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Woot!! Great news for fans of Dollhouse on Fox!! The network has committed to airing all 13 of the already produced eps of the series, which has been struggling in the ratings since its season 2 premiere last month, after considering how well the show is doing in the DVR ratings. Even tho Fox has really only committed to air half of the season, it could very easily have decided to cancel the show altogether and never air the eps that have been filmed and produced. This is great news!! If the show does well in the November sweeps, the second half of the season may be ordered for production!

“Dollhouse” fans can breathe easier: Fox will air all 13 episodes. On the heels of impressive DVR data for last month’s “Dollhouse” premiere, network executives say they will run each produced hour of the show’s current order despite the Friday drama’s modest overall ratings. “We’re going to run all the episodes,” Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman said. “We’re not saying we’re happy with those numbers, or accept them, but we don’t have to overreact. During [November] sweeps we might have to jack up the numbers a little [with other programming], but we plan on completing the order for this show.” As for ordering additional episodes, or a third season, Fox says they will make that decision after the current run. The news represents a relief to “Dollhouse” fans that the current season won’t be cut short, yet also suggests a full-season order is unlikely. Waiting until all 13 episodes have aired before making a decision generally means allowing production on the show to shut down for the season. Reached by phone, Joss Whedon (who has a terrible-sounding cold — feel better!) said he’s writing the 13th hour to give fans a degree of closure. “We’ll definitely have closure, but will leave some doors open,” said Whedon, who’s currently shooting the eighth episode. “When we got our first numbers, which were bad, the first thing [Fox president of entertainment] Kevin Reilly said was, ‘You’ll have all 13,’ which was great. They’re not going to pull the rug out from under us.” Beckman said DVR results have played a role in the show’s fate, though wasn’t surprised by today’s results. “It’s one of the reasons that we brought it back; we knew it was DVR friendly,” Beckman said. “We expected to see this, and hopefully we’ll see [the overnight ratings] increase from week to week … with some shows, you have to look at the bigger picture.” Beckman also humorously characterized deciding the show’s fate as a bit of no-win situation when it comes to dealing with Whedon’s passionate fans. “If you cancel it, you’re an asshole; if you renew it and then don’t put it back on, you’re an asshole,” he said. “I’m still paying for ‘Terminator.’ ‘Dollhouse’ has a small rabid fan base that in the world of social media seems bigger than it is. We gave them another season knowing full well we were going to burn in hell if we pulled it.”

While this is *good* news, it’s not by any means *great* news. Worst case scenario, we could end up only getting a half season which means the entire series run would be 1 1/2 seasons … not good. But, as long as the show is on the air there is hope that it will do better in the ratings. If Fox were really committed to making the show a success, they would save it from oblivion by pulling it out of Friday night and airing it on a Tuesday night. Or, if they insist on keeping the show on Friday, how about they PROMOTE the show better. Dollhouse is good … but yes, it could be much better. I hope that the powers that be will allow the show to grow … and that Joss Whedon will start bringing eps that will draw in new viewers. He’s been delivering to his faithful fans — now he’s got to take the next step.

Since we now know that Dollhouse will be on the air for a while, we can really look forward to Buffyverse alum Summer Glau‘s debut on the show. As you may recall, we got our first look at Summer on Dollhouse last week — after the jump, check out a few new promo pics from Summer‘s upcoming episode along with a few new promo pics of fellow Buffyverse alum Alexis Densiof on the show as well …

Eliza Dushku, star of the Fox TV series Dollhouse, paid a visit to The Late Show with David Letterman to do a bit of promo for her show … which is great danger of being canceled. As some of you may be well aware, Dollhouse struggled in the ratings for the duration of its first season on the air … since the show returned with its second season, the ratings have gotten even worse. Entertainment Weekly published a great article explaining what the hell is going wrong with the show but without a major turn around very soon, it’s very unlikely that the show will be able to survive. At least Eliza is doing everything she can to promote the show in the hopes of keeping it on the air. Here are a couple photos of Eliza‘s arrival at the Ed Sullivan Theater for her Late Show appearance last night and the article from EW explaining why they believe Dollhouse is very close to death:

