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The White House On V: What Aliens? [Political Science (fiction)]
Tommy Christopher: Fourteen million people watch it, and the show – Here's hoping that his often-discussed love for sci-fi will get him through the derivative hour without being too distracted by a cast that includes Firefly, Dollhouse, Lost, The 4400 and Smallville refugees.
Tuesday, Nov 3
V Is Not Doomed, And You Should Still Watch
And Thursday, in a response to the show's production problems, Peters (USA Network's The 4400) was replaced at the helm of the show by Scott Rosenbaum (Chuck, The Shield), though he is expected to stay aboard as an executive producer.
Monday, Nov 2
Aliens Invade In "V" Reboot, Plus Supernatural Goes Super-Meta [What To Watch]
Similarly, 9pm brings a choice between Fringe on Fox - and what looks like a very fun episode of Supernatural on the CW: My suggestion: Watch FlashForward and Fringe live, TiVo Supernatural and try to pretend Vampire Diaries doesn't exist. Sorry, Kevin Williamson.)
Joss Whedon Wants To Buy Terminator - Someone Make This Happen
The Terminator franchise is up for sale, as its current owners try to survive bankruptcy by selling off their most valuable asset, and guess who wants to buy it? Dollhouse's Joss Whedon. Well, kind of. Sincerely, Joss Whedon. Joss Whedon Makes Bid For 'Terminator' [Deadline Hollywood]
Friday, Oct 30
The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week [Best Of The Week]
At Long Last, Meet J.J. Abrams' Klingons Feeling cheated that you didn't get to see a Klingon prison break in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie? As we promised, those lost Klingon scenes will be on the new DVD, but a few snippets have already turned up online.
Thursday, Oct 29
Lost's Final Answers Will Surprise You. But Will Leonard Nimoy Abandon Fringe? [Morning Spoilers]
Tons of spoilers today, including Damon Lindelof on Lost answers and Leonard Nimoy on his Fringe future. Plus a Thor casting call, and pics from Avatar, The Box, Sarah Jane, Supernatural and Smallville. Also: Dollhouse, V, FlashForward, Chuck and Heroes. Dollhouse: Fringe: Doctor Who: S...
Monday, Oct 26
Give Your Pumpkin Some True Blood Bite [True Blood]
These jack-o-lantern stencils from Camp Blood make me beyond happy! We've seen Star Wars, Dr. Horrible and Firefly before — but at last, something new to slice into your pumpkin's face. We're still looking for other new ideas. Please, if you find a Dollhouse pumpkin or a McG-faced jack-o-la...
Saturday, Oct 24
Opinion: Rape Is One Tick Short Of Armageddon, On Dollhouse
Random thought: I am willing to bet this episode was written for season one and held over — because Paul Ballard wasn't in it, and I have a feeling writers Maurisa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon wrote it for a Ballard-less Dollhouse, then couldn't revise it to make Ballard fit in.
Friday, Oct 23
The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week [Best Of The Week]
Lessons Joss Whedon Can Bring Back To Dollhouse From Glee Whedonites rejoiced when it was announced Joss Whedon will direct an episode of television's best show, Glee. But you know what would be even cooler? If Whedon could pick up some tricks from Glee and bring them back to Dollhouse.
David Tennant Interrupts Sarah Jane's Wedding. Will V's Morena Baccarin Eat a Guinea Pig? And Who's Hopping Into Bed on Dollhouse? [Morning Spoilers]
Paul Dollhouse Summer Glau's character Bennett will have a surprising connection to another character on the show, and Miracle Laurie will be back as Madeline, formerly November, to break Paul's heart. [E! Online] Fringe V Smallville The Sarah Jane Adventures
Tuesday, Oct 20
Opinion: More Asgardian Heroes for Thor? Apocalyptic Images from BSG: The Plan, And More of Summer Glau in Dollhouse! [Morning Spoilers]
Dollhouse It looks like Paul Ballard and Echo are going to lock lips in an upcoming episode, but that doesn't mean Paul has completely given himself over to the Dollhouse. Tamoh Penikett says that although Paul's been drinking the Kool-Aid a bit, he's going to have more issues with his new c...
Monday, Oct 19
Dr. Horrible Fights Batman, And Commander Riker Helms Dollhouse [What To Watch]
Dollhouse - Finally, the way Sierra came to be a doll is revealed when she faces her Rossum Corp connection as an Active, on FOX at 9 PM. And of course, her link includes obsession and murder. This episode is directed by Jonathan "Will Riker" Frakes, who also directed several episodes of Roswe...
