Dollhouse season 1
season of television series
The first season of the television series Dollhouse, premiered on February 13, 2009, on Fox and concluded its 12-episode season on May 8, 2009. The season aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm ET. Together with Fringe, Dollhouse was a part of Fox's "Remote-Free TV" initiative to keep people from switching channels during commercial breaks. Therefore, every episode of this season was 47–50 minutes long compared to a usual 40–43 minute length for regular network television.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Eliza Dushku as Echo/Caroline Farrell
Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton
Fran Kranz as Topher Brink
Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard
Enver Gjokaj as Victor/Anthony Ceccoli
Dichen Lachman as Sierra/Priya Tsetsang
Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt
Recurring cast
Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey
Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic
Miracle Laurie as Mellie/November/Madelaine Costley
Aisha Hinds as Agent Loomis
Liza Lapira as Ivy
Mark Sheppard as Agent Graham Tanaka
Brett Claywell as Matt Cargill
Kevin Kilner as Joe Hearn
Alan Tudyk as Alpha
Guest
Patton Oswalt as Joel Mynor
Philip Casnoff as Clive Ambrose
Felicia Day as Mag
Adair Tishler as Iris/Little Caroline
Vincent Ventresca as Nolan Kinnard
Zack Ward as Zone
Episodes
Production
The episode "Echo" was originally intended to be the on-air series pilot, but after test audiences found it "too confusing and dark", Joss Whedon decided to shoot a new pilot, "Ghost", to better introduce the story and characters to the viewing audience. It was originally reported that "Echo" was going to be aired second, after "Ghost", but when it proved impossible to salvage (even after reshoots), Whedon decided to shelve the episode completely and instead re-used footage from it for inclusion in later episodes. The episode has a different opening with Echo in multiple assignments from overseeing a criminal deal to helping a girl go into rehab. One major change is the revelation of Victor being an Active took place in the pilot rather than put off as in the original episode run, as well as Ballard's first encounter with Echo. Two actresses in this episode are featured later in the series as different characters—Ashley Johnson as Wendy/Caroline in "Omega" and Stacey Scowley as Cindy Perrin in season 2. It was included on the DVD and Blu-ray season sets released on July 28, 2009.
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