Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku reunite

[dUb]

“Dollhouse” stars Dushku as Echo, one of a group of secret agents living in a futuristic dorm. Each has the ability to be imprinted with custom personalities and abilities for special assignments. When they return, their newly acquired memories are wiped. The show follows Echo as she takes on a variety of assignments—some romantic, some adventurous, some uplifting, some illegal—and gains awareness of her role and confinement.

More detail from Joss here (http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/10/joss_whedon_returns_to_fox_wit.php)

Just do the Faith show you GIMPS :Oi:

[dUb]

OODLES of interesting stuff about the new show here


With Buffyverse ringmaster Joss Whedon at its helm and Eliza Dushku as its star, Fox's sci-fried Bourne series, Dollhouse, is pretty much required to have a cast that redefines the term "top-notch." And since a top-secret list of the show's principal characters just landed on my desk, the dynamic duo have us to help them. Below you'll find our (read: me and TVGuide.com contributor Ben Katner) casting suggestions for all of the major roles. But feel free to add your own. You know you want to.

ADELLE DEWITT
The fortyish iceberg who runs the Dollhouse where the human Etch-a-Sketches reside
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Juliet Landau, so creepily heartbreaking as ubervamp Drusilla. They don't come any cooler, or hotter, than her.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Shohreh Aghdashloo. The onetime 24 Mommie Dearest is the scariest thing we've ever seen that didn't have fangs.

PAUL BALLARD
The thirtysomething G-man who is slated to become an offbeat love interest for Dushku's "impressionable" Echo
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: J. August Richards, whose long run as Angel's sidekick, Gunn, only hinted at the dark side we have zero doubt he would bring to this conflicted character.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Hands down, Ben Browder. The Stargate SG-1 heartthrob has proven a million times over — or at least in every single episode of Farscape — that he was born to speak Whedon's zippy dialogue.

BOYD LANGTON
Echo's handler and father figure
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Duh. With its Watcher overtones, Boyd is a character tailor-made for Anthony Stewart Head, aka Buffy's surrogate dad, Giles.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Mitch Pileggi, who brought unexpected heart to what could have been the one-note role of The X-Files' gruff taskmaster, Skinner.

TOPHER BRINK
The technogeek who enjoys his job as a Doll programmer maybe a little too much
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Tom Lenk, who made such an indelible impression as Andrew, the amoral, ambiguously gay member of the Trio, Buffy's dorky "archnemeses."
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Jason Yachanin, the adorkable Troma action hero who deserves so much better than Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. (Hey, don't judge him based on his résumé!)

SIERRA
The knockout Doll who is as close to a friend as Echo has
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Bianca Lawson, if only so we can finally see alterna-Slayer Kendra play a part without the Jar Jar Binks patois.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Die Hard 4 butt-kicker Maggie Q. Too bad, what with her busy film career and all, she's probably gonna be a little too busy for the gig.

VICTOR
The distractingly handsome Doll who is called upon to play everyone from Errol Flynn to Robert DeNiro
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Charlie Weber, who had the thankless role of bubbleheaded goddess Glory's male alter ego, Ben, during Season 5 of Buffy.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Matthew Bomer. The Tru Calling/Traveler alum is as versatile as he is pretty.

NOVEMBER
The Tracy Turnblad of the Dolls
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: How about giving a second chance to Riff Regan, the plus-sized actress who played Willow in the Buffy pilot?
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Well, we did describe the character as the show's resident Tracy Turnblad, so who better than that Hairspray hoofer's portrayer, Nikki Blonsky?

DR. CLAIRE SANDERS
The beautiful older woman with whom Topher is smitten
• If the part is cast from within the Buffyverse: Angel and Firefly's Gina Torres, who is as adept at throwing a punch as she is at landing a punch line.
• If the part is cast from outside the Buffyverse: Try Battlestar Galactica's sublime Michelle Forbes. She seems so like Whedon's kind of actress, it's a wonder they haven't collaborated before.
All the 'dolls' are named after the foxtrot delta alphabet things, which I think is a nice touch.

CAN NOT WAIT

[Diddy]

Well that's good, I was about to complain about their ridiculous names :D

[Toyah]

It has CANCELLED written all over it.

[Diddy]

Well I hope it's as successful as Firefly and Tru Calling! :)

:(

anyway do we really want a Faith show? NO THANKS. I'm happy with my Season 8 comics

[dUb]

Well personally speaking I couldn't give a flying shitarsed fuck about the comics and would much rather a Faith or Buffyverse series than this but it'll do for NOW

[Diddy]

Well I'm pretty sure that'll never happen .. after 5 years I think it might be a bit shit :(

the comics aren't that bad really, I'm totally not a comic-reader but it's nice to continue the story. The big bad from this season is very intriguing :o

[VoR]

Y'know what? I think Buffy ended at just the right time. Aside from Angel I really don't need any continuation, in comic form or otherwise.

[Toyah]

Oh, I could have done with another season of Angel. Has that not been done in comic form?

[Toyah]

Looks like Amy Acker, Fred/Illyria from Angel has joined the cast. Now just WHAT is Charisma Carpenter up to these days?

[WiDGe->]

I liked Amy Acker, she was impossibly thin too though!

No idea about old Carpenter though.

Did I not answer the comic book form question a while back? Must have disappeared.

Comics currently being produced are:

Buffy Season 8
Angel Season 6

[Diddy]

Now just WHAT is Charisma Carpenter up to these days?

not that it's THAT recent, but she was a main-ISH character in Veronica Mars for a little bit. She played a trampy gold digger! What RANGE!

[dUb]

Clip from the pilot here (http://link.brightcove.com/services/preview/bcpid1534612088?bc_token=XIpdm90Sm15SG6duQxPapUPXA eK511CqT6wWH6OKKpho5emHUScAbvUSr0oesF9T)

I am ridiculously excited about this

[dUb]

JUST ME THEN :|

Trailer for the show here (http://www.dollverse.com/trailer/)

[Diddy]

Well that crap-ass website wouldn't load it, so I found this:

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Looks alright, not really my cup of tea. I'd like to say I could just put faith (no pun intended) in Whedon but I didn't think Firefly was all THAT

[Raucous Bitch]

This starts in America on Friday 13th! Not long to go now!