Eliza Dushku

Joss Whedon's last experience with episodic TV left a bad taste in his mouth, but an old friend has coaxed him back. Whedon and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" buddy Eliza Dushku (Faith from the show) will be launching a series, "Dollhouse," with Fox. The actress' Boston Diva Productions and Whedon's Mutant Enemy will produce the show, which has gotten a seven-episode commitment. Though a writers' strike could delay production, it's scheduled for fall 2008.

Robert Duvall dining at the W Hollywood's Delphine with a pal before heading across the street to the Pantages to catch a production of "Hair" ... Paris Hilton and Cy Waits whooping it up at Playhouse Hollywood ... "Captain America" Chris Evans chilling at a table with Dane Cook at Premiere ... Julia Roberts and Danny Moder making a date night of the Grey Goose-sponsored CAA Foundation celebration at SoHo House ... newly single Zac Efron partying the...

If you make a movie about group sex, you must be prepared to own up to your point of view on the subject. But when actress Eliza Dushku, star of the indie "Sex and Breakfast," which opens in limited release Friday, is asked whether she's pro or con group canoodling, she giggles, before fessing up, she's more of a monogamous kind of gal. "It doesn't even make sense to me," she says on the phone from her childhood home in Watertown, Mass., where she spent the Thanksgiving holiday.

SERIES DogTown: A terrier mix tests a woman's patience with hyperactive behavior, while a man tries to make a Catahoula leopard dog mix more adoptable by helping her overcome her fears (5 and 8 p.m. National Geographic). Smallville: Oliver's past comes back to haunt him when his former teacher, the Dark Archer, seeks revenge by taking aim at Chloe and Lois, in this new episode (8 p.m. KTLA). Medium: Allison (Patricia Arquette) dreams of a schizophrenic child, whom she later meets as the seemingly well-adjusted roommate (Danielle Panabaker)

Eliza Dushku has had tongues wagging all over Tinseltown lately, partly for a candid interview she gave on Howard Stern's satellite radio show, and partly for her particularly wicked turn as an alien in a commercial for Hulu. But mostly the talk has been about "Dollhouse," the hot new sci-fi Fox series that premiered last month. If you haven't caught it yet, Dushku says tonight would be a perfect time to jump on board.

Well, at least this time Joss Whedon fans can't retaliate against Fox. "Dollhouse" has been canceled. Fans can take heart in the fact that the network really did give the low-rated series, starring Eliza Dushku, a chance. All 13 episodes will air, and the advance notice has given Whedon a chance to give the series a satisfying ending, according to a Fox spokesperson. The remaining episodes of "Dollhouse" will air this way: Two episodes will air each night on Dec. 4, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 from 8 to 10 p.m. The last three episodes will air Jan. 8, Jan. 15 and Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. In a statement posted on whedonesque.

When Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly first heard Joss Whedon's pitch for a series called "Dollhouse," he was so taken that he later told a reporter, "He had me at 'Hello.' I was kinda drunk with the surprise of it all." Reilly no longer appears to be in a love-drunk daze about the much-anticipated project, because Fox announced that "Dollhouse" will premiere in one of the worst time slots in all of television: Fridays at 9 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. "Dollhouse" has had its share of ups and downs in its short life.

Robert Duvall dining at the W Hollywood's Delphine with a pal before heading across the street to the Pantages to catch a production of "Hair" ... Paris Hilton and Cy Waits whooping it up at Playhouse Hollywood ... "Captain America" Chris Evans chilling at a table with Dane Cook at Premiere ... Julia Roberts and Danny Moder making a date night of the Grey Goose-sponsored CAA Foundation celebration at SoHo House ... newly single Zac Efron partying the...

SUNDAY The drinks will flow and the laughs will follow as the veddy British and oh-so-droll Ricky Gervais hosts "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards," the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.'s yearly shindig celebrating the best of the big and small screens. (NBC, 5 and 8 p.m.) MONDAY Think of it as Spinal Tap for kids: Logan Miller, below, stars as a suburban teen who helps a group of aging rockers known as Iron Weasel make one last stab at the big time in the new musical sitcom "I'm in the Band."

Joss Whedon, the scribe who birthed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" and swore off the small screen after "Firefly" was canceled, is part of the Fox family again. Whedon's "Dollhouse" will be unveiled today as part of Fox's lineup at a presentation in Manhattan. The drama is about an illegal house of men and women whose memories and personalities have been wiped out so that they can be hired to be anyone and do anything. It stars Eliza Dushku (Faith from "Buffy"), who unintentionally served as the inspiration.