Sunday, Oct 18
TV Glut Is Killing Your Favorite TV Shows [Fringe]
Fox's Fringe is suffering in the ratings for its second season. But is that because of the show itself, or does it have more to do with the night it's broadcast on? Did Fox blunder moving 'Fringe' to overstuffed Thursdays? [THR Live Feed]
Tuesday, Oct 13
Sam Raimi Talks Spider-Man 4 Villains. And What's Summer Glau's Dollhouse Secret? [Morning Spoilers]
Sam Raimi won't say who Spider-Man 4's villain would be, but he did offer some hints. We learned more about Summer Glau's secret past on Dollhouse. Exclusive Lost set pics! Sarah Jane Adventures trailer! Plus V, Supernatural, Heroes and Smallville! Dollhouse: Supernatural: Smallville...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Opinion: See Heroes' Lesbian Kiss, A Telltale Lost Set Pic, and Summer Glau's Dollhouse Debut [Morning Spoilers]
via Spoiler TV] Lost DocArtzt] Supernatural SPNsite] Heroes The ODI] Greg Grunberg posted a POV video to his Twitter account. It appears Matt Parkman will be on a gurney at some point, and his face will be covered with gauze: via Spoiler TV] Dollhouse via Spoiler TV] Spoiler TV] Smallville
Monday, Oct 5
Opinion: The Mind-Transplant Script Whedon Wrote Before Dollhouse [Joss Whedon]
Long before Dollhouse, even before Buffy graced our television sets, Joss Whedon wrote Afterlife, an action-packed screenplay about memory transfers, human slavery in the name of scientific research, and the problem of two personalities battling over a single body.
Tuesday, Sep 29
Whiplash Slices And Dices In New Iron Man Footage! Plus Sarah Jane's Surprising Companion [Morning Spoilers]
Today's future glimpses include images from James Cameron's Avatar, plus new Whiplash footage from Iron Man 2. The Sarah Jane Adventures brings David Tennant pics, plus a welcome comeback. Also: Lost, Dollhouse, Fringe, FlashForward, Star Wars, Smallville, Stargate and Heroes. Dollh...
Monday, Sep 28
Sam Rockwell's Iron Man 2 Villain Has An Unlikely Cousin. Plus A Predators Casting Rumor! [Morning Spoilers]
Lost: Dollhouse: Want to know how the Echo-Ballard relationship will play out now that Ballard is Echo's WatcherHandler? Let Eliza Dushku and Tahmoh Penikett elucidate: [BuddyTV] Supernatural: Smallville: TV By The Numbers] TV By The Numbers]
Saturday, Sep 26
Friday Ratings Disappoint For Dollhouse, Smallville [Dollhouse]
Not a good sign for Dollhouse or Smallville last night; both shows' premieres averaged around 2.5 million viewers (with Dollhouse slightly ahead), a drop compared with last season's final episodes. Time to start the deathwatches again, perhaps? [Mediaweek]
Friday, Sep 25
So What Did You Think Of Tonight's Dollhouse Episode? [Dollhouse]
Joss Whedon's shocking mindwiping-brothel show Dollhouse came back tonight. You can read our review of the episode here. But what did you think of it? This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thursday, Sep 24
Opinion: We've Seen Tomorrow Night's All-New Dollhouse! [Dollhouse]
The good news is, all the scenes not involving Jamie Bamber are potent, and mostly thought-provoking. There are some hilarious one-liners and a few really sick, disturbing scenes that twist the knife marvelously. And any time Amy Acker is on the screen, the show becomes the brilliant, lum...
Will Hancock 2 Lose The Best Part Of The Original? Plus New Deadpool Movie Hints! [Morning Spoilers]
Hancock 2 may be missing a key castmember. Plus Deadpool's producers make big promises! There are spoilery Dollhouse clips, and telltale pics from Lost, 2012, The Box and Planet 51. Also: FlashForward, Warehouse 13, Smallville, Chuck and True Blood spoilers! Dollhouse: Chuck: Smallvi...
Wednesday, Sep 23
First Glimpse Of New Iron Man 2 Footage, Plus Leonard Nimoy Returns To Fringe [Morning Spoilers]
A new Iron Man 2 video gives us Whiplash, Fringe flashbacks give us a second look at Leonard Nimoy, and Doctor Who set photos provide another glimpse of the new Doctor. Plus Toy Story 3, Supernatural, Dollhouse, Lost and Pandorum. Supernatural Doctor Who Dollhouse Spoiler TV] Spoiler TV] F...
