Author: David Mello

How Dr. Horrible Conquered the Emmys

Here lies everything
The world I wanted at my feet
My victory’s complete
So hail to the king

Fans of Dr. Horrible recognize those lines as the musical climax to the Sing-A-Long Blog, where the doc finally achieves his to become part of the Evil League of Evil….but at a very high price.

However, you can take those words and give them new meaning. This time, you can picture him singing those words after finding out that his story has made history as the first original web show to earn an Emmy nomination.

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Whose Buffy Is She Anyway?

Ask any Buffy fan, and that person will credit one person for making her a legend in TV or comic books…Joss Whedon.
He was the one who wrote the original script for the movie in 1992. He was the one who brought her to the WB, and made her the netlette’s first big hit. She inspired a spinoff, Angel, and several comic books, including one about a Slayer from the distant future.

So, when news broke about someone planning to make a new movie called Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and that Joss wasn’t involved, a lot of people were stunned. After all, they thought, Buffy belongs to Joss, right?
Well, yes and no.

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Echo in the Dollhouse: She Can Be Anyone, But Was She?

We all know the story about that famous lunch Joss Whedon had with Eliza Dushku. We all know how she complained that so many producers and casting directors thought they knew what kind of roles should could handle better than she did. We all know Joss thought Eliza could do so much more, if given the chance. That chance of course, turned out to be Dollhouse

As we’re about to wrap up this season, and maybe the series overall, it’s time to see if Eliza has convinced people she can be more than just Faith

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Dollhouse at the Paley Festival

Even with Dollhouse facing the threat of cancellation, Joss Whedon scored his second straight sellout with his panel on the show, moderated by Matt Roush of TV Guide. That living doll, Eliza Dushku, was there, along with fellow dolls Miracle Laurie and Dichen Lachman, along with Fran Kranz aka Topher, and writers Sarah Fain and Liz Craft, who wrote two episodes. We were not allowed to bring digital recorders, and that included real internet reporters. So this report is mostly  paraphasing, but a fairly good account.

 

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