When Joss Whedon announced last July he was re-shooting the pilot episode of Dollhouse, he talked about how tough it is to develop a show into the vision you want. This may make sense, since the show has a premise that’s tough to relate to: a girl who is programmed to be anyone except herself.
Read MoreChristian Kane’s (Lindsey McDonald, Angel) TNT show Leverage has been picked up for a second season. The team can now continue their cons providing the "leverage" that is needed to take out the bad guy. At the beginning, the team members were independent thieves, each with their own talents. Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) brought them together to work a con and the group bonded, evolving into a sort of dysfunctional family. Leverage Headquarters was set up, becoming like a second home for these misfits.
Read MoreSeason 4.5 of Battlestar Galactica has meant one thing so far: Battlestar is back, baby!
With tonight’s episode (4.14), “Blood on the Scales,” BSG has returned to the hard-hitting show of its early seasons. But who’s really back are the characters we love and root for.
Read MoreWelcome to our new regular feature here at Whedonopolis, episode reviews! We’re going to be reviewing episodes of shows with a definite Whedon connection, such as Battlestar Galactica, The Guild, How I Met Your Mother, Dexter, and of course, Supernatural. Starting things off, I’ll be taking a look at the fourteenth episode of Supernatural’s fourth season, “Sex and Violence.” We have violence, death, sex, strippers, comedy, and angst all in one. What more could you want? 😉 Click below to read the review, and please be aware there are spoilers.
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There is no me. I do not exist. There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed — Peter Sellers
I’m not nobody — Echo…or is it?
It’s been more than a month since Time Magazine became the first media site to look at the pilot for Dollhouse, Joss Whedon’s return to TV. Since then, a few more sites have given their verdicts, including TV.com and Salon. More familiar sites will also have their chances over the next few weeks.
Fox sent a DVD copy of the pilot to TV and radio stations, along with a special doll to symbolize what an Active is: a clean slate who can be made into anyone, over and over again. At least that’s the theory. My radio station got a copy, and I decided to take a look.
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