Interviews, interviews, interviews...

More interviews with Tahmoh:

• FOX "Inside: Tahmoh" (video)
• Chicago Tribune: 'Battlestar' actor moves into the 'Dollhouse'
• TV Guide: "Bringing Down the Dollhouse"
• Time Out Chicago: "Tahmoh Penikett talks Dollhouse"
• New York Post: Popwrap Celeb Q & A with Tahmoh
  

Dollhouse will be featured at PaleyFest09 with Joss & cast:

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 @ 7:00 pm PT
Cinerama Dome at ArcLight Hollywood

Joss Whedon (Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director), Eliza Dushku (“Echo”), Enver Gjoka (“Victor”), Fran Kranz (“Topher”), Dichen Lachman (“Sierra”), Harry Lennix (“Boyd”), Tahmoh Penikett (“Paul”), and Olivia Williams (“Adelle”).

Now that Dollhouse has premiered, we're not going to be linking to any more of the never-ending stream of reviews as you can now judge for yourself. You can find links to reviews over at Whedonesque and Dollverse.

Other interesting links:

• io9: "Why I loved the Dollhouse premiere"
• Official New York Comic Con photos of Tahmoh and Joss
  

"Aside from Dushku, who brings a doe-eyed innocence to Echo, one should keep an eye out for Tahmoh Penikett, best known for playing Helo on "Battlestar Galactica." Penikett is formidable on screen, and rather than get relegated to side plots, his Paul Ballard seems to take on a little bit of Fox Mulder. He wants to believe, and as he puts together pieces of the puzzle, audiences will just have to see how close he gets." ~ DC Examiner

Don't forget to watch Dollhouse and Battlestar this Friday!

Dollhouse premieres tomorrow!

Lots of new interviews & articles to get you excited.

"We all expected Battlestar Galactica's Tahmoh Penikett to rule as FBI agent Paul Ballard, but he's actually way better than he was as Helo. " ~ io9

New York Comic Con:

• Newsarama article
  
• End of Show panel recap
  
• Full video of the panel
  
• Sci-fi Wire recap
• Comic Book Resources recap
• A couple official photos
  

Interviews with Tahmoh:

• Short UGO interview @ NY Comic Con (video)
• Newsarama interview with Joss & Tahmoh (Part 1 & Part 2)
• Boston Herald interview
• Zap2it interview
• Nice Girls TV interview
• Update: Also a great interview with HitFix

Update: High-res version of TV Guide interview (spoilery) & photo:

Interesting general Dollhouse links:

• NPR All Things Considered with Joss
  
• LA Times gallery of behind-the-scenes photos (spoilery!)
• FOX Jossverse video with Tahmoh: "Forbidden Love"
• FEARnet interview with Eliza Dushku
• Dollhouse cast will be at Paleyfest
  

Reviews of Dollhouse:

• io9
  
• USA Today
  
• Philadelphia Daily News
• Star Ledger
• Salon
  
• New York Magazine
  
• Variety
• QueerTV
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Televisionary
  

For more general Dollhouse news and links, see Whedonesque.

Be sure to watch Friday night. Fridays on FOX are a pretty place!

Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8pm
Dollhouse at 9pm
Then on Sci-fi: Battlestar Galactica at 10pm

Dollhouse premieres this week!

Battlestar continues to be terrific. The surge of news continues unabated.

FOX: Awesome official Dollhouse ad/music video with lots of Paul (spoilery):
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Joss and Tahmoh at New York City Comic Con today:

• Newsrama interviews Joss & Tahmoh (video)
• io9 describes the Dollhouse footage shown
• IGN recaps the panel
• Tor has another recap
  

Photo thanks to TheBigTog. More available at Getty Images:

FOX: New Dollhouse poster:
SpoilerTV: The "Working with Joss" video features Tahmoh.

Dollhouse reviews: TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Sun Times, Crave Online

TV Guide's take on the show:

IGN speaks with Eliza and Tahmoh:


BuddyTV also spoke with them at the same press event:


Joss Whedon spoke to reporters about Dollhouse on an extended conference call. Sci-fi Wire, io9, Pink Ray Gun, Pioneer Local all offer reports on the call.

The NY Times interviewed Joss recently about Dollhouse.

Tahmoh will be a guest on Hollywood 411 on Thursday, Feb. 12th on the TV Guide Channel.

Last week, he apparently attended Affliction's "Day of Reckoning":

(With tremendous thanks to new poster Lisa for her help assembling links!)

Update with latest video, interviews, pics of Tahmoh

If this surge of press continues, to keep up I'm going to need a minion, er... assistant. If interested, email me. Update: Minion found! Now on to your Tahmoh news update:

Next Friday, Feb. 13, Dollhouse premieres right before Battlestar, as Tahmoh himself jokes, "It's a big night for me. I guess I'm on two shows!"

