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Improbably, Joss Whedon’s newest baby, Dollhouse, got picked up for a second season, despite not being watched by more than about a hotel-room’s worth of people, and being liked by only two of them.  When even your fans don’t like your show all that much, you know you’ve got issues.

And yet, here’s a second season!

Yay!

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Finally, finally, finally, I’ve gotten around to hitting up Amazon.com for “Epitaph One,” the thirteenth episode of the first season of Dollhouse.

And if the people in the photo below don’t look familiar, well, that’ll give you an indication of the sort of crazy this episode brings.

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Dollverse has broken the news that former Firefly co-star Summer Glau has been signed to appear in at least two episodes of the second season of Dollhouse, beginning with episode five.

HitFix has elaborated, offering up some possibly spoilery details of who and what Glau will be playing.

The second season of Dollhouse begins on Fox on September 25.

In Brightest day or darkest night no spoilers will be in sight.

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With “Retreat, Part 1,” Buffy the Vampire Slayer enters what promises to be a major new story arc for season eight.

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E! Online is reporting that former Battlestar Galactica star Jamie Bamber will be making a guest appearance on the second-season premiere of Dollhouse.

This will mark a reunion of sorts for Bamber with his former Battlestar cast member Tahmoh Penikett.

There are no details on what Bamber’s role will consist of, but it appears that he will be a part of an engagement Echo is sent on.

Producer/writer/director Joss Whedon spoke to Entertainment Weekly recently.

On the second season of Dollhouse (which is currently two weeks into the planning phase in the writers’ room): “We don’t have the onus of trying to be a big hit sitting on our shoulders.  We can just be ourselves.  And so the stories we’re breaking are pure, and exciting, and everybody’s on-board in the room, and it’s never flowed better.”

On the in-development feature film reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: “I think that’s something better left untouched by me.”

Fox announced its fall schedule today, and one of the changes the network is making is a big one: it’s moving Fringe to the 8 p.m. CST slot, in direct competition with Grey’s Anatomy, CSI, and The Office.  This, of course, is one of the busiest, most important time slots in all of television.

Airing Fringe against those other heavyweights is likely a tremendous sign of faith in the J.J. Abrams-produced series.

In other Fox news, James Hibberd spoke with Joss Whedon about the renewal of Dollhouse.

James Hibberd reports that Fox has decided to renew Dollhouse for a 13-episode second season to begin on Friday in the fall.  The news is expected to be announced on Monday during the network’s upfront presentation for the upcoming season.

Hibberd cites the strong DVR and online streaming numbers, as well as Fox executives’ actual appreciation of the series (!), as the deciding factors in the decision.

Also expected to be announced on Monday: NBC’s decision on the future of Chuck.

Honk Mahfah reviews “”Living Doll,” the latest issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight.

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