Sunday, Sep 20
Dollhouse's Season 2 Finale Teased Already! [Dollhouse]
We've kind of been back and forth about [how many episodes I'll appear in]. I've been a little busy... I think I'm going to be in the last few episodes, three or four episodes of the season... What is Echo without Alpha? Dollhouse' and 'FNL' scoop: Look who's returning! [Entertainment Weekly]
Friday, Sep 18
Secrets Of Jeff Bridges' Second Character In Tron Legacy, Plus Supernatural's Visit To the Future [Morning Spoilers]
Dollhouse At the end of the season premiere, Echo will reveal to Paul that she is functioning with multiple personalities in her head and is becoming aware of her situation. And then Paul will start to look upon Echo as something other than a damsel in distress. [EW] Fringe Supernatural Spoi...
Thursday, Sep 17
Summer Glau and Ray Wise Live In Joss Whedon's Bizarro Dollhouse
Curious about what Ray Wise (Reaper) and Summer Glau (Firefly) are up to on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse? Whedon spilled all to reporters — and talked about how you'll be able to tell who's a doll in season two. Spoilers ahead. Dollhouse premieres on Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 PM.
Major Casting News For Iron Man 2 And Green Lantern! Plus Sensual Dr. Parnassus Pics! [Morning Spoilers]
Today's spoilers include a huge Green Lantern casting call and one character who won't be in Iron Man 2. There are more lush Doctor Parnassus images. Find out whom Summer Glau's playing with on Dollhouse. Plus Fringe, FlashForward and Supernatural! Dollhouse: Fringe: Supernatural: Smal...
Tuesday, Sep 15
Zoe Saldana talks Star Trek 2 Action. Plus A New Tron Legacy Guest Star Revealed! [Morning Spoilers]
Zoe Saldana reveals a promise J.J. Abrams made to her about Star Trek 2. And we meet another Tron Legacy character. Plus photos, clips and insights from Zombieland, Dollhouse, Fringe, FlashForward,... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Friday, Sep 11
How Do You Get Science Fiction To Have "Book Club Lit"?
In any given year, there are probably at least a dozen science fiction movies that all your friends are likely to have seen and be able to rave (and bitch) about over lunch. This year, they include Star Trek, Watchmen, District 9, Moon, G.I. Joe, Transformers 2, Terminator 4, and a few others. Th...
Friday, Aug 28
Original Pilot vs. Official Pilot: Which Shows Changed the Most?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Riff Regan vs. Alyson Hannigan) Dollhouse (Joss Whedon vs. Fox) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Bad-Ass Sarah vs. Vulnerable Sarah Star Trek (Christopher Pike vs. James T. Kirk) Doctor Who (The Doctor from the 49th Century vs. The Doctor from Another Time
At Last, A Graph That Explains Scifi TV After Star Trek
We looked at over 300 science fiction and fantasy television shows from 1970, the year after the original Star Trek series ended, to the present. In this chart, we list a few of the most iconic shows, but those are just a sampling of the hundreds we surveyed.
The Rise and Fall of Scifi Television's Most Popular Themes
Interestingly, space travel shows were the first to go as circumstances changed, and although shows about managed to hang on longer, they, too are on their way out. Does this indicate that science fiction and fantasy shows are on the decline? Or does it represent a shift to less expensive,...
Friday, Jul 31
Opinion: Joss Whedon On The Dark Secret At The Heart Of His Worlds
I'm not going to transcribe the entire interview, but I'll summarize it in case the video is hard to listen to. (We were at the crowded SyFy/Entertainment Weekly party, and Tyrese Gibson and other celebs were running around.) Oh, and there are spoilers for the first season of Dollhouse, inc...
Saturday, Jun 20
Has Human Target Already Suffered From The Fox Curse? [Human Target]
Has new comic book adaptation Human Target already been dumbed down beyond recognition by Fox? The first review of the much-buzzed-about pilot for the series suggests so - and points the finger at Dollhouse as the reason why. Human Target premieres on Fox this fall.
Saturday, May 16
Opinion: Welcome To The All-New, All-Different Dollhouse?
Fox didn't renew "Dollhouse" because the show's fans would have been sad about the Joss Whedon show's untimely death. Fox doesn't care about how viewers feel (you saw "Moment of Truth," right?). No, Fox renewed "Dollhouse" because it thinks it can make money off the project — enough to keep...
Friday, May 8
Opinion: Why Dollhouse Really Is Joss Whedon's Greatest Work [Dollhouse]
First, let's get this out of the way right off the bat: Yes, Dollhouse had some weak individual episodes. The back-up singer episode, for starters. I also thought the college campus "Naked Time" episode was as weak as a Tiberian milk-bat. This goes with the territory - every Joss TV series ha...
