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2009 | 2008
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Fox Boards Up Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
23 hours ago | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Joss Whedon's Dollhouse has struggled during its second week in the ill-fated Friday time slot at Fox. A pair of Battlestar Galactica cameos did little to lift ratings and a month long hiatus during November signaled impending doom.
Just two weeks into the hiatus, Fox has officially confirmed the second season of Dollhouse will be its last. No more Eliza Dushku as Echo parading around in skimpy outfits or Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard fantasizing about her.
Staying true to comments made when the show went on hiatus, Fox confirms all 13 episodes will air to give Whedon the opportunity to end the show "in a significant way" per a Fox statement. Dollhouse is slated to return to Fox on December 4 and wrap up its run with Summer Glau joining the cast.
Meanwhile over at ABC, the Kelsey Grammer comedy Hank has been shown the door following a wave of dismal ratings and poor reviews. »
Dollhouse: Fox Cancels Joss Whedon Series; No Season Three
11 November 2009 3:01 PM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
With such low ratings, it had to happen eventually. The Dollhouse is closing after two seasons on Fox.
From the mind of Joss Whedon, Dollhouse revolves around a group of people whose minds are wiped of their own identities and implanted with temporary memories for jobs-for-hire. The cast includes Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman, Olivia Williams, Amy Acker, Reed Diamond, and Miracle Laurie.
Though loved by many fans, the series has been ratings-challenged from the start. Surprisingly, Dollhouse received a second season order last May, despite low ratings. The second season's ratings have been even worse but Fox publicly committed to at least produce and air all of the 13 ordered episodes.
While it looked highly unlikely that Dollhouse would be given a full season or be renewed for a third year, many »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Halloween 'Trick 'r Treat' With MTV's Gore Girls
30 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Welcome to Gore Girls! MTV contributor Terri Schwartz doesn't know crap about the horror genre, and she's volunteered to be our Movies Blog guinea pig. She has a good guide too. Fellow contributor Jenni Miller is a bonafide horror enthusiast, and she's willing to walk Terri through her formative experiences with blood, guts, monsters and maniacs. Together, this dynamic duo are The Gore Girls!!! Good luck Terri... you're definitely going to need it.
Have you ever seen "Creepshow"? Think of "Trick 'r Treat" as a sort of Halloween-themed homage, a spiritual successor with none of the same players and an entirely different intent. It's an anthology movie, four discrete stories set on the same block in a sleepy little suburban town one Halloween night. Was it creepy enough to scare the Gore Girls? Hit the jump to find out!
Terri: I felt "Trick 'R Treat" was kind of a mess. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Secret Identity: A 'Conan' Casting Call!
29 October 2009 12:31 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
A recent casting call for the upcoming "Conan" film described the titular Cimmerian as "very smart, almost inhumanly strong, and very cunning." Essentially, we're talking about the perfect human being.
Casting Conan isn't easy, and not just because the description is so specifically tailored for a god-like actor. The widely adored character also comes in different shapes and sizes, from the Arnold Schwarzenegger-styled muscle man to the more agile but still powerful warrior featured early in Kurt Busiek's comic book series for Dark Horse.
On either end of that spectrum, whoever is chosen to play Conan must be a capable actor. Finding a bodybuilder that can slay dialogue as easily as he slays his enemies is not an enviable task.
The most obvious solution is to recruit an undiscovered actor, but I think there are a few hidden gems already known in Hollywood that could pull off Conan—although, »
- Josh Wigler
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
26 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – From producer Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”), “Trick ‘r Treat” is a fantastic horror anthology film that has inexplicably been rolling around the Warner Bros. offices for years, having initially been scheduled for release back in 2007. Finally getting a Halloween-tied Blu-Ray release, this is one of the best straight-to-dvd horror flicks in years, a consistently clever and enjoyable genre entry that will have horror fans screaming in glee this holiday season.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
I will never understand why junk like “The Stepfather” and “Saw VI” get national, heavily-marketed releases but something like “Trick ‘r Treat,” which has won festival awards and been buzzed about since it first started screening, won’t be playing on a screen near you this Halloween. This is one messed-up genre. I think if WB had found a way to market this film, especially with the star power of Anna Paquin coming off “True Blood, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Promo Photos & Synopsis – Dollhouse 2.05 "The Left Hand"
20 October 2009 7:53 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
The November 6th episode of Dollhouse will be part 2 of a two-part episode (click here to see the promo photos and synopsis for part 1) and Summer Glau looks like she's still sticking around. View the synopsis and promo photos for the episode below.
