'Dollhouse' Week: An interview with Tahmoh Penikett
From Inside the Box — ... Welcome to Dollhouse Week. Over the next few days we'll feature a variety of posts about Joss Whedon's new FOX series, which stars Eliza Dushku as a young "doll," someone who can be implanted with any personality or skill set and hired out for missions, only to have her memory wiped and returned to a childlike state when the task is done. First up: Tahmoh Penikett , who plays an FBI agent investigating the highly illegal and seemingly mythical Dollhouse. Tahmoh Penikett figured that after ...

'Dollhouse' Week: Joss Whedon on the show's origins and direction
From Inside the Box — ... It's day two of Dollhouse Week, wherein we leave no stone unturned in discussing Joss Whedon's new series on FOX. Today: a conversation with the man himself. The story about how the idea for Dollhouse hit Joss Whedon like a bolt from above has now been repeated enough that he can refer to it as "the famous story of lunch with Eliza." It was in the fall of 2007, and while having lunch with Eliza Dushku, who had recently signed a deal with FOX, he discussed the kinds of characters he thought she should play. "I thought she should play lots of different things, and then the ...

'Dollhouse' Week: News from everywhere
From Inside the Box — ... We're not the only ones gearing up for the premiere of Dollhouse on Friday. Turns out the show has gotten a lot of coverage on the Web. Who knew? OK, well, yeah. Pretty much everyone knew. There's been buzz on the show ever since it was announced, and we've been intrigued ever since creator Joss Whedon and star Eliza Dushku led a ...

'Dollhouse' review
From Inside the Box — ... Joss Whedon has talked at length about how he wants Dollhouse to explore ideas about the identities we create for ourselves and the ways "we use and manipulate each other," as he put it in an interview last week. Those themes are certainly present in the three episodes FOX sent out for review, and the way Whedon gets at such ideas -- by presenting a place where blank human slates can be imprinted with any personality or set of skills a client needs -- is really intriguing. But it doesn't yet feel like a show that has quite figured out how to balance those big questions with ...

Spike and Faith fight again (sorta)
From Inside the Box — Spike James Marsters guest stars on Numb3rs and Eliza Dushku debuts on the new Joss Whedon drama Dollhouse on Friday, Feb. 13. This makes me nostalgic for the Spike vs. Faith days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Of course, they're not reprising their Buffy roles and aren't even playing supernatural beings, but a girl can dream, right? How can you not want to relive the vamp and slayer going mano a mano ? Don't remember? Check out the Spike vs. Faith fight below (with musical accompaniment). On Dollhouse , Dushku plays an "active" or "doll" ...

Premierewatch: 'Dollhouse'
It Happened Last Night — ... OK, Joss Whedon fans, your months of waiting finally end tonight with the arrival of Dollhouse , the latest, though certainly not greatest, of his television creations. In fact, had you not known he was actively involved in this show, you'd be forgiven for not even recognizing his involvement by hour's end. Was it a bad way to spend an hour? Certainly not. Did it live up to his previous body of work? Certainly not. Not a fair criticism? Possibly. Looking back at Whedon's previous three shows, only ...

'Bones' gets its geek on
It Happened Last Night — ... and Echo kind of do. Brennan tells Perotta that Booth gets needlessly protective of her sometimes. "I have no idea why," she says. "You really don't, do you," Perotta replies. Hee. Sweets is lots of fun this week, but I have one quibble -- he wore a ...

'Dollhouse': Should We Keep Watching?
KTV: Korbi TV — ... Should we keep watching Dollhouse? Well, yeah. Not because it's a Joss Whedon show -- I will tell you right now that that signature humor you're hoping for is not going to suddenly appear over the next few episodes -- but simply because it is solid enough to warrant a decent trial period. What drew me into the pilot were Echo's personalities/identities (the bubbly girl after a weekend date who's psyched she might've found "the one"... the kidnapping victim who has grown up to achieve greatness to compensate for her childhood trauma... ...

