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This Week On Dollhouse: Patton Oswalt, Amazon Kindle, and Sassy Nerd-Jabber

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:45:00 EDT

On last night's Dollhouse, geek god Patton Oswalt plays, well, a geek god who manages to name-check the Kindle in a totally non-derisive way. Check out the clip below.

Elements of Nerditude:

1. Patton Oswalt. Stand-up who riffs on Star Wars and comic books.
2. Joss Whedon. Nerd legend, creator of many sounds-dorky-but-actually-awesome shows.
3. Tahmoh Penikett. Otherwise known as Helo on Battlestar Galactica.
4. Amazon Kindle. Well, it's a gadget, at least.

Try to control yourselves. [io9's Dollhouse coverage, Dollhouse official website]

A Chunk of the ISS to Be Named After Firefly

Mark Wilson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:40:00 EST

NASA is allowing the public to vote on the name for "Node 3" of the International Space Station. So what did we do? We named it after a cult science fiction show, of course!

As of right now, "Serenity" is dominating an open vote for Node 3's new name. This ship from Joss Whedon's short-lived show Firefly has 82% of the total vote, with second place going to Earthrise (with 7% of the vote).

What can we say to such adolescent nomenclature?

This. Is. Awesome.

Voting will be open until March 20th, so let's vote early and often to seal the deal for Serentiy. And don't worry Star Wars fans, we'll have your back for whenever SDI is up and running. [NASA via Discover]

Reminder: Dollhouse Debuts Tonight

Mark Wilson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Did you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Maybe you prefered Firefly, but wished it didn't get damned by Fox executives? Do you just think Eliza Dushku is hot? All are valid reasons to watch Dollhouse.

Premiering tonight on Fox at 9/8C, Dollhouse is the story of a young woman named Echo (Eliza Dushku). She's essentially a human wiped of personality, exploited for missions by an underground agency. So each week, her mind is remapped with a new personality and set of skills. Meanwhile, the FBI isn't too happy about it all, which is where Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett, who you may know from Battlestar Galactica) comes in.

Given that our brain is literally shaped by our thoughts and experiences, the idea is only moderately far-fetched. In other words, it should make for great sci-fi.

Fox has only signed for 13 episodes so far, but series creator Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly/Serenity) has leaked that he has a five-season plot arc in mind. Let's hope Dollhouse is as great as we expect and its complete story comes to fruition. [Dollhouse]

Dealzmodo: $10 FireFly Christmas Ornament

Mark Wilson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:50:00 EST

FireFly may have gone down in flames, but the Serenity flies on with a little help of string and your Christmas tree. Usually going for upwards of $20—not that we obsessively check prices on all FireFly gear—the Serenity ornament is now on sale for a sweet $10. And just in case Joss Whedon stops by as part of some magical Christmas miracle, he'll recognize that he should vacate the premises immediately, lest you request him to play the role of Angel in a Buffy Season 2 Episode 13 reenactment. [Entertainment Earth via geekalerts]

Serenity Bounces Onto Blu-ray With Actually Awesome Cover and a Ton of New Features

matt buchanan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST

Give me Malcolm Reynolds over any other bucket-o-bolts captain ever. Joss Whedon is a national treasure and Nathan Fillion is his greatest muse. Yes, I'm such a fanboy I totally won't mind buying Serenity for the third time, finally on Blu-ray, since it comes packed with a Firefly class ship's worth of new features (like a bonus four hours of Whedon weeping on camera, says Mark), BD-Live content, and a bump to lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Perhaps the best feature though, is that the cover finally doesn't suck. Worth the $30 MSRP, though I'm sad it won't arrive until Dec. 30, weeks after the Firefly boxset.

Here's the whole feature list:

* Alliance Database
* U Control: Mr. Universe Compendium
* U Control: Digital Tour of Serenity
* U Control: Picture in Picture
* U Control: Visual Commentary with Writer/Director Joss Whedon & Cast
* BD Live: My Scenes Sharing
* Feature Commentery with Writer / Director Joss Whedon
* Feature Commentary with Writer / Director Joss Whedon & Cast Members Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Ron Glass
* Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Joss Whedon
* Future History - The Story of Earth That Was
* What's In A Firefly
* Re-Lighting The Firefly
* A Filmmaker's Journey
* We'll Have A Fruity Oaty Good Time!
* Extended Scenes
* Take A Walk On Serenity
* The Green Clan
* Session 416

Now if Universal will just bless with The Big Lebowski on Blu-ray, I can die happy. [The HD Room - Thanks Chris!]

Firefly Series Comes to Blu-ray November 11

Jason Chen — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDT

Firefly might have been the best thing Joss Whedon has ever done in our opinion, but it's also one of the shortest things he's ever done. In just 14 episodes, the space western was able to surpass both Buffy and Angel (and all of his smaller creations) in our minds as his work, which is why we cannot wait to get this thing on Blu-ray. If you're rating this box set on an purely dollar-to-hour ratio, the $90 price tag ($62 on Amazon) would be absurd. But you know you're going to watch and re-watch this thing many times over, if only for the scenes with Inara and the other companion. We'll be in our bunk. [Amazon]