"Lilah: You're a remarkable man, Angel. Angel: Yeah, and you're an evil bitch."
January 14
2009
Eliza Dushku speaks to EW.com's Ausiello.
"The show's awesome". Nuff said.
Simon
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But with more and more news coming out about the show, I'm getting less PANICKY!! about the show. I think it will thrive. I don't think it's going to be a smash-hit, but I can envision it being a steady performer for Fox for a few years.
crazygolfa | January 14, 13:36 CET
I don't know what it's gonna do but i'm pretty much done worrying about it now. Very worst case scenario, we get 13 "hours" of Jossian telly (even if we have to wait for the DVD to get all 13) and if that's the worst that can happen then colour me happy and don't worry if you go over the lines a little bit ;).
Saje | January 14, 13:58 CET
;-p
lordsketch | January 14, 14:13 CET
Sunfire | January 14, 14:15 CET
Eric_Curtis | January 14, 14:21 CET
ShanshuBugaboo | January 14, 14:24 CET
Also: it must be really weird for the non-actors in the biz to be surrounded by people like Eliza Dushku all the time, don't you think? I mean, she is just so ridiculously beautiful, she looks like an idealization more than a real person. Even doing a boring meet-the-press thing and answering all the same damn questions she's already answered a thousand times, every time she smiles or opens her eyes wide some part of your rational mind melts a little and you want to kneel down and say "I am your devoted servant, set me some task so I may prove myself worthy." You must walk out from a day on the set of a TV show if you're a writer or a cameraman or some such and think that the whole world's been beaten with the ugly stick. I wonder if it has any impact on people's real-world relationships?
snot monster from outer space | January 14, 14:24 CET
Perhaps not the article's author, but plenty of the commenters.
Swiftly | January 14, 14:40 CET
Simon | January 14, 14:47 CET
zeitgeist | January 14, 14:57 CET
Sunfire | January 14, 15:00 CET
phlebotinin | January 14, 15:02 CET
I've just been wanting to say that. And to link to my probably-lame-if-I-knew-anything-about-promotions idea, which I can, because Ms. D mentioned her multiple costumes (which fit in nicely therewith). (And that is the little black dress to end all.)
Pointy | January 14, 15:03 CET
BTW, Jack Bauer is TOO real!<
It ain't the real Joss, but hey, it could be! :-)
Dana5140 | January 14, 15:11 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 15:14 CET
Simon | January 14, 15:14 CET
Given that the Dollhouse interior is built on different levels, and given that Eliza has already had mega-wardrobe changes, I honestly can't think why that's been (basically) bypassed. That seems much more compelling than the white mannequins or the wooden artist's figure - though I get that Eliza appears even more vital and colorful next to them... (as if she needed the contrast.)
I dunno - can't imagine calling a show Dollhouse and then not employing that imagery bigtime to promote the show... nor do I think they should be hitting the one Eliza-doll image only - why not a little more with the multiple dolls that live in the Dollhouse(s)?
I'm sure there's a strategy behind it all, but it's completely opaque to me.
[ edited by QuoterGal on 2009-01-15 00:20 ]
QuoterGal | January 14, 15:19 CET
Sunfire | January 14, 15:25 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 15:28 CET
hacksaway | January 14, 15:32 CET
ETA Biker Barbie.
ETA Ooh, Top Model Resort Barbie (with challenging hair!).
ETA Hello, Monte Carlo Barbie . . .
ETA What promotional department could resist
Milan Barbie?
ET Warn Against
Carmen Miranda Barbie!
[ edited by Pointy on 2009-01-15 00:53 ]
Pointy | January 14, 15:38 CET
I'm not agreeing that dolls are inherently a girly thing, or that the distinction would necessarily make ads less successful at drawing male viewers, but I expect this existing social construct and this assumption are strongly influencing their decisions about how to incorporate the doll theme into ads.
I am not a marketing person, so this is all speculation on my part. It did catch my attention when they used those very undolllike mannequins, though. To me that image of Echo amongst the mannequins says to me that its themes are very scifi, futuristic, and adult. Which is the opposite of what most people associate with dolls or dollhouses, which are generally more nostalgic and associated with children, and even in 2009, especially young girls.
ETA: In other words, I think the issue is that the stuff you probably already associate with dolls is NOT what FOX wants you to associate with this new show.
[ edited by Sunfire on 2009-01-15 00:54 ]
Sunfire | January 14, 15:52 CET
And you should see the recommendations Amazon is making to me now!
Pointy | January 14, 15:57 CET
Pointy | January 14, 16:00 CET
Here's one of my favorite action dolls.
QuoterGal | January 14, 16:02 CET
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat . . .
[ edited by Pointy on 2009-01-15 02:04 ]
Pointy | January 14, 16:45 CET
I'm gonna buy a Paper Doll that I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then the flirty, flirty guys with their flirty, flirty eyes
Will have to flirt with dollies that are real
When I come home at night she will be waiting
She'll be the truest doll in all this world
I'd rather have a Paper Doll to call my own
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl.
"Living Doll" would be another possibility--but there's less in the way of thematic suggestiveness in the lyrics.
snot monster from outer space | January 14, 17:37 CET
Pointy | January 14, 18:02 CET
hitnrun017 | January 14, 18:13 CET
ricetxpeaches | January 14, 18:15 CET
sumogrip | January 14, 18:27 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 18:27 CET
hitnrun017 | January 14, 18:30 CET
Because I would rather spork my own eyes out than sit through one second more than absolutely necessary of American Idol.
I've been around West Hollywood and downtown L.A. and bits of Hollywood here and there and have yet to see a DH billboard, though I'm keeping my eyes (and iPhone-camera) peeled for all y'all. You'd think there'd be one up on Sunset...
QuoterGal | January 14, 18:51 CET
Unrelatedly, I spent tonight gathering the various Dollhouse-related videos to burn onto a DVD. My list: Sinner Promo, Joss & Eliza, Joss Sexy Walk, Dollhouse on Extra, Topher/Boyd Preview Clip, Original Trailer (both with Serenity font and with new font), and Paul/Echo clip.
Am I missing anything?
sumogrip | January 14, 19:07 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 19:07 CET
Emmie | January 14, 19:09 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 19:32 CET
(Central time)
ricetxpeaches | January 14, 19:34 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 19:36 CET
korkster | January 14, 19:58 CET
jcs | January 14, 20:35 CET
kasadilla | January 14, 21:17 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 21:37 CET
Nice title, too.
sumogrip | January 14, 22:05 CET
I think the commercial works, too, although I'm sure I haven't got any distance about it anymore and can't judge if it would work for someone not as immersed as I am...
QuoterGal | January 14, 22:17 CET
And the fact that it aired (twice?) during AI certainly helps.
sumogrip | January 14, 22:25 CET
@theonetruebix | January 14, 22:27 CET
wiesengrund | January 15, 00:22 CET
IrrationaliTV | January 15, 09:21 CET