'Dollhouse' puts the shoulder to the wheel
It Happened Last Night — ... Hey, Fox, did you watch tonight's episode? That should have been your Dollhouse pilot. Not because it was perfect. Far from it. But it was miles beyond last week's meh-fest. There's work to be done, but the show's starting down the right path. Put it this way: it's currently halfway between horrible and Dr. Horrible . Maybe I'm just overly aware of the show's premise, but almost nothing from last week's episode was necessary to dive into the show's concept and mythology as laid out in tonight's episode. Vacant people that can be programmed? Check. Checkered morality ...

Did 'Dollhouse' Viewers Like What They Saw The Second Time Around?
KTV: Korbi TV — ... Down about 15%, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse took a ratings dip during its second outing on Friday. But much of the audience that did watch seemed to enjoy this past hour more than the pilot. For me, the developing friendship and trust between Boyd Langdon (Harry Lennix) and Echo is interesting. And I'll admit I was fully sucked in, rooting for Echo to beat the piss out of that misogynistic psychopath she went on a date with (sidebar: The Dollhouse does background checks on its potential clients, but not psychological ...

You think I'm crazy? 'Dollhouse' has got your crazy
It Happened Last Night — ... Well, this is just swell. I promised myself I wouldn't get attached. Wouldn't get hurt again. But there Dollhouse goes, making me start to care for it something fierce. And I just know it's gonna end up one day being gone, like an active's memory once the mission is complete. Then again, if Echo's any indication, maybe there's a chance, just a slight chance, that the show isn't necessarily going to go that way. Which is a relief: after all, how many shows reference both Britney Spears and Isaac Asimov in the same hour? As to the Britney: this week's mission centered around ...

'Dollhouse': Good reception, bad signal
It Happened Last Night — ... If you had told me I'd find an episode of about a pop singer's protection more enjoyable than an episode about a heist gone wrong, I'd have told you to leave me at the mercy of a Russian mob specializing in human trafficking. And yet here am I, having watched a Dollhouse episode long on ideas but short on drama. With a central mystery that simply wasn't remotely mysterious, what remained was essentially a chamber play in which our nominal hero sat around, passive and paralyzed. The heist in question? The recovery of an Elgin Marble, named after stolen pieces of the Parthenon ...

'Dollhouse': In need of more than a cult following
It Happened Last Night — ... As a Whedonverse fanatic, I jumped for joy upon learning that Tim Minear wrote tonight’s outing of “ Dollhouse .” That man usually brings the awesome. So imagine my disappointment while watching this week’s fairly pedestrian episode. Nothing was really wrong , but very little was right , either. While it was thematically interesting to link the mindset of a cult member to that of a wiped doll, the episode meandered through a series of “been there, seen that” scenes that served mostly to get Agent Ballard one step closer to coming face to face with Caroline. While it’s ...

'Dollhouse' hits the streets
It Happened Last Night — ... And there, folks, was the first truly great episode of “ Dollhouse .” No doubt about it. The kind of episode we’ve wanted all along, often in ways we couldn’t have possibly predicted. More than anything, above the dense mythology, overt active abuse, and new revelations, the episode set to ask a very simple question: what if there was a Dollhouse in our own reality? Or rather, what if our own reality in fact created a Dollhouse? Interspersed throughout “Man on the Street” were interviews conducted by a syndicated entertainment show concerning the “myth” of the Dollhouse. Their ...

Dollhouse Recap - Man on the Street
TV @ It's Finest — ... And there, folks, was the first truly great episode of “Dollhouse.” No doubt about it. The kind of episode we’ve wanted all along, often in ways we couldn't’t have possibly predicted. More than anything, above the dense mythology, overt active abuse, and new revelations, the episode set to ask a very simple question: what if there was a Dollhouse in our own reality? Or rather, what if our own reality in fact created a Dollhouse? ...

