Say Farewell to a Supernatural Thriller

Staff Writer: Samuntha Mackenzie

Information about the movie Valediction has come from limited sources. Peter Kelley posted his thoughts and experiences with his client's, Eliza Dushku, upcoming script choices. At his request, she took on the project; the cast is top notch. With a talented British director and actors, Eliza is one of the few Americans in a substantial, if albeit support, role.

The movie was set to film in later but got bumped up in June. Locations, permits must have fallen into place. In addition, Eliza has Dollhouse to shoot in LA (which she currently is) and Ben Barnes, her costar, has Dawn Treader in Australia (in July).

From what this source has offered, his blog is a great read for any young actor making their way up the rungs. As a person with stage and film experience, I appreciated his candor.

He confirms that Valediction is a thriller with supernatural undertones. He also gives a glimpse into the Whiskey Park scenes.

Update to: Ben's Valediction

Source: An Active Life

It's Good to be Gay in Scifi

Staff Writer: Samuntha Mackenzie

Two scifi shows have announced their Gay Pride: Stargate Universe and Dollhouse.

For SGU, Ming-na and another cast member will be playing lesbians. For their second season, Dollhouse will be fleshing out characters' sexual story lines.

Since there are no openly gay characters in prime time, scifi has picked up the trend. Scifi has always been about investigating characters, space, and precarious situations. Have the geeks finally been won over by some pride?

I believe it's a natural progression in scifi. Homosexual themes have been played within scifi films and television. Anyone remember Dr. Crusher on Star Trek's: The Next Generation? Her love was given a female body and Dr. Crusher was, well, crushed.

Scifi has been home to the fringe and women's equality. Why not gays and lesbians too?

Sources: AfterEllen and AfterEllen

Dollhouse Hijacks ComicCon

Staff Writer: Grave Digger

This year Heroes won't be a force at the San Diego ComicCon. Dollhouse will be.

"Its two-hour panel is scheduled on Friday, July 24, including a screening of the 13th episode Epitaph One which was not aired on TV and 'a no-holds-barred Q and A about what they have planned for Season 2 by Whedon and star Eliza Dushku.'"

Heroes on the other hand will not have a panel. Can anyone say last season?

Update 6/23: Bryan Fuller quits Heroes. Was OHG right? Scifi Wire


Source: AceShowBiz

Dollhouse

Staff Writer: Grave Digger

The Bad News for Joss Whedon Fans: Dollhouse was down about 15 percent from its series premiere, from 4.8 million viewers to 4.2 million estimated viewers, as reported by MediaWeek.

The Slightly Better News for Joss Whedon Fans: In the 9 p.m. Friday hour, Dollhouse tied for second in the 18-49 demo.

Etc.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (3.8 million) was up; Friday Night Lights (3.9 million) was up; given that those two shows and others still weren't all that big, a repeat of Ghost Whisperer (8.4 million) was the biggest thing going.

Source: Yahoo!