Visiting Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" today
It's the last day of TV critics' summer press tour — our press conferences ended Monday with NBC but today, we have some sets to visit. And at the top of my list is a trip to get an early glimpse of "Dollhouse," the new series starring Eliza Dushku (above).
UPDATE: Here's my report on my eye-popping visit to the "Dollhouse" set.
Last week at the Fox party I spoke with Joss Whedon, who created "Dollhouse" and numerous other shows, including his instant online classic, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," which at four bucks is a bargain (I paid). He spoke about the production challenges facing "Dollhouse" that compelled him to shoot essentially a second pilot for the series. Since our talk Whedon has given a much longer answer at his website, but this is the shorter oral-history version:
The only thing he didn't mention in our interview was the co-ed showers. As you will see below, they appeared in the original pilot ... and Whedon confirmed to , uh, his own the Whedonesque site that they will remain in the show, for those of you who make viewing decisions based on such criteria.
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Previously on TV Barn:
And in case you haven't seen the trailer:
Hi, Aaron,
Great interview. One correction, tho: Whedonesque is a fan blogging community. Joss posts there occasionally, but it isn't really "his own site." It's owned by a woman named Caroline in Amsterdam.
Posted by: Shannon C | July 22, 2008 at 01:29 PM
I spotted this from the beginning, upon viewing a scene featuring Eliza and a male actor from the new Galactica. Eliza seemed to not be at her best and the direction of Whedon appeared tentative when it comes to specifically directing her, unlike her previous work on Buffy, which highlighted the wonderful talents of this often amazing actress.
When I made my statement, a sincere assessment of the flaws in the scene, I was promptly attacked by my fellow Whedonites when my only attempt was to get Joss, a great director, to take an unbiased look at the scene in question, and others, if they existed, and make the necessary changes to guarantee as best as possible that this will be a hit series. To that end, I am pleased to learn that Joss and company listen to even the minority voices in these debates, and is willing to act on constructive criticism and use them to make this the best show it can be.
Good Luck Joss!!! And to my fellow Whedonites, give credit, where credit is due. It's only fair after those repeat beatings I took.
Signed Blue Gloves
Posted by: Blue Gloves | July 22, 2008 at 04:57 PM