Whedon Reveals DR. HORRIBLE Master Plan

Finally, Joss Whedon fans have a premiere date for his highly anticipated series of web shorts, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog.” Whedon unveiled the release plans for the supervillian musical in an open letter to fans:
ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that [...]

DR. HORRIBLE’S Teaser Trailer

At last, here’s a glimpse of Joss Whedon’s upcoming series of web shorts, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” set to launch sometime this summer.

The cast and crew (including actors Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion and writers Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen) will be participating in a panel at [...]

Fox Banks on Abrams’ FRINGE for Fall

Fox obviously thinks that Fringe is going to be the next Lost, and they may not be wrong. The sci-fi thriller from Lost creator J.J. Abrams is one of only two new shows on the network’s fall schedule–the other being a half-hour comedy tentatively titled Do Not Disturb and starring Jerry O’Connell. Yeah, I don’t [...]

Amy Acker Joins the Cast of DOLLHOUSE

Hold on to your hats, Whedon fans. After months of casting rumors and speculation, another Jossverse alum has joined the cast of his upcoming Dollhouse: none other than Angel’s Amy Acker. Whedon broke the news himself when he posted on Whedonesque to say that casting for the series was complete.
Acker, who’s also been seen [...]

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Marathon Leads into Season 4

If you’ve been waiting to get on the Battlestar bandwagon, now is your chance, and you won’t even have to gum up your Netflix queue to do it. Sci Fi is offering up a week-long marathon of Battlestar Galactica to lead into Friday’s Season 4 premiere (eeeeeee! hooray!). While you won’t get the miniseries that [...]

When Worlds Collide: DOLLHOUSE Welcomes BATTLESTAR Alum

I have to admit, I thought it would be difficult for TV Bacon to be any more excited about the prospect of a new Joss Whedon show (hey, it’s not our fault he stalks us at Comic-Con, even when we change hotels). The news that Battlestar Galactica’s Tahmoh Penikett (Helo) is joining the cast of [...]

Joss Whedon Reveals Plans for Musical Web Shorts

No, not those kind of shorts. The kind you watch. On your computer.
Joss Whedon posted on Whedonesque yesterday to officially confirm reports that Neil Patrick Harris would be appearing in a series of musical internet shorts to be written and directed by Whedon. Also appearing in the limited series will be Whedonverse alums Nathan Fillion [...]

When One Door Closes, a DOLLHOUSE Opens

Ousted Women’s Murder Club creators Sarah Fain and Elizabeth Craft have become the first two staff writers to join Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated new series, Dollhouse, according to TV Barn’s Aaron Barnhart. The two former Angel scribes had no sooner gotten back from cleaning out their CBS offices when they received an email from their [...]

Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s Nicholas Brendon, y’all!

On tonight’s rerun of Criminal Minds, that is. I’m going to go think about how much I wish Kitchen Confidential had made it and how much I miss Buffy now–see you tonight on CBS.

Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s…well, maybe it’s the flu medication talking, because I’m about to squee over Law and Order: Honey Mustard Flavor (er, Criminal Intent). In fact, I’m about to double squee over it, because tonight’s rerun includes not only Amy Acker but Jim Gaffigan, both squee-evoking. Acker doubled up on Angel, first as timid physicist Fred [...]