This is a review for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. I was provided a DVD for review, all opinions are mine.

When I got the email saying that Dollhouse: Season One was coming out on DVD and Blu-ray and asking if I wanted to request a copy,  I practically broke a nail typing my reply. Are you kidding me? Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes PLEASE.

Despite getting off to a rocky start with it’s first few episodes, Dollhouse gives Whedon fans everything they hoped for- actors with pretty faces and excellent acting chops, plenty of butt-kicking action scenes, just enough sexual tension to keep you on the edge of your seat, and of course, ELIZA.

Dollhouse has a dream cast of actors who are each brilliant and together are outstanding as an ensemble. Check out the main cast:

1. Eliza Dushku (“Buffy”, “Tru Calling”) who is also a producer
2. Olivia Williams (“The Sixth Sense”) as Adele Dewitt, head of the Dollhouse
3. Harry Lennix (“24″)  as Echo’s handler Boyd Langton
4. Fran Kranz (“Welcome to the Captain”) as computer/brain programmer Topher Brink
5. Battlestar Galactica’s Tahmoh Penikett as former FBI Agent Paul Ballard who is determined to find the Dollhouse
6. Enver Gjokaj (pronounced En-VAIR Jo-kai)(“Eagle Eye”) as “doll” Victor
7. Dichen Lachman (pronounced Deechen Lockman) (“Aquamarine”) as “doll” Sierra
8. Amy Acker (“Angel”) as Dr. Claire Saunders
9. Reed Diamond (“Journeyman”) as Laurence Dominic, assistant to Adele Dewitt
10. Newcomer Miracle Laurie as Mellie, Agent Ballard’s neighbor

If Dollhouse gets the fan and critic support it deserves, in a few years, this cast will be as well known as the casts of Buffy and Angel were, I guarantee. So, what is the show about? Here’s a synopsis:

From the mind of Joss Whedon, the creator of groundbreaking cult favorites “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly,” “Dollhouse” stars Eliza Dushku (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Tru Calling”) as Echo, just one member working for an illegal underground organization that implants employees with false memories and skills in order to perform various missions and dangerous tasks.

These “dolls” can become anything that anyone desires; a lover, a fighter, an assassin, even a best friend. Once their assignment is complete, their memories are wiped clean and they are released back into the “Dollhouse” to cohabitate with their fellow colleagues under the watchful eye of those in charge. But Echo is slowly starting to become aware of herself and her surroundings… and one outsider will stop at nothing to bring the entire “Dollhouse” down.

The box set has three discs, all the episodes plus Special Features, which include the Original Unaired Pilot titled “Echo”,  a commentary on “Ghost” with Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku, a commentary on “Man on the Street” with Joss, Deleted Scenes, and a collection of FANTASTIC featurettes:  Making Dollhouse, Coming Home, Finding Echo, A Private Engagement, and Designing the Perfect Dollhouse.

This video of Eliza shows her talking about the show with clips, so if you haven’t watched it, there may be spoilers.

SO, now that I’ve poured out my love for the show all over the screen, you want to buy the DVD, right? RIGHT? Because if you liked Buffy or Angel or Firefly or the movie Serenity, you need this to complete your Whedon Collection!

If you click this Amazon box right here, you can buy it and get it shipped right to your door and I’ll earn a few pennies as an Amazon Associate and that’s just good karma

Love Dollhouse? Share your thoughts in the comments but be careful of spoilers for people who haven’t watched it!

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