SUNDAY The drinks will flow and the laughs will follow as the veddy British and oh-so-droll Ricky Gervais hosts "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards," the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.'s yearly shindig celebrating the best of the big and small screens. (NBC, 5 and 8 p.m.) MONDAY Think of it as Spinal Tap for kids: Logan Miller, below, stars as a suburban teen who helps a group of aging rockers known as Iron Weasel make one last stab at the big time in the new musical sitcom "I'm in the Band."

Well, at least this time Joss Whedon fans can't retaliate against Fox. "Dollhouse" has been canceled. Fans can take heart in the fact that the network really did give the low-rated series, starring Eliza Dushku, a chance. All 13 episodes will air, and the advance notice has given Whedon a chance to give the series a satisfying ending, according to a Fox spokesperson. The remaining episodes of "Dollhouse" will air this way: Two episodes will air each night on Dec. 4, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 from 8 to 10 p.m. The last three episodes will air Jan. 8, Jan. 15 and Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. In a statement posted on whedonesque.

A battle royal is brewing in the least likely of places. Four shows with established audiences -- "Dollhouse," "Ugly Betty," "Medium" and "Southland" -- will face off Fridays at 9 p.m. this fall. Could the night where shows go to die reemerge as a day for appointment television? Last year, when Fox decided to launch "Dollhouse" on Fridays, panic set in among fans of series creator Joss Whedon. "It's 'Firefly' all over again!" wrote one worried observer on the website Whedonesque.

Eliza Dushku has had tongues wagging all over Tinseltown lately, partly for a candid interview she gave on Howard Stern's satellite radio show, and partly for her particularly wicked turn as an alien in a commercial for Hulu. But mostly the talk has been about "Dollhouse," the hot new sci-fi Fox series that premiered last month. If you haven't caught it yet, Dushku says tonight would be a perfect time to jump on board.

To say there has been anticipatory buzz surrounding Joss Whedon's return to television with Fox's "Dollhouse" is like saying octo-mom has gotten some media attention. The moment Whedon announced the project, fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly" began their internal countdown. When bad things began to happen -- the network wanted so many changes in the pilot that Whedon chucked it and began again from scratch -- the buzz only got louder.

When Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly first heard Joss Whedon's pitch for a series called "Dollhouse," he was so taken that he later told a reporter, "He had me at 'Hello.' I was kinda drunk with the surprise of it all." Reilly no longer appears to be in a love-drunk daze about the much-anticipated project, because Fox announced that "Dollhouse" will premiere in one of the worst time slots in all of television: Fridays at 9 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. "Dollhouse" has had its share of ups and downs in its short life.

A battle royal is brewing in the least likely of places. Four shows with established audiences -- "Dollhouse," "Ugly Betty," "Medium" and "Southland" -- will face off Fridays at 9 p.m. this fall. Could the night where shows go to die reemerge as a day for appointment television? Last year, when Fox decided to launch "Dollhouse" on Fridays, panic set in among fans of series creator Joss Whedon. "It's 'Firefly' all over again!" wrote one worried observer on the website Whedonesque.

SERIES DogTown: A terrier mix tests a woman's patience with hyperactive behavior, while a man tries to make a Catahoula leopard dog mix more adoptable by helping her overcome her fears (5 and 8 p.m. National Geographic). Smallville: Oliver's past comes back to haunt him when his former teacher, the Dark Archer, seeks revenge by taking aim at Chloe and Lois, in this new episode (8 p.m. KTLA). Medium: Allison (Patricia Arquette) dreams of a schizophrenic child, whom she later meets as the seemingly well-adjusted roommate (Danielle Panabaker)

Joss Whedon, the scribe who birthed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" and swore off the small screen after "Firefly" was canceled, is part of the Fox family again. Whedon's "Dollhouse" will be unveiled today as part of Fox's lineup at a presentation in Manhattan. The drama is about an illegal house of men and women whose memories and personalities have been wiped out so that they can be hired to be anyone and do anything. It stars Eliza Dushku (Faith from "Buffy"), who unintentionally served as the inspiration.

If you make a movie about group sex, you must be prepared to own up to your point of view on the subject. But when actress Eliza Dushku, star of the indie "Sex and Breakfast," which opens in limited release Friday, is asked whether she's pro or con group canoodling, she giggles, before fessing up, she's more of a monogamous kind of gal. "It doesn't even make sense to me," she says on the phone from her childhood home in Watertown, Mass., where she spent the Thanksgiving holiday.