Whedon: Dushku inspired 'Dollhouse'

Joss Whedon has revealed that a lunchtime chat with Eliza Dushku inspired him to create forthcoming series Dollhouse.

The acclaimed writer told Sci Fi Wire about the origins of the show, in which former Buffy actress Dushku will star: "It came from my conversation with Eliza about her, about her life, her career, about what everybody wanted from her, what they wanted her to become and what she was trying to become. That's really what the show is about. It's about plumbing the depths of our identity."

Whedon also elaborated on the themes of Dollhouse's plot, which revolves around Dushku's character Echo, who has her personality and identity wiped clean to perform illegal missions.

He said: "It's sort of taking the role of a Frankenstein monster and saying, 'Who am I? Who created me? Why am I like this? What's good about me? What's bad about me? What's eternal about me? And what's just evanescent?' And everyone in the show is dealing with that same issue, but for a different reason. That, to me, is the heart of the thing: 'Well, who are we?'"

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