Some Dollhouse casting confirmed!!

[andrew r]

Hey Ian! Nice username though!

[schmemmm]

Originally Posted by dirrrty

There is a few actresses from Home & Away that i like and have done well for themselves. Isla Fisher & Melissa George << I love her

Okay, okay so I did watch a few eps. back in the day when shane and angel were on there *embarrassed*. Plus it has brought such phrases as 'Flaming Gallah!' to the world hahaha

[andrew r]

Lol! Yeah! Anyone know what one is?

[Tash the Vampire Slayer]

A flaming galah basically means you are an idiot of epic proportions...a bit of a fool perhaps as well

[andrew r]

I see. I just though it was a nonesense word.

[asho902]

New Dollhouse scoop from Kristin at E!Online!!! The pilot sounds FANTASTIC!!!

http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristi...0-248e53ed83cd

[dirrrty]

Dollhouse is like The Bourne Identity meets Stepford Wives. (OMG) I can't wait

[asho902]

More Dollhouse info, someone got their hands on the pilot script and it just sounds AMAZING!!! Not too spoilerish:

http://www.televisionaryblog.com/200...k-at-joss.html

[Tru Faith In Eliza]

Originally Posted by asho902

More Dollhouse info, someone got their hands on the pilot script and it just sounds AMAZING!!! Not too spoilerish:

http://www.televisionaryblog.com/200...k-at-joss.html

Aw, ya beat me posting that one, asho...glad you did!

What I liked was this:

As for Dollhouse's lead character Echo, this is quite a role that Whedon has written for Eliza Dushku, allowing her to play a variety of personalities and moods in a single episode. In fact, we get to see Echo in no less than five (off the top of my head anyway) identities in the pilot episode alone. As we all know, Echo is struggling with self-awareness, as she begins remembering things from her previous "engagements" that she shouldn't, things that should have been wiped clean from her memory by Topher. Things that her "captors" don't want her to remember.

Five identities...sigh....

[Jax]

Originally Posted by dirrrty

Dollhouse is like The Bourne Identity meets Stepford Wives.

omg, they so need to do a voice over with this line!
maybe Eliza...in her MOST raspiness!!!

[Jess10]

Here's a review on the pilot episode. I got it from whedon.info:

My job is always ice cream and chocolate syrup, but some days I get sprinkles too ! Today is one of those days, because I just got a major treat in the form of a sneak peek at Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse pilot. Click in to pour some sugar for yourself...

What’s the pilot episode called ?

"Echo."

What’s it about ?

The logline don’t lie : "Echo (Eliza Dushku) is a young woman who is literally everybody’s fantasy. She is one of a group of men and women who can be imprinted with personality packages, including memories, skills, language—even muscle memory—for different assignments. The assignments can be romantic, adventurous, outlandish, uplifting, sexual and/or very illegal. When not imprinted with a personality package, Echo and the others are basically mind-wiped, living like children in a futuristic dorm/lab dubbed the Dollhouse, with no memory of their assignments—or of much else. The show revolves around the childlike Echo’s burgeoning self-awareness, and her desire to know who she was before, a desire that begins to seep into her various imprinted personalities and puts her in danger both in the field and in the closely monitored confines of the Dollhouse."

What’s it like ?

Dollhouse is like The Bourne Identity meets Stepford Wives meets boarding school meets Los Angeles neo-noir meets the Whedonverse. In short, it’s rad, man.

If I was writing an eighth-grade book report about Dollhouse, what would I list as the "themes" ?

Identity, self-determination, free will is both a blessing and a pain in the ass, The Next Generation’s Data is a great TV character, Eliza Dushku is hot. What ? Those first three at least are almost certainly themes.

Is Echo just a new name for Faith ?

That’s a negatory. Echo has a genius for contemplation and self-awareness that Faith couldn’t begin to approach. Echo also has about 48 different faces to show the world, which gives her a good head start on Faith, who seemed to vary primarily between rage and desolation. In the first episode, we are shown that Echo is essentially like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz—"If I only had a brain..."—but she’s otherwise fully equipped with a soul, a rockin’ bod, and a good, fearless heart.

Who’s the new boss of us all ?

Olivia Williams is going to rock as Adelle Dewitt, a Frigidaire administratrix whose rare brushes with human empathy and compassion are enough to make you suspect she might just be a good guy after all.

Where’s the twist ?

The Dolls are programmed to mix up identity and personality with a splash of subterfuge and a dash of dementia—but they’re not the only ones. Tahmoh Penikett’s FBI agent Paul Ballard is obsessed with opening up the Dollhouse, but he may have more in common with—and already be closer to—the Dolls than he even knows.

Where is the love ?

Echo and Paul are going to be hot like fire, no doubt, but I predict that cerebral Doll mechanic Topher (think Kevin Rankin’s character in Bionic Woman, but more evil) and blank-slate Kewpie-doll Sierra (Dichen Lachman) might end up being the other pair of opposites that attract.

Who’s the Xander ?

If I had to guess, I’d pick Victor (Enver Gjokaj).

What does the actress who plays Dr. Claire Saunders need to bring to the table ? Visible facial scars from a razor-blade attack somewhere in her past or a cooperative, calm personality and a willingness to sit quietly in a prosthetic makeup chair for extended periods each day. Scars notwithstanding, I’m kind of seeing Cynthia Watros or Kathleen Robertson in the part...

[Jess10]

Okay I totally just noticed that asho posted a link to the same article earlier. So sorry! But there it is anyway, thanks ash!

[Sonya]

Guys you're killing me, title is "Echo", Japanese spa-like dollhouse, unexplained back story, 5 identities in one episode... WOW, too much for my little head to grasp. I'm about to . I wonder if Paul turns out to be one of the dolls!
Thank you Joss for giving Eliza the chance to 'strut her stuff'. This is the kind of work she and her fans have been longing for. Can't wait to see her emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual sides all in one episode. Hooray .

Oh and btw, one more actor is casted: Harry Lennix plays Boyd, Echo's bodyguard.
http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/48/28048.php

[CorinneED9]

Joss confirmed the other 2 parts in a post on Whedonesque....

November will be played by Miracle Laurie, and Dr. Claire Saunders will be played by....wait for it.....AMY ACKER!!!

[dollrific]

So unbelievably excited for Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders! I'm glad there weren't more Buffy/Angel/Firefly alum in Dollhouse, but Amy Acker is just fine. She's such a fantastic actor.

[asho902]

I am SO happy right now!! I love Amy Acker in anything!! I adored her on Angel and she was fantastic on ALIAS. I'll watch her in anything! Especially Dollhouse!

[Tash the Vampire Slayer]

I was just thinking this role is perfect for Eliza in her ADD world!

I love that Amy is part of the show. I just hope they keep her and kill Sierra off!

Some Buffyverse fans are already saying they have brought Amy in to kill her off. I hope not.

Also if they wipe their minds each week how to do they remember the people that handle them...I am sure it will be explained in the show but it has me curious already how they are going to get around some common hurdles

[Sonya]

This just keeps getting better and better
I love Amy Acker, great news to wake up to.
And this Miracle girl looks pretty fit to be a doll, I googled and found what she can do:
http://maiermanagement.com/women/pag...aclelaurie.htm

[andrew r]

Great to see Amy coming back! I always liked Fred. Thaks for the info!

[Angeli]

AMY ACKER? That's cool I loved her in "Angel"
She was one of my favorite caracter there :P


I read about Dollhosue in a Swedish magazine today. And it was a picture of Eliza.