'Dollhouse' goes back to college
It Happened Last Night — ... For everyone out there complaining that “ Dollhouse ” doesn’t bring the funny the way Whedon shows of old did, this one was for you. This was its “Band Candy.” This was its “Spin the Bottle.” This was the episode in which everyone was allowed to act supremely silly while under the effects of something inherently diabolical. Amidst the (literal) insanity, Echo functioned as the straight man, burrowing deeper not only into the source of everyone’s big bag of crazy but into the reason she ended up a doll in the first place. Because no genre show is complete without EVIL INDUSTRY ...

'Dollhouse' and the devil you know
It Happened Last Night — ... It was the great philosopher Descartes that once said, “Tell me whatcha want, whatcha really really want.” Least, I think it was him. Maybe I’m screwing that up. In any case, tonight’s episode of “ Dollhouse ” centered around desire; namely, those yearnings that were causing recurring glitches in several of the dolls. Rather than repress those desires, one employee decided it was high time to unleash them. That employee? Dr. Claire Saunders, of all people. Maybe you saw it coming, but I didn’t. What first seemed like Adele’s way of testing Dollhouse security in the wake of the ...

'Battlestar Galactica,' 'Smallville' stars dive into 'Riverworld'
From Inside the Box — Tahmohpenikett_dollhouse_240 Sci Fi, soon to be SyFy, has cast its lead actors for their upcoming four-hour movie events "Riverworld" and "The Phantom," both of which may lead to a new series. Tahmoh Penikett , of the network's ground-breaking "Battlestar Galactica" and currently on FOX's "Dollhouse," will play the lead in "Riverworld" opposite "Smallville" supergirl Laura Vandervoort, while "Desperate Housewives" actor Ryan Carnes will play the titular lead in "The Phantom," according to T he Hollywood Reporter . "Riverworld," based on the ...

POLL: 'Dollhouse' vs. 'Sarah Connor Chronicles'
From Inside the Box — POLL: 'Dollhouse' vs. 'Sarah Connor Chronicles' By Brill Bundy April 09, 02:01 PM Lenaheadley_terminator_240 "Dollhouse" fans are all hepped up about the not-really-a-big-deal wrap-up of season one with episode 12 , "Omega," on May 8, rather than with episode 13. But season two of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" is coming even sooner. As in, Friday, April 10. Both shows have their champions and critics but whether either returns seems very much up in the air. What say you? Which one deserves another go around? Which FOX Friday ...

"Dollhouse": Wholly mole-y!
It Happened Last Night — ... “You need to investigate why it exists. The Dollhouse deals in fantasy but that is not their purpose. Investigate their purpose .” So sayeth the mole inside the “ Dollhouse ,” via Mellie (aka November) to a completely confused Agent Ballard in tonight’s solid episode. It’s the second time that the mole has delivered this message to Ballard so far, but it’s unclear still what that purpose is. Maybe we should ask Adele. She’s not unlike the former head of the Hair Club for Men: not only is she the president, but she’s also a client! OK, she’s not the president. More like ...

Padma Lakshmi, Eliza Dushku pose nude for Allure
From Inside the Box — Padma Lakshmi, Eliza Dushku pose nude for Allure By Hanh Nguyen April 13, 11:31 AM Padma_scar Padma Lakshmi may have shown her scar countless of times on "Top Chef," but she's exposing much more for a magazine. The "Top Chef" host, "Dollhouse's" Eliza Dushku , comedian Chelsea Handler, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" star Lynn Collins and actress Sharon Leal all posed nude for Allure's annual May nude issue. Lakshmi, 38, doesn't have a problem with baring all and in fact is most proud of her seven-inch scar on her upper ...

Joss Whedon tells Paley Fest fans that 'Dollhouse' season 2 is a total possibility
KTV: Korbi TV — ... Last week the “Dollhouse” fandom was thrown into a tizzy when actress Felicia Day alerted fans via Twitter that her episode -- the now ...

