Fox has released the first official cast photo for the new series Dollhouse created by Buffy and Firefly mastermind Joss Whedon. The background appears to the be the set of "Dollhouse" itself (where all the agents to have new personalities and skills implanted are kept).
It looks like the Kens and Barbies aren't even allowed to have footwear while they're not working. Eliza Dushku, who plays the lead named Echo, is standing in the center. To the left is Tahmoh Penikett, better known as the actor playing Helo on Battlestar Galactica. I don't recognize the two standing on either side of Dushku. To the right is Fran Kranz who just starred in Welcome to the Captain, Olivia Williams of Sixth Sense and Rushmore, and Harry Lennix from the Matrix movies.
Absent from the picture is Amy Acker, who played Winnifred Burkle on Whedon's previous series Angel, but her role is only recurring and not technically a cast member.
I'm looking forward this series.
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5-17-2008 @ 11:45AM
Midnight13 said...
Well hopefully Amy Acker will end up like many of Whedon's re-curring characters and end up a full-fledged cast member by season 2. That would be ideal. Joss is sort of known for doing that, "Buffy" recurring characters that became cast members (Anya, Tara, Oz, Spike) Angel recurring that became cast (Lorene, Spike, Gunn). Not sure if Amy Acker's Fred character was intially supposed to just be re-curring or if she was introduced with the idea of being a full-time cast member. My point being though is just because they start out merely guest-starring, they often end up in the cast, if Joss doesn't plan on killing their character right away that is.
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5-17-2008 @ 12:09PM
Oreo said...
Season 2... you are funny!
The teaser trailer for the show looks very nicely done, but it seems more like a movie idea then a TV show idea.
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5-17-2008 @ 3:10PM
Mel said...
Although I am looking forward to watching this show, I am a little hesitant since it's gonna be on FOX of all networks. After what happened with Tru Calling, why would Whedon and Dushku ever trust them again?
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5-18-2008 @ 7:22AM
CRVBOY said...
Yay! Helo makes it to Earth! Wonder if he'll ever end up in Miami with Six? :)
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5-19-2008 @ 12:45PM
Onyxsci said...
Am I the only one that thinks that this is very similar to a show from the sixties (by the creator of "The Thunderbirds") called "Joe 90".
Look here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062573/plotsummary
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