Echo Is Pushed To The Limit On An All-new “Dollhouse” Friday, November 6, On Fox
Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) Joins the Cast in a Recurring Role
Echo and Bennett (guest star Summer Glau) have a shocking meeting as Adelle goes head-to-head with the ruthless head of the Washington, D.C. Dollhouse (guest star Ray Wise). Meanwhile, Topher sees double when he involves Victor in his espionage, and Perrin finds a surprising witness to testify against the Rossum Corporation in the all-new “The Left Hand (Part 2 of 2)” episode of Dollhouse airing Friday, Nov. 6 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Dol-206) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast: »
- clarissa
Promo Photos & Synopsis – Dollhouse 2.05 "The Public Eye"
20 October 2009 7:11 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Alexis Denisof (who went from a nerdy Watcher on Buffy to a hot hero on Angel) will be guest starring on the new episode of Dollhouse next week on October 30th, along with Summer Glau who is joining the series as a recurring guest star. Below we have a synopsis and promo photos for episode 2.05, which is meant to be part 1 of a two-part episode. On a side note, after seeing these photos I really miss Angel and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Echo Races To Stop The Dollhouse’S Secrets From Being Exposed On “Dollhouse” Friday, October 30, On Fox
Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) Joins the Cast in a Recurring Role
Alexis Denisof and Keith Carradine Guest-Star
Echo is sent to stop Senator Daniel Perrin (guest star Alexis Denisof) before he can expose the Dollhouse’s secrets. Adelle and Topher travel to the Washington, DC, Dollhouse where they meet its genius programmer, »
- clarissa
Dollhouse Spoilers: Who is Hooking Up?
19 October 2009 2:23 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Will Dollhouse fans finally get the hook-up they've been waiting for?
It sounds that way, according to star Tahmoh Penikett.
"I think it's safe to say you're going to see [a kiss] soon," he told E! News of his character, Paul Ballard, and Eliza Dushku's Echo.
Regarding his overall relationship with the Dollhouse, the actor added:
"Paul has to drink the Dollhouse Kool-Aid for a bit—I don't know if he's going to continue doing it though. I think you'll see, over the next couple of episodes, that he's having more and more issues working for the company, but he's kind of stuck in that position right now." »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
Dollhouse: Joss Whedon Writing Last Episode, Planning for Cancellation
19 October 2009 1:13 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
As fans of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse are painfully aware, the series has failed to attract a significant number of viewers each week.
Though the show has a devoted following and a solid cast (including Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, and Tahmoh Penikett), Dollhouse is consistently one of Friday night's worst performing shows. Even when you factor in the DVR numbers, viewership is still quite low.
The season two premiere tallied just 3.42 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demo. The later episodes have done even worse and help keep the network in fourth place for the night.
Despite the poor numbers, Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells THR that the network is committed to running all 13 episodes. Optimistically he added, "We're not saying we're happy with those numbers, or accept them, but we »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Guess Which Dollhouse Power Couple Is Finally Hooking Up?!
19 October 2009 11:26 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
It's about damn time! Ever since Dollhouse started last spring, we've been waiting for Echo/Caroline (Eliza Dushku) and Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) to hook up, but in season one, it was not meant to be. Paul was mating with Mellie/November (Miracle Laurie), and except for some passionate fight scenes, the fed and L.A.'s No. 1 Doll hardly ever shared scenes. Well, that's all about to change. We just ran into our favorite set of 12-pack abs—Tahmoh!—and here's what he blabbed... "I think it's safe to say you're going to see one soon," he said of an upcoming makeout session between his character and the artist formerly known as Caroline (Dushku). Say... »
Guess Which Dollhouse Power Couple Is Finally Hooking Up?!
