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Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse'

Yes, there has been a severe drought in TV Babble posts lately. And yes, unfortunately that drought is set to continue, due to the nemesis of every university student - exams. I will attempt to return to some semblance of regular posting when I can. To tide you over, here is some breaking programming news.

Joss Whedon, best known as the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, is once again bringing his brand of entertainment back to the small screen. The new show, entitled Dollhouse, will star Eliza Dushku, best known for her role as rogue slayer Faith:

Echo (Eliza Dushku) [is] a young woman who is literally everybody's fantasy. She is one of a group of men and women who can be imprinted with personality packages, including memories, skills, language—even muscle memory—for different assignments. The assignments can be romantic, adventurous, outlandish, uplifting, sexual and/or very illegal. When not imprinted with a personality package, Echo and the others are basically mind-wiped, living like children in a futuristic dorm/lab dubbed the Dollhouse, with no memory of their assignments—or of much else. The show revolves around the childlike Echo's burgeoning self-awareness, and her desire to know who she was before, a desire that begins to seep into her various imprinted personalities and puts her in danger both in the field and in the closely monitored confines of the Dollhouse.

The programme certainly sounds promising, and if Whedon's previous shows are any indication, it will gain quite a cult following. More information, including interviews with Whedon and Dushku, can be found at E! Online.
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1. November 1st 2007 @ 08:27. Krystal Says:
You have a very attractivley designed and coloured site here, Nina and you seem very popular.
2. November 1st 2007 @ 08:39. Nina Says:
Thank you, Krystal
I do love this colour scheme - I use something similar for my online shop as well. I would dearly love to have more time to devote to this blog - I get quite a bit of search engine traffic now, and I feel like I should be giving them something new to read!
Thanks for stopping by.
3. November 1st 2007 @ 18:10. What's Your Story? Says:
Now THAT's a show to watch out for!
4. November 1st 2007 @ 22:53. Nina Says:
WYS, I think so too. Joss Whedon has quite a loyal following, so undoubtedly there will be many looking forward to this show.
5. November 1st 2007 @ 23:41. Harry Says:
I have loved all of Joss Whedon's work so far and it was such a shame that Firefly was axed before it's time. Dollhouse sounds like it will be great as well -- and will require some serious acting from Eliza Dushku to pull it off. What not a big fan of her in Buffy though -- not sure she is the right pick for this one.
6. November 1st 2007 @ 23:47. Nina Says:
Harry, I tend to agree - Eliza is generally quite good playing a bad-ass, but I think she has difficulty portraying the complexities of troubled or sensitive characters. Still, perhaps she will surprise us.
7. November 2nd 2007 @ 01:48. KylieW Says:
Nina - that does sound interesting. I love Joss Whedon's stuff. And I'm a fan of Eliza Dushku. I'll be keeping an eye out for it.

Good luck with exams!!
8. November 2nd 2007 @ 02:04. Nina Says:
Thanks Kylie - I need all the luck I can get at the moment!
9. November 2nd 2007 @ 02:16. JohnDoe Says:
Hi Nina,
I'm one of those people who HATED Buffy the series (The movie was OK though).

Angel was a little better but still not interesting enough for me to tune in.

It was Firefly that I worship and adore, loved everything from the cast to the story and execution.

The Dollhouse sounds intriguing and Eliza Dushku is great eye candy so it just may work.

Joss is a talented writer when he is on and hopefully this lives up to the promising premise.
10. November 3rd 2007 @ 06:41. Nina Says:
JohnDoe, I loved Buffy and thought that Angel was just okay. I only watched Firefly recently, and while I enjoyed it, I didn't find it really compelling. I do think that, given time, it could have evolved into something more.

I hope this new show is given a chance, and is on the air long enough to find itself and its niche.
11. November 5th 2007 @ 00:08. Faelie28 Says:
Eliza Dushkuwas decent in Tru Calling. She proved on that show that she can act. And Joss has the power to make anything and everything fun. I think that this could be a good show. Like everyone else, I do wish that they would just bring Firefly back, but I don't really think Fox is smart enough to make it happen.
12. November 6th 2007 @ 23:57. Nina Says:
Faelie28, I too think that Firefly is definitely gone, it seems they had it in for that show from the start. I would think that the only possibility of it returning would be if another channel life SciFi took over the rights, but somehow I doubt that would happen.
13. December 2nd 2007 @ 05:15. postmoderncritic Says:
Oh wow, a new Joss Whedon show! Finally!

I'm not sure about how great an actress Eliza is as yet, but I have a major crush on her, and I'm sure Joss knows what he's doing. Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't particularly talented either according to me, but she worked well as Buffy, so we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out...

Thanks for letting us know about this one, Nina!
14. December 2nd 2007 @ 08:34. Nina Says:
No problem Epiphanie! This show certainly has potential, and I hope that it comes together into something really interesting.

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