Joss Whedons "Dollhouse"

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Who's the pretty woman with cut on her forehead? All over her face...?

Olivia Williams?

Amy Acker

Tonights episode was the best yet (Y)

I loved Victor "I like Banana Pancakes...yep we gonna die" :laugh:

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1.09 Promo

1.10 Sypnosis

ECHO MUST SOLVE HER OWN MURDER ON ?DOLLHOUSE? FRIDAY, APRIL 24, ON FOX

When Adelle?s wealthy friend is murdered, Adelle imprints Echo with the woman?s memories and personality to solve the case. Ballard looks into Mellie?s past, and Topher secretly programs Sierra for an engagement in the ?Haunted? episode of DOLLHOUSE airing Friday, April 24 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (DOL-110) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Eliza Dushku as Echo; Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard; Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt; Fran Kranz as Topher Brink; Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton; Enver Gjokaj as Victor; Dichen Lachman as Sierra

Guest Cast: Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders; Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic; Miracle Laurie as Mellie; Aisha Hinds as Loomis; Rhea Seehorn as Jocelyn Bashford; Brenda Bakke as Margaret Bashford; Jordan Bridges as Nicolas Bashford; Gregg Henry as William Bashford; Ian Anthony Dale as Jack Dunston

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I heard from the dude over at spoilertv that dollhouse could be done...I hope he was just saying it and not meaning it :(

It's the time slot. I haven't been able to watch it for two weeks in a row so far. It's Friday night, what do they really expect?

If it does get canceled, it's just another show Fox has taken from me. So we have Firefly, Wonderwalls, New Amsterdam and this..

Damn you Fox!

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Fox Leaning Toward 'Dollhouse' Renewal

The Fox network is just a step away from shaking up its Friday lineup for the 2009-10 season, canning one show and considering a move to a new night for a second.

Let's hit the good news first. Airlock Alpha has learned that Fox is looking to give its struggling "Dollhouse" a second season, to see if it can grow some legs on a new night. Fox had originally intended "Dollhouse" to air Mondays with "24," but Fox instead decided to move "House" to that spot to replace "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," and to create sort of a genre theme night on Fridays.

The audience for "Dollhouse" are not exactly where Fox had hoped they would be, however, critical reaction to later episodes following its February premiere has grown more positive toward the series as it has had the chance to flesh itself out. Showrunner Joss Whedon had said ahead of its premiere that he had gone back to retool certain aspects of the show, including using a new premiere episode than what was originally planned, eventually canning what would have been the premiere.

The move seems to be an easy one for Fox. While the audience hasn't been as large as expected, it has instead remained stable. It's not a number that Fox uses, but "Dollhouse" carries a BlipNetwork Stability Index Rating of 92.0, better than every other network genre show currently on television outside of "Reaper" on The CW, which has a 94.7. A Stability Index Rating is the comparison of the show's highest overnight rating and its average overnight rating to see how much of its overall audience a show has retained.

Other factors in favor of the show continuing is that it's not as expensive as other Fox shows. Much of its upfront costs, including the construction of the elaborate set that is the dollhouse itself, were covered by funds that normally would've paid for a pilot (no pilot was made for "Dollhouse"). Also, while Whedon's Mutant Enemy Productions and star Eliza Dushku's Boston Diva Productions are tied to the series, 20th Century Fox Television is still the primary production company involved, which means its licensing fee is not as steep as it would be if the show was produced by another studio.

That, along with ratings, is one of the aspects killing "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." That show is set to end its second season April 10 after a 22-episode run, but its sophomore season has been nothing but a complete struggle.

After a so-so debut on Mondays and never finding its grip after that with audiences, Fox teetered on canceling the show until surprisingly deciding to give it a full-season pickup and moving it to Fridays as a lead-in to "Dollhouse." Rumors were that Warner Bros. Television, which produces the show, slashed its licensing fee to prompt a pickup as a way to help it promote its upcoming "Terminator: Salvation," which premieres May 21.

Once "Salvation" premieres, it seems Warner Bros. will have little use to keep "Sarah Connor" on the air, and likely will not continue to provide a licensing fee discount for a third season. That almost assuredly will allow Fox to make the move it normally would've done before New Year's, and that's cancel the show.

Last year, "Sarah Connor" had the worst Stability Index Rating of all network genre shows, mostly from its inflated series premiere following the National Football League playoffs. This year, it's Stability Index Rating is stronger, but out of 14 network genre show tracked by Airlock Alpha this season, "Sarah Connor" is ranked 13th. Only "Life On Mars" had a worse Stability Index Rating, mostly from its freefall following its move from Thursdays against "Eleventh Hour" to Wednesdays following "Lost."

Of course, none of this has been confirmed by Fox, so it should be treated as any rumor would, meaning information can change, or could even be wrong.

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. "Dollhouse" airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

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Great to see Dollhouse be picked up. As the show grows, Whedon's writing gets even stronger. Loved the last episode as it is picking up really good.

Shame it probably won't be picked up for a second season.

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Dollhouse - Only getting 12 Episodes aired?

I was perusing the upcoming schedule notes from FOX, including the series finale of Prison Break on May 15, and I noticed a curious thing. FOX lists the May 8th episode as Omega, the twelfth episode of Dollhouse, as its season finale.

I’ve seen other sites list Epitaph One, the thirteenth episode as the finale that would air on May 15. Clearly that isn’t happening because Prison Break’s finale on May 15th is two hours.

The May schedule information only goes through May Sweeps which end on Thursday May 20, 2009, so I’m not sure what the schedule for beyond that looks like, but for now it looks like they only plan to air 12 episodes of Dollhouse with the season finale on May 8th.

So either I’m wrong (very possible), the information I’m looking at is wrong (possible, but less likely) or it looks like we’re only getting twelve episodes of Dollhouse, and if they’ve actually made 13.

Upcoming Episode Info:

Friday, April 24

DOLLHOUSE (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) - “Haunted”

When Adelle’s (Olivia Williams) wealthy friend mysteriously dies, Echo (Eliza Dushku) is implanted with the friend’s memories and personality in order to solve the murder. Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) looks into Mellie’s (Miracle Laurie) past, and Topher (Fran Kranz) secretly programs Sierra (Dichen Lachman).

Friday, May 1

DOLLHOUSE (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) - “Briar Rose”

Ballard’s investigation leads him to the agoraphobic designer of the Dollhouse (guest star Alan Tudyk); Echo helps a young girl deal with her traumatic past; Adelle goes to the Attic in search of answers; and Alpha reveals himself to set his end game in motion.

Friday, May 8

DOLLHOUSE (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) - “Omega” - Season Finale

Alpha’s reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline’s survival; Ballard must make a life-changing decision; and one Doll is permanently deactivated while another’s shocking past is revealed.

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Damn you FOX. I dont get it why Whedon went with FOX once again in the first place!

This show deserves a second season. It's just getting started!!!

The whole 12 episode thing is complicated.

20th Century Fox made 14 episodes. Originally, it was 13, but they scrapped the pilot and made a new episode anyway.

However, the Fox network only ordered 13 episodes, and scrapped the pilot. Thus, the extra 14th episode (Or 13th) wasn't technically something that they ordered.

We'll have to wait to see how it pans out. They may very well end up airing it. Who knows.

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