Scifiwire has an interesting interview with Joss Whedon about the network decision to air fewer commercial breaks during the initial broadcast of both his show Dollhouse and J.J. Abram's show Fringe. This is part of Fox television's Remote-Free TV experiment. Joss explained that usually he has to do cuts anyway for the repeat airings of any show he works on. He also usually runs long, the episode he works on anyway, to give a little extra for the DVD release.
The most interesting revelation from the interview is that Eliza Dushku is getting a producer credit for Dollhouse. Apparently this was part of her initial contract deal with Fox. Whedon also said to Dushku regarding her producer's credit "I'm going to make you earn it. I'm going to want your input. I'm going to want ideas. I'm going to want you to help me work out certain problems. This is our show."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-26-2008 @ 5:28PM
bsgfan2003 said...
Ideas from Dushku? Should we start to worry?
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5-26-2008 @ 8:27PM
Argus said...
I really hope this doesn't end up being the bland "I'm such a badass, everyone should be in awe of what a badass I am" that Buffy did towards the end...
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5-26-2008 @ 11:26PM
MERVE-THE-PERVE said...
Maybe he's gonna make her 'earn it' on the old 'casting couch'? I heard that there is a fan group already forming a Save Dollhouse campaign. That's a very good idea based on Fox & JW's history together. They are probably hitting every dollar store and snapping up every cheap doll they can find so they can mail 'em in all at once when they cancel this show after the 4th or 5th episode.
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5-27-2008 @ 8:14AM
Alicia said...
I know... I am scared to actually get hooked on it... I think I will wait for next season to see if it comes back.
5-27-2008 @ 8:14AM
Mathew said...
And that is the exact reason that "save our show" campaigns shouldn't exist any more. How can a network be expected to take it seriously when people are preparing it without having seen the show?
As much as I have faith in Whedon to make another great show, there is no way I can be sure yet. He wouldn't be the first great filmmaker/showrunner to turn out a dud after a series of creative successes.
5-27-2008 @ 5:13PM
hjjugovic said...
I agree the "save our show" compaign was a BAD idea, but I am very excited about the show itself. The concept has me hooked, and FOX is already promoting the show, so I think the cancellation worries are misplaced.
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