In case you haven’t noticed, Dollhouse is tanking. It’s second season premiere didn’t perform well in the ratings, and last Friday’s episode did even worse — Stargate Universe kicked it in the cortex. Dollhouse is in very real danger of being canceled. Why isn’t it doing better? Where did Joss Whedon and company go wrong? Perhaps that isn’t fair — the blame can’t be put on Whedon’s shoulders alone. There is Fox’s decision to leave Dollhouse on Friday nights, bereft of any real advertising support — a programming block of one. If Fox really wanted to give Dollhouse a chance, they’d have paired it with Bones or Fringe, and not after a pair of sitcoms (one of which stars Michael Strahan) that no one is watching. Stargate Universe did well because Syfy Channel has been pushing it relentlessly, hammering it into their audience that something new is coming down the pike. But the thing you can level at the Dollhouse writers and producers is the middling way the show came out of the gate. Whedon has always been great at ending TV seasons — Buffy and Angel have tons of memorable season finales, and Dollhouse’s S1 ultimatum was terrific — but not so great at starting them. Listen, I’m all for Joss taking his time to build his universe and layer his stories with emotional substance topped with an action frosting. But anyone looking objectively at the Dollhouse situation for the season would have to see that the show has its back against the wall. It’s the fourth quarter and Team Dollhouse is down by a whole mess of points — it’s not the time to do slow burn undercovery episodes. Dollhouse needed to score, early and often, and it didn’t. Is it too late? I fear that it might be. Whedon and company are telling the stories they want to tell — and unless those stories suddenly bring the whup-ass in the next couple of weeks, they might not get to tell them for much longer. The saddest part of it is that I desperately want Whedon and Dollhouse to succeed — I want smart genre content to work on broadcast television, so that networks will continue to take risks on programming that doesn’t have a host. I just hope that it gets the chance.

I am in 100% agreement … Fox has done NOTHING to promote a show that they have exiled to a night that no one is home to watch TV (and the people who are at home on a Friday night are not the people that would watch a show like Dollhouse no matter what night it aired). AND, the show itself has yet to deliver an episode that would WOW a casual viewer. The show does great with Joss Whedon fans but I don’t know that it has yet to really pull in new viewers … yes, it’s tough to get people to watch your show on Friday night but if Whedon and the gang were to deliver a slew of kick-ass episodes then it would at least pull in some new viewers, which would help their sinking ratings. Since the ratings are going down, it sounds like even the Whedon fans are watching less and less. But … I’m not sure what more can be done at this point. Fox has continually dropped the ball in promoting the show and it is prolly too late to turn it all around. Eliza, for her part, has been championing the show as best she can … after the jump, watch video of her interview with David Letterman on The Late Show last night …

The second season of Dollhouse debuted on FOX last night and to celebrate, the official Dollhouse website is offering a chance for YOU to download a virtual Echo to live in your computer:

I’ve already downloaded and installed this fun app to my Mac and Echo pops up from time to time so say hello … it’s really cool. If you would like to have Echo on your computer you can download her HERE. You can also download a bunch of fun computer wallpapers, etc. HERE to further decorate your comps. Did y’all watch Dollhouse last night … what did you think?

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On Monday we learned that iTunes is offering a free download of a preview video for the upcoming second season of Dollhouse and today we get to check out the latest promo pic to be released for the show. Eliza Dushku‘s character Echo is featured in this new promo pic, standing high above the city lights, looking out onto the world from a high rise window …

… or is she really trapped behind bullet-proof glass high above the city with no way to make an escape? Considering the world created by Joss Whedon, either scenario is possible. Dollhouse season two premieres in just 3 short weeks on September 25 … will we get more answers or more questions? I can’t wait to find out :)

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The second season premiere of Dollhouse is less than a month away but today you can download a vid clip from iTunes that gives us our first look at the new season:

Now, I don’t necessarily think that the clip is all that spoilery but I’ve decided to keep the screencaps behind the cut anways. The video features Echo (Eliza Dushku) in close conversation with Dr. Saunders/Whiskey (Amy Acker) in close conversation — altering us to the fact that she will be featured, at least in some capacity, in the second season. After the jump, check out the screencaps and find the iTunes download link to get the clip for yourselves …

Eliza Dushku is interviewed in the new issue of TV Guide magazine wherein she talks about the upcoming second season of Dollhouse which she describes as “racier” and “deeper”. The magazine also gives us our first look at Eliza (in character as Echo) with season premiere guest star Jamie Bamber (ex-Battlestar Galactica, who we learned last month would be guesting on the show). Here is that promo pic and Eliza‘s interview:

It isn’t playtime in The Dollhouse anymore. Stars Eliza Dushku and Tamoh Penikett are promising that, after some growing pains in the freshman season, Dollhouse is darker, racier and rougher than ever for Season 2. “I just finished episode 3 and I’m proud of the show already,” Dushku told TVGuideMagazine.com. “It’s different, it’s racier and it’s deeper. We found that rhythm and now we’re just blowing it out of the water. Everyone is really in their skin and comfortable playing around with the light and the dark,” she explained, noting series creator Joss Whedon nailed the show’s stride in its final first-season episode. “The cast all settled in to their roles, and then in the 13th episode things shot into the future and everyone got an idea where they might go – the dark places – and everyone came back with a confidence.” That confidence meant a willingness to push the boundaries, action-wise: “I learned how to beat up boys using a private jet as a weapon,” she chuckles. “I beat these guys with a jet. I got married in one of the first episodes. I had beaucoup bruises and bumps and fights already.” As far as the racier side, Dushku makes it sounds motherly for a moment before her big reveal. “I was shooting with babies this week, which was interesting and different, and there was an actual what-people-do-with-babies thing going on.” She pulled at her shirt collar to flash a little skin and laughed. “There was a lot going on!” There’s also a possible romance brewing. “Tahmoh’s in The Dollhouse now and there’s a lot of chemistry, a lot of things building with Echo and Agent Ballard, so that’s a little tease,” she said, adding “I’m teased, too. I don’t know what’s going to happen. Joss will come in and start snickering and whistling.” “I just read the fourth episode a few days ago and it’s awesome,” agreed Penikett. “It’s dark. I’m going to tell you: this is really one of the darker things that Joss Whedon has done. At the same time because there’s a brilliant writing staff they manage to have some light moments.” Penikett’s also looking forward to a reunion of sorts with his Battlestar Galactica co-stars on Dollhouse. “We’ve got Jamie Bamber in the first episode and then we have Michael Hogan in the second episode,” he said. “I’d definitely like to take credit for that but it wasn’t like that. Joss Whedon is a huge fan of Battlestar and ultimately it was about him wanting to bring in some very talented actors who were great for the parts. It’s awesome because for both of them it’s very much a departure from the characters that they play on Battlestar.”

A romance betwixt Echo and Agent Ballard, you say? Oh man … I kinda love that. As much as I loved the little thing that went on between Ballard and November (Miracle Laurie), I wouldn’t mind seeing him dabble in Echo‘s waters. I can’t even begin to express how excited I am that both Jamie Bamber and Michael Hogan from Battlestar Galactica will be guesting on the show. While I’m most anxious for Buffyverse alums Alexis Denisof and Summer Glau to join the cast, having some of the Battlestar folks on the show will amp up the geek factor and make an already awesome show even awesomer. Bring it on! I cannot wait!!