19 October 2009 11:26 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
It's about damn time! Ever since Dollhouse started last spring, we've been waiting for Echo/Caroline (Eliza Dushku) and Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) to hook up, but in season one, it was not meant to be. Paul was mating with Mellie/November (Miracle Laurie), and except for some passionate fight scenes, the fed and L.A.'s No. 1 Doll hardly ever shared scenes. Well, that's all about to change. We just ran into our favorite set of 12-pack abs—Tahmoh!—and here's what he blabbed... "I think it's safe to say you're going to see one soon," he said of an upcoming makeout session between his character and the artist formerly known as Caroline (Dushku). Say... »
Scream 2009 Recap: Reign of the Vampires and Space Crews
19 October 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
True to its name, the Scream Awards is an award show where the winners are decided by the biggest scream, like talent shows of olden days, before text messaging and toll-free numbers were invented. In this case, Scream winners are decided by internet votes. It's not surprising to then see current trend-grabbing vampires dominate the show; but the awards, it seemed, are secondary. The highlights of the night are all the honorary awards, celebrating the legends of their own mediums.
It was a little disconcerting to notice that the award winners were all telegraphed by the adoring cheers of the audience, too. The more enthusiastic the cheers, the likelier for that person to win. Vampires are definitely in this year, with notable appearances/wins for Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire's Assistant and Let the Right One In.
The most telling part of the award show being entertainment first-recognition second is »
- Arya Ponto
Trick 'r Treat (2009)
15 October 2009 1:52 PM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Written and directed by Michael Dougherty
Featuring Anna Paquin, Tahmoh Penikett, Rochelle Aytes, Dylan Baker, Lauren Lee Smith, Quinn Lord, Brett Kelly, Moneca Delain, Isabelle Deluce, Leslie Bibb, Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Review by Lis Fies
Warner Brothers apparently had no idea what a rare and wonderful cash cow it had acquired in Trick r' Treat, and made the totally bone-headed decision of releasing this stellar movie straight to DVD instead of giving it what would have been a smashingly lucrative theatrical release supplanting tired warhorse Saw this Halloween season. Not that Hollywood is known for understanding or respecting thriller/horror material and its fans, but their throwaway treatment of Trick 'r Treat is shockingly dumb even for them...
To add insult to injury, they've printed a woefully inadequate amount of DVDs to supply the awesome word of mouth, to the point that it's difficult to find a copy to buy or rent anywhere except in Blu-ray. »
- TheCommune
Fox November Highlights: ‘The Wanda Sykes Show’ Premiere; New Episodes of ‘House,’ ‘Fringe,’ More
15 October 2009 8:52 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Fox recently sent over the details on their post-baseball coverage including the series premiere of “The Wanda Sykes Show,” the special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” a week-long “The Simpsons”-themed on-air scavenger hunt November 9th through the 15th, and synopsis information for the hit shows they have planned for the sweeps period including “House,” “Glee,” “Bones,” “Fringe,” and “Lie to Me”.
Important dates to mark in the Fox November 2009 Sweeps period include November 7th, when “The Wanda Sykes Show” debuts. The next night, on November 8th, which is an entire night devoted to the comedy of Seth MacFarlane, including the original variety show special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” and all-new episodes of “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” and “The Cleveland Show”. The rest of that week pays “homarge” to twenty years of “The Simpsons” with tributes and clues »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Dollhouse' . Belle Chose
13 October 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
This review may contain spoilers. After spending the first two episodes of the season focusing almost exclusively on Echo (Eliza Dushku) and Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett), .Belle Chose. returns .Dollhouse. to what creator Joss Whedon does best: ensemble drama with comedic undertones. Not surprisingly, .Belle Chose. is written by Tim Minear, who worked with Whedon on .Angel. and .Firefly.. The episode is the closest in tone to classic Whedon of any episode thus far this season. It feels like .Dollhouse. has built back the momentum that it had late last season, when everything seemed to flow effortlessly. Nearly all of the regular cast members . with the exception of Sierra (Dichen Lachman) . play an integral role in this episode, as the Dollhouse imprints Victor (Enver Gjokaj) with the ... »
TV Recap: ‘Dollhouse – Belle Chose’
12 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Fan favorite, Joss Whedon’s TV show Dollhouse, is kind of like going back for a third date with someone you know can’t get it up. This week’s episode, “Belle Chose”, has the plot of a porno. Echo (Eliza Dushku) takes the implant to be an English student, and is contracted by a lonely English teacher. Yet another Battlestar Galactica alumni Michael Hogan (Colonel Tigh) guest stars on this episode and he has issues with Adelle DeWitt (Olivia Williams), the woman who runs this particular Dollhouse.
