Dushku defends delayed 'Dollhouse'

Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku claims that the quality of Joss Whedon's show has not been affected by the Fox network's creative meddling.

After numerous delays and reshoots, Dushku explained to Sci Fi Wire that Fox "wanted more payoffs early on to hook people, I think, so we made that adjustment. I think it's been really successful."

"The scripts are tight, solid, fast, action, drama, comedy. It's really great," added the actress, who previously starred in Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer as Faith.

Dushku also clarified Whedon's original vision for Dollhouse before the network insisted on punchier early episodes. "He wanted to gradually play out stories and do a lot of setups," she said.

Dollhouse will begin in the US in February 2009.

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