15th September, 2008
Joss Whedon takes sick day
Fans across the Internet were buzzing about the future of upcoming Fox drama "Dollhouse" on Friday after creator and executive producer Joss Whedon took a sick day, delaying production by as much as eight hours.
"This is the second time that Joss has taken a sick day from 'Dollhouse,' not to mention when he took that half day in August to fly to his cousin's wedding in Texas," said Tamara Brandt, assistant managing editor of Whedon-News.net. "Our commenters are starting to wonder whether this could mean that the series premiere will be pushed back by one or, Buffy forbid, two weeks."
Fox issued a statement claiming that Whedon ate some bad sushi on Thursday night and that other "Dollhouse" producers took over his responsibilities with only a minimal delay.
"We don't believe that for a second," Brandt responded. "It's like saying God got sick on the second day of Genesis and Paris Hilton filled in for Him."
Science-fiction TV fans say it's the second scare they have had this week, following news that
the writers room for Ron Moore's mid-season show "Virtuality" started work 90 minutes late on Tuesday because the "Battlestar Galactica" creator was caught in traffic.
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