Noch kein Titel, aber folgende (möglicherweise wiederkehrende) Rollen:

[LEO]
27, MALE. Good looking, funny, cool, politically active. Slight Pacific Northwest nature boy quality. HUGE GUEST STAR. POSSIBLE RECURRING. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.

[SAM]
20, MALE. African American. A trustworthy, very intelligent college student. Worked hard to get out of the 'hood, and wants to stay out. sptv050769 HUGE GUEST STAR. POSSIBLE RECURRING.

Über Feminismus, Mediums-Hopping, Alien: Resurrection, Dark Whedon, wie er News Corp mit Dollhouse down-bringen wird, sein Good-Soldier-sein, seine Metaphern, Politik und Fiktion, seinen Dollhouse-Pitch für Equality Now (!!!), Strong Women Leads, Cold Case als Torture-Porn, sein Problem mit Horrorfilmen, Gewalt, Buffy Season Eight, die Fanboy-Moments, den Streik, die neuen Leute bei Fox, das Internet und Dr. Horrible. Unterwegs gibt es unter anderem das herrlichste Genderklischee das ich je gehört habe.

Klick, Download oder Such-dir-aus-was-du-downloadest.

Hier hat jemand einen "lustigen" Scherz bezüglich Dollhouse-cancellation gemacht, den ich nur schweren Herzens verlinke. Weil er wirklich nicht allzu lustig ist.

Time hat ne Liste gemacht. Ratet mal, wer dabei ist.

Im offiziellen Wiki hat wer folgendes gepostet:

I just saw a list which put the airdate order at Ghost (01), The Target (03), Stage Fright (04), Gray Hour (02), True Believer (06), and Man on the Street (05). Said list also had the writers for those episodes (in the same order as above) as: Joss Whedon, Steven S. DeKnight, Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon, Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft, Tim Minear, Joss Whedon.

Das würde heißen, "Gray Hour" wandert von 2 auf 4 und "True Believer" und "Man on the Street" tauschen Platz. Bei dem Chaos, das da grad herrscht, würd mich das auch nicht wundern. Neu wäre aber, dass "Man on the Street" (wie von mir urpsrünglich vermutet) von Joss und nicht von Maurissa ist. Außerdem, war bisheriger Konsens, dass DeKnight "Stage Fright" gemacht hat, nicht "The Target".

Ach, so ne offizielle Verlautbarung wäre schon schön.

Über Dollhouse und seine letzten Tage bei Battlestar Galactica:

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Kennt ihr den Kumpel von Doug on King of Queens names Spence? Well, Joss postet wieder wie wild auf whedonesque herum und erwähnt dabei, dass Mr. Patton Oswalt nun eine Rolle on his f%#&ing show hat:

Patton Oswalt is on my f%#&ing show! I wrote a part with him in mind and now he speaketh it! Credit goes to Marti Noxon, who sent me the album with him meeting George Lucas in it, for getting him stuck in my head. And he’s rockin’ the drama. Patton. I call him that.

Nice. Very Nice.

(Das ganze Joss-post ist übrigens very hilarious. Inklusive wirklich fragwürdigen Statements wie "[Terminator] is my favorite drama on Tele-vee"...)

((Edit: Das Retourkuscheln bezüglich des fragwürdigen Statements folgte übrigens prompt.))

Offenbar mag der gute Herr das Set von Dollhouse. Nach damals bei 1x03 "The Target", scheint er auch jetzt wieder ne Gastrolle ergattert zu haben:

Samstag, Oktober 25, 2008

Wednesday will put me back in the care of Mr. Joss Whedon in a great new story.

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Nachdem er Dollhouse definiert, gerettet und auch schon wieder verlassen hat, ist er nun Showrunner der Sam Raimi-Produktion Spartacus:

Starz is bringing "Spartacus" to life on the small screen, greenlighting a 13-episode series from executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen.

Steven S. DeKnight ("Smallville") has signed on as head writer and showrunner of the hourlong series, set in the brutal world of gladiators, said Starz Entertainment executive vp programming Stephan Shelanski.

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Ein Cover der Pretenders:



Oder als Youtube-non-Video:


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So this site has basically gone to hell. We were using Joomla and it was a bit too fiddly to update and there were a bunch of other reasons.

BUT.

We have a new site -- https://dollverse.blogspot.com So check it out. All the content has been transferred over and the new site will eventually replace this one as dollverse.com. But until then, go have a look.

