Dollhouse has been great of late. Here are a couple promotional shots:
Interviews with Tahmoh:
Battlestar continues to be awesome and Dollhouse is getting intriguing, so be sure to tune in on Friday! Tahmoh is featured in this week's People:
Here are two promo shots for an upcoming episode of Dollhouse:
The Green Chain opens to wide release in Canada this week.
Tahmoh will be attending the Calgary Expo on April 25-26.
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).
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.
There's a short summary of the second episode, "The Target," here.
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.
LA Times interviews Whedon about the set and has a photo gallery.
UPDATE: FOX posts video from the Dollhouse photoshoot.
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:
Nice moment from Michael Trucco (Anders):"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."
"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?Sky1 interviews Tahmoh about Battlestar [~ 5 min. video]:
"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."
Access Hollywood interviewed Eliza Dushku, Dichen Lachman, Fran Kranz and Tahmoh briefly at the TCAs: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:
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.com review of the Dollhouse premiere.
With a pen and ink art piece (a self-portrait?).
With whitening toothpaste? Ha! See many more in dryope's post.
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."Kristen from E!Online interviews Tahmoh about Battlestar's finale:
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!")
Here is a roundup of some of the latest Tahmoh-related news about Battlestar and Dollhouse. Enjoy and see you in the New Year!
Battlestar Galactica - "Sometimes A Great Notion" (4.13) promo photo:
High-res version of the "So Fox, So Fresh" photo campaign shot:
TV Guide Q & A with Eliza Dushku, mentions Tahmoh's character:
Does Echo get into any serious scrapes? [highlight to read spoiler]Tahmoh Penikett [of Battlestar Galactica] plays FBI agent Paul Ballard, and he’s been investigating the dollhouse for years. He and I just shot a four-page Muay Thai [boxing] , dirty fight scene- I still have bruises.
Dushku talks more about Dollhouse in another TV Guide interview here.
Mother Jones and Dreamwatch interview Joss Whedon about Dollhouse.
Helo will be on the cover of the Galactica Role-Playing Game:
"It's great, being in Dollhouse with Tahmoh," Shepherd said, thinking of the great camaraderie that exists on Joss Whedon shoots. "Just walking onto a set and him being there, Joss being there of course… A lot of fun for me ..."For the new Battlestar promos, see Galactica Sitrep. This one has Helo:
Here is another great shot of Tahmoh in London, thanks to Galactica.TV:
Tons more Starfury photos of Tahmoh by ruthkit!
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