Joss Whedon

• Joe Manganiello has been promoted to series regular on True Blood — Zap2it
• Jerry Garcia is getting a biopic — Cinematical
• Jamie Oliver is getting another new cooking show — YumSugar
• It's official: Joss Whedon will direct The Avengers — Moviefone
• A teaser for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 from Comic-Con — Coming Soon
• Listen to a preview of Daft Punk's soundtrack for Tron: Legacy — Vulture
• Rachelle Lefevre joins Shonda Rhimes's Off the Map — TV Squad
• USA is planning a Burn Notice movie prequel — HitFix

• This one-minute video of cats acting out Lost is hilarious — Tremendous News
• The MacGyver movie is still happening — Cinematical
• The Lost staff picks their favorite episodes — TV Squad
• Remember all those other SNL skits-turned-movies? — Rotten Tomatoes
• Love lessons from the season finale of 30 Rock — TresSugar
• Nine semi-secrets from Sex and the City 2 — HitFix
• Do you like when sitcom finales end on cliffhangers? — TV.com
• Stream the True Blood Season 2 soundtrack — Entertainment Weekly
• Morgan Spurlock, Stan Lee, and Joss Whedon are teaming up to make a Comic-Con documentary — PopWatch

Tonight, Glee will continue its reign of guest appearances with a visit from Neil Patrick Harris, and as an added bonus, the episode was directed by Buffy/Dollhouse/Firefly creator Joss Whedon. (To boot, Whedon and Harris are old buddies thanks to Dr. Horrible). Personally, I can't wait to hear NPH show off those vocal chords again, and Whedon jumped on a conference call with reporters to chat about what other surprises are in store. Here are a few details on tonight's episode:

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• Jack and Claire land on the cover of EW — Entertainment Weekly
• Morgan Spurlock and Joss Whedon are making a documentary about Comic-Con — Cinematical
• The first promo for the new Tonight Show is underwhelming — TV Squad
• Carla Gugino is set to star in Faster with Dwayne Johnson — Coming Soon
• The 10 greatest Syfy titles and tag lines ever — PopWatch
• Check out a preview for this week's episode of Project Runway — Buddy TV
• Man, I hope Tina Fey brings back the Palin impersonation when she hosts SNL in April — Inside TV
• Details emerge about the new Chronicles of Riddick movie — Rotten Tomatoes
• James Cameron isn't happy about what has happened to the Terminator franchise — MTV Movies Blog
• 13 celebrity Twitter blunders — GeekSugar

• Good Morning America pulls the plug on Adam Lambert's scheduled performance — TV Squad
• Check out Taylor Lautner's Rolling Stone cover— hot! — PopSugar
• Missed Lady Gaga on Leno? Here's the video — Best Week Ever
• Nick Lachey to host The Sing-Off, a four-night reality competition series on NBC — People
• ABC shuts down production on FlashForward for now — Ausiello Files
• Psych gets renewed for a fifth season on USA — Inside TV
• Words you thought you'd never hear: Mariah Carey is receiving an acting award — Moviefone
• John Travolta's 10 best movies — Rotten Tomatoes
• Dreamworks signs off on Real Steel movie with Hugh Jackman in the lead — MTV Movies Blog
• Joss Whedon is being honored with the 2010 Vanguard Award from the Producers Guild of America — HitFix

News doesn't get much better than this: Joss Whedon is coming on board to direct a future episode of Glee! I'm a long-time fan of the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and his signature brand of biting humor. Whedon's no stranger to musicals either (hello, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog). I think he'll be the perfect fit for the gleeks, and I can't wait to see what he brings to the show. A blood-sucking rival chorus? Robotic-type high schoolers a la Dollhouse?

Whatever the case, I bet a dose of Whedon sci-fi would add a lot of fun to the storyline, and I wouldn't mind seeing the show do something completely one-off for an episode. The show could benefit from some fresh meat, right?

Are you a Joss Whedon fan? What do you make of this news?

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I wrapped up another long but amazing day at Comic-Con with the Dollhouse panel. Joss Whedon was a character as always, and both he and Eliza Dushku constantly reiterated how thankful they are to their fans for saving their near-canceled show. We were treated to screening of season one's "lost" episode, "Epitaph One." It was eye-opening to say the least, set in the year 2019 and showing a far different world than what we saw in the first episode. Here are a few highlights from what we learned:

• Naturally, there were lots of questions for Joss about Buffy and his affinity for recycling his favorite actors. He revealed that Alexis Denisof will be joining the cast next season, and Eliza chimed in about being excited to kick his ass. Apparently Joss is also trying to get Summer Glau on board.
• Spoiler alert! According to Joss, Victor is going to get better quickly.
• Eliza on which characters she enjoyed playing most: "I'm a tomboy, so I do like when I'm in action, and I loved 'Man on the Street.' I loved all the characters in that. Joss loved the doily dress so much. I also had a really nice time shooting 'Haunted' with Olivia Williams. The last episode was kind of awesomeness as well."
• Joss on how the theme of social justice is portrayed in the show: "More and more, we're interested in dealing with the abuse of power and the various ways that people can do that and what it can really bring out in characters when they are pushed to the edge."
• Finally, Joss played coy about what we can expect in season two but did say that "no one is to be trusted, especially in the Dollhouse" and revealed that the audience will begin to question the veracity of the character's memories.

Sounds like there's plenty of fun in store for season two. Be sure to keep checking back in for more updates live from Comic-Con!

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