anyone watching "dollhouse"? who is alpha?
#1anyone watching "dollhouse"? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/7/09 at 3:36am
i am slightly hooked on this show, not hooked enough to watch it live but hooked enough to make sure i watch the tivo'ed episodes before the next one airs.
saw an article where joss whedon said that we have already seen Alpha, we just don't know it. but then another article says that alan tudyk is alpha (and i would know if i'd seen him).
and fran kranz (topher) is the hottest nerd ever.
#2re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/7/09 at 8:22amI tried to watch it last night, but I just can't get into it.
#2re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/7/09 at 9:08am
I've been hanging in there despite having to work at staying interested enough. Joss Whedon said it would take about six episodes to "set things up". I trust him enough to wait for the pay-off.
That being said, I've only watched two episodes so far, and can't tell you who Alpha is...
#3re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/7/09 at 3:21pmI think Alpha was probably the naked guy we saw at the end of the first episode (who sent the FBI agent Echo's picture).
#4re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/8/09 at 11:29amYou know what I wonder about this show? How do they keep them from becoming an absolutely fruitful garden of STDs....
#5re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/8/09 at 2:20pmI wonder if that's part of the screening process?
#6re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/9/09 at 12:53pm
I gave it 4 episodes and I'm done.
I really wanted to like it because I was a huge Buffy fan but it just didn't hold my interest.
#7re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/20/09 at 11:50pm
tonight's episode - wow! mellie is a "sleep active".
i think there was something to the title of tonight's episode "man on the street" and the faux-footage -- could it be that alpha was in one of the interviews?
KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#8re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 4:55amits already been established that Alan Tudyk is going ot be Alpha, and none of the people tonight were Alan Tudyk
#9re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 10:33am
"I gave it 4 episodes and I'm done."
You should maybe give it another shot.
"AVC: It isn’t like Joss is some new kid on the block, though. He has a lot of shows under his belt, and he’s got this large cult following. Is it frustrating when you get that kind of feedback?
ED: Honestly, yes. I understand it from a business perspective, and from Fox’s view, but at the same time, we’ve now done 13 episodes, and people have said that the show took off once they finally realized that Joss is best off left alone to do his thing. That happens around episode six—six through 13 are just extraordinary. I love one, two, three, four, and five, but Joss’ first script that he did after the pilot is number six, which is called “Man On The Street,” and it is just unbelievable. From that point on, the world unfolds in Joss’ way, with Joss’ speed, and it’s really remarkable."
http://www.avclub.com/articles/eliza-dushku,24418/
KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#10re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 10:42amYeah, that felt like a Joss episode. He has a great ability to make me laugh hysterically and blow my mind within an hour.
#11re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 12:39pmSo if we're assuming that Alpha sent Ballard the tapes in the beginning of the series, then who is this new person who's altering Echo's programming?
#12re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 3:22pmi'm guessing it's either echo's handler or amy acker as the doctor.
#13re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 3:52pmI doubt Boyd has the expertise needed to pull of something like that. MAYBE Dr. Saunders, as you suggested. But I imagine you'd need a background in neuroscience.
#14re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 5:08pmWhat about the woman who's helping Topher? She certainly seems intelligent enough, and would have that background in neuroscience.
KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#15re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 5:10pmIts obviously Ivy, Topher's maligned asian assistant. Echo made mention of the fact that the person was able to corrupt the imprint while topher was distracted. and while topher was creating hte imprint he was asked to leave the room by boyd after topher had asked Ivy to go get him food.
#16re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/21/09 at 6:24pmAs SOON as Topher left the room I was like "oh snap, someone's going to do something to the imprint!" lol I am HOOKED on this show, I can't wait to find out what Alpha's deal is, why Echo decided to become a doll, who the person on the inside of the dollhouse is, if Ballard will be pissed if/when he finds out that Mellie is a doll......ahh!
#17re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/22/09 at 12:41amMaybe if the show is a success, people won't look at me like an alien whenever I tell them my name.
#18re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/22/09 at 1:36amI take it Topher Grace's 15 minutes of fame didn't help much? lol for the record, I like the name :)
merriwether
Understudy Joined: 3/26/09
#19re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/29/09 at 7:58pm
interesting episode.
i liked topher in his boxer briefs....
KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#20re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/29/09 at 8:01pmLast episode was pretty good. next week looks CRAZY!!!!!!
#21re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 1:19amdude, this past week's episode BLEW my mind! I can't wait for next week, I'm seeing RENT in Chicago that night so I'll have to watch it online later but I am seriously obsessed with this show. I *must* know what happens!
#22re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 12:34pmNext week's episode is gonna rock!
#23re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 4/4/09 at 1:05am
VERY exciting episode, though also a bit disappointing. But only because you THINK that they're really going to get out, but of course they couldn't have that happen this early in the show!
And Angel Desai! Had no idea she was going to be on!
KingKong
Broadway Star Joined: 2/28/09
#24re: anyone watching 'dollhouse'? who is alpha?
Posted: 4/4/09 at 10:05am
Yeah, It was nice seeing Angel, hope we get to see her again in the future (knowing joss's propensity for loyalty to actors I won't be shocked if she shows up again).
Really a pretty good episode. I was kinda disappointed as it was happening (the previews made it seem like it was going to be a mind****, but really only felt like a mind fingerbang) but the concluding scenes really made it worth it.
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