The First Terminator Salvation Reviews Are Out! Plus 3 Dollhouse Clips! And Lost Answers! [Morning Spoilers]
Director McG explains what got cut to get Terminator Salvation its PG-13 rating. And Damon Lindelof says what answers we won't get on Lost. Plus three Dollhouse clips. Oh, and Star Trek! And Heroes. Spoilers! Terminator Salvation: Star Trek: Dollhouse: Lost:
Saturday, May 2
We Already Know How The Dollhouse's Story Ends
The only part of the episode that didn't entirely make sense to me was why Alpha needed Paul Ballard's help to get inside the Dollhouse. Maybe it was a two-person operation: Alpha disables the security systems, while Paul goes and grabs Echo during the confusion. But it still seemed like a me...
Sunday, Apr 26
Opinion: Dollhouse Proves The Rich Really Are Different
And then the handful of scenes we got with Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) spun his storyline in several fascinating new directions. As for the main plot, it was okay. I never get tired of the "solving my own murder" storyline — that's just one gimmick ... Dollhouse: Haunted Mania
Wednesday, Apr 15
Dollhouse And Terminator Really Not Canceled Yet, Say Insiders [Dollhouse]
Joss Whedon told reporters he still has hope for a second Dollhouse season (and explained about that post-apocalyptic finale.) And Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles producers debunked their show's cancellation rumor. Plus season three details!
Monday, Apr 13
Opinion: Everybody's Broken In The Dollhouse [Dollhouse Recap]
But the most interesting thing, for me, was the whole debate over who Echo is. Is she going to "erase" the Dollhouse, like Dominic thinks? Will her growing awareness and cleverness finally bring the house down around her? Or will she save the Dollhouse, as Adelle believes? Could they both b...
Saturday, Apr 11
Opinion: Joss Whedon Accepts Award, Drops Dollhouse Hints, Names Winner Of Buffy/River Fight [Joss Whedon]
Joss Whedon stopped by Harvard last night to receive the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism, and we were there to hear him wax philosophical, talk Dollhouse, and settle the Whedonverse's most important debate.
Wednesday, Apr 1
Surrogates' Crime Drama Is More Real Than Its Protagonists [Book Review]
Apologies to Dollhouse fans, but this 144 page graphic novel offers the kind of thinking sci-fi questions about identity, responsibility and the dehumanizing aspects of technology that Joss Whedon's latest Friday night show lingers on, and comes to less glamorous conclusions.
Saturday, Mar 28
Opinion: The Naked Now-Ish [Dollhouse Recap]
The Dollhouse sends in an "army of Actives" contain the situation, on the theory that Actives are immune to the drug because of their artificial memory blocks. Unfortunately, the Actives eventually succumb and start remembering stuff. And meanwhile all the Dollhouse employees start go...
Saturday, Mar 21
Dollhouse Was The Best Thing On TV Last Night [Dollhouse Recap]
Joss Whedon keeps his promises - last night's Dollhouse was a handsome reward to everyone who'd been paying attention to the series' first five weeks, while still introducing the basic premise to the newbies. And you thought Dollhouse had noplace to go as an ongoing series.
Friday, Mar 6
Opinion: Hold The Phone! Tonight's Dollhouse Is Pretty Great! [Dollhouse]
Tonight's Dollhouse episode is clearly better than last week's Britney-wants-to-die splashorama. We got an early review copy a while back, and here's our spoiler-free exultation. When we begged Fox for review copies of Dollhouse episodes, they sent us copies of the first two episodes... p...
Saturday, Feb 28
Opinion: Leave Echo Alone! [Dollhouse Recap]
Meanwhile, in the episode's "B" plot, Tahmoh Penikett blunders around some more and finally stumbles on a lead. Unfortunately, it's a lead bullet, in his stomach. That scene where he takes out four armed guys was pretty great, actually. And we finally learn - I think - that Tahmoh's source, L...
Monday, Feb 23
How Steven DeKnight Survived Last Friday's Dollhouse [Exclusive]
Steven S. DeKnight, of course, is the guy who wrote a bunch of episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel. (He helped rescue Angel's Shanshu Prophecy from irrelevance and did a lot of the heavy lifting to build it into a real mythos.) And he was a writer/producer on Smallville, where he was i...
Tuesday, Feb 17
Opinion: Joss Whedon Done With Television? [Joss Whedon]
Only one episode of Dollhouse has aired so far, but creator Joss Whedon is already talking about abandoning broadcast television for the Internet - permanently. Even though I've been loving Dollhouse, I'm happy at the thought of more quirky experiments like Dr. Horrible, and I welcome th...
