May 19 2009
Fox Network's solicitation preview for Dollhouse Season 2.
The synopsis presented to advertisers regarding season 2 of Dollhouse. Contains some new plot information.
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Pretty_Hate_Machine | May 19, 03:12 CET
The spoilers are pretty minor, though it does reveal what Paul will be doing for the Dollhouse. (On the other hand, the info, aside from the spoilers, is pretty much just a synopsis of the premise/plot of the first season, so there's not much new there.)
[ edited by Septimus on 2009-05-19 12:25 ]
Septimus | May 19, 03:21 CET
Simon | May 19, 03:28 CET
J.I.G. | May 19, 03:40 CET
BTW, I hope that Season 2 won't focus on "Echo’s blossoming self-awareness and her desire to discover her true identity". She already became self-aware and discovered her true identity in Omega and if she has for some reason willingly decided to wipe it all away (as we’ve seen at the end of the episode), then I’m not particularly interested to see how she tries to regain it. I think there are more interesting stories to tell. So hopefully this was indeed just a slightly adjusted synopsis of the premise of the first season and second season will revolve around something different.
And I don't think that Amy's and Miracle's absence in the cast credits means, that we won't see them in Season 2. After all, their characters were only recurring and those aren’t usually listed with the main characters.
ETA: Or what J.I.G. said...
[ edited by Anuris on 2009-05-19 12:46 ]
Anuris | May 19, 03:45 CET
I'm wondering which is more cost effective -- sprinkling in small doses of the guest stars across multiple episodes or doing a heavier focus on a particular guest star in a single episode (e.g., "The Whiskey/Sauders episode")?
SteveP | May 19, 03:51 CET
The only new tidbit is Paul being Echo's handler which I kind of guessed would happen anyway. Poor Boyd though, I hope they keep going with the Echo/Boyd relationship that was one of my favourite things about s1.
vampmogs | May 19, 04:02 CET
flugufrelsarinn | May 19, 04:04 CET
I'm pretty sure Miracle twittered yesterday about the fact that should couldn't wait to get back to her dollhouse buddies. So, I think she'll be back.
bubblecat | May 19, 04:06 CET
I doubt Amy Acker will be gone. In Omega Whiskey seemed content enough to continue her role as Dr.Saunders. Maybe she'll become a regular?
Progressive_Stupidity | May 19, 04:07 CET
gossi | May 19, 04:12 CET
I also really hope that Amy becomes a member of the main cast. She's one of the better actresses on the show.w
geratongs3000 | May 19, 04:14 CET
Maybe she's retired to a nice house in the hills--teaching a bit of Hawaiian dance just to pass the time. (Hey, we got to see Tahmoh go all martial! Why not let Miracle show what she can do?) But--somebody recognizes her from her Dollhouse antics. Trouble ensues.
Yes, this is a good way to see how ex-Dolls function. Do they really get all their "old" self back? Or might their contract specify that certain painful bits be left out? It appeared that November really did have a pain filled, needy self that kept bleeding through. And we know that Dollhouse Tech isn't perfect.
Since she's "beginning" actress, I'll bet using Miracle in some episodes wouldn't break the budget.
not_Bridget | May 19, 04:18 CET
edcsLover9 | May 19, 04:22 CET
gossi | May 19, 04:27 CET
flugufrelsarinn | May 19, 04:28 CET
impalergeneral | May 19, 04:31 CET
Collateral damage from the Alpha/Omega rampage. (*guess*)
SteveP | May 19, 04:31 CET
He didnt exactly do a fantastic job, maybe they just fired him for letting his charge get chased by a shovel weilding maniac and then kidnapped?
I did that at a job once. It totally didnt go down well.
Progressive_Stupidity | May 19, 04:34 CET
I did that at a job once. It totally didnt go down well.
Progressive_Stupidity | May 19, 13:34 CET
It's been a long time since I had a job that interesting. :)
Shey | May 19, 04:41 CET
wilder | May 19, 04:56 CET
Bleah. Can't Boyd become her handler again? *whines*
Caroline | May 19, 05:03 CET
JMaloney | May 19, 05:28 CET
Gota luv that Buffy | May 19, 05:46 CET
There are three flowers in a vase...
Passion | May 19, 06:12 CET
Aww crap. I woke up with blood all over me and now there's some dead guy in my living room...
Curse you Passion!! *shakes fist at sky*
crystalsinger | May 19, 06:30 CET
I'd like to see her front and centre throughout season 2 - which is why I want her back in the Dollhouse - but I'd be happy enough seeing her struggle with normal life. Add in some Hawaiian dancing, and, well, I'd be the happiest girl in the world!
Ildeth | May 19, 06:36 CET
Sunfire | May 19, 07:04 CET
So does that mean that she definitely would not be able to appear on Dollhouse at all or would she still be able to make an occasional guest appearance? I can think of quite a few instances of someone having a recurring role on one show while being a regular on another, Armin Shimerman being an example with DS9 and Buffy.
SteveJ2008 | May 19, 07:06 CET
Anuris | May 19, 07:50 CET
I would find it interesting if Paul found the trigger sentence (while working at the Dollhouse) and tried it on November just to test that she is really clean, and found out it still worked. The mind reels at the possible stories Joss can decide to tell.
Also I want me some more Amy in season 2.