THIS weekend, Tahmoh will be in New York City with Joss Whedon for NYC Comic Con:

"Tahmoh will be speaking at the Dollhouse panel from 12:45 to 1:45 PM on Feb 8 in the IGN Theater as well as signing beside Joss at the autograph signing from 2 to 3 PM in the Autograph Area in the rear of the Exhibition Hall."

In other con news, Tahmoh will be at Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle on April 4-5, and here's a partial transcript of Tahmoh's appearance at Battlestar Starfury (London).

Access Hollywood interviewed Tahmoh in a charity gifting suite:


How awesome has Battlestar been of late?

If you're feeling sad about the end of the show, tracy_loo_who has scanned the cast's farewell letters, including Tahmoh's. Sad, but sweet.

Now on to Dollhouse, including this new promo pic of Paul from episode 1:

There's a short summary of the second episode, "The Target," here.

Sci-fi Wire interviews Tahmoh about Dollhouse.

New "Jossverse" video on the official FOX site: How to pronounce Tahmoh.

Dollverse: More fun with pronunciation. The whole cast weighs in on how to say their names.

Dollverse podcast has more on the show and with the cast. They also have the details on the shooting versus airing order for the first season episodes.

SpoilerTV has 4 clips from the premiere, the last one with Tahmoh:

LA Times interviews Whedon about the set and has a photo gallery.

Daily Beast speaks to Joss about Dollhouse, the networks and the Internet.

Reviews of Dollhouse: News-Journal Online, TV Overmind, TIME

All about Tahmoh was named one of the top 100 best Sci-fi blogs, so yah!

UPDATE: FOX posts video from the Dollhouse photoshoot.

Battlestar & Dollhouse press, new photos & video!

The crazy volume of press continues with more exclusive interviews, videos, photos and clips. First a promotional photo from Friday's Galactica premiere:

According to Ron Moore's podcast, apparently that scene with Helo, Hera and Sharon was almost cut.

Find out all you wanted to know about behind-the-scenes filming that episode, thanks to Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune who speaks with Ron Moore, the writers and the director.

Sci-fi Wire: The Battlestar cast on their favorite moments from the series.

Tahmoh Penikett:

"When you get on a new series with someone like Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, there's a lot of nerves involved in the beginning. I was green at the time. You're in your head quite a lot. I'm sure Grace [Park] would say the same thing. We were both in the same position. You know, feeling a lot of pressure," says Penikett. "We've got Eddie directing the episode, and he's got complete confidence, and he's just laughing and he's super excited, and I just had this real moment where I'm like, 'Holy crap! I'm sitting here on a new series and I've got Edward James Olmos taking to me like a little kid, and he's so excited about doing this scene with me.' It was a huge moment for me, because one of my favorite films is Blade Runner. I remember seeing that when I was a little kid with my dad, and I remember being so moved by Eddie more than anything else. Even as a little kid I was like, 'Who is that guy? I want to know more about him.' He was completely compelling and interesting. I've been a fan of his ever since. And then to come full circle and finally be working with the man was a huge moment for me."

Nice moment from Michael Trucco (Anders):

"One of my fondest memories from this series came in my first week on set way back in early season two," says Trucco. "After about three or four days of shooting on location in the forest, I had become fairly comfortable and close with Katee and Grace and Tahmoh. We all hit it off almost immediately. The four of us just gelled, and Tahmoh and I have very similar senses of humor, so we'd riff off each other at the drop of a hat. And one afternoon on set between setups I was sitting in one of the cast chairs next to Grace, and she looked over at me and said, 'It feels like you've been here since the beginning. ... I think they should keep you around.' Who knew then that that would eventually be the case? That meant a lot to me in that moment, and I've never forgotten it since."

FOX has posted the infamous "Wallhouse" moment--aka Tahmoh's first scene on Dollhouse--to their newly redesigned Dollhouse website. The new site includes a character bio for Paul Ballard and new actor bio for Tahmoh.

Here's the Paul character bio:

"Paul Ballard is an FBI agent assigned to the dead-end case designated "Dollhouse." He believes the Dollhouse is a secret and powerful human trafficking operation. Everyone else at the FBI and otherwise believes it's an urban legend. But the ridicule only feeds Paul's obsession with the Dollhouse and it's occupants. Specifically, one occupant - Echo, whom he believes in her former life to have been a girl named Caroline."

Zap2it: Exclusive interview with Tahmoh, "Helo speaks: Chatting with 'Battlestar Galactica's' Tahmoh Penikett"

"Some of the best scenes I've had with Grace [Park, who plays Sharon] are actually in this last season. There was some incredible work, really great storylines -- it's really going to blow fans away."

TV Addict: Exclusive interview with Tahmoh about Dollhouse and Battlestar.

Would it be safe to say that Paul has a personal connection to someone in the Dollhouse?

