(from SFX)
"Production on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse has temporarily shut down... Apparently, "Whedon had been busy directing two of the first three [episodes], which kept him out of the writers' room. As a result, the studio, network and Whedon agreed that the show's fourth script needed work. Whedon also requested the production reprieve to get ahead on the next few scripts.” The show will still air as scheduled in the New Year."
Oh dear. This is after the news that the network half-insisted there by a new pilot episode (Whedon claims he agrees, stating the show needed setting up better, and Pilot #1 will now air as episode two). Depending on your perspective, these pieces of news are either:
Movie Reviews: Righteous Kill
(from Studio Briefing)
"Taken purely on its merits as a psychological thriller, Righteous Kill is probably a two-star film. The third star is there strictly for De Niro and Pacino. Playing off each other, they stir up the ghosts of past greatness." A shame, because from the trailer I thought this looked like it could be a great thriller with two great stars. I'll judge for myself at some point, of course.
Movie Reviews: The Women
(from Studio Briefing)
Even the women hate The Women, which sounds to be as bad as the trailer looks. Except Roger Ebert, who praises it, yet again seeming to disagree with everyone else (see: The Mummy 3).
Unrelated by clydefro [online for a limited time]
(from clydefro)
"In 2004, the cities that had been attacked [on 9/11] picked one person as the best man to further protect us while nearly everyone else picked someone else, the eventual winner. With a new election just weeks away, these uncertainties and fears once again feel necessary."
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2 comments:
Dollhouse won't last to a second series.
It's on Fox, and last time I checked, they're still being run by incompetent morons.
I predict that he'll put Jewel Staite in an episode, and suddenly the show will be cancelled.
If it does get a second series, I hope the opening episode guest stars all the Firefly cast, looking really pissed off.
It would be even cooler if, upon getting a recommission, Joss went to the network, "ha! So you like my stuff now! Time to relaunch Firefly folks!" (Cos you know it would be a hit now if they tried again! It's actually a surprisingly sensible idea.)
I can dream...
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