Baltimore Sun: Pricey set one of the stars
If you were going to be held against your will in an underground asylum, where beautiful people would pamper you, erase your memory and imprint you with different personalities, you’d probably want your captor to be Joss Whedon.
The $950,000 Dollhouse set was completed in six weeks last spring. Although there are no windows, it feels open and expansive because there are almost no walls. Instead, there are Japanese screens to instill an illusion of privacy for the Actives, who are unaware that they are observed at all times, even when they’re showering or changing clothes.
“The idea of the dollhouse is that these people are being pampered like world-class athletes, kept ready for whatever the next assignment is,” production designer Stuart Blatt said. “So they’re living in a place that’s deluxe. So whether it’s a massage or a workout area or spa food being served in the dining area or calligraphy classes or yoga being done here, it’s the best any of us hope to have anywhere we live or are forced to live or are brainwashed to live under one roof.”
Blatt, who worked on “Angel,” says the “Dollhouse” set is the largest he’s built in his 20-year career. Meanwhile, star Eliza Dushku admits the set makes it easy for her to slip into Echo’s skin.
“I walk in there and I feel peaceful,” said Dushku, also a producer on the show. “I do feel child-like. It’s so open, and it’s such a safe place even with all the dysfunction. You look around and there’s food, a gym, a spa, a doctor and a psychiatrist. You feel like you’re in a big, safe bubble, but that’s where the germ of the show is: Nothing appears to be what it is.”
Read the full story from Maria Elena Fernandez at the Baltimore Sun
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