“Dollhouse” returns tonight — Summer Glau alert — with two episodes (8 p.m., Fox) as it ends its bumpy two-year run. To mark the occasion, Maureen Ryan, the excellent TV writer for the Chicago Tribune, interviewed Joss Whedon, the series creator. Among the topics discussed: the frustration dealing with Fox’s fears over the show’s exploration [...]

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We’re all disappointed that FOX is closing the doors of “Dollhouse” after its second season ends in January, and of course, we’ll watch every remaining episode. Series creator Joss Whedon shared his thoughts on his website:
“I don’t have a lot to say. I’m extremely proud of the people I’ve worked with: my star (Eliza Dushku), [...]

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And this is what Whedon had to say in his post on fan site Whedonesque:
Hey kids and parents of kids and super-old, like ancestor-old-but-not-dead-yet-type people, just poking my oversized head in to say that the rumors are true… unless something very odd happens in the next few months, I will have the privilege of shooting [...]

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Good news for “Dollhouse” fans. Fox will air all 13 episodes despite the show’s paltry ratings. The announcement came on the heels of impressive DVR data for last month’s “Dollhouse” premiere (up 50 percent from 1.0 to 1.5). “We’re going to run all the episodes,” Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re [...]

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It’s great to have “Dollhouse” back for a second season. The Joss Whedon project took awhile to gain its footing, and it seemed like a case of too little, too late. Fox would never renew such a low-rated show. But Fox recognized that “Dollhouse” had a promising audience that watched on DVD, and gave Whedon [...]

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Don’t forget to set your DVR’s tonight for:
Brothers, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Smallville, 8 p.m. (CW)
Ghost Whisperer, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Medium, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Dollhouse, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Numb3rs, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Confused? Check out The Great Fall Preview: Television

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Glenn Close vs. Lily Tomlin and Martin Short. The plot for the third season of “Damages” has Patty Hewes pitted against a family led by Tomlin, her son (Campbell Scott) and its high-powered attorney (Short).
With his 11th No. 1 album, Jay-Z has overtaken Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers on the [...]

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