Joss Whedon's Dollhouse

Wired has an introduction to Joss Whedon's latest project:

The show from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly revolves around a mysterious organization that erases the memories of men and women — so-called Actives — and imprints them with a different personality for each "engagement."

Programmed with somebody else's expertise, the Actives render exotic services for weird clients, then forget all about the mission once they return to their spa-like headquarters.

The catchy premise of the show, which premieres Friday on Fox, gives Whedon a nearly endless canvas for exploring sex, murder and other complicated ares of human existence.

Whedon has built his daring Dollhouse around Eliza Dushku, who stars as Echo, the lead Active. Dushku, an executive producer on the show, played Faith in Whedon's Buffy series, and here she assumes one fresh identity after another. Echo's memories of previous engagements have been "wiped" — although not entirely.

Whedon and his ever-shifting star spoke to reporters about sex, multiple personalities, brainwashing, crossbow hunting and the roller coaster ride they've got planned for Echo and her fellow Dolls over the next 13 weeks.