"Need anything dampened or... made soggy?"
May 15
2008
First Dollhouse promo pics.
All the cast in all their glory.
Simon
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@theonetruebix | May 15, 10:59 CET
gossi | May 15, 11:00 CET
Simon | May 15, 11:02 CET
VaughnOfTheDead | May 15, 11:02 CET
I like it, that decking looks sort of like a dock which is a nice metaphor for embarking/disembarking (assuming that's not the actual lab but the place they relax between imprints). In my head anyway ;).
(and is it me or does Olivia Williams not look like herself ?)
Saje | May 15, 11:05 CET
Eliza looks amazing!
dnlmglhs | May 15, 11:05 CET
MySerenity | May 15, 11:06 CET
Anyway, that's a great photo. I wish Amy Acker was in it. 24 is my favorite TV show so now I'll have to sit still for 2 hours instead of 1 (at 9 PM when 24 is on). I wonder what this means for Prison Break which was lead-in to 24 for a few years.
hobnail | May 15, 11:09 CET
The Do That Girl | May 15, 11:10 CET
It's a tremendous pic.
redders | May 15, 11:11 CET
Amy's a reoccuring rather than a regular, so hence not in shot.
gossi | May 15, 11:11 CET
@theonetruebix | May 15, 11:14 CET
dnlmglhs | May 15, 11:18 CET
Sheer fan exuberance. Which is the first time I felt that way since the Serenity trailer went online way back in the day. Anyway I changed the link.
And keep an eye on the Future On Fox blog. They've unveiled some new Fringe posters and I suspect Dollhouse stuff could follow.
Simon | May 15, 11:25 CET
Saje | May 15, 11:26 CET
But I wish for some Amy Acker pictures. :)
bknick | May 15, 11:28 CET
Craig Oxbrow | May 15, 11:31 CET
Did I mention how exciting it is to be debating this show in the room? This is great!
Madhatter | May 15, 11:32 CET
Can anybody think of a reason why all the Actives are barefoot?
mgmn | May 15, 11:33 CET
As to why the Actives are barefoot, my take is that it's to show their innocence or something along those lines.
[ edited by Scaniano on 2008-05-15 17:38 ]
Scaniano | May 15, 11:36 CET
And Joss just lurves feet ;)
Krusher | May 15, 11:42 CET
[ edited by Donnie on 2008-05-15 17:45 ]
Donnie | May 15, 11:44 CET
hacksaway | May 15, 11:45 CET
Kio Rustleweed | May 15, 11:46 CET
Plus, their breasts... wait, sorry thought this was a comic book thread for a second ;)
zeitgeist | May 15, 11:48 CET
Still über-excited about Dollhouse though. And looking at that line-up, we're so spoiled. More Hugh Laurie with House, more Summer Glau with Terminator, we have Fringe too (personally, I'm not much of a fan of Lost, but I found Alias really quite fun and entertaining). It's shaping up to be a good year. And somehow, all from Fox.
MattK | May 15, 11:49 CET
Green Queen | May 15, 11:52 CET
Caroline | May 15, 11:53 CET
It's not just Olivia - they all look (but especially the women) a bit touched up.
ETA: I see Donnie has noticed this too. To answer the question - I don't like it either.
ETAM: I'm not authorised to view those pix, Green Queen :-(
moley75 | May 15, 11:54 CET
There's two more promo pictures here.
Only if you're logged into Livejournal apparently.
For me the photo is more about a) the set and b) the fact that we're gearing up for a new Joss show on TV. Who the characters are etc. is immaterial (apart from the pretty ;).
... my take is that it's to show their innocence ...
Yeah, going barefoot is presumably about innocence, child-like simplicity, maybe even the state of grace before the fall. That and Joss being a *cough* "fan" of feet ;).
Also, more cynically, it's quite hard to fight and/or runaway when you don't have shoes.
Saje | May 15, 11:54 CET
MattK | May 15, 11:55 CET
Simon | May 15, 12:04 CET
Nope, it says its a protected entry when I'm logged in.
zeitgeist | May 15, 12:06 CET
Simon | May 15, 12:07 CET
gossi | May 15, 12:07 CET
DreamDancer | May 15, 12:08 CET
[ edited by barest_smidgen on 2008-05-15 18:08 ]
barest_smidgen | May 15, 12:08 CET
Hostile 17 | May 15, 12:16 CET
This is a great feeling, also. SHINY NEW TOYS!
I've got higher res versions here, I'm gonna put them out as a ZIP
gossi | May 15, 12:17 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 12:18 CET
bknick | May 15, 12:18 CET
Looks like a bunch of other dolls engaged in physical training/exercises.