'Dollhouse':
It Happened Last Night — ... Talk about wasting a great idea on a lousy execution. Life extension via an active is a fascinating concept, and worthy of building not only an episode, but an entire series, around it. But “ Dollhouse ” chose to use the idea in service of a lame “whodunit” in which almost no one likeable or remotely interesting was involved. It was a weak start to the final leg of its initial season. If you had to pinpoint a theme of this week’s episode, it would be “roleplay.” Specifically, it revolved around three storylines in which at least one person was aware of the fake nature of the ...

'Dollhouse' slips to series low, shall we say sayonara now?
KTV: Korbi TV — ... at The Paley Festival just ten days ago that "Dollhouse" season two was still a total possibility, the show's performance last night says otherwise... ...

Bubble show poll results: You really, really want 'Terminator' and 'Chuck' back
From Inside the Box — ... ET Thursday, the show had racked up 26,553 votes -- more than twice as many as any other show on the list -- and 86 percent of them (22,711) say FOX should keep the modestly rated show (5.3 million viewers this season) on the air. The other big winner in the poll was "Chuck," which ended its second season on NBC Monday. It's getting 80 percent support from the more than 11,000 people who have voted so far. Other shows enjoying heavy support include "Castle" (69 percent yes), "Dollhouse" (64 percent), "Life" (62 percent) and "Samantha Who?" (60 ...

Is FOX trying to Peacock-block NBC's upfront?
From Inside the Box — ... If you find yourself to be an entertainment journalist on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET you are probably going to have your attention focused on the 90-minute NBC "in" front presentation of their fall schedule to the press. Or will you? In the span of an hour-and-a-half on Friday (May 1) morning, FOX sent out invites to two conference calls happening at the exact same time as NBC's dog and pony show. First with the mysterious Alpha who will be revealed on tonight's "Dollhouse" and then one with ...

Alan Tudyk visits the 'Dollhouse'
It Happened Last Night — ... OK, altogether, on the count of three. One…two…three…WASH! If you’re a “Firefly” fan, that made sense, and if you’re not, dear God, go find a friend who has the DVDs and dig in. But I’m not here to pimp “Firefly,” I’m here to praise an outstanding episode of “ Dollhouse ,” which was a little heavy on the allegory but incredibly dense on mythology, narrative advancement, and enough confusing sexual hang-ups to fill a few dozen doctoral dissertations. At the heart of the show lies Ballard’s attempt to infiltrate the Dollhouse itself. After breaking up with Mellie (with a kind of ...

'Dollhouse' runs the gamut from Alpha to Omega in the season (series?) finale
It Happened Last Night — ... Well, we know one thing now: the writers of “ Dollhouse ” sure like their “Natural Born Killers,” don’t they? Actually, we know two things: in a show in which the central character’s mind is continually erased, it’s damn hard to achieve any sort of epiphany, even in a season/series finale. The jury’s still out on exactly which of those tonight’s episode actually was, but once again the show’s high concept prevented it from truly achieving greatness in what may have been its swan song. We learned tonight that one Carl William Craft, in jail for kidnapping and attempted murder, ...

'Dollhouse' DVD includes unaired pilot and 'Epitaph One' episode
From Inside the Box — ... Will "Dollhouse" return next season? FOX is keeping mum for now, but in the meantime we can look forward to some new (to us) footage on DVD and Blu-ray, on sale July 28. Along with the 12 episodes aired this season, the "Dollhouse" DVD will include the original unaired pilot "Echo" in addition to the never-before-seen standalone episode "Epitaph One." Other goodies to look forward to are commentaries by Joss Whedon, deleted scenes and featurettes as follows: "Making Dollhouse" "Coming Back Home" "Finding Echo" "Designing a Perfect Dollhouse" "A Private Engagement" So, are we ...

