JOSS AND ELIZA TO REUNITE FOR NEW FOX SHOW!!!!!!!!

[CorinneED9]

It's called Dollhouse

http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TV...port/700000049

*squeals like a 5 year old on christmas*

[Nobel_Son]

HOLY ****ING ****!

I'M SORRY BUT OMG
OMGOM
OMGOMGOMGOMG

I'M SPEECHLESS

JESUS CHRIST
OMG

[Nobel_Son]

THIS IS EVERYWHERE!!!!

http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristi...d-0abf6afba1f3

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hi...to_fox_wit.php

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...?categoryId=14

[Nobel_Son]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...d53ac7422bd528

http://www.cinemablend.com/televisio...Back-7057.html

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/...-returns-.html

[Nobel_Son]

What is this strike they keep talking about?

So, if the strike were to take place, it would delay the project...
This would delay everything. This is certainly no exception to anything. The strike has to happen. I wish it didn't, but it has to, and it has to go on for as long as it has to. When that is done, this will start and a few months after that, we will be filming. If there were no strike, we would be looking at something like February.

So, you support the strike?
I will be busy picketing. I support the guild, and I think what we are doing is unfortunate, but necessary. And that means I don't get to have my fun, but that isn't the point. It is classic for me, by the way, to be going, "Yes! New show! With Eliza!" But...Strike.

This will give your fans a light at the end of the tunnel in the event of a strike.
If they feel they are getting comfortable with their routine of reality television, let them know about this. It's going to be really cool. It is freaking nuts to be doing a show with Eliza, but it just feels great.

[open32]

I read this on the front page of AOL TV news today. Sounds like a good show. I have watched everything Joss Whedon has done so im sure ill like this.

What is this strike they keep talking about?

Contract demands. The unions 6 year contract with the major studios is up at the end of the month. The union will strike, if that happends all writing for TV and Movies will totaly stop. Some say it will last untill the Screen Actors Guilds contract is up so they can join forces and make demands. The SAG contract is up in May or June. If it lasts anywhere near that long, well be seeing a lot of reruns and very few movies in the theaters each week.

[schmemmm]

OMG if I didnt already believe in god then this would be a good time to start because that is the best friggin thing ever!!!!! Not only joss and ed but minear as well and the premise, Arrrghhhh I cannot believe it, best friggin thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThisYearsGuy]

Oh wow oh wow oh wow oh my gosh oh wow! I am so stoked that I came right here without actually reading the whole article. Back in a sec!


Ok back for part one: Firstly, love this Joss:

"I see those big eyes, and I see the innocence they can play, the decency that is in them and the way that we can refer, and that isn't just hey, I'm the tough girl. There's much more there."

About to read Eliza's part.......ooh I'm kinda shaky with excitment......

Ok, back again: Love this Eliza:

"I need to be jumping out of a car or kicking butt or making love."

Ok, all finished with the E! article and Wow wow wow still - this show sounds soooo great! I love that Joss and Eliza are good friends and met for lunch and actually came to the idea together and.......oh I am just so excited! Joss and Eliza are coming back, baby, hell yeah!

[Joe]

OMG! Woohoo!!!

*Does Happy Dance*

[Tash the Vampire Slayer]

This is why we didnt need a Faith spin off!

[schmemmm]

Ok I have calmed down now and am thinking rationally again :D hehe

Does anyone think that that premise is a little Dark Angel? Some of the comments about it in the article make me think this in a big way. Not so much the day to day runnings of the plot but the overall themes and the struggle of the main character.

[eliza'snumber1fan]

oh my god!!!

I have to sit down,im so excited about this project, eliza and joss working togther again. the show sounds amazing.

With the films and ugly betty, and now this for next year. 2008 the year of eliza....

[Apollo]

Holy crap!!!

Looks at calander to see it's November 1st and not April 1st

Best. News. Ever.

*chants* No Strike!

[ThisYearsGuy]

Ok, I know I already posted but I need another one cos I am still on the high!

Problem is that the strike is necessary - how about we chant "quick strike, quick strike..." lol

I can see why you'd make a link to Dark Angel - I did like Dark Angel - but I think this premise has potential to be darker than DA was and at the same time have bits that are lighter. I think its really intriguing. I really wish we could see that photoshop poster that Joss has mocked up! Oh if only...

[eliza'snumber1fan]

Joss Whedon preps Fox series
'Dollhouse' to star 'Buffy's' Eliza Dushku
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Whedon


Dushku

Joss Whedon is heading back to TV-- along with his "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" ingenue, Eliza Dushku.
Dushku will star in the Whedon-penned series "Dollhouse," which has been given a seven-episode order by Fox. News came as an extra-big Halloween treat for Whedon fans, considered some of the most passionate in all of TV.

Produced by 20th Century Fox TV -- the studio also behind "Buffy," "Angel" and Whedon's late, lamented "Firefly" -- "Dollhouse" follows a top-secret world of people programmed with different personalities, abilities and memories depending on their mission.

After each assignment -- which can be physical, romantic or even illegal -- the characters have their memories wiped clean, and are sent back to a lab (dubbed the "Dollhouse"). Show centers on Dushku's character, Echo, as she slowly begins to develop some self-awareness, which impacts her missions.

Whedon has already hammered out the basic outline for all seven segs. Barring a strike, Fox hopes to have the show in production by spring, giving the net an opportunity to be so far ahead of schedule by fall that it could potentially air a full season uninterrupted by breaks. Long lead time also gives Whedon, as well as the net and studio, plenty of time to evolve the show if need be.

