Dollhouse update

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Just thought I'd post this, for those on my flist who don't check Whedonesque religiously:

The bad news is that Dollhouse won't be airing until January, as a mid-season replacement. (Y'know, like that other show that came out 11 years ago... um, what's it called...)

The good news is that FOX have ordered 13 episodes (though I have no idea just how binding that order is). The official showrunners will be Sarah Fain and Elizabeth Craft - previously on Angel, The Shield (yay!) and The Women's Murder Club - but... well, let's just quote Joss:

Actually, I never confirmed a 13 episode order. But I will tomorrow. (which is in one minute -- oh. It's now.) I've spoken with the Fox brass and it's all going to be pretty exciting. As you shall read...

As for running the show, yes of course I'm running it, it's my baby, but one needs co-runners, cohorts, cohabitants, a Sundance (or two) to my Butch, a Tango to my Cash, A the-guy-with-the-nose-in-Weekend-at-Bernie's to my the-guy-from-Pretty-in-Pink-in-Weekend-at-Bernies. And those of you who underestimate Liz and Sarah remind me of the demons of the week who laughed at tiny Buffy.

The only thing that excites me as much as our staff is our cast. Seeing them work just makes ideas blossom from our writer minds (SPOILER ALERT for The Fountain) like little clovery flowers out of conquistadors (END Of SPOILER ALERT and seriously, you should see that movie. It rocks.) And Eliza can't turn off the awesome. I mean it. The army is sending in tanks.

See you on the internet. Then on TV, in theaters, and of couse in the funny papers. It's a good year. Bye-ee! -j.
joss

ETA: Another very interesting Joss interview.

It's still FOX, even with new management; apparently Kevin Reilly who's President of Entertainment at FOX right now is the same guy who... oh heck, I'll just copy and paste again, this time from wikipedia:

Early in his career at NBC, Reilly supervised Law & Order in its first season and developed ER. (...) He was responsible for shepherding some of television’s top shows, such as the pilot for The Sopranos, and the NBC comedies Just Shoot Me and NewsRadio.

Before rejoining NBC in May 2004, Reilly served as President of Entertainment for FX, where he developed and launched the cable network's first original drama, The Shield. He also developed and programmed Nip/Tuck and the Denis Leary show Rescue Me for the network. [1]

At NBC, Reilly's vocal support of The Office helped it survive its low-rated first season. [2] He is credited with developing hits such as My Name Is Earl, Heroes, 30 Rock, and Friday Night Lights.[3] Despite having received a new three-year contract at NBC in February 2007, he and NBC mutually agreed to terminate the partnership in late May 2007, and Reilly departed soon after.[4]. Approximately one month later, Reilly was hired as President of Entertainment at FOX.

As good as that sounds... it's still FOX, and I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. But right now? I'm pretty excited. Joss is back on TV where he belongs. I can has January nao plz?