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We've received word Canadian network CanWest will be airing 'Dollhouse', roughly in line with the FOX schedule.

Over the next two weeks there will be announcements about further international pickups.  If you live outside the US, now is the time to tell those broadcasters you want to see Dollhouse in 2009.  Seriously.  They start visiting the LA Screenings shortly, which is where they make program purchases.

If you contact a TV network you may want to post their details in the comments section below, to allow other people to easily contact them.

Second international pickup: Australia.  (Thanks, Effulgent!)

Entertainment Weekly have an interview with Eliza Dushku and Joss Whedon .  And the LA Times speak to Joss about Dollhouse.

We can confirm the launch - it's mid January, it's Monday, it's 8pm on FOX.  It's a major launch for them - they aren't trying to bury this show, and have been incredibly supportive of the people working on this one.  Dollhouse will act as a lead in to 24, which is returning for its seventh season.

Also, the episode order has been increased, so there's 13 planned episodes so far, with an expansion to 22 if required for this coming season.

On top of this, each episode will be longer than a usual TV episode is, as FOX are airing Dollhouse without many adverts.  Yes, you read that right.  As a result each episode will clock in at a minimum of 50 minutes instead of the usual 42.  This is part of a FOX initiative called Remote Free TV.  FOX president Kevin Reilly talks about it here.

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This is a shot of from the first episode.  The shot takes place inside The Dollhouse.

 More to follow.

There's a two minute sneak peek of Dollhouse due to be released shortly.  It's entitled "Who Are You?".

Also, Dollhouse has been ordered for 13 episodes now.

Stay tuned!

The first episode of Dollhouse, called Echo, has wrapped filming.  There's now a bunch of poking with sticks which takes place. There could be singing, there could be dancing, there may be test screenings - who knows?  Zoic are on board for special effects.  You might remember them from such shows as Firefly and Battlestar Galactica.

Variety say Dollhouse is going mid-season (think January 2009).  Find out tomorrow and Thursday about the exact target air date, as they should be a press release, followed by the presentation at the upfronts on Thursday.

We'll bring you coverage from the upfronts.  There's some shiny stuff in store ya'll will want to see.

And remember: the sun is a mass of incandescent gas.

The Hollywood Reporter today reports that Dollhouse is being eyed as a mid-season premiere.

We have checked with multiple people, and they all say the same thing: The Hollywood Reporter has it wrong.

The air date will be confirmed next Thursday (the 15th).  But as far as everybody is concerned right now, it's still looking at a Fall premiere.

Okay, here begins another generic catch up post.  I've been in LA the last few weeks, hence the lack of updates.  So hopefully as of this post we'll be back to our regular update schedule.

So what do we have.  Firstly...  Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain answered a few fan questions here.  There they mention Tim Minear will be writing episode seven. 

There have also been several mentions across the internet that Dollhouse could premiere on Fox as early as late August, the idea being that the initial seven episodes air before baseball begins.

IMDB has a list of the guest cast for the first episode, "Echo", here. 

Aside from this in the last few weeks Dollhouse began shooting in Los Angeles.  Kristin at E! Online reported that the first day of shooting took place in Downtown LA.

And hopefully that concludes the last few weeks of Dollhouse news.