"There’s definitely potential for that. But we all know Joss Whedon. Perhaps in our second or third season it will come out that Paul and Echo knew each other at a certain point. Or what I’d like to say and I don’t often share my choices, is that I think Paul suffered some loss in the past and that something in this girl (Echo) reminds him of that. Something happened in his life that makes him set on helping those in distress, especially females. There is something with this girl that changes everything and motivates him even more."

Sky1 interviews Tahmoh about Battlestar [~ 5 min. video]:

Access Hollywood interviewed Eliza Dushku, Dichen Lachman, Fran Kranz and Tahmoh briefly at the TCAs:


Newsarama reports Joss Whedon and some of the Dollhouse cast will be at New York Comic Con (Feb. 6-8). No details on who exactly will appear or what panels they'll be on yet.

Dollverse: Eliza Dushku, Olivia Williams, Dichen Lachman and Tahmoh talk about fan excitement for Dollhouse:


A new promotional 30-sec spot for Dollhouse, now airing on FOX.

FOX:"Understanding the Dollhouse" featurette with Joss, Eliza, Fran, & Olivia:


On a random note: Tahmoh Penikett and Eliza Dushku share their favorite Mickey Rourke stories with Spike Feresten:

TCA panel photos, new interviews & reviews

Tahmoh, Eliza Dushku and the rest of the main cast attended the Dollhouse Fox panel at the 2009 Winter Television Critic's Association Tour on January 13th in Los Angeles:

Update: New high-res panel shot:
Coverage of the Dollhouse TCA panel: Dollverse, IGN, The Live Feed, Wired, Broadcasting & Cable. IGN is the most extensive.

dryope has posted tons of photos from the TCA events and Fox after party:

Zap2it interviewed Tahmoh at a NBC Universal party. He speaks generally about Battlestar's finale and a bit more specifically about Paul in Dollhouse:


Pioneer Local has a positive review of the Dollhouse pilot.

Finally, don't forget Battlestar Galactica returns this Friday at 10pm. The premiere will run 3.5 minutes long, so adjust your DVRs accordingly. Here are some cute behind-the-scenes photos to get you excited:

Battlestar returns; Dollhouse photos, video & interviews

This week brings yet more photos, videos and interviews in the run up to Dollhouse's February premiere. Don't forget Battlestar returns this Friday!

Update: Here's a photo of Tahmoh with his stunt double on the Battlestar set:

New Dollhouse cast photo:

SFX profile of Tahmoh from the December 2008 issue, thanks to multipleverses:

TV Guide's Erin Fox interviews Tahmoh about Battlestar and Dollhouse:

TV.com review of the Dollhouse premiere.

SCIFI Wire interview with Eliza Dushku (her "funnest" scene is with Tahmoh.)

New video on FOX's Dollhouse website: Joss coaches Eliza on how to walk "sexy" (includes brief clip with Tahmoh).

dryope: Lots of photos of Tahmoh at the Access Hollywood gifting suite:

With a pen and ink art piece (a self-portrait?).

With whitening toothpaste? Ha! See many more in dryope's post.

New Year brings new photos, interviews & videos!

Happy New Year! It's been a busy holiday for Tahmoh news. Here's what you may have missed:

Los Angeles Times Profile: "Faces to Watch: Tahmoh Penikett," which has some nice comments from Katee Sackhoff and Joss Whedon and was accompanied by this lovely photo:

"He's really introspective and smart, that was always clear."

Whedon, a very vocal "Battlestar" fan, echoed the sentiment. "I don't know where it comes from, but Tahmoh has this wonderful sadness amidst being tall and handsome and strong. He was the first name I came up with to play Paul.

"He brought up this book I'd read, Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go,’ that I'd completely forgotten about as a precursor to 'Dollhouse,' " Whedon said. "At that point we just absolutely clicked." (Penikett said Whedon's reaction was more like: "Oh, my God, I think I jacked the idea from there!")

Kristen from E!Online interviews Tahmoh about Battlestar's finale:



Extra! interviews Eliza Dushku and intercuts clips of Paul & Echo fighting:


Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive clip from the Dollhouse premiere.

Tahmoh, Eliza & Joss will be at a FOX press junket soon, TV Addict is taking questions.

Reviews of Dollhouse's premiere episode, "Ghost":

• IGN- "Dollhouse: Advance Review"
• The TV Addict - "Welcome to the Dollhouse"
• Toronto Star - "Sneak peeks boost the new year"
• Pop Culture Examiner - "2009 in Preview"
  
• The Futon Critic - "First Looks: Dollhouse 'Ghost'"
  

Dollhouse heads EW scribe Ken Tucker's list of new shows to watch.

It's also featured on TV Guide's Editors' Winter Watch list. Also E!Online.

The quasi documentary/forrestry movie, The Green Chain, which stars both Tahmoh and Tricia Helfer will premiere in theaters in 2009 in Canada.

More Starfury convention pics of Tahmoh over on Flickr.

Anything else of note? Please comment below!