TV Features
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Fran Kranz plays precocious scientist Topher Brink in Joss Whedon’s new show Dollhouse. The show follows “actives,” like Echo (Eliza Dushku), who have had their lives wiped clean only to have their own memories and personalities replaced as part of a highly illegal operation. Topher is one of the programmers who help the wealthy and powerful prep these “dolls” for service, whether it be as assassins, lovers or corporate negotiators.
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Vampires are sexy, no question about it. Just look at 'Twilight’s Robert Pattinson, who’s had the book's rabid fan base salivating for months. Here’s 10 more who get our hearts racing -- out of lust and fear:
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Bride Wars offers two Bridezillas for the price of one movie ticket. When best friends, played by Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, accidentally schedule their dream weddings on the same day, they drive each other, and their fiancés, crazy trying to have the ultimate wedding. Oh, if only they had learned the lessons from these 10…
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Alan Ball admits he stumbled across his latest project by accident. Meandering through a Barnes and Noble, killing time before a dentist appointment, he spotted Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. The tagline, “Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend wasn’t such a good idea” was just too much fun for the creator of Six Feet Under.