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November 24 2008

(SPOILER) Casting call for Dollhouse episode nine. SpoilerTV has the details including the title of the episode.

Anuris | Dollhouse | 22:07 CET | 23 comments total | tags: dollhouse, casting call, 1x09 haunted

Something about the casting call screams "film noir" to me.

Knuckleball | November 24, 22:37 CET

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

Is this very common in casting calls nowadays? 'Cause I think it's very cool.

Emmie | November 24, 23:08 CET

Does anybody know how far ahead episodes are written? If they're doing casting for episode nine, does this mean they've probably written ten and eleven? Or would a casting call go out as soon as that script was done, meaning ten and eleven are likely still being worked on?

Jobo | November 24, 23:08 CET

Is this very common in casting calls nowadays?

I think it's been like that for most Dollhouse casting calls. Not a clue about other tv shows.

Simon | November 24, 23:10 CET

Does anyone know how they are accepting auditions?

JediJuggler | November 24, 23:14 CET

Jobo, I think the casting calls are (generally) sent out as soon as they're done, or sometimes whilst they're still writing.

gossi | November 24, 23:21 CET

Does anyone know how they are accepting auditions?

You post a three-minute video to YouTube and send the URL to applications@... No, wait, that was the Evil League of Evil. So sorry.

The One True b!X | November 24, 23:24 CET

Emmie, I completely agree. I don't know if its like that for most casting calls, but to me its very awesome that Joss and Co are completely open to any ethnicity when casting a part. Its about the character (and the skill of the actor playing him/her) not the color of their skin.

TOASTERslayer | November 25, 02:25 CET

Is there any way to get this its own topic? Because it has single-handedly quenched my worries about Fox and Dollhouse...

daylight | November 25, 03:03 CET

Haha! Who's the guy next to her?

jcs | November 25, 03:14 CET

funniest. thing. ever.

aapac | November 25, 03:36 CET

Certainly no better way to celebrate the CNN Heroes (the event this pic is taken from).

baxter | November 25, 06:13 CET

I really don't like the way he seriously implies or assumes that Dollhouse is gonna fold so that Joss can focus on other projects. Let's all make a promise to be positive about Dollhouse from now on!!

WheelsOfJoy | November 25, 06:56 CET

Who in this thread implied "that Dollhouse is gonna fold so that Joss can focus on other projects"?

The One True b!X | November 25, 07:10 CET

I apologize I wrote this comment under the wrong thread. Forgive me.

WheelsOfJoy | November 25, 07:23 CET

I think we've all done that at least once.

The One True b!X | November 25, 07:28 CET

That photo of Eliza is simply stunning - there are few ladies more lush than Our Delicious Doll. The gentleman sitting next to her seems completely mesmerized and altogether disapproving, which is an interesting combo.

Yeah, noir-ish, Knuckleball - maybe murder mystery noirish. I can think of so many actresses that would be right for "FEMALE, 50's. She is a gracefully aging Beauty who comes from old money." - but the first one that came to mind is Kristine Sutherland - she has the grace and the cheekbones and the poise to carry this off in style.

QuoterGal | November 25, 07:28 CET

The old guy looks like Rupert Murdoch, except not old enough. It would have been funny, though.

Kristine Sutherland, vote number two (not that this is a democracy).

dreamlogic | November 25, 07:41 CET

My first thought was Rupert Murdoch too Dreamlogic although I am sure it's not really. Now that would be funny.

The Do That Girl | November 25, 10:59 CET

"Emmie, I completely agree. I don't know if its like that for most casting calls, but to me its very awesome that Joss and Co are completely open to any ethnicity when casting a part. Its about the character (and the skill of the actor playing him/her) not the color of their skin."

Actually, the colour of the skin does matter. Seeing as the casting call is for an entire family...you aren't going to get a 50 yr old black woman with a late twenties Asian daughter. Appearance, including skin colour, does matter :)

EX | November 25, 16:10 CET

I have to say that the "submit all ethnicities" sounds a little disingenous when you take into consideration the "blue-blood" description and WASP-y names. I wonder if this is a CYA-type addendum that is routinely used by casting agents to claim they do not discriminate.

But what do I know.

pillboxed | November 25, 16:46 CET

Ah, but blue-blood doesn't necessarily equate to white. There's nobility in every nation. So no one's excluded.

Ex, yes it matters in terms of making it believable that they're all a family. But I still get the impression that the "ethnicity" comes after who fits the part best, who is the best actor.

Emmie | November 25, 21:42 CET

This has been added to at the source since it was posted. When I first saw it, it was just the first character. And my best guess is that "all ethnicities" is ME's default setting for casting and wasn't specifically intended here.

dreamlogic | November 26, 03:09 CET

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