“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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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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Sci-Fi fans will be tickled pink to hear that Summer Glau (of Joss Whedon’s short-lived series ‘Firefly’) will be joining the cast of ‘Dollhouse’ this fall.  Glau has a recurring role as BENNETT, “a Dollhouse employee who shares a past with Echo.”  And ‘Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber has a guest starring role (though hopefully it [...]

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A “Buffy the Vampire-Slayer” relaunch — without Joss Whedon — is in the works. The team behind the original 1992 movie (starring Kristy Swanson) has the movie rights.
Eminem’s new album, “Relapse,” has sold more copies (608,000) in its first week of release than any other album this year.
Twitter is planning a TV competition series.
Janet Evanovich, [...]

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We’ve been watching “Dollhouse” faithfully since it debuted on Fox five weeks ago. Intriguing show, but so far, no sizzle. Keep watching, “Dollhouse” creator Joss Whedon says, as viewers’ patience will be rewarded with “Man on the Street” (airing March 20) and “Needs” (April 3).
“These two episodes represent a much stronger vision of what I [...]

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