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Ich meine, jetzt wo Jane an Bord ist, werd ich natürlich und gerne auch über sie berichten. Worum es diesmal geht?

On October 29, presidential candidate Barack Obama will air his own TV show: 30 minutes on CBS, NBC, and Fox, bought for nearly $3 million. Content has yet to be disclosed, so we asked some experts for creative suggestions.

Naja, und etwas drunter steht dann Janes Vorschlag:

Barack, in a Viper spacecraft, battles enemy nukes with precise bursts of Lugar-Obama nonproliferation legislation (backlit graphics), then faces a dangerous doppelgänger (motion-control split screen), and, finally, fights McCain in hand-to-hand combat, employing some wild Buffy-style moves (stunt work, CG replacement). Defeated, a furious McCain bursts into a spectacular shower of dust. (Not a special effect.)

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Wow, heute geht's aber zu. Während der gestrigen Baseball/World Series-Übertragung gab es offenbar die erste Dollhouse-Werbung auf FOX:

Anyone else happen to catch the great new Dollhouse commercial that just aired during the World Series? I think it's the first time it's been advertised on TV, not one single upload of it on YouTube as of this typing. It was mostly action sequences (motorcycles, concrete walls exploding) intercut with Echo being lowered into the implant machine. They even included Topher's line about mixing cutting edge science with hot chicks, complete with shower scene!

Youtube, wir warten.

Unglaublich viel, unglaublich kompliziert, unglaublich spannend:

What happened when the lights went out. Sadly, this is not a naughty post. It's just Joss nattering on again.

I thought it was time to check in with you once again, gentle viewers. Or readers. Or pictures-looker-ats (that might be viewers). Also listeners, sniffers, haberdashers, Olympic hopefuls, the elderly, the youngerdly, and the mighty state of Oregon (go Oregon-based sports franchise!) Welcome all. Welcome... to me.

What's me up to? I'm glad me asked. Me've (I'm not doing that any more) been working on a little show called Dollhouse. Yes, perhaps you've read about how it's blazing an untrammeled path to surefire success, with nary a hitch or a hiccup, just pure blazing blazery, comet-like and meteoresque. What's that, you say? You've read other things? Dark, Yog-Sothothy rumors about shutdowns and delays? Poppycock! They’re true. But I never pass up a chance to say "poppycock". ("Balderdash" is so '07. Let it go.) I know there's been a lot of concern, various fabulous hues of panic alert readiness. So here's the skinny. Some of the names have been changed.

The show was ruined by Flim Flinear. Okay, that's another lie, and you're probably close to giving up on this blog, so here we go. Yes, we've had to make adjustments. Yes, it's been hard and I've been depressing to be around for awhile. Basically, the Network and I had different ideas about what the tone of the show would be. They bought something somewhat different than what I was selling them, which is not that uncommon in this business. Their desires were not surprising: up the stakes, make the episodes more stand-alone, stop talking about relationships and cut to the chase. Oh, and add a chase. That you can cut to. Nothing I hadn't heard before on my other shows (apparently my learning curve has no bendy part) but frustrating as hell given our circumstances - a pilot shot, scripts written, everybody marching together/gainfully employed... and then a shutdown. Glad I was for the breathing room, but it's hardly auspicious. So back into the writer cave I went, wondering why I put up with this when I can make literally dozens of dollars making internet movies. Why I do put up with this is divided into three parts.

One: They're not wrong. Oh, we don't see eye-to-eye on everything, but wanting the first episodes to be exciting and accessible is not exactly Satanic. Being Satan is, but that's in their free time and hey, there's no judging in the Dollhouse. This kind of back and forth has happened on every show I've done, so if you liked those, chances are that was a part of why. And the need to focus on the essentials of what makes this universe tick - and which wire to cut to make it stop - really does bring up our game. So we as a staff have gone from blinking like unhoused moles to delving in with the same relish we had when we started. The show is really coming together now, in a way that I believe excites us and satisfies the Network. Of course, I have no idea if anybody else will like it, but I have the same faith in the staff, the crew and the remarkable cast that I always did. More, in fact. And what's more crucial:

Two: Nothing essential has changed about the universe. The ideas and relationships that intrigued me from the start are all there (though some have shifted, more on that), and the progression of the first thirteen eps has me massively excited. The episode we're shooting now I wrote as fast as anything I have before, not because I had to (although, funny side-note: I had to) but because I couldn't stop the words from coming. Because I can feel the show talking to me; delighting, scaring and occasionally even offending me. It's alive. Alive! Which is a far cry from how I felt a month ago. It's been hilarious trying to keep up with what's in, what's out, who's met whom and when - we've shot all of the first seven episodes out of airing order - but it's come together in a pretty thrilling way. My huge gratitude to our cast for their precision and patience. Which also includes...