Sunday, Feb 15
Opinion: Why I Loved Last Friday's Dollhouse Premiere [Dollhouse Recap]
5) Shirtless Tahmoh. Okay, so the kickboxing scene was kind of random and cheesy, but it was also the least complicated moment of sexiness in the episode. And Tahmoh Penikett is pretty much awesome as the FBI guy who's barking up the wrong tree in his search for the Dollhouse.
Monday, Feb 2
Jane Espenson Talks BSG, Caprica, Buffy and Dollhouse! [Exclusive]
Jane Espenson co-wrote the Battlestar webisodes that explained Gaeta's recent behavior. She's also worked on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, and now she's the showrunner on BSG's prequel Caprica. So we were bursting with questions for her.
Tuesday, Jan 6
Dollhouse Has Potential, Say Reviewers [Dollhouse]
Another review of the first episode of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse has appeared online, and like the first, it describes a show that could be excellent. Time to get nervous yet? Dollhouse premieres Friday, February 13th on Fox. Review: Welcome To The Dollhouse [The TV Addict]
Tuesday, Dec 30
Opinion: Tahmoh Needs A Chart To Keep Dollhouse Straight [Dollhouse]
We're not saying that new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse is going to be confusing or anything, but a recent interview with star Tahmoh Penikett suggests that attention may need to be paid, nonetheless. Faces to watch: Tahmoh Penikett [LA Times]
Monday, Dec 29
Tantalizing Spoilers For Dollhouse, Terminator 4, Doctor Who, BSG, Heroes, Lost And SGA! [Morning Spoilers]
A new Dollhouse script review includes the secret origin of Eliza Dushku's Echo. There's an episode-by-episode breakdown of Heroes volume four. A new Battlestar clip shows Adama's tribulations, and Doctor Who rumor-mongering continues. Spoilers rule! Dollhouse: Doctor Who: Battles...
Friday, Dec 5
Opinion: Dollhouse A Show Of Two Halves [Dollhouse]
Time Magazine's James Poniewozik has seen the first episode of Joss Whedon's troubled Dollhouse and - appropriately for a show about characters with multiple personalities - he can't quite make up his mind about how good it is. I Have Seen Dollhouse [Tuned In]
Wednesday, Nov 12
Opinion: Dollhouse Will Be Joss Whedon's Greatest Work Ever
It's the story of Echo (Eliza Duskhu), who's basically the property of the eponymous Dollhouse. For a fee, you can have Echo imprinted with any personality, any memories, any skills, you require. (And she does pro bono work sometimes.) But Echo, who's supposed to be a blank slate, is startin...
Saturday, Nov 8
Opinion: Is It Time To Say A Pre-Emptive Goodbye To Dollhouse?
As recapped - and it's hardly the easiest to read recap, I'll be the first to admit - the episode offers a lot of what you'd think that Fox would want to see - Eliza Dushku in the shower! Explosions! Dryhumping! - in amongst the creepier mindwiping and programmable personalities that Whedon...
Friday, Nov 7
Dollhouse Script Pages, And A Major Doctor Who Revelation [Morning Spoilers]
Some of our craziest Transformers spoilers turned out to be 100 percent true — at least according to another set of unreliable sources. Not only that, but we read a ton of pages from the script of Dollhouse episode seven, including a weird dominatrix moment. Meanwhile, one of the stars of the...
Monday, Oct 27
Dollhouse Really Did Almost Fall Apart, Joss Says [Dollhouse]
November (played by Miracle Laurie) was one of the "Actives," or programmable mind-wiped puppets, in the Dollhouse. She was described as "the Tracy Turnblad of the Dolls." Her character may pop up in Dollhouse season three, Joss jokes, but meanwhile, Laurie has a new role, as an FBI worker...
Thursday, Aug 7
Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Is Even Creepier Than You Thought
Some script pages from Dollhouse, Joss Whedon's new show about mind-wiped agents who can be programmed to become anyone, have turned up online. They show an even creepier side of Eliza Dushku's brainwashed character Echo than you might have been expecting. And they simultaneously make m...
Wednesday, Jul 30
Opinion: Three Kinds of Mindwipes that Are Popular in Hollywood This Year
Oddly, the one non-scifi place on TV where you can find a lot of "reprogrammed" characters is soap operas, where characters have to constantly change all the time or your daily audience gets bored. I don't mean to say that soap writers literally reprogram or brainwash their characters (th...
