Well, it's two days until Valentine's Day and I have to say...I don't really give a hoot. Do people really still go all out for V-Day? Chocolate aside, I'm not a fan of February 14th. Maybe it's the fact that I'm old and married. Maybe it's because I'm poor. Or maybe I'm just bitter. Who knows? All I know is that it's going to be just another Saturday night around my house. No matter. The true, shining light in my week is not going to be Saturday the 14th, it's going to be Friday the 13th. Why? Well, it can be summed up in one word: Dollhouse.
For paraskavedekatriaphobics, Friday the 13th may be considered an unlucky day, but this year, it's the day that I've been looking forward to for a very, very long time. It's the series premiere of Joss Whedon's new TV series, Dollhouse. For anyone unfamiliar with Whedon's work (is there anyone still unfamiliar with it?), he is the creative talent behind such amazing shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dr Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. And anyone who's anyone in TV-land knows that whatever Whedon touches turns to gold. People, this is going to be good.
Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku - most famous for her role as Faith on Buffy - as Echo, a member of a group of people called "Actives" or "Dolls". These Dolls have their memories wiped clean, and can therefore be imprinted with memories and skills and sent out on assignment. If you have the connections, and enough money, you can hire one of these Dolls to play any role you please: the perfect girlfriend, the perfect criminal, even the perfect chess partner. Whatever you want - the possibilities are endless.
Of course, this Dollhouse operation is highly illegal, even if their claim that the Dolls are volunteers is true. And the need for a foil is created. Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett, or "Helo" from Battlestar Galactica...YUM.) is an FBI agent assigned to this ostensibly "dead-end case". He meets Echo, puts a personal face to the assignment, and intrigue ensues.
But the real problem - and the real interest - begins when Echo, in her mind-wiped state, begins to become self-aware. And that means: trouble.
Dollhouse is supposedly Whedon's strangest and riskiest work to date. He's said himself that he's really putting himself out there. But everyone involved is really excited. Who wouldn't be? If you work with Whedon, you are the television in-crowd. And if you watch Whedon's work, you know that, whatever else happens, it's not something to be missed. It's the closest equivalent our too-safe generation comes to a "happening" from the 60's. You just have to be there.
Watch the trailer:
Photo Credit: Fox.com
I wasn't a buffy fan, so when I saw the commercial for this, my thought was, who the hell is gonna watch that?
Thanks for clearing it up ;)
But I'm with you on the v-day thing - not our gig.
Posted by: kgirl | February 12, 2009 at 09:08 AM
While I am excited about this, it is a tempered excitement. The sting of losing Firefly remains for me, so Dollhouse marks the fact that Joss has moved on even if I haven't.
What's frustrating for me is that I'm in a time zone where different stations shift shows differently, so I don't get the nice sci-fi pack (Sarah Connor, Dollhouse, BSG) and will have to record at least one--and watch one when it airs, creating the possibility of child-created gaps.
Posted by: Mouse | February 12, 2009 at 02:28 PM
I'm really looking forward to it. I never really liked Eliza Dushku, but I heard Fred from Angel was going to be in it as well and I like her. Plus I love Joss Whedon's shows.
Posted by: 1001 petals | February 12, 2009 at 02:44 PM
V-day is a non excitement in my world two- married and poor here too. But, tonight is definetely the night I've been looking forward too. I love Joss, and I just know this show is going to kick ass. Good to know you'll be watching too :)
Posted by: Sarcasta-Mom | February 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Now I've got "Welcome to the Jungle" stuck in my head.
Posted by: mothergoosemouse | February 13, 2009 at 01:08 PM
I just have to put in a plug for our fundraising event in June. We show Joss's movie Serenity and raise funds for his favourite charity, Equality Now. This is our fourth year running and the Global organization has raised a lot of money. Here in Toronto we raised over $6,000.00 last year, but the only money you need spend is the price of the ticket. It is also a very fun day/evening!
Details will be at
TorontoSerenity.blogspot.com
Posted by: Sheilah | March 05, 2009 at 09:31 AM