Joss Whedon wins first Emmy: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog + Joss and Eliza Dushku talk Dollhouse S2…
SciFiWire reports Joss has won!
…Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on Saturday won the Emmy Award for short-format live-action entertainment programs, a first for creator Joss Whedon, whose only previous Emmy nomination was for writing the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Hush,” which he didn’t win. The award was one of the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys presented in Los Angeles, which recognize technical and other achievements for the 2008-’09 season.
(…)The 43-minute musical centers on the title wannabe supervillain, played by Neil Patrick Harris, who secretly pines for Penny (Felicia Day) while scheming to vanquish the superhero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) and gain entry into the Evil League of Evil…
Courtesy of TEGbuwchbach
…Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a 2008 Emmy-nominated musical short film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It was Created by Joss Whedon and several of his friends and family, it stars Neil Pactrick Harris, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion and Simon Helberg..
Mrs MiM here- Did someone say Nathan Fillion? Our previous posts on Firefly here
I miss Firefly
Courtesy of tvonthebrain
Mrs. MiM here-Did someone say Tahmoh Penikett? Our previous posts on BSG here
I miss BSG
BSG and True Blood picked up an Emmy as well (continues after the break):
True Blood: Michelle Forbes on Maryanne…
Our previous post on the stupendous career of Michelle Forbes here
Michelle Forbes - Click Image to go to True-Blood.net fan site
Awesome exclusive interview with SciFiWire, go read the whole thing!!:
As the finale looms, the stage is set for one hell of a battle as the only good guys left in Bon Temps—including Sookie, Bill (Stephen Moyer), Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) and Andy—try to stop Maryann and her minions from carving the heart out of Sam so that Dionysus will finally appear. How it will all end Forbes won’t tell, but she does rank the character as one of her favorites.
“She loves her mischief and having her fun along the way,” Forbes said with a laugh. “She has a different understanding of the world and this particular plane. She doesn’t see an end in the road the way everyone else does, because she has no time constraints and no moral constraints. And in playing her it is impossible for me to see her as a villain.
But the same can be said of any character that I have played. Admiral Cain [of Battlestar Galactica], you could say she was a villain, but the beauty of Ron Moore’s writing is that there was logic in what she did and said. The thing about Maryann, too, is that the writers have always given her a beautiful logic in what she says. I just love the entire story. I had no idea where it was going in the beginning. I, however, especially with Maryann, really enjoyed the sense of not knowing.”…
Update: Meet TAPS – Ghosthunters at DragonCon 2009!
Update: See here for full video of the TAPS Panel at DragonCon 2009!
Dragon*Con 2009 Official web Site – Dragoncon.Org
For the TAPS fans on the site, here are the team’s public appearances this Fall:
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| Sept 4- 7 |
With: Jason, Grant, Steve & Tango | DragonCon – Atlanta, GA [More] |
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| Oct 1 8PM |
With: Jason & Grant | Lecture Circuit Wilkes University – Wilkes Barre, PA |
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| Oct 3 | With: Steve, Tango & Kris Williams | Scarehouse – Pittsburgh, PA [More] |
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| Oct 10 | With: Britt Griffith, Syd Schultz, Amy Bruni | TAPS Boot Camp – Porterville, CA [More] |
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| Oct 20 7PM |
With: Jason & Grant | Lecture Circuit Univ of Missouri-St Louis – St Louis, MO |
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| Oct 21 7:30PM |
With: Jason & Grant | Lecture Circuit Harper College – Palatine, IL |
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| Oct 22 7:30PM |
With: Jason & Grant | Lecture Circuit Penn State York – York, PA |
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| Oct 23 8PM |
With: Jason & Grant | Lecture Circuit Western Connecticut Univ – Danbury, CT |
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| Oct 23rd – 24th | With: Amy Bruni & Britt Griffith | Beyond Reality Events Ghosts of the Gold Rush – Volcano, CA [More] |
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| Oct 24th | With: Jason and Grant | Halloween with J and G Spalding Inn – Whitefield, NH [More] |
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| Nov 6th- 8th |
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| Nov 6th – 9th | With: Jason, Grant, Kris, Amy, Britt
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Beyond Reality Events Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, CO [More] |
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| Dec 5th | With: Jason, Grant, Britt | Christmas with J and G The Spalding Inn – Whitefield, NH [More] |
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| Jan 8th – 11th | With: Jason, Grant, Amy, Britt | Ghost of Cooperstown Otesaga Hotle – Cooperstown, NY [More] |
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| April 23rd – 26th 2010 | With: Jason, Grant, Amy, Britt | Beyond Reality Events Mount Washingtion – Bretton Wds, NH [More] |
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| Rosemary Laurey | Todd McCaffrey | Rebecca Moesta | |||
| Jody Lynn Nye | Mike Resnick | John D. Ringo | |||
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SpikeTV’s 2009 SCREAM Awards nominees…
Lena or Katee need to take home the statue! Fox cant act her way out of a wet paper bag although I'm sure she would look great wearing one.. (more…)How did Fox even get INTO this category with Lena and Katee? ugh!
