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Dollhouse gets a new pilot, and co-ed showers
Published 7/22/2008 by Brett Love at TV Squad
... As Whedon explains in a post over at whedonesque.com, the original episode "...didn't bring the visceral pop the network had expected from the script. The network was cool about it, but not sure how to come out of the gate with the ep." If you read that and immediately think of the network wanting a different opening for Firefly, I can't blame you, but it doesn't seem as bad as all that this time. ...

“Dollhouse” gets new 1st Episode
Published 7/22/2008 by Larry at N/A
... , anticipation for Joss Whedon’s next project, “Dollhouse”, has been renewed. Now word comes from straight from Whedon himself that a new “first episode” is being shot. ...

Deja Vu All Over Again: 'Dollhouse' to Get a New Pilot
Published 7/22/2008 at MSN TV Blog
... Now comes a development where Whedon's announcing he's putting together another pilot after the original one was completed. The original one is going to be tweaked and made the second episode. ...

Two Pilots Are Better Than One
Published 7/22/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JA) at my new plaid pants
... Ahem. Joss's weird-ass self-interview in which he relates the above information has got me acting weird now. Says the man (via Whedonesque) of his first stab at a Dollhouse pilot: ...

Is Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Going the Way of Firefly? [Dollhouse]
Published 7/22/2008 by Annalee Newitz at io9
... give audiences the right amount of backstory. There's plenty of time to get noir and gloomy later. When you want to draw in an audience that's larger than the Whedon Fan Club (yes, I am also a member), you have to make sure that everybody understands the concept before jumping on a bullet train with it. The only thing I'm ornery about? No clips at Comic-Con. Whedon could make it up to us by singing Dr. Horrible's Freeze Ray song, right?Image via TV Barn. Whedonesque [via SyFy Portal] ...

Whedon to Reshoot Dollhouse Pilot
Published 7/22/2008 by Cynthia at SF Universe - Science Fiction News
... That’s Joss Whedon in his post over at Whedonesque explaining why he felt the need to reshoot the “Dollhouse” pilot. Though he tries to downplay the network’s involvement in the decision, it’s clear that he didn’t wake up yesterday and decide to do it over again all on his own. ...

Press Tour: Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku take us to the Dollhouse
Published 7/23/2008 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
... We still haven't seen any of the show beyond a brief trailer. In part that's because, as Whedon revealed on his blog yesterday, he's shooting a new first episode and slotting the original pilot as #2. But for those of you already clued into "Dollhouse," Whedon and Dushku walked us through Adele's office, the now-infamous coed showers, the sleep room and the giant, two-story headquarters that's so big that Whedon and co. refer to it as "the Staples Center." All of it, except the office, is supposed to be underground. (Photo of Whedon, right, ...

Dollhouse Gets A New Pilot
Published 7/23/2008 at Cinema Blend Television
Dollhouse Gets A New Pilot It looks like Fox’s upcoming new series Dollhouse is about to get a new pilot. In an interview posted by Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly ) at Whedonesque.com , Whedon stated that the original pilot will still be used, only he’s going to write a new episode, which will come before that one and hopefully do a better job of kicking off the series than the original pilot might have. With regards to the original pilot, Whedon said, “ I showed some scenes to David Lynch and he’s all, “whuh?” Bad sign. But I kid. The ...

Press tour bonus: Joss Whedon talks 'Dollhouse'
Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Alan Sepinwall) at What's Alan Watching?
... One of today's set visits was to "Dollhouse," and last night, one of the Fox publicists sent us a link to a Joss Whedon-written blog entry explaining that -- as happened with "Firefly," also by Whedon, also for Fox -- the original "Dollhouse" pilot was going to air later in the season rather than as the first episode. It's a very funny, very thorough explanation -- Joss is both very funny and very thorough in general -- and I strongly suggest you go take a gander at it, and then after the jump I'll add some additional information and some ...

TCA Wrapup Roundup: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Published 7/23/2008 by James Poniewozik at TIME.com: Tuned In
... and says that, as with Firefly, they're replacing the original pilot with another episode. But this time, he insists, it was his idea, not Fox's. * NBC insists it's ...

What's Going on with Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse"?
Published 7/23/2008 by Jace (noreply@blogger.com) at Televisionary
... .) Early reports seemed to indicate that Whedon had made the decision to scrap the pilot in favor of reshooting an introductory episode that was less noir and had more of the "visceral pop" that was promised in the pilot script and that the decision was not one handed down to him from FOX. According to Whedon in a post on Whedonesque : "The fact is, I’m very proud of the ep we shot and the series is making me crazy with the excitement. But I tend to come at things sideways, and there were a few clarity issues for some viewers. There were also some slight issues with tone – I ...

Is Whedon playing his cards right with Dollhouse?
Published 7/23/2008 by James Anthony at Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - TV & radio
... by ... doing exactly the same thing himself . Whedon will shoot a "prequel" episode to serve as the show's pilot. He decided to do so after meeting with Fox suits, who expressed concern (wait for it) about the accessibility of the first episode. Firefly fans, no doubt noting echoes of the forced creation and shooting of the train-robbery episode to replace the show's original pilot, will probably wince a little. ...

Joss Whedon shooting a new, first episode of Dollhouse
Published 7/23/2008 by Mike at Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps
... Apparently the original pilot they shot might have had a few items that could confuse viewers, and Whedon wanted to fix that. According to him, this was not a network decision (thank God), but his own. ...

Joss Whedon Shooting New ‘Dollhouse’ Pilot; Is It ‘Firefly’ All Over Again?
Published 7/23/2008 at Vulture
... Uh-oh. That's the first thought every Joss Whedon fan had when the news broke that Whedon was writing and shooting a new pilot for his upcoming Fox series Dollhouse. After all, hadn't we seen this before, and at the very same network? Back when Whedon was launching Firefly, his beloved sci-fi series for Fox, Fox aired the episodes out of order, jerry-rigging a new pilot and (in the eyes of many fans) dooming the series to failure. In a typically jokey post on Whedonesque, Joss downplays similarities, noting that this time, the new pilot is his idea ...

Joss Whedon on 'Dollhouse' and his dealings with Fox
Published 7/23/2008 by Tempo at The Watcher
... So it was with some trepidation that fans of his TV shows  read a long letter from Whedon that was posted on the fan site Whedonesque.com on July 22. It explained why he’d just written a new pilot for “Dollhouse.” ...

Dollhouse Pilot Being Reshot — But Whedon Says Don't Worry
Published 7/23/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... an explanation for his recent revelation that his highly anticipated new series is reshooting its pilot. The same thing happened with Whedon's Firefly the last time he worked with Fox — but Whedon told reporters that Dollhouse is in no great danger. ...

In The News
Published 7/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Logan Gawain) at GALACTICA SITREP
... BSG fan Joss Whedon recently explained what's going on with the shooting of a new pilot for his upcoming Fox series Dollhouse, co-staring Tahmoh Penikett. ...