'Dollhouse': Is it dead or not? The actors tweet to save series
KTV: Korbi TV — The FOX upfronts are fast approaching, so it won't be long before we know whether “ Dollhouse ” will return in the fall. The official announcement is expected Monday, but in the meantime, the show's stars are rallying the troops via Twitter. Encouraging viewers to ...

No salvation: FOX kills 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'
From Inside the Box — ... from FOX's ax. The network's announcement of its 2009-10 schedule is imminent, and by nearly all accounts the two-year-old series won't be part of it. The word comes a month after the show's finale dropped a rather major plot twist and a few days after FOX picked up "T:SCC's" Friday-night companion this season, "Dollhouse," for next year. "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" averaged about 5.3 million viewers per week this season, only about half of what it drew last season (and even if you take out the show's big post-football premiere in 2008, the first season still averaged ...

POLL: Which canceled FOX show will you miss the most?
From Inside the Box — ... and "Dollhouse" don't know whether to rejoice or mourn. On the heels of learning that Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" was picked up for a second season, fans heard the sobering news that "Sarah Connor" wasn't renewed past its second season run. It joins the ranks of other FOX shows that got the ax this 2008-2009 season. ...

The new FOX schedule, night by night
From Inside the Box — ... From Inside the Box previous The new FOX schedule, night by night By Zap2it | May 18, 9:56 AM E-mail email Save & Share [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Leamichele_glee_290 FOX has announced its fall 2009 and midseason 2010 primetime lineups, with old favorites like "House" and "American Idol" wrapped around some surprising returns ( "Dollhouse," for one) and new shows like "Glee!" FOX will 'Dance' into fall with ...

'Dollhouse': Pickup is 'a bet on Joss Whedon'
From Inside the Box — ... The decision by FOX executives to bring "Dollhouse" back for a second season comes down to two words: Joss Whedon . But, you know, no pressure or anything. News of the modestly rated show's ...

'Medium' builds a bridge for CBS
From Inside the Box — ... between the network's other Friday dramas. "We looked at the ratings, and 'Medium' and 'Ghost Whisperer' sit right next to each other in the rankings," Kahl says. "We also looked at crossover viewing between the two shows, and they are literally perfect companions for each other. In terms of improvement [on Fridays], it's a very solid prize for us." "Medium" will be airing opposite another Friday newcomer, ABC's "Ugly Betty," as well as NBC's "Southland" and FOX's "Dollhouse" in the fall. Related: 'Mentalist' moves, 'Medium' finds home on CBS PICS: ...

A 'Buffy' movie without Joss Whedon? It could happen
From Inside the Box — ... being born into each generation. The catch: Whedon, who created the character for a 1992 movie and re-imagined it for what would become one of the more fanatically loved TV series of the past couple of decades, isn't involved at all, at least not yet. The HR says the Kuzuis and Vertigo principals Roy Lee and Doug Davison are talking with writers and "do not rule out" Whedon's involvement, but they've not yet "reached out" to him. Whedon is about to head into the second season of "Dollhouse" for FOX and also co-wrote horror flick "Cabin in the Woods," which is due for ...

The 2009 Fall TV schedule night by night
From Inside the Box — ... Thursday Parks and Recreation The Office Community (limited run)/ 30 Rock The Jay Leno Show FOX FOX Bones Fringe Local Programming CW CW The Vampire Diaries Supernatural Local Programming 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 ABC ABC Supernanny Ugly Betty 20/20 CBS CBS Ghost Whisperer Medium Numb3rs NBC NBC Law & Order Southland The Jay Leno Show FOX FOX Brothers 'Til Death Dollhouse Local Programming CW CW Smallville America's Next Top Model encore ...

