…is equal to the love you take

“When Dollhouse’s second season begins September 25, bells will ring as Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber guest stars as a wealthy businessman who marries Echo (Eliza Dushku) while she’s on assignment.

“I was really impressed with Jamie,” Dushku tells TV Guide Magazine. “He’s a gorgeous husband with [whom I got] great wedding pictures for my first time down the aisle.”

Despite an intense on-screen fight—“I found myself literally sobbing real tears,” Dushku says—the faux wedding day was not without some lighter moments.

“I took a picture and sent it back to my mom, and she called me, a bit flustered,” Dushku says. “In the past couple years, I’ve been getting the [marriage] question from her more than ever, so it’s nice that I could send her some pictures to tide her over.”

Source: TV Guide Magazine

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One of the best scenes from Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles featuring Summer Glau.

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As you probably know by now, Summer Glau is set to join her friend and sometimes boss (“FireFly”, “Serenity”) Joss Whedon on the FOX  scifi drama “Dollhouse.”

FOX recently made many fans happy by announcing that the beautiful and talented Summer will appear in a multi-episode “Dollhouse” arc later this season.

Glau will play a character named “Bennett” who shares a past with Eliza Dushku’s “Echo” and has a connection to another Dollhouse character.

The story details though not written in stone,  have Bennett working for a Dollhouse. It was mentioned informally some time back (prior to renewal) that if the Dollhouse series were to continue into a second season that there likely would be more than one Dollhouse that comes to light.

In interviews prior to the confirmation of Summer as a guest star on Dollhouse, Joss Whedon had affirmed that he would love to have her guest but the right role would need to be created for her.

It’s not known at this time exactly when Summer will first appear on Dollhouse or for how long though have no fear, the FOX advertising dept. will make sure you know exactly when and for how long (and I’ll tell you here, too and probably be less in your face about it, though no guarantees because I’m pretty darned stoked).

Other Whedon veterans and/or fan faves that have or shall come to play at Dollhouse include Season One recurring player Amy Acker, season-closing guest star Alan Tudyk and Felicia Day, who appeared in  the shrouded-in-mystery13th episode, “Epitaph One.” Also, some of Tahmoh Penniket’s chums from Battlestar Galactica have guesting roles in S2 including Jamie Bamber (Apollo) and Michael Hogan ( Saul Tigh).

Summer Glau most recently starred on FOX’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” which was paired last spring in the Friday night death slot with “Dollhouse.”  The series’ ratings performances were not all that different but Dollhouse was deemed to have more potential and “Terminator” was cancelled. Dollhouse, to the surprise of almost everyone including Whedon, was renewed.

Personally, I’m a huge Joss Whedon fan. Whedon sort of reversed his initial request that we not tune in to Dollhouse so I did, but it sucked! He had all kinds of mixed feelings about working on Dollhouse whilst tethered to FOX and he was right to feel that way. Season One’s first two-thirds was simply unwatchable, IMO. It was far worse than Terminator, which itself could veer into near-unwatchability but had Ms. Glau to redeem it–then they started using her less and essentially shot itself in the head. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was cancelled in May, 2009.

I tried watching Dollhouse in three distinct instances. I watched the premiere and several episodes that came after but hated it. Then later in the season, I read that it was “finding it’s footing” but I must have tuned in too soon because save for one solitary eppy, it was still terrible. Finally, the season finished out with buzz about the “promise” it was showing. I heard, belatedly that Alan Tudyk did Whedon a solid and showed up for the last three shows of Season 1. I would have tuned in for that and will watch the three as well as search for the “mysterious (hype) Episode 13″ prior to trying for the third and last time to like Dollhouse.

I have never  given a television series three chances–not three shows–three separate times watching several shows each time, to win me over. It was solely due to Whedon’s involvement that I did so.

The guest list on Dollhouse for Season 2 looks really impressive and I’m encouraged by that because weakness in  a couple of main-character castings of  Dollhouse, plus let’s face it, some stupidly scripted shows have been killing it for me. Tighter scripting, LESS ELIZA, and some beefy, fun-to-watch roles for the guest stars could make Dollhouse worth tuning in for. Fingers crossed.

Dollhouse – Season 2 Promo
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“Dollhouse” will have its second season premiere on FOX on Friday, Sept. 25.