UPDATE: I was *just* sent a press release from FOX about Dollhouse Season 2 that reveals which characters Alexis Denisof, Summer Glau and other guest stars will portray on the show. Because this may be a bit spoilery, I’ll keep that info behind the cut. Good news, tho, the press release promises the return of Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey!!!!! Read on if you want to find out …

On Friday we got to see a new batch of pretty cool-looking promo photos for the upcoming 2nd season of Dollhouse. Today we get to check out a new promo poster that has just been released:

Damn, Eliza Duskhu looks good in black leather, don’t she? I am LOVING all of the promo materials coming out for Dollhouse these days. For the most part, the photos and graphis are very striking as opposed to subtle and subdued. I don’t recall that the promo push was as ardent last season so I’m happy to see that FOX is putting some work into promoting the show’s second season. While I really love Eliza‘s character Echo, I wouldn’t mind seeing a few promo posters featuring other dolls … like Sierra … or Whiskey? Also, it would really please Buffyverse fans if promo pics of Alexis Denisof and/or Summer Glau made their way to the Internets … just a suggestion. I also hope they keep the promo stuff comin’ … I’m lovin’ it!

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Last month we got our first look at the first promo pics to be released from the upcoming second season of Dollhouse and today we get to see a new, more colorful batch. First up, here is the cast photo for Dollhouse season 2:

Yes, I know … looks pretty standard isn’t very “colorful” at all … well, hang on for that. It should be noted that this full cast photo features members of the Dollhouse family from season 1 and does not include any of the new castmembers we learned would be joining the show this coming season (particularly Buffyverse alums Alexis Denisof and Summer Glau). I suspect we may not see promo pics of either of them for some time, if at all. BUT there are a bunch of new photos of the Dolls we know and love including two very vibrantly-colored promo pics of star Eliza Dushku — after the jump …

After spending part of my afternoon at AT&T Wireless replacing my piece o’ crap BlackBerry Bold with a BlackBerry Curve 8900 (without much grief, I must admit … the guy helping me was prolly the nicest AT&T person I’ve ever worked with), I met up with Josh, Darion and his friend Eric for a movie last night. We decided to see Funny People … which, IMHO, was a terrrrrrrible mistake:

At 2 1/2 hours, Funny People is about an hour too long … and entirely not that great. The film is really 2 movies in one … the first half is kind of entertaining, marginally funny and really touching. The strength of the film lies in the poignancy of the story of a comedian who learns he has a deadly disease that will most assuredly kill him. The second film, and THIS IS A SPOILER SO DON’T READ THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED, is about how the comic beats the odds and beats the disease … and then he immediately reverts to being the cheating asshole he used to be before he thought he was dying. To be fair, I kinda liked the first half of the film … the strongest performance came from Adam Sandler when he played that poignant part when he thought he was dying. After an hour and a half more of the seemingly unending movie, I really was trying to think of ways to kill myself in my seat to end my suffering. Judd Apatow is really trying to make this film his masterpiece, his comedic Lord of the Rings if you will. While, in my opinion, I have to say he failed miserably I do give him props for taking the risk. The movie starts out OK and then falls apart and drags on endlessly … ruining any of the good stuff that exists in the film. Not even Eric Bana‘s hotness could save it in the end. It’s a shame, I had high hopes that this movie would be good. Blah!

I was much more entertained yesterday when I was finally able to watch in full the 13th episode of Dollhouse titled Epitaph One. This ep will be included on the Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set and is NOT TO BE MISSED:

I don’t even want to give hints about the ep because it really works best, I think, if you see it cold. I will share that the ep takes place 10 years in the future after the last ep, Omega, of Dollhouse Season 1. Joss Whedon is a damn genius, I loved EVERY SECOND of the ep. You simply MUST pick up the Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set which is available for sale NOW!!

Tonight David and I are going to a special preview screening of Julie & Julia. The movie looks cute so, I’m excited. Happy Mondy, y’all!!

This past Tuesday we saw photos of Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of FHM magazine … but today we get to see the first promo pics released for the upcoming second season of Dollhouse. In addition to a very cool promo pic of Eliza in character as Echo …

… we also get to see new promo photos of her castmates Tahmoh Penikett (Paul Ballard), Dichen Lachman (Sierra), Enver Gjokaj (Victor) and Fran Kranz (Topher Brink) posin’ all purdy for the cameras — after the jump …