Coming to Comic-Con: 'MythBusters,' 'Dollhouse,' more
From Inside the Box — ... are returning to Comic-Con. Joss Whedon and "Dollhouse" will be there too. Discovery confirmed Friday that MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will make their second consecutive San Diego Comic-Con appearance. Savage and Hyneman will be the stars of a panel at 7:15 p.m. PT Saturday, July 25, and will show fans footage of new episodes and what goes on behind the scenes of the show."Mythbusters" is the latest TV series to confirm for Comic-Con panels -- bringing the total to about two dozen shows for the July 23-26 event. The Chicago Tribune ...

FOX gets a slightly early start on the new season
From Inside the Box — Leamichele_glee_290 FOX will start rolling out its fall schedule just a little ahead of the official start of the 2009-10 season, giving shows like "Bones," "Fringe," "Glee" and "Dollhouse" at least one episode before the crush of premieres in late September. The first-ever fall run of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Glee" will kick off the network's season on Wednesday, Sept. 16. (OK, technically, FOX's first premieres are "Cops" and "America's Most Wanted" on Saturday, Sept. 12, but even the network press release ...

Eliza Dushku as the other woman; 'Harry Potter' not plagiarized
From Inside the Box — Eliza Dushku as the other woman; 'Harry Potter' not plagiarized By Hanh Nguyen | June 16, 2009 1:39 PM E-mail email Save & Share [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Elizadushku_dollhouse_290 Eliza Dushku plays the other woman ... but it's not as fun and sexy as you might think. The "Dollhouse" star tells MTV's Hollywood Crush that "Valediction" is a psychological thriller about a married man (Ben Barnes) who must deal with his daughter's injury ...

More Comic-Con panels: '24,' 'Futurama' ... and 'Glee'?
From Inside the Box — ... 90-minute session on Saturday, July 25 will also get the first look at a new episode, followed by a panel with stars Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith. The "24" panel will also include Mary Lynn Rajskub, new cast members Anil Kapoor and Freddie Prinze Jr. and executive producer Howard Gordon, and will include a sneak peek at the coming season. The studio's other panels are: Friday"Bones" - Q-and-A with showrunner Hart Hanson and stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. "Dollhouse" - The ...

'Dollhouse' premiere moves back a week
From Inside the Box — ... The second season of "Dollhouse" will begin slightly later than initially planned -- and will face heavier competition as a result. FOX announced Wednesday (July 8) that it would unveil the second season of Joss Whedon's show on Friday, Sept. 25. That's a week later than the network's original plan, which had "Dollhouse" following the premieres of comedies "Brothers" and "'Til Death" on Sept. 18. The network instead decided to air an encore of the "Glee" series premiere on Sept. 18. The move also means "Dollhouse" will have to go up against the season premieres of "Medium" ...

'Reaper,' 'Dollhouse' stars fight 'Evil'
From Inside the Box — ... signed up for the indie horror-comedy "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil," according to The Hollywood Reporter . The pair will play rednecks who must cope with your stereotypical horny horror-movie teens. The cannon fodder suspect our heroes of being psycho killers, while Tucker and Dale just want to enjoy their new summer home. The movie has begun production in Canada. Labine starred on "Reaper" until its cancellation this season, while Tudyk guest-starred as baddie Omega on "Dollhouse." Follow Zap2it on Twitter for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news ...

Friday is Joss Whedon Day at Comic-Con 2009
From Inside the Box — ... Friday is supposedly "Star Wars" Day at Comic-Con, but you may as well go ahead and call it Joss Whedon Day. Joss will hold a panel about his latest prime-time foray ( "Dollhouse" ), and then will stick around for 45 minutes to discuss other projects. Expect those sessions to be packed. ...

Comic-Con: 'Dollhouse' panel live blog
From Inside the Box — ... Try as they might, no other panel could compare to the anticipation for the "Dollhouse" panel in Ballroom 20 on Friday. Whedonites camped out in the room all day, anxious to see the infamous unaired "Dollhouse" episode, as well as some quality time with creator/Comic-Con uber-god Joss Whedon and series star Eliza Dushku. 4:19 p.m.- Joss comes out on stage and the room freaks out. He walks around the stage a bit, before approaching the stadium. He jokes that he's "not really sure how [it] happened" that "Epitaph One" wasn't the series finale. He looks out at the adoring crowd ...

