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I could definitely see BSG's Billy as Victor.

http://www.robertkazinsky.org/main39.jpg

Now THAT'S Victor! Oi! Joss!

Brennan Elliot is not the 4400 actor I'm crossing my fingers to see in a role in this show, but I could see it, I guess!

RachVG | March 12, 23:15 CET

Hmm...is this what Nathan's doing this week?

hacksaway | March 12, 23:16 CET

Anyone else tickled that Ian Anthony Dale was 'Drugged Vamp #3' on Angel (Release, S4)?

Leaf | March 12, 23:38 CET

Ben! Billy! Drugged Vamp #3!

Polter-Cow | March 12, 23:44 CET

Which part is the older mentor character?

No idea who those folks were but they're ... um, pretty.

Tonya J | March 12, 23:46 CET

The mentor/handler is Boyd. Victor is the male doll, Paul is the FBI agent. And my my they are very pretty...

Leaf | March 12, 23:51 CET

Just for clarification, is this Joss' new show or Eliza's new show? It was Eliza's deal and Joss' idea, or does it matter?.
Or am I just chasing my own tail? (No it's not a real tail.) Either way, I will still watch.

kmb99 | March 13, 00:05 CET

kmbpp, the answer to all those questions is yes.

TamaraC | March 13, 00:06 CET

Personally, I think Ian Anthony Dale, of whom I've never heard prior to this moment, looks more capable of the Errol Flynn role... :)

swanjun | March 13, 00:19 CET

I love Paul Campbell from his role in the pilot of "Nobodies Watching," which is brilliant and available for free on YouTube.

I don't know these Ian Anthony Dale or Brennan Elliot people, but looks like they've done a lot of TV work, so good on them. I still have to say hooray for Paul before them though, because I actually know some of his work and enjoy it quite a bit.

Nolan | March 13, 00:21 CET

Oh good god! Speaking solely for myself, Brennan Elliot is NSFW. I'll be in my bunk. Or under my desk. I'd watch that man read the phone book.

skeezycheeses | March 13, 00:33 CET

Hm. Good looking enough to be in the show. I don't know how well they can act. I suppose I'll see soon :-)

Valentyn | March 13, 00:42 CET

skeezycheeses - watch him not speakin' on Youtube.

gossi | March 13, 00:46 CET

Thanks gossi, for making the last 10 minutes of my work day paiinfully delicious. It should be illegal for any guy to be that pretty.

skeezycheeses | March 13, 00:52 CET

I'd be just fine watching any of them. ;) Although I think I'd prefer Paul Campbell. I loved him on BSG.

piggiesfly yay | March 13, 00:58 CET

I think Ian and Paul would be excellent additions to the cast. I don't know anything about Brennan.

thatweirdgirl | March 13, 01:04 CET

At least it was a Cold Case clip of Brennan and wasn't an anger inducing 4400 clip! :D

RachVG | March 13, 01:07 CET

Ok! He is very very pretty. I'm on board with the Brennan Elliot-ness. And not safe for work is absolutely right. I have never watched Cold Case. That might have to change. Are there any other redeeming qualities to that show?

TamaraC | March 13, 01:59 CET

I'm so happy to hear Paul Campbell had an audition, I really hope it went well!

superfrayed | March 13, 01:59 CET

I've seen them all. They are all very purty and good actors.

Nebula1400 | March 13, 02:07 CET

Crossed fingers for Paul Campbell- loved him on BSG *sniff* Billy, and I could definitely picture him in the Jossverse.

Trek_Girl42 | March 13, 02:48 CET

Meh- there's such a thing as too pretty (Brendan Elliot). I am excited about Paul Campbell though, I too loved him on BSG. I wonder when and how a casting announcement will be made - I'm impatiently waiting. :)

onthedrift | March 13, 04:01 CET

Billy! I'd love to see him in a Joss show.

electricspacegirl | March 13, 05:35 CET

I'm going out on a limb and, not having seen any of them on the screen yet, say that they are officially eye candy:-)

Perseo | March 13, 12:01 CET

Oh. My. I'll be in that bunk too, ok? Sure, it's getting awfully crowded in here. The more the merrier, I guess. :) Gosh. Where was I? Right. Acting.

