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Dollhouse: Created by Joss Whedon. With Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett. A top secret organization erases the identities of attractive young people, turning them into blank "dolls" ready for imprints of temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients.
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- 2009-02-13
- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- 44
The story follows Echo (Eliza Dushku), a "doll" or "Active" for the Los Angeles "Dollhouse", one of several facilities, called "Houses", run by a company which hires out human beings to wealthy clients. These "engagements" range from romantic interludes to high-risk criminal enterprises.
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Main Characters
1. Eliza Dushku as Echo(26 episodes) 2. Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton(24 episodes) 3. Fran Kranz as Topher Brink(26 episodes) 4. Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard(23 episodes) 5. Enver Gjokaj as Victor(24 episodes) 6. Dichen Lachman as Sierra(22 episodes) 7. Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt(26 episodes)
Recurring Roles
1. Miracle Laurie as November/Mellie/Madeline Costley(13 episodes) 2. Amy Acker as Claire Saunders/Whiskey(15 episodes) 3. Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic(11 episodes) 4. Liza Lapira as Ivy(10 episodes) 5. Aisha Hinds as Loomis(5 episodes) 6. Alexis Denisof as Daniel Perrin(4 episodes) 7. Stacey Scowley as Cindy Perrin(4 episodes) 8. Bret Claywell as Matt Cargill(4 episodes) 9. Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson(4 episodes) 10. Alan Tudyk as Alpha(4 episodes) 11. Keith Carradine as Matthew Har...
Story
Dollhouse is a hybrid between a procedural show and a serialized show. Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said early on that "It was a fresh idea that didn't promise to become overwhelmed by mythology" Joss Whedonalso highlights this adventure-of-the-week-aspect of the show: "'Who would want them to do this and why?' is sort of what keeps it interesting every week." Whedon also said that the show will also include "B stories", expanding the scope beyond Echo: "Sometimes there will be B...
Origin
Dollhouse was created during a lunch between Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku where they discussed her career and her recent development deal with Fox. Inspired by Dushku's life as an actress, Whedon came up with the premise of people who were hired out to be everybody's fantasy. He pitched Dollhouse to Fox two weeks before the 2007-2008 WGA strike and got a seven-episode order without even having begun to write a pilot episode. After the strike ended, Whedon started working on the script for "Ec...
Season 1
Dollhouse eventually got a thirteen episodes commitment by Fox and will have a longer run-time than usual hour-long shows since it is part of Fox' "Remote-free TV"-program, cutting down the advertisement time per episode to five minutes. Whedon described this move as "a little less heartache in the editing room". Dollhouse will also be the first production credit for Dushku (and her production company Boston Diva Productions). On July 22, 2008 Whedon announced he was planning to shoot a signi...
Season 2
In May 2009 the show was picked up by Fox for a second season with a reduced budget. The writers room started working on Season 2 on June 2, 2009. The writers room for Season 2 will include Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters as consulting producers who will take over the spots vacated by Craft & Fain who left the show after Season 1 to be consulting producers on Lie to Me. Whedon commented on plotting the second season: "About two hours after starting to talk to the writers about story, I was b...
US Broadcast
The first season aired between February 13 and May 8, 2009 on Friday night, 9/8c on Fox. The run was uninterrupted save for one week (April 17). The first 9 episodes (February 13 - April 10) of Dollhouse had Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles as its lead-in, the last three episodes (April 24 - May 8) followed Prison Break. 1x13 "Epitaph One" was not aired in the US. The second season premiered on September 25, 2009 again on Friday night, 9/8c on Fox. The premiere had a one-hour series pr...
DVD
20th Century Fox Television released Region 1 versions of the Dollhouse Season One DVDset and the Blu-ray set on July 28, 2009. Region 2 will follow on September 14, 2009.
Official Dollhouse-HomepageDollhouse@ FacebookDollhouse@ tv.comFeb 14, 2022 · Eliza Dushku made a major impression as Faith Lehane on Buffy and Angel. A few years later, she snagged the starring role of Echo on Dollhouse. Directly following the show's demise,...
Eliza Patricia Dushku portrays the lead role of Echo on Dollhouse. Additionally, Dushku served as one of the producers for the series, and her production company Boston Diva Productions produced Dollhouse alongside 20th Century Fox Television and Joss Whedon's Mutant Enemy Productions.
Oct 16, 2010 · Eliza Dushku will be in The Big Bang Theory on Nov. 4. Dollhouse season two is on DVD, which means it's time to rediscover Joss Whedon's most challenging show. We spoke to star/producer...
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Apr 10, 2009 · A Spy in the House of Love: Directed by David Solomon. With Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett. When a spy is discovered in the Dollhouse, Echo becomes Sherlock Holmes to uncover the traitor.