Jamie Bamber is coming to Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse'
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'Glee,' 'So You Think You Can Dance' start earlier
From Inside the Box — ... "Brothers" will get an hour-long premiere on Friday, Sept. 25, leading into the new season of "Dollhouse." "'Til Death" joins the schedule on Oct. 2. Follow ...

'Dollhouse' will go back to the future in season two
From Inside the Box — ... greeted a group of reporters visiting the set of "Dollhouse" on Friday: "Welcome back to the biggest surprise of my career, our season two." FOX's renewal of "Dollhouse" for a second season did indeed qualify as one of the bigger shocks of the spring. Whedon is unsurprisingly psyched to be back, and he says he and his fellow writers have "more excitement and enthusiasm about the show than we did by a country mile last year, because we are in it now." But the show is also in something of a strange position thanks to "Epitaph One," the final episode of the first season which ...

'Dollhouse' Season 2 pics: Eliza Dushku goes domestic
From Inside the Box — ... Whedonites, prepare for the second season of "Dollhouse." It's really happening. FOX released gallery pictures of the cast in all of their empty vessel glory in advance of the show's Friday, Sept. 25 premiere. In particular, we're getting a laugh from Eliza Dushku as Echo looking all badass, but in a domestic, decorated-by-Target-like setting. Perhaps it's meant to be a "dollhouse"? ...

Keith Carradine reportedly to play with 'Dollhouse'
From Inside the Box — ... Keith Carradine may like to play with Dolls. The Oscar winner is reportedly guest starring on two episodes of FOX's "Dollhouse," according to ...

Keith Carradine enters 'Dollhouse' in October
From Inside the Box — ... All Blogs From Inside the Box RSS RSS Twitter Twitter TV News | Movie News | Celebrity News previous Keith Carradine enters 'Dollhouse' in October By Hanh Nguyen | August 24, 2009 1:28 PM E-mail email Digg Facebook Fark Yahoo Buzz Stumbleupon Keithcarradine New information has come to light about Keith Carradine's guest appearance on "Dollhouse." As we reported Sunday , Carradine will play businessman Matthew Harding on ...

'Dollhouse' first look: Jamie Bamber marries Echo
From Inside the Box — dollhouse_jamiebamber_elizadushku_290.jpg FOX is filling its "Dollhouse" with another big-name guest star. Jamie Bamber of "Battlestar Galactica" fame will appear in the second-season premiere of "Dollhouse," in the episode named "Vows," airing Friday, Sept. 25. "Vows" appears to refer to wedding vows since Echo (Eliza Dushku) gets married to Bamber's character, a wealthy financier in the episode. It doesn't look like a happily-ever-after type of union though. I mean, Echo has blood on her forehead in that first photo during their so-called "honeymoon." And ...

Summer Glau, Alexis Denisof to enter 'Dollhouse'
From Inside the Box — summerglau_alexisdenisof_290.jpg It's a Whedonverse reunion on "Dollhouse." Summer Glau and Alexis Denisof , both of Joss Whedon series fame, and Michael Hogan are joining the group of big names visiting second season of FOX's "Dollhouse." They join the recently announced guest stars Keith Carradine and Jamie Bamber. But let's get back to the Whedonverse characters, shall we? Glau will join the cast of "Dollhouse" as recurring character Bennett, "a Dollhouse employee who shares a past with Echo (Eliza Dushku)." Since we haven't seen Glau previously, it's possible her ...

'Dollhouse' Premiere: Joss Whedon pitches, the cast hits
It Happened Last Night — Last season, Ryan theorized that one of the tragic flaws in the 'Dollhouse' finale was that "There's no catharsis without memory".  And after Caroline/Omega was wiped, what was left? ...