@theonetruebix | May 15, 12:22 CET
buffyfanatic18 | May 15, 12:22 CET
Doesn't appear to be any of the "known" cast, just seems to be a random Tai Chi class being held in the middle of the room. Based on the attire, perhaps other dolls?
JMaloney | May 15, 12:24 CET
gossi | May 15, 12:26 CET
Krusher | May 15, 12:27 CET
daylight | May 15, 12:38 CET
Dana5140 | May 15, 12:38 CET
I wonder if the Dolls have bookshelves or a library? And if so, what do they read? What are they allowed to read? What's on the shelves? - wanna see.
(Barest nails it on the clothes - and I'm sure we can expect wonderfully-thought-out-and-produced costuming with Shawna Trpcic & Joss figuring 'em out.)
I love all the wood and bare feet together. Wood and bare feet go together like
soup and sandwichlove and marriagefuturistic alien spaceships and Zen teahouses.This roused me out of the torpor I had sunk into with a sudden flu-ish onset. Now I am still sick, but excited and sick.
QuoterGal | May 15, 12:41 CET
Please fire that photographer AND the photoshop person who processed the images.
Or sack them if they're British.
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Hjermsted | May 15, 12:51 CET
gossi | May 15, 12:52 CET
swanjun | May 15, 12:55 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 12:57 CET
@theonetruebix | May 15, 12:58 CET
Valentyn | May 15, 13:03 CET
Caroline | May 15, 13:07 CET
more info here
Edited to fix link
[ edited by witch_kat on 2008-05-15 19:15 ]
witch_kat | May 15, 13:13 CET
(And by-the-by, I'm starting to sniff some Buddhist themes going on within this dollhouse scheme... dolls emptying themselves out to receive the teachings/doctrine, the compulsive cycle of rebirth, endless reincarnation relieved only by one awakening from ignorant sleep, and rising to teach others to awaken from this routine of suffering. Very interesting...)
[ edited by barest_smidgen on 2008-05-15 19:24 ]
barest_smidgen | May 15, 13:19 CET
Also, is anyone ready for that first "oner" where Joss shows us the main set? I can't wait to see how awesome that would look like.
crazygolfa | May 15, 13:21 CET
Simon | May 15, 13:22 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 13:23 CET
Gesundheit.
@theonetruebix | May 15, 13:26 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | May 15, 13:26 CET
MattK | May 15, 13:29 CET
That second picture is pretty interesting, with the tai-chi. If they're taught skills during their downtime how childlike can they actually be ? I was thinking more along the lines of sand-pit and finger-paints.
Also, here's a thing I wouldn't do if I ran a dollhouse: teach my "prisoners" what amounts to a martial art. Somebody didn't think that one through ;).
And by-the-by, I'm starting to sniff some Buddhist themes going on within this dollhouse scheme...
The Return of Soup ! ;-)
Saje | May 15, 13:32 CET
I would speculate on that, but my response would come partially from having read some of the script, so I will refrain.
zeitgeist | May 15, 13:35 CET
Fox Exec. to Joss: "Y'know, your set has kind of a brownish color to it."
Joss: "It was on sale."
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | May 15, 13:36 CET
And of the bare feet: "keep 'em barefoot and pregnant," except not pregnant of course. Just comfortable and too cozy to roam. But I see what you mean about the Japanese aura.
jcs | May 15, 13:42 CET
Maybe that's not downtime. Maybe some rich guy bought a doll army. :)
[ edited by jcs on 2008-05-15 19:44 ]
jcs | May 15, 13:44 CET
If you think too much about it (as I'm starting to do) there's an argument for dollhouse management offering (an, albeit, bastardized) Buddhism to their charges as a balm for whatever drove the dolls to sign-on, and then, seemingly, Echo bringing the purer form to her fellow actives. That's sweet. (And creepy.)
barest_smidgen | May 15, 13:45 CET
They may still be working on it... but I'm impatient to see it - it'll set a real tone.
Saje, I think your point about the well-trained doll is crucial. I mean, anytime you "manage" people with awesome skills and superior abilities - skills valuable enough that people will pay lots of money for 'em - you run the risk of those skills being used against you who are "controlling" them. Like the writers during the strike, for example. It's a kindof built-in management problem, among other things... I think this issue may feature in the show.
(And zeitgeist you swaggering dog, you! Phooey on you and No Soup For You! Um... my email is in my profile, if you felt like sending me anything ever.)
QuoterGal | May 15, 13:50 CET
Obvious guess - physical training. You can implant a person with the skills of Chuck Norris (or Buffy Summers), but they still won't be able to use those skills unless they are fit enough.
| May 15, 14:01 CET
No you're not alone QuoterGal - unless of course I'm sickening too.
Off to get Hi Res zip from Gossi...