BSGcast: Interview with Mary McDonell…
Awesome awesomeness! I miss my BSG !!!
Courtesy of the oh so talented Matt and Nat at YourGeekNews/BSGcast:
We were fortunate enough to catch up with Battlestar Galactica’s Mary MacDonnell (President Laura Roslin) one week before her appearance at DragonCon, while she was in Toronto for Fan Expo! Nat had the chance to sit down with her, on set, and chat about her thoughts on Battlestars Finale, Lauras fate, Roslin Tattoos and even Caprica!
~Matt + Nat
BSG: The Plan cover art released….
Drops to Blu-Ray and DVD October 27th, courtesy of High Def Digest:
As previously reported, Universal will bring the movie ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Plan‘ to high-definition this fall.
Directed by Edward James Olmos, the film will be released on Blu-ray on October 27 and will feature the previously noted 1080p/VC-1 video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: deleted scenes, filmmaker commentary, and a few featurettes: From Admiral to Director: Edward James Olmos and The Plan, The Cylons of The Plan, and Behind The Plan.
Exclusive to the Blu-ray will be Universal’s bookmark feature My Scenes, D-Box functionality, and Battlestar Galactica Trivia.
Firefly/TSCC Fans Rejoice! Summer Glau lands recurring role in Dollhouse…
Created by neal484
Woot! FOX press release:
Summer Glau (“Firefly,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) reunites with Joss Whedon when the actress joins the cast of DOLLHOUSE this fall in a recurring role as BENNETT, a Dollhouse employee who shares a past with ECHO (Eliza Dushku). The second season of DOLLHOUSE premieres Friday, Sept. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.Additional guest stars appearing throughout the upcoming second season include Alexis Denis of (“Angel”), Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), Michael Hogan (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Keith Carradine (“Dexter”). DANIEL PERRIN (Denisof) is a U.S. senator leading a witch hunt to track down the underground organization. Mysterious, charismatic businessman MARTIN KLAR (Bamber) is Echo’s new husband. BRADLEY KARRENS (Hogan) comes to the Dollhouse hoping to stop a psychotic family member’s killing spree, while MATTHEW HARDING (Carradine), a nemesis of Dollhouse leader ADELLE DEWITT (Olivia Williams), stirs up trouble. Additionally, DR. CLAIRE SAUNDERS/WHISKEY (Amy Acker) and MADELINE/NOVEMBER (Miracle Laurie) return this season in multiple-episode arcs.
DOLLHOUSE is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series was created by Joss Whedon, who also serves as executive producer, writer and director. Tim Minear and David Solomon are executive producers, while Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas are co-executive producers. Additionally, series star Eliza Dushku serves as a producer.
Joss Whedon on Dollhouse Season 2: BSG’s Jamie Bamber to guest star; dish on Cabin in the Woods…
From this week’s Entertainment Weekly, highlights via DVRPlayground:
…We’re trying to do something that’s much more cinematic and visceral and really live inside the story,” he says in previewing the new season, which debuts September 24 at 9PM on FOX (Global in Canada). “This season, I’ve really ratcheted up the way I work. We’re shooting in HD, so we’re able to move faster, do more, and make the second season more like the latter half of the first season.”In other-words, “Epitaph One’ is just the beginning. “The insane unaired thirteenth episode will inform what we do the whole season. It really helped give us a direction and understanding of what we want from the actors, and what we think the audience wants to see from this ensemble.”
Epitaph 1, is the 13th episode only available on iTunes or on the DVD set…OR!! It is also available for $1.99 on Amazon Video on Demand gonna go watch it now the damn clips got me hooked….
Direction? Understanding? Yes, yes, that’s great and all but how about some answers dammit!
Not surprisingly, Whedon is somewhat tight-lipped when it comes to how in fact himself and his merry band of writers are going to live up to the ridiculously cool post-apocolyptic future that was painted in “Epitatph One.” But did offer, at a DOLLHOUSE set visit during the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour that the series will pick up exactly three months after the events of last May’s season finale, fans can expect more three-dimensional dolls and ” best of all” a special guest appearance by BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s Jamie Bamber.
Mrs MiM here, did someone say Jamie Bamber?
Who won’t be the only familiar face this season. “Last year I had to be careful that it didn’t seem the show was a party for my friends,” explained Whedon, who ultimately changed his tune after a weekend spent at San Diego’s Comic Con, realizing that, yeah, it sort of is a party for his friends (see: Felicia Day, who will be back in the second season premiere) “Ultimately it also saves time if you have someone you know who can get the job done.”
So does that mean CASTLE star Nathan Fillion should be waiting by his phone? “I’m trying to sabotage the show, it’s not working, but I’m trying.”…
Mrs MiM again. Nathan? Mal? Did someone say something about Captain Mal?
Clips of Epitaph One courtesy of christenchen and IxadminxI
Epitaph One fanvid and dish on Cabin in the Woods after the break:
Moderate in the Middle 