watch the new Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku show, Dollhouse, starting 02/13/09

I forgot to tape it so I watched it on youtube. It’s an interesting and sort of horrifying premise with a lot of possibilities. I like the FBI agent…I hope we’ll see more layers to him as we go along, so he’s not too standard of a tough guy. I do think Dushku’s character will need to become self-aware/sentient somewhat quickly, because right now she’s both the protagonist and a cipher. I’m going to give it a few more episodes and see what I think!

I love me some Joss Whedon! But the premise on this one is iffy to me. Of course, that was true of BtVS also, so I’ve got to give it a shot!

Prolific producer pauses production on program; says quality on scripts sucked.

Joss Whedon knows quality work when he sees it, and he should. As the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Whedon is revered as a god in some of the geekier circles.

While Dollhouse is shut down, the cast has to stand completely still. So when Joss thinks that it’s time to stop production on a show because he doesn’t feel it’s going as well as it should, it’s time to stop production. Whedon has put his anticipated new show Dollhouse on hold, believing that some of the scripts just aren’t Whedon-worthy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Joss has apparently been so busy in the director’s chair that he hasn’t been able to work on the show’s upcoming scripts. So when he finally had a chance to see upcoming scripts, he decided to slow things down a bit to do some rewrites. Production is due to start up again in late September, but given that the drama is a midseason entry, Dollhouse is comfortably ahead of schedule.

Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku as an agent for a secret organization that specializes in imprinting memories and personalities into its agents, who are hired out for espionage, business, and…pleasure. Though most are blissfully unaware of their situation, Dushku’s character soon becomes cognizant of what’s going on, and thus begins some big-time drama and action.

Dollhouse isn’t the only midseason Fox show to be put on the skids. 24 has also momentarily shut down production so that its producers can improve the direction of the final episodes.

Nothing to worry about here. In fact, if anything, it’s a sign of great things to come from both shows.