"To be sitting here talking about episodes of a series in November; that's exciting," said Fox Entertainment prexy Kevin Reilly. "I think we're in great hands."

Whedon said he wasn't plotting a comeback to the smallscreen, having turned his attention back to features. But Dushku -- who last toplined 20th's and Fox's "Tru Calling" -- called up the scribe after sealing a talent deal with the studio and network this summer (Daily Variety, Aug. 27).More than one option(Co) Daily Variety
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"He's my favorite genius," Dushku said. "And my favorite friend. He's been like a big brother ... and the only person out here I've ever wholeheartedly trusted, because he's never let me down."

What was originally simply a lunch to meet up and discuss Dushku's career options soon turned into a partnership, as Whedon threw out a random concept Dushku loved.

That germ of an idea turned into "Dollhouse."

"It was a mistake!" Whedon said. "I sat down with her to talk about her options, and acted all sage, saying things backwards like Yoda and laying out what I thought she should do. But in the course of doing it, I accidentally made one up. I told it to her, and she said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.' "

Fox Entertainment chairman Peter Liguori had been pursuing Whedon about making a return to TV for some time, and said he couldn't believe his luck when Dushku brought him in the door.

"There was a lot of work and serendipity that came into this," said Liguori, who bought off-net runs of "Buffy" back when he ran FX. "Fortunately for him, his movie career was quite fertile, and he was only going to do something in TV that he felt quite passionately about. The guy has two unbelievable skills that are so rare: He's totally innovative creatively, and he's a terrific showrunner."

As a result, Whedon is suddenly once again donning the titles of exec producer-showrunner-creator-writer -- a job he didn't think he'd once again assume so quickly, particularly after the cancellations of "Angel" and "Firefly."

And because she helped convince Whedon to sign on to the project -- and had a hand in its creation -- Dushku will serve as a producer on the show.

"It's exciting to know that my voice and who I am as Eliza is going to be in this show every single week," she said. "I'm ready to take control of the person I want to be in this business."

Whedon said he and Dushku hammered out an idea they believed would showcase the thesp's wide range (having done comedy, like the feature "Bring It On," in addition to drama).

"She's someone who gets pigeonholed as doing one thing, but she's constantly changing and could do anything," Whedon said. "I said to her, do you want to do the same thing for seven years? This show comes from her particular circumstance. We can take this show to a lot of different places."

Dushku agreed -- and said she could relate to the idea of people's lives constantly being scrutinized, and being told who you should be.

"As actors, we're expected to play characters, and in a way it feels like people are trying to download the latest trend into a Hollywood actress and make them like everyone else," she said. "I even love my character's name, Echo. And I'm starting my training, so I can get into that 'Dark Angel'-on-crack shape where I can do everything."

20th Century Fox TV chairman Gary Newman said the "Dollhouse" pitch reminded him of an earlier time, when Whedon brought the "Buffy" universe into being.

"He's creating this fascinating universe that's a little bit out of the ordinary," Newman said. "The emotions and experiences play beautifully as metaphors for real issues. ... His ability to combine suspense, humor, action and emotion is remarkable."

It's not the first time Whedon and Dushku have plotted to work together; the duo briefly flirted with creating a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spinoff featuring her character, Faith. But the two ultimately decided not to pursue the idea.

Beyond Dushku's character, the show will also revolve around the people who run the mysterious "dollhouse" and two other "dolls," a man and woman who are friendly with Echo. Then there's the federal agent who has heard an urban myth about the dolls, and is trying to investigate their existence.

Whedon admitted there's a little dose of "The Matrix" in the plot -- "I do have that entire movie tattooed on my brain" -- and said "Dollhouse" will enable him and Dushku to explore some political and social issues.

Given Whedon's popularity as a sci-fi brand, Liguori said he wished the project had been ready to announce at ComiCon.

"He's got an unbelievably loyal following, and that's an earned brand," Liguori said. "So much of it is based on Joss' love of what he does and the genius of how he does it."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=14&cs=1

[andrew r]

I read about this earlier, and yes I'm another who's really excited by this news. I thought it was really interesting that Joss and Eliza knew about this a month ago. That girl's good at keeping secrets. I really liked the E! interview with both of them as well. I see Eliza's commented on the variety of 'roles' Echo has to play, as it's good for ADHD. It sounds like a really interesting show, what with this consparicy and the main charcter being someone different from one week to the next, I would really like to see it. And with the minimum of 7 eps outlined already, I'll be interested in how it develops. I'm not too bothered about the potential (if it's passed or happening) strike. I'm more concerned with how's broadcasting it. F*x have screwed over Joss and Eliza seperately with there last TV shows. I really hope that it doesn't happen here with this one.

Plus where the hell's Joss able to do this? I mean he's over looking Season 8 Buffy comics and the new Angel comics, now this! Guy's a genius.

[asho902]

This is possibly the BEST.NEWS.EVER! I'm so freakin excited, I trust anything Joss Whedon does. He's a freakin' genius and with Eliza as the lead, that's just AWESOME! Can't wait!

[andrew r]

Everyone's really excited by this news. Which is great to see.

[asho902]

Hopefully that means when the show airs, everyone will watch. I definitely want this show to stay on the air. It's such a solid show with a great concept and with Eliza and Joss on board, I want it to go on for seasons!

[dirrrty]

Soooooo happy !! It will be great to have her back on tv