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4 days 15:58:19 and counting to pre-order your copy of the San Diego Comic Con exclusive  Dollhouse Season 1 DVD or Blu Ray! I’m a little late to the party on this one, but HAD to post it.

Yes, that’s right, FOX offering pre-orders for this piece of shiny! Go to the designated website and when the timer runs down, snap up a copy!

From Joss Whedon comes the beautiful, haunting, and mesmerizing new series Dollhouse. Own all 12 Season 1 episodes, plus 2 unaired episodes - the original pilot and Epitaph One - in the complete Season 1 set. Exclusively for Comic-Con, Joss Whedon has written a letter to his fans and each one is individually numbered and included in the limited edition packaging that is only available here! Don’t miss your chance to own one of only 5000 produced.

Note: This is a Comic Con exclusive. If you aren’t going, you’ll have to hope someone puts up their copy on Ebay!

And, guess who’s going? Neenerneenerneener!

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In this episode the crew discusses Doogie Howser, reasons for why Neil Patrick Harris is so awesome, and why the Ennis House should go back in public hands. Liane is here to deliever some tasty trivia and the missing news girls slide in their news just in the nick of time. Tabz and Kim finish off the episode with news of Whedonverse actors’ shows returning and a fantastically awesome song by Stephen Follows & Matt Board (the folks behind the Garnisher and Lord Stabbington).

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In honor of Joss’ birthday (tomorrow) Things From Another World (your one-stop-online-shop for all things comic-related) is having a Happy Birthday Joss Whedon Sale! 30% off cool stuff like Buffy Season 8, Serenity apparel, Angel variants, and even Joss’ runs on Astonishing X-Men and Runaways.

The sale started today and ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 23, 2009. You can see everything Joss Whedon on their special Joss page - http://www.tfaw.com/Themes/Joss-Whedon

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In this episode Tabz and Kim discuss the Buffy rebooted movie (the only opinion you need), why Runaways is awesome, Marian Call concert dates, and why they’re LIVE from Colorado. The news gals entertain us with a song and tasty news updates. Tabz reviews the short-lived and awesome “Vengeance Unlimited” for “I Can’t Believe it’s Not Joss”. Liane confesses she hasn’t read any of the Whedonverse comics, but comes up with some awesome trivia. Then Tabz and Kim interview the wonderful creators of “The Garnisher” or “Lord Stabbington”. Liane gives you the answer to that puzzing trivia and Heidi rounds out the episode with the Character of the Episode!

If you’re looking to buy something from Things from Another World - check out the great deal they have! Get Free Domestic Shipping on any order over $25 with TFAW.com’s GRILLIN offer. Click here for more info. Offer good till 6/30/09.

Host Links:

Buffy Reboot (The Hollywood Reporter)

Charity Navigator

Geek Giving

Marian Call

Runaways (Wikipedia - SPOILERS)

Buffy Omnibus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Panel to Panel

Quadruple Z

I Can’t Believe it’s Not Joss:

Vengeance Unlimited

Fan Interview:

The Garnisher

Lord Stabbington

News Links:

Anthony Head Interview
Dr. Horrible Merch
Mark Sheppard Interview
Penny: Keep Your Head Up WebComic
Alan Tudyk Interview
Eliza Dushku Interview
Eliza at E3 Expo
Halo 3: ODST Trailer with Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Adam Baldwin Voiceovers
Buffy Season 8 #28 Cover Art

Character of the Episode:

Gertrude (SPOILERS)

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According to EW.com, Neil Patrick Harris has landed roles in two films.  He will be occupying the role of a father in the indie comedy Best co-starring the incredible Amy Sedaris.  NPH will also have a supposting role in Beastly a modern take on Beauty and the Beast.  The film will also star Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Vanessa Hudgens.

Mr. Whedon has told Michael Ausiello that he has been coveting Summer Glau for Dollhouse for some time. “If anybody thinks [bringing Summer onto Dollhouse] hasn’t occurred to me already then they have not met me,” he says. “I mentioned it to her before [SCC] was canceled. I was like, ‘You know, we should get you in the ‘house.’ But first we have to come up with something that works.” He went on to say, “Summer would be perfect to play an active, but she’s done that [type of role] a lot.” And, “I’d rather see her play someone who talks too much. The most fun I have is when I get somebody who’s good and comfortable at doing something, and then I make them do something else.” (Oh, Joss, you evil, evil thing, you.) And Summer has told Joss, “I would like to play a normal girl before I die of extreme old age.” LOL!

So, yeah, now that T:SCC has been given the ‘ol boot to the head, will we see our mei mei in the ‘house?

“Riikka” mentioned in the comments of the Ausiello piece that he/she would like to see Summer play twins. One on the outside, searching for the one on the inside. That would give Summer the opportunity to play her patented quiet crazy girl role we love so much while making with the talky talk as a nosey sister looking for her twin.

I’d say the best way to cast Summer in Dollhouse is to cast her in a dual role. Say there are identical twins; one has everything and a generally good life, while the other gets in way over her head and joins the Dollhouse. To her twin, it’s like she’s completely disappeared, and there are eventually mistakes where one is thought to be the other. When the non-active twin realises what’s been done to her sister, she also wants to take down the Dollhouse, perhaps even to the point of trading places with her sister to try and infiltrate the secret base.

So, what’s your dream role for Summer on Dollhouse?

I just got back from a fantastic Writers On Writing evening with Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci about the craft of writing movies, television, what it was like working on Star Trek and much more. Toward the end of the panel someone in the audience said that they had “opened the gates to hell”, meaning that they had created a world where people were saying, “if you can reboot Star Trek, you can reboot anything.” The questioner asked what they thought of this, and then he referenced today’s story about Buffy possibly getting rebooted without Joss.

Alex looked sad and said, “really?”

The question asker confirmed as well as several members of the audience.

Bob made the funny comment that, “well, we didn’t think it was possible… until we came up with an idea on how we could do it.” (Referencing early conversations about how they were a bit reluctant to take the Transformers movie because they weren’t sure about the storyline.)

Alex then said that it would take someone who had a passion for the property to really do the script justice. Both Alex and Bob were very aware of the fandom when they went to write Star Trek, and they realized they were also accountable to the iconic-ness of Star Trek. And if someone could do that for Buffy, it could be awesome.

This from, what could be considered, the Kings of the Reboot: Alex and Bob.

Sorry it’s Mr. Alex Kurtzman and Mr. Robert Orci (inside joke from their talk).

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/05/a-joss-less-buf.html

The link above will take you to the full article about Joss Whedon’s comments about the previously reported Buffy movie.  Joss has not been approached to help with the film as far as we know.  Whedon’s comment: “I hope it’s cool.”  The author ponders the meaning of the four word comment and expresses outrage of the possibility of a Buffy film without Whedon being involved.  Sound off in the comments section!