She informs Tigh that his nephew is a serial killer who kidnaps people that look similar to their family. He’s a dangerous guy, having smashed a woman’s skull with a croquet malet at the beginning of the episode. After the bludgeoning, Serial Killer gets hit by a car trying to kidnap another woman to replace the woman he just killed. »
- David Press
Sneak Peek – Dollhouse "Belle Chose"
8 October 2009 12:45 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Because I adore Joss Whedon, Dollhouse is one of those shows that I know I should watch more often and I promise I'm going to sit down and watch the entire first season the moment I can find a free weekend. In the meantime, the second season has premiered on Fox and we've got some sneak peeks for this Friday's brand new episode of the show. BSG fans should be happy – an alum is guest starring.
Echo And Victor’S Imprints Collide As Paul Races To Save A Kidnapped Family On “Dollhouse” Friday, October 9, On Fox
Michael Hogan (“Battlestar Galactica”) Guest-Stars
Echo and Victor’s imprints collide when Echo is sent on an assignment as a fun-loving, seductive college student and Victor is imprinted as the psychotic nephew of a Dollhouse shareholder (guest star Hogan) in the “Belle Chose” episode of Dollhouse airing Friday, Oct. 9 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. »
- clarissa
.Dollhouse. - Instincts
8 October 2009 12:35 AM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
Coming off of the season premiere, .Dollhouse. takes a slight break from the show.s complex mythology to focus on a solitary mission. Echo (Eliza Dushku) has been imprinted to believe she is a new mother to a baby boy, even to the point where she is breastfeeding the little tyke. However, when her faux-husband . who hired Echo to care for his son . decides to abort the mission, Echo believes he plans to have her killed. Her newly acquired mothering instincts kick in and she takes off with the child she believes is her own, with Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, a former Active (Miracle Laurie) reappears for a .diagnostic,. raising questions about her lingering connection to the Dollhouse, and Senator Perrin (Alexis Denisof) gets closer to unraveling the truth about ... »
New The Twilight Saga: New Moon footage at Spike TV’s Scream 2009
7 October 2009 5:21 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
It’s unknown if we’ll get Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner or Peter Facinelli at Spike TV’s Scream 2009, airing October 27.
But we do know that we’ll get new video footage from the hotly anticapated Twilight sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The film opens November 20.
Here’s the complete news release …
As twilight descends upon The Greek Theatre, Spike TV presents “Scream 2009,” an evening where galaxies collide and genres unite for the ultimate celebration of all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book. The 4th annual “Scream” is the first and only global event of its kind to honor and celebrate the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped these genres. “Scream 2009” will tape on Saturday, October 17 in Los Angeles, CA. The two-hour extravaganza will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 Pm-Midnight, Et/Pt).
Spike TV »
- Jeff Bayer
Video Q&A: Los Angeles Trick 'r Treat Panel
6 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
On Sunday, October 4, under a full moon, a crowd lined up around the block for ShockTillYouDrop.com and the New Beverly Cinema's screening of Trick 'r Treat . Regardless of the fact that it was arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, October 6, guests were eager to see the anthology horror film on the big screen. Star Anna Paquin ( True Blood ) was spotted in the audience, as was Seth Green, Tahmoh Penikett ( Battlestar Galactica , Dollhouse ) and composer Douglas Pipes. After receiving a thunderous applause post-screening, this writer took to the front of the theater to join Dougherty, Penikett and Pipes for a Q&A. Audience members who chimed in with a question of their own scored a DVD copy of Trick 'r Treat . Below, you'll find highlights from our discussion as... »
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