'Dollhouse' Alexis Denisof, Miracle Laurie have opposing views of dolls
It Happened Last Night — Last season, 'Dollhouse' caught a fair amount of fire for the encounters most often being about sex, turning the actives into technologically advanced prostitutes. ...

'Dollhouse': Michael Hogan underused
It Happened Last Night — I suppose that it only makes sense that if the "Dollhouse" caters to the whims of the impossibly wealthy that sometimes it will step outside it's standard lines of operation. Or does it? ...

TV ratings report: DVRs make the rich (and poor) richer
From Inside the Box — ... picked up an additional 2.95 million people. The biggest gainers in terms of percentages are farther down the ratings: "Dollhouse" grew by 36.5 percent (2.5 million to 3.42 million), and ...

Joss Whedon + 'Glee' = TV-geek nirvana
From Inside the Box — josswhedon_290.jpg The squeals of delight you're hearing could well have to do with the fact that TV auteur and avowed musical-theater fan Joss Whedon has signed on to direct an episode of "Glee." The "Dollhouse" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator will helm an episode of the FOX series later this season. The show's initial 13-episode run is already in the can, so Whedon will take on one of the back nine episodes that FOX picked up last month, the network confirms. His work on "Glee" will happen after the 13-episode run of "Dollhouse" finishes. "Joss ...

'Dollhouse' sits out November sweeps
From Inside the Box — elizadushku_dollhouse_290.jpg Friday's episode of "Dollhouse" is one of the better ones the series has put forth so far. It's also the last one you'll get to see for a while. FOX has decided to bench its regular Friday lineup for the November sweeps period, which begins Thursday, Oct. 29. "Dollhouse" and ...

'Dollhouse': Dichen Lachman's & Enver Gjokaj gush over guest stars, deliver scoop
KTV: Korbi TV — Fresh off the news that " Dollhouse " will be MIA during November sweeps, the show returns this week with a Sierra-centric episode that is arguably the best hour the series has produced so far. What can you expect from the last new ep until December? First of all, Dichen Lachman's performance as both Sierra and Piya -- the woman she was before she became a doll -- will blow you away. Turns out Piya's initiation to the dollhouse wasn't as kosher as everyone (including Adelle) thought, and that discovery sets off a chain reaction which Sierra/Piya, Topher, Boyd, and Adelle will ...

'Dollhouse' Keith Carradine joins & the issue of rape emerges
It Happened Last Night — I have long felt uncomfortable about the sexual nature of most of the engagements actives have been sent on in the "Dollhouse" and not because of the prostitution issue most have labeled it as. ...

'Dollhouse' shuts its doors
From Inside the Box — elizadushku_dollhouse_290.jpg And the ax keeps falling: Though the news isn't surprising, FOX has made it official that "Dollhouse" won't go beyond its 13-episode order this season. The show is in the midst of shooting its 11th episode of the season and will complete all 13. FOX also still plans to air back-to-back episodes on Friday nights in December. More to come ...

'Dollhouse': Why we're happy it got canceled (other than the obvious)
From Inside the Box — dichenlachman_dollhouse_290.jpg Cancellation was a blessing for Joss Whedon's sci fi drama "Dollhouse," not only for the beleaguered viewers at home but for the production itself. We at Zap2it love TV, so we're more relieved rather than gleeful that "Dollhouse" got the ax. The show just wasn't up to Whedon's snuff, despite a few episode/performance gems. We're grateful that we got introduced to relative newcomers like Dichen Lachman, Enver Gjokaj, Miracle Laurie and Fran Kranz and got to see Whedonverse faves like Amy Acker and Summer Glau again. Nevertheless, "Dollhouse" was ...

'Dollhouse' cancellation sparks debate: Zap2it readers talk back
From Inside the Box — frankranz_dollhouse_290.jpg "Dollhouse's" cancellation announcement Wednesday caused a bit of a stir, partly because of Zap2it's rather controversial stance that it was ...