Michelle Trachtenberg has a lot going on.  Not only does she have a recurring guest stint on The CW's teen gem Gossip Girl, and a starring role in NBC's new Fall 2009  hospital drama, Mercy, she has been cast alongside Jason Lee in Kevin Smith's latest comedy, A Couple of Dicks.

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Once the on-screen worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel ended, fans mourned the loss of weekly adventures from their favorite characters.  Comics became the avenue through which the escapades of Buffy, Willow, Xander, Angel, Wesley, Gunn, Spike and other Whedonverse characters could live on.  Likewise, when Fox abruptly canceled the space-faring adventures of Captain Mal and his crew, Firefly continued in comic form.  Unfortunately, for the casual or non-prolific graphic reader, the world of Whedon comics is vast and confusing.

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In the wake of the phenomenon that is Twilight and True Blood, StarCentral has published its list of the Top 10 Sexiest Vampires of All Time, and Joss Whedon is not forgotten.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Angel bows in at #5 on the list.  Angel "... revolves around the ongoing trials and tribulations of Angel, a yummy vampire whose human soul was reinstated to him by some gypsies as a form of revenge because he killed a gypsy. After more than a century of torturing and killing innocent people, His restored soul now tortures his damned soul with guilt on a daily basis. He works as a private detective in the TV series where he and a group of friends “help the helpless” and save the souls of those who have veered away onto the wrong path."

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Father's Day comes around once a year, and Buddy TV has offered up their list of TV's Coolest Dads.  This year, Whedonverse alum make the list three times!   Good to know the impact Whedon characters and the actors have made on the television landscape. 
 

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In a TVByTheNumbers analysis of the Nielsen numbers for the 2008-2009 television season, Dollhouse gets the nod for the highest boost due to time-shifting on digital video recorders, with an impressive 68% overall increase in viewership. 41% of the 18-49 year old demographic recorded the show for later viewing; while nearly one-third of all viewership came from DVRs. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles showed a 47% increase.

While DVR ratings may not have played a huge role in renewing Dollhouse, Fox executives cite it as a factor in their decision.  Regardless, we get another season of  the series, and more Whedon on the small screen.  I can't see anything wrong with that!

For the full analysis of DVR ratings, go to TV By the Numbers.

[ed. note: opening paragraph and headline rewritten for clarification.]

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With Buffy movie rumors still making waves on the web, Whedonage recently posted Anthony Stewart Head's reaction to the news of a possible Buffy film relaunch or remake sans its creative mastermind, Joss Whedon.  Stewart's comment was, "It may be a bit like watching a car wreck.”  

Now recently, MTV interviewed Eliza Dushku regarding the Buffy season 8 comic books, video games and the second season of Dollhouse.  They also slipped in a question about the Buffy remake speculation and her thoughts on the subject.  Cryptically, Dushku only had this to say; "I go to Joss's parties.  I'll just leave it at that."

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Check out this very cool preview for the upcoming BBC series Merlin, which will debut Sunday June 21, 2009 on NBC.  Anthony Stewart Head stars as Uther Pendragon in this reimagined tale of Arthur and Camelot.  

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For more than a year, Juliet Landau has been working on a special project, one that signals her incursion into the directing venue.  Take Flight is the result.  Gary Oldman directed a music video for the Jewish Hip Hop band Chutzpah, shot entirely on Nokia cell phones.   He asked Juliet to document this endeavor, and a new path for Landau was born.

In an iF Magazine, Landau said, "Gary asked me to direct the making of [his music video].  What started out solely as a behind-the-scenes making of bloomed into a documentary film about Gary's creative process.  Much of the film is told from Gary's P.O.V.  It's literally like being inside his brain, seeing the genesis of his ideas, and then his precision in carrying those ideas out.  The cell phone footage affords us a truly unique and rare view."

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