Passion | May 19, 07:56 CET
seriesseason finale of Scrubs, but NBC turned him down. Granted, that may have been a bit of sour grapes due to the show jumping networks (NBC->ABC) this season, but it's still a factor.JMaloney | May 19, 08:12 CET
dnlmglhs | May 19, 08:15 CET
dnlmglhs | May 19, 08:18 CET
It's possible Amy could appear in Dollhouse, but it's down to shooting schedules (she's a regular on 'Happy Town', which means that's quite complicated to sort out), and both ABC and FOX agreeing to it. It's possible you may seen a guest appearance or two, but in terms of regular feature of Dollhouse? Nada.
It's absolutely not Amy or anybody elses fault. It's a bummer for us, but Amy deserves as much screen time as possible if you ask me. She should be workin'. If 'Dollhouse' outlasts 'Happy Town', I'm pretty sure Joss would bring her back. 'cos seriously: Acker.
gossi | May 19, 08:27 CET
sumogrip | May 19, 08:35 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | May 19, 08:35 CET
dnlmglhs | May 19, 08:36 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | May 19, 08:36 CET
Septimus | May 19, 08:38 CET
Sunfire | May 19, 08:46 CET
gossi | May 19, 08:53 CET
swanjun | May 19, 08:54 CET
angry_puppy | May 19, 09:00 CET
swanjun | May 19, 09:05 CET
That'd be pretty great, yeah. There'd have to be a hell of an arc for him there to warrant limiting Enver to one character though.
Sunfire | May 19, 09:08 CET
ThorpeWithoutShrimp | May 19, 09:14 CET
And maybe Amy and Alan as well can still pop up for the occasional guest appearance somewhere along the way, I know Alan did say in an interview that he would most likely be able to be freed up for an appearance if they needed him.
SteveJ2008 | May 19, 09:30 CET
J.I.G. | May 19, 09:32 CET
I'd love to see Dominic as the Doc Saunders.
brynmars | May 19, 09:34 CET
As to Mellie, I could see her remaining in the show. Just because she was freed does not mean the reason she "volunteered" in the first place is resolved. We know she lost a child; now that she is free, she has to face that loss again. She was freed but not freed, if you get my drift. As to Dr. Saunders, I suspect she gets a small role at best, and knowing that they had to cut costs and with AA signed to another show, that's one way to save money.
If I recall, a recurrent character on a TV show usually gets union scale, which runs around 8-10g per episode, if my memory serves. Unless they have negotiated something different. Perhaps someone can correct me here.
Dana5140 | May 19, 09:52 CET
I think having all the main characters on the same side (no more Ballard as an enemy) could help solve the indentification issue, cause it could help to make it easier to make the audience sympathize with the Dollhouse.
the Groosalugg | May 19, 09:56 CET
Sunfire | May 19, 10:14 CET
That'd be pretty great, yeah. There'd have to be a hell of an arc for him there to warrant limiting Enver to one character though.
Yes! Give him one hell of an arc!!! In fact, what Sunfire said, x 2. (Which makes me wonder, where is Saje? How can we all agree with him if he doesn't show up?).
I have mixed feelings about Paul as Echo's watcher (I want BOYD to be her watcher! wah!) but then I had mixed feelings about the whole concept, and am very excited about S2 now, so we'll see where it all goes. (Yay! We'll see where it all goes!). OK, I'll stop abusing exclamation marks now...
catherine | May 19, 10:33 CET
flugufrelsarinn | May 19, 10:44 CET
gossi | May 19, 10:53 CET
flugufrelsarinn | May 19, 10:57 CET
[ edited by NathanG on 2009-05-19 20:15 ]
NathanG | May 19, 11:14 CET
catherine | May 19, 11:21 CET
beckyboo | May 19, 11:28 CET
I keep rehearing the question Paul's FBI colleague posed, but with a slightly different connotation - "Are you sure she's a victim?"
barboo | May 19, 11:51 CET
gossi | May 19, 12:55 CET
Or, more aptly, dolls.
brynmars | May 19, 13:12 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | May 19, 13:22 CET
redeem147 | May 19, 16:53 CET
The only reason I think they probably wouldn't push a Mellie story with Paul (at least at first) is that although I think he cares for her, are we sure he could forgive himself for his own actions while she was a Doll? I still think his behavior was largely in the interest (with one glaring exception) of "self-preservation" since he knew she was capable of killing him if she suspected something was wrong, but I'd find it shocking if he could forgive himself. I don't know any man who considered himself moral could unless they were completely delusional.
azzers | May 19, 17:55 CET
Also, I want Boyd to be her handler still :(
ShanshuBugaboo | May 19, 18:27 CET
(There's a distinct possibility that this point won't be interesting to anybody else at all - credits sequences in general, and billing order in particular are a weird obsession of mine.)
Somebody mentioned only ever being really impressed with Miracle Laurie in the first season. That got me thinking which actors had moments that impressed me... definitely Olivia, almost all the time, Enver on several occasions, Fran Kranz most of the time, Tahmoh (especially when he had a fight scene) and Eliza herself on a few occasions. Oh, and Miracle of course.
edit: I realized that list only excludes Harry and Dichen... and they've both impressed me in other things, if not here. :p
[ edited by Revolver on 2009-05-20 04:17 ]
Revolver | May 19, 19:16 CET
I couldn't be happier that he's going to be a more prominent presence on the show. Love the character, love Tahmon and love that he'll be more a part of the ensemble, allowing him more interaction with the other main characters.
Shey | May 21, 03:19 CET
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