Brennon is more of a hunk and would be well suited for the part if it was tending towards the romantic side, I guess. Ian has more of an edge, at least what I can judge from the pictures. I'm not sure if that's a good thing though. :) I would certainly not cast them both, because they look so similar.
And as much as I loved Paul on BSG, I don't see a young DeNiro in him. But I have been said to be wrong once in a while. And I love surprises.

I'm glad Joss is going to cast. He has an eye for sweet guys. Let's just hope they can act better than certain hunks on Buffy/Angel.

Harridan | March 13, 13:20 CET

I'm glad Joss is going to cast. He has an eye for sweet guys. Let's just hope they can act better than certain hunks on Buffy/Angel.

Huh? I have never had a problem with the acting from most of the hunks or hunkesses on BtVS/AtS.

The Do That Girl | March 13, 13:53 CET

Neither did I. And I think the only actors who can rightly be labelled as hunks on both shows are DB and Marc Blucas, neither of which ever disappointed me in the acting department.

Perseo | March 13, 14:17 CET

I think the only actors who can rightly be labelled as hunks on both shows are DB and Marc Blucas, neither of which ever disappointed me in the acting department.

Hello, ever hear of James Marsters, Alexis Denisof and J. August Richards?

Shey | March 13, 14:57 CET

They're not hunks in the "beefcake" sense generally tied to the word, they're very good-looking and attractive, but not physically built to fill the hunk imagery IMO. That's what I meant.

Perseo | March 13, 15:33 CET

Perseo, I think my definition is more general. ;-)

Shey | March 13, 15:56 CET

Yeah, yeah, I got that:-) To me Tom Lenk is a hunk, but I concede he may not be for the wider world:-)

Perseo | March 13, 16:02 CET

I don't think it would be unfair to say that David Boreanaz was not that strong of an actor in the first season of "Buffy". In fact, while I'm too lazy to go looking for it, I'm pretty sure the man has said as much himself.

He became a much better actor over the course of working with great talents like Joss, but also Aly and Sarah (anybody still have a link for that Armin Shimmerman interview where he said he walked onto the set thinking he'd show the kids a thing or two, but that they quickly were showing him about acting?).

Sufficed to say that Joss could grab some dudes off the street, and as long as he's got great writers (he does) and a couple of very talented actors as lynchpins (he has one already), they're going to do great.

KingofCretins | March 13, 18:14 CET

Heh, where's Uncle Fury when you need him?

Madhatter | March 13, 18:46 CET

I didn't want to start a flame war with that comment, sorry.

Huh? I have never had a problem with the acting from most of the hunks or hunkesses on BtVS/AtS.

Looking at season 1 of Buffy, I'd rate DB as a hunk without much acting skills. That is my personal feeling though, others can feel differently about his talent.
DB gained a lot through Buffy/Angel and finally, Bones, when he finally started to take acting lessons. ;)

Harridan | March 13, 19:09 CET

I haven't read any of the casting sides, but I assume the auditions for the dolls will have them going through a wide range of characters/emotions to make sure they can, yes? That was the idea behind making the role for Eliza. Since she's got mad skillz, yo.

hacksaway | March 13, 20:42 CET

I haven't read any of the casting sides, but I assume the auditions for the dolls will have them going through a wide range of characters/emotions to make sure they can, yes? That was the idea behind making the role for Eliza. Since she's got mad skillz, yo.

Well I haven't seen any casting sides for Echo yet but over at io9 they have some pages up that are being used to cast the doll Sierra that show her in three very different situations so it looks like you're right about that.

Derf | March 13, 20:58 CET

over at io9 they have some pages up

Wow it took them forever to get ahold of those. Haven't a bunch of us been reading these for like a week now? Heh.

(And, really, they got them from Spoiler TV anyway, as they credit at the bottom.)

theonetruebix | March 13, 21:36 CET

bix, you're holding back! Come on, fess up! Spill the beans!

Madhatter | March 13, 21:52 CET

I'm not holding back. We've discussed some of what crops up in the sides in other Dollhouse threads here ever since they leaked.

theonetruebix | March 13, 22:32 CET

Well I haven't seen any casting sides for Echo yet...

Unless Joss is thinking about double crossing Eliza and replacing her I doubt we'll see any Echo casting sides. And since this started with Eliza's deal with the studio and she got Joss involved I doubt he could even do that if he (in some bizzaro world) wanted to.

zz9 | March 14, 13:46 CET

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