The Do That Girl | May 15, 14:07 CET
Buffyfantic | May 15, 14:11 CET
While I am skeptical of Fox's handling of new series, they seem to be finally recognizing that Joss' shows, if given time, develop a rather loyal following. With the special effects of Firefly, it needed a sizeable audience to justify the costs of production. While it was/is hands down my favorite Whedon creation, I understand why it had to go. Dollhouse should not be as expensive to make. Plus the premise opens it up to many many paths that BTVS, Angel and Firefly could never go.
My only complaint is airing it on Monday nights. I have to work that night. Can we get it moved to Tuesday?
lottalettuce | May 15, 14:26 CET
I'm hoping that Fox learned from Firefly and will give this a few weeks. I think that, rather than Buddhism, the underlying storyline will deal with consciousness and existence- what makes a person a person. This is a bit different from the Joss we have seen before and I am interested to see where he goes with this.
[ edited by Dana5140 on 2008-05-15 20:37 ]
Dana5140 | May 15, 14:37 CET
Yep but there's exercise bikes, press ups, jogging etc. i.e. plenty of exercises that aren't actual skills.
... you run the risk of those skills being used against you who are "controlling" them.
Yeah exactly QuoterGal. I wonder if Echo will start to retain aspects of her imprints (as well as of "herself" I mean) ?
Course, i've avoided scripts etc. so i'm still fuzzy on whether becoming a doll is entirely voluntary, in which case Echo is co-complicit in what's being done to her. Or is she ? How much responsibility do we have for the consequences of our choices and at how many removes ?
(the control aspect strikes a Buffy chord too - it always seemed to me that the reason there was only a chosen one was so that the Watcher's Council - and before that the Three Old Men - could control this wielder of great supernatural powers by always outnumbering her. And we're seeing that in the "season 8" comics too, how antsy people get when there're enough Slayers to really disturb the universe)
'Nother thing re: barefeet, we in the west (i.e. with soft-feet ;) usually only go barefoot in predictable, safe, controlled environments, places where the messiness of the real world doesn't intrude so maybe it's partly to indicate that the actives see the dollhouse as a safehouse, at least initially ?
Saje | May 15, 14:40 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 14:44 CET
Can't wait, but will have to wait till next year.
Wilgje | May 15, 14:47 CET
I guess they decided morally gray was out this year after all.
barboo | May 15, 14:59 CET
I'm very excited.
I agree that the photo looks much retouched.
And now Doolhouse will be "The Pretender" meets "Nirvana"?
Zeitgeist, the scripts that you read are only that fell pages on the web or you get the complete one?
Sorry guys for my terrible English.
Brasilian Chaos Man | May 15, 15:07 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 15:11 CET
It's nice to see brazilian whedonites joining, I thought I was the only one here.
dnlmglhs | May 15, 15:20 CET
dark_tyler | May 15, 15:32 CET
Don't worry, The Brazilian Buffy Mob is not so small. I believe NumfarTPB, and Maxsummers are too in the group. Of course, the only illiterate is me.
Thanks to you and Zeigeist.
Brasilian Chaos Man | May 15, 15:35 CET
Oh, now I get it.
So we can expect some normal named dolls like Charlie and Mike, some weird but nice ones like Bravo, Zulu and Whiskey and the loving Romeo and Juliet.
urkonn | May 15, 15:36 CET
zeitgeist | May 15, 15:43 CET
...
I don't care about the over the top photoshop thing... If the intention of the promo pictures is to get us more excited, it sure worked for me, with or without photoshop... with or without shoes.
The set looks awesome!
Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!
maxsummers | May 15, 15:46 CET
Ah, barefeet. Reminds me of a certain psychic girl. And I was just listening to the Serenity commentary last night.
Anyways, Eliza Dushku looks amazing, as usual. It's great to see Tahmoh in something other than a BSG uniform. Can't wait to lay my eyes on a razor-scarred Amy Acker. No razor scars can stop her from being beautiful, I'm sure.
Supersymmetrical | May 15, 15:58 CET
onthedrift | May 15, 16:59 CET
The Dolls are bare-footed... in the Dollhouse. It's their house, why would they wear shoes inside?
The normal people (non-Dolls) wear shoes. That makes sense to me. The Dollhouse is not their house, but their place of employment.
This brings up two questions:
1) Do you usually wear your shoes when you're in your house? Eat in them? Sleep in them?
2) Do you usually take your shoes off when you're at work? Go to meetings bare-footed? Work in labs?
This makes sense to me. It shows the differences in mentalities the Dolls have regarding the House compared to their care-takers.
I've spoken my peace. 'Nuff said.
korkster | May 15, 20:00 CET
As for this barefoot fetish, get some nylon fetishes in there damn it *g*
Pumps | May 17, 08:59 CET