Dollhouse

Joss Whedon’s ’Dollhouse’ dumped onto Friday nights

When Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly first heard Joss Whedon’s pitch for "Dollhouse," his new show, he was so taken that he later described it to an L.A. Times reporter this way:

"He had me at ’hello,’ " Reilly said. "I was kinda drunk with the surprise of it all. He laid out the whole concept but I think it was one of those things where I heard every other word of it."

Reilly no longer appears to be in a love-drunk daze about the much-anticipated project, because Fox announced that "Dollhouse" will premiere in one of the worst time slots in all of television—Fridays at 9 p.m., beginning Feb. 13.

Behind the scenes, "Dollhouse" has had its share of ups and downs in its short life. Whedon shut down production in September for 2 1/2 weeks to rewrite scripts and wound up shooting the pilot again. But Whedon recently mused on his website about how happy he was with the results and that he and the network were finally in a good place about what they both want from the series.