Letter from Joss

[VisionGirl]

In participating in our Dollhouse ReWatch, I came upon this letter that was sent out by Joss with an advanced rough cut of season 2's "Vows". It was sent with a t-shirt, which I would give anything to have lol.

September 1, 2009

Dear Press Member:

You hold in your delicate paws a rough cut of "Vows," the first episode of the second season of DOLLHOUSE, premiering Friday, Sept. 25 on FOX. More importantly, you also hold a free t-shirt! So that's a thumbs-up right there, no? I mean, do you even have to watch the show? It's clearly t-shirt-tastic! Did "Grey's Anatomy" send you a shirt? They did? (Did they send any extra? I'd kill.)

Meanwhile, DOLLHOUSE. Like a man with the bright-eyed euphoria of narrowly escaped death, DOLLHOUSE is coming back from a hilariously unexpected non-cancellation with a verve, a joy and a visceral excitement that borders on manic. We're psyched. This is the show we want to make. The twisty lives of the Dollhouse peeps are truckin' along, and ECHO (Eliza Dushku) is going through one of her fresher Hells.

Some things have changed. We're shooting in HD with a new crew, for a look that's more lush and exciting "“ and faster, so we can achieve more visually and give more time to the actors. (and OMG, Olivia's hair! Very key.) Some things have not.

To refresh, Echo has been rescued from ALPHA (who is still at large) after having all her former personas dumped into her brain all at once. PAUL BALLARD (Tahmoh Penikett) has agreed to work with the Dollhouse in exchange for NOVEMBER's (Miracle Laurie) freedom. DR. SAUNDERS (Amy Acker) has discovered she is actually an Active, designate "Whiskey," who was designed by TOPHER (Fran Kranz) to replace the doctor Alpha murdered. And ADELLE (Olivia Williams) has gotten a fabulous haircut.

We hope you enjoy our happy little tale. If you don't: t-shirt"¦ so soft"¦ so sleepy"¦

Yours, etc.

-joss

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42243

 

[Washburne]

I remember that. Thanks for sharing.


Remember as in reading about it. Not getting. Sadly. 😉

 

[Sweet J]

That's pretty neat, though I'm wondering what was on the T-Shirt? I didn't see a picture in the link.


Dollhouse had a great concept but suffered from moving too languidly for a lot of non-Whedon fans to get it.

I think it peaked with the last 5 episodes of the series were Joss decided to let the series go out with a bang.