Three: Eliza. Watching her on the monitors at two o'clock this morning I was reminded forcibly how much I wished I were in bed – but also how strong, radiant and unmistakable her presence is. She's someone who could coast on talent and never ever does. I love to watch her work. In fact, I think I got myself into this mess for that very reason, and though I have this fall occasionally sworn never to eat lunch with an actor I like again, I’m pretty pleased and crazy proud.

So here's me, slogging away on a show like days of old and not hating life. Again, you guys will be the judge, jury and execu... lawyer, but we do have something to show you. Something, I'm chuffed to say, still pretty damn strange.

As for what's been changed, well, some things I obviously can't tell you. Some I can, for the record: The original pilot was in fact thrown out. Again, at my behest. Once it became clear what paradigm the Network was shooting for, it just didn't fit at all, even after I'd reshot more than half of it (see above re: despair). To get a sense of how completely turned around I was during this process, you should know there was a scene with Eliza and the astonishing Ashley Johnson that I wrote and shot completely differently three different times, with different characters in different places (actually I wrote it closer to eight times), and none of it will ever see air. Which is as it should be (though I'm determined to get Ms. Johnson back in the future). The scene just didn't belong anymore. Similarly, the character of November has fallen out of the mix, because the show simply moves too fast now for me to do what I wanted with her. Season three, anyone...? Happily, Miracle Laurie is still with us in a new role, playing against (and pining for) Tahmoh's character, Paul Ballard. Their chemistry is deeply nifty. The only other major cast shift is that the Dollhouse head of security, Laurence Dominic (played by Reed Diamond), who was written just for the now-defunct first ep, has stuck like fly-paper, and Reed is very much in the family for the present. (Most of my problems seem to involve my actors making themselves indispensable. This is the good problem kind.)

Apart from that, it's all hush-hush: some things I'd intended to hold back are laid out much sooner, and some are rolling out more slowly. We're still heading toward Tim's intense two-part mind-blower - right before a thirteenth ep that may actually just be insane.

And finally, young Steve DeKnight, after writing and shooting an ep so cool it helped not only define the show but save its ass, is ending his consulting duties, the f#%&er. I will be crying on the shoulder of Jane Espenson come Monday, so congratudolences are in order. Excited for the Jane Flava.

And there you have it. I'll be writing more bulletins about "Cabin" and a certain DVD in the very near future, but I wanted to get you all some actual information for a change. I can count on you guys not to tell anyone, right? What's a blog?

Faithfully, -joss.

Also, "Echo" ist tatsächlich raus. DeKnight auch. Beides schade. Aber Jane fucking Espenson. Omg.

Ich kann mir zwar nicht vorstellen, dass sie mit 1x05 schon fertig sind, aber für 1x06 gibt's schon mal folgende Charakterbeschreibung:

[JONAS SPARROW]
30'S TO 40'S, MALE. He is a charismatic leader of a quasi-Christian religious cult . HUGE GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

Und dann noch das druff:

[AGENT GRANT LILLY] 30's to 40's MALE. An agent who is part of a sting operation to take down Jonas Sparrow. GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES OTHER THAN CAUCASIAN.

[SETH] Late 20's to Early 30's MALE. He is a member of Jonas's Cult. GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[KRIS] 20'S FEMALE. A sweet faced young woman who is part of Jonas' cult. She is friendly to Echo. POSSIBLE GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[IILYA] 20'S MALE. He is a shy handsome member of Jonas' cult. POSSIBLE GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[SENATOR BOXBAUM] Late 40's to Late 50's MALE. He has a certain self-regard with a twist of homespun charm. POSSIBLE ONE DAY GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[JESSE DILLARD] 30's MALE. A small town guy with a temper. POSSIBLE ONE DAY GUEST STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES sptv050769

[POPS] 50's to 60's MALE. A pleasant shop owner in a small town. CO-STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[FBI GUY] 30's to 40's MALE. An FBI agent who works with Paul Ballard. CO-STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[MALE AGENT] 30's to 40's. An agent working with agent Lilly's team. CO-STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[FEMALE AGENT] 30's to 40's. An agent working with agent Lilly's team. CO-STAR. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

Und gossi meint: Dies ist die erste Tim Minear-Folge. Was aus dem Zweiteiler wird, der Folge 7 und 8 darstellen sollte, bleibt abzuwarten.

