Dollhouse, altri intoppi

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/11/joss-whedons-do.html

Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse' dumped onto Friday nights
05:37 PM PT, Nov 6 2008

When Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly first heard Joss Whedon's
pitch for "Dollhouse," his new show, he was so taken that he later
described it to an L.A. Times reporter this way:

"He had me at 'hello,' " Reilly said. "I was kinda drunk with the surprise
of it all. He laid out the whole concept but I think it was one of those
things where I heard every other word of it."

Reilly no longer appears to be in a love-drunk daze about the
much-anticipated project, because Fox announced that "Dollhouse" will
premiere in one of the worst time slots in all of television--Fridays at 9
p.m., beginning Feb. 13.

The news was posted immediately on Whedoneque, a Joss Whedon fan site, and
prompted an outcry. "It's 'Firefly' all over again!" posted one worried
fanboy or fangirl. (Whedon's "Firefly" was also given a Friday night
graveyard shift in Fall 2002.)

Behind the scenes, "Dollhouse" has had its share of ups and downs in its
short life. Whedon shut down production in September for 2 1/2 weeks to
rewrite scripts and wound up shooting the pilot again. But Whedon recently
mused on his website about how happy he was with the results and that he
and the network were finally in a good place about what they both want from
the series.

On Thursday, it became obvious that the problems persist. Production on the
seventh episode, which is supposed to begin Monday, is being delayed at
least a day because the script was in such bad shape, according to a source
who requested anonymity. The script for the sixth episode also had big
problems, causing production delays that left the cast and crew very
frustrated, the source said.

Whedon, who directed the first episode, is hardly seen on set these days,
focusing all of his attention to writing. The show stars Eliza Dushku and
centers on a group of people who are imprinted with the personalities and
abilities they need to carry out specific missions. After they carry out
their duties, their memories are wiped clean and they live together like
children in Dollhouse, a futuristic dormatory and lab.

"We have yet to gain any momentum," the inside source said. "The network
wants to tone things, and Joss is trying to figure out how to give them
that and still do the show he wants to do."

Sounds like deja vu for Whedon. The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel"
creator vowed to never work with Fox again after experiencing creative
issues with Fox over "Firefly," his canceled TV show that led to
"Serenity," the movie, after success on DVD.

--Maria Elena Fernandez

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this post said that Joss Whedon
himself posted the timeslot/premiere news on Whedonesque.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/18046

LA Times reports on new Dollhouse production delays.  An "inside source"
tells the paper about problems with the scripts for episodes six and seven.

Course for all we know, this could be someone spinning a line to help
justify the new timeslot. Also for some ungodly reason, Fox have decided to
make the new Dollhouse trailer inaccessible to those outside the USA.
-- 
Jolan Tru
Filippo "Hytok" Simone
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