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Joss Whedon to direct Glee
Joss Whedon will direct an upcoming episode of Glee.
The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse and Serenity will helm one of the newly-approved ‘back nine’ episodes recently ordered by FOX. Whedon also has musical form with his renowned Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
As co-creator Ryan Murphy confirmed: “Joss directed one of the great musical episodes in the history of television on Buffy so this is a great, if unexpected, fit. I’m thrilled he’ll be loaning us his fantastic, groundbreaking talent.”
Whedon is expected to tackle the episode after wrapping the 13-episode …
Airdate: Dollhouse “The Future Project”
FOX8 will screen the “extra” episode of Dollhouse, filmed at a time during contractual differences between FOX and production company 20th Century Fox Television.
Unaired in the US it was released on DVDs as “Epitaph One.” But oddly, Foxtel has chosen to rebrand the episode as “The Future Project.”
The year is 2019, and the world is broken. A small band of survivors discover an abandoned Dollhouse and – as they explore its shell – begin to understand the shadowy organisation and start to suspect it may have been responsible for the current …
James Marsters joins Caprica
James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is joining the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, says EW.com.
He will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum of three episodes. Driven by desires both moralistic and carnal, Barnabus is as lethal as he is unpredictable.
Best known for his role as punk-goth vampire Spike on Buffy and Angel, Marsters recently appeared in roles for Without a Trace, Smallville and Torchwood.
Caprica is set to premiere in the US on January 22nd.
Source: EW.com
Vale: Andy Hallett
Andy Hallett, who starred as Lorne (“the Host”) on Angel, died of heart failure this week aged 33.
He reportedly passed away in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with heart disease, with his father by his side.
Hallett appeared on more than 70 episodes of the Buffy spinoff, Angel, between 2000 and 2004. E! notes his character on Angel was Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan, or Lorne for short. Hallett’s Lorne was a friendly demon, who, when not assisting Angel and his team in the investigation of various and sundry underworld …
Airdate: Mad Men
It’s taken a long time, but Mad Men, the always-awarded US drama series, will soon have its premiere on Australian free to air TV.
Set in the boardrooms of New York’s 1960s advertising agencies, this exquisite series premieres on SBS at 8:30pm on Thursdays April 16. The production design is outstanding.
Created, executive produced and written by Sopranos writer Matthew Weiner the 13-part series depicts America ‘before the loss of innocence, the assassinations, the Vietnam backlash, the Summer of Love…a time when the workplace is a hotbed of casual, cavalier misogyny and racism, …
Sci Fi Channel switching to 16:9
The Sci Fi Channel has its second birthday on December 1 and will celebrate by switching from 4:3 to 16:9 ratio across the channel.
Around half the shows on the channel will be broadcast in true 16:9 detail. Those programmes that are only available in 4:3 will be pillar-boxed with black stripes down the side.
“Star Trek: Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine are only available in 4:3,” a spokesperson told TV Tonight.
“Star Trek: Enterprise is available in 16:9 full frame along with programmes like Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Angel, Stargate, Stargate: Atlantis and …
Airdate: ‘The Joss House’
Sci Fi fans can get a weekly fix of one of their favourite creators, Joss Whedon, when the Sci Fi Channel begins airing three of his shows back to back in November
From November 30, The Joss House will screen weekly episodes of Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
It begins with “Serenity” S1E1 of Firefly, “After Life” S6E3 of Buffy and “Through the Looking Glass” S2E21 of Angel.
All they need now is Dollhouse.
THE JOSS HOUSE
SCI FI SPECIAL EVENT
Every Sunday from November 30 at 8.30pm
Spend a Sunday night in with one of …