Fällt mir jetzt erst auf, dass jene Tür ja mit der offiziellen Homepage 'nen kleinen Schub bekommt. Echo ist die Stadt. Die Stadt, das Zusammen, sind der Imprint auf ihrer Haut. The truest soul among us... is our togetherness? (Mögliches Staffel 4-Finale?)

Ich kann gar nicht anfangen aufzuzählen auf wievielen Ebenen diese Analyse meine Gefühle trifft und bestätigt.

Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, this summer's 45-minute web-serialized musical 'comedy' from Joss Whedon, isn't as rich as the best episodes of his long-form work; for instance, 'Restless' and 'Once More With Feeling,' respectively the dream-sequence and musical episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, are on par with Dr Horrible in terms of formal interest, but are enmeshed in seven years of complex narrative continuity that the low-budget one-off tale doesn't have (for better or worse). The advantage of a one-off is the chance to present familiar thematic material - the rush and burden and attractiveness of power, the ongoing victimization of women in men's power struggles, nerdly social difficulty - in stark terms, free of overdetermination and accumulated sympathies. The downside: a 45-minute show with 20 minutes of singing doesn't leave a lot of breathing room.

If you're a hack, that means you sacrifice complexity and just hit your one-two-three Big Points.

If you're Joss Whedon, on the other hand, you draw on whatever terrifying intergalactic power source brought you to this planet in the first place, and work the usual assortment of miracles.

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Allgemein zu Dollhouse:

I just don't know if any tv show based on the Barbie franchise can succeed in this retail-nervous environment.

Und zur Vorstellung, Neil Patrick Harris mal als Kunde zu casten:

As himself.

NPH
So, she can be anything?

DEWITT
Anything.

NPH
Can she be a unicorn?

DEWITT
... No.

Gossi fragte nämlich bei Fox nach und erhielte keine Antwort:

Asked to confirm if this means Dollhouse will lose the slot it was due to take from Terminator in January, a Fox spokeswoman told us “We haven’t announced our midseason schedule yet… but Dollhouse is currently in production and for a premiere in ’09″.

Hier sagt er übrigens, bis wann Dollhouse vermutlich drehen wird: "Dollhouse's 13 episode order finishes shooting towards the back end of January" Rechtzeitig zur Premiere, was ja Sinn macht.

Ein paar thoughts, einklusive einer Plotline-Voraussage:

Joss Whedon's upcoming series Dollhouse is about people who can be temporarily programmed with any personality or skills. The Actives, as they're called, spend time between missions at a facility called The Dollhouse, where they have only rudimentary personalities of their own, and their names reflect this; the characters announced so are called Echo, Sierra, Victor, and November. Get it? They're named according to the phonetic alphabet.

No, no, not that phonetic alphabet, the other one—the words used in radio communication to spell out words unambiguously. Assuming Whedon doesn't intend to name his characters after numbers—which is presumably just the sort of thing he's trying to avoid by using the radio alphabet—that leaves the 26 letters as possible names. While there's nothing preventing him from naming characters Uniform or Whiskey, I suspect he's going to stick to the more name-sounding letters, so his possible name-space for future Actives includes Charlie, Delta, India, Juliet, Mike, November, Oscar, and Romeo (a potential boyfriend for Juliet?).

This leads me to my idea, which is either a prediction of what's going to happen at some point in the show, or (if he hasn't thought of it yet) a freely offered suggestion for Whedon. I think that at some point in the show, it will be revealed that there's another Dollhouse organization somewhere in the world, possibly an older one, and the Actives in that organization are named after the WWII-era Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. The letters in that alphabet that might make good character names include Able (Abel?), Baker, Easy, Fox, George, King, Nan, Peter, Roger, and William.

Remember, you read it here first.

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Immer noch erstaunt, froh, entzückt, dass Buffy Season Eight das erfolgreichste Non-DC/Marvel-Comic ist. Platz 11 im September für #18, congrats!