will play a powerful businessman by the name of Matthew Harding.


  • #540
    anotherlostie
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    Lots of S2 cast and character spoilers below.

















    *SPOILER ALERT*

    Summer Glau (“Firefly,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) reunites with Joss Whedon when the actress joins the cast of DOLLHOUSE this fall in a recurring role as BENNETT, a Dollhouse employee who shares a past with ECHO (Eliza Dushku). The second season of DOLLHOUSE premieres Friday, Sept. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

    Additional guest stars appearing throughout the upcoming second season include Alexis Denisof (“Angel”), Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), Michael Hogan (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Keith Carradine (“Dexter”). DANIEL PERRIN (Denisof) is a U.S. senator leading a witch hunt to track down the underground organization. Mysterious, charismatic businessman MARTIN KLAR (Bamber) is Echo’s new husband. BRADLEY KARRENS (Hogan) comes to the Dollhouse hoping to stop a psychotic family member’s killing spree, while MATTHEW HARDING (Carradine), a nemesis of Dollhouse leader ADELLE DEWITT (Olivia Williams), stirs up trouble. Additionally, DR. CLAIRE SAUNDERS/WHISKEY (Amy Acker) and MADELINE/NOVEMBER (Miracle Laurie) return this season in multiple-episode arcs.

    DOLLHOUSE is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series was created by Joss Whedon, who also serves as executive producer, writer and director. Tim Minear and David Solomon are executive producers, while Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas are co-executive producers. Additionally, series star Eliza Dushku serves as a producer.


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  • #541
    ziedth
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    God, clever move from Whedon I must say. I mean with the cock The Sarah conner Cronicles done and dusted the fanboys of SG will all to happily watch Dollhouse now.

    Does anyone know will this season follow or lead into the Epitaph One story arch?

    seems to be some very decent actors coming into the show I have high hopes TBH.


  • #542
    iguana
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    ziedth wrote: »
    Does anyone know will this season follow or lead into the Epitaph One story arch?

    Series two will continue on from Omega. We will start to see the events leading up to Epitaph One unfold but the main arc will continue as it did in season one, just hopefully faster and more cohesively. There will also be episode(s) set in the future, probably Epitaph Two.

    An epitaph is a short commemoration of the dead. So if you look at it that way it appears Epitaph One and any further tales are just vignettes set after the main arc.


  • #543
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Hopefully the cast additions will help boost the ratings.


  • #544
    allx_uk
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    Dollhouse makes room for cast additions

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - This fall, "Dollhouse" is going to be a geek-TV haven.
    Josh Whedon, creator of the Fox series about a futuristic laboratory that rewrites people's memories, has chosen actors from the network's recently canceled "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and Syfy's concluded "Battlestar Galactica" to join the show.
    Most notably, he's recruited "Terminator" fan favorite Summer Glau, whom he previously cast in Fox's "Firefly." Glau plays Bennett, a Dollhouse employee who shares a secret past with Eliza Dushku's Echo.
    Jamie Bamber (from "Battlestar") will appear as a charismatic businessman who is Echo's new husband. Michael Hogan ("Battlestar") comes to Dollhouse hoping to stop a psychotic family member's killing spree. Alexis Denisof ("Angel") is cast as a U.S. senator leading a witch hunt to track down the underground organization. Keith Carradine ("Dexter") plays the nemesis of Dollhouse leader Adelle.


  • #545
    Handsome Bob
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    Ha I'm shocked but happy that Whedon actually hired her. This will be the third Whedon show that Glau will be in.

    It's good too that she won't be a "Doll" so to speak, because it would have been slightly boring to watch Glau play another mute.


  • #546
    Basq
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    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    It's good too that she won't be a "Doll" so to speak, because it would have been slightly boring to watch Glau play another mute.
    I tend to appreciate her more with the sound down tbh! ;):D


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  • #547
    Handsome Bob
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    basquille wrote: »
    I tend to appreciate her more with the sound down tbh! ;):D

    Dear sir are you insulting Ms Glau's acting prowess? :eek: :p


  • #548
    Basq
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    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Dear sir are you insulting Ms Glau's acting prowess? :eek: :p
    She's an actor?! :confused:


  • #549
    Handsome Bob
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    basquille wrote: »
    She's an actor?! :confused:

    Tsk tsk. :p

    It should be interesting to see who outshines the other between Dushku and Glau. These two will own the screen! :D :pac:


  • #550
    ziedth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Tsk tsk. :p

    It should be interesting to see who outshines the other between Dushku and Glau. These two will own the screen! :D :pac:

    Ya I can see a heat type acting showdown with ED and SG having a coffee. :pac::pac::pac:


  • #551
    Sherifu
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    ziedth wrote: »
    Ya I can see a heat type acting showdown with ED and SG having a coffee. :pac::pac::pac:
    Friction burns?

    Oh... Heat, the movie. Nevermind.


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