Over at Pink Ray Gun they got a sneak peek at the pilot script for Dollhouse, the latest series from Joss Whedon. Here are 10 facts from that script that they’ve shared.

1. People pay — a lot — to use the “dolls” (called Actives) employed by the Dollhouse.

2. The Dollhouse is very selective about its clientele and performs thorough background checks.

3. When on missions, Actives receive a “personality imprint” that provides them with regular memories as well as muscle memory.

4. These imprints mean that the Active isn’t pretending to be someone else — they are someone else. If imprinted to be a killer, they’ll kill; if imprinted to fall in love, they’ll fall deeply, truly in love.

5. On missions, Actives are monitored internally (and remotely) by Handlers. This ensures their safety while allowing for privacy between the Active and the client. Handlers only listen in on a mission when it involves criminal activity.

6. After the Active completes the mission, he or she feels an immediate need to return to the facility, where the Active will be wiped of his or her memories.

7. The Dollhouse serves as a kind of school/dormitory when Actives are not out on missions. They live, eat, sleep, shower, learn and train together there.
8. Most of the Dolls are young, and all beautiful.

9. Supposedly, the Dolls volunteered for the work in the Dollhouse — they give up five years of their lives, and at the end they receive a ridiculously large sum of money and no memory of anything they did for the Dollhouse.

10. Missions for the Actives are only supposed to last 10 hours, or else the imprint could be strained. However, lately certain missions have taken quite a bit longer, some lasting for days…

These 10 “facts” give me great comfort and build the anticipation even more. I’m glad that the Dollhouse [it appears] is explained up front. Joss could have followed the latest trend in dramas and leave everything as a mystery. This way character development can occur without “secrets” getting in the way.

Also, according to Dollverse, there’s a two minute sneak peek of “Dollhouse” due to be released shortly. It’s entitled “Who Are You?”.

“Dollhouse” will serve as a lead-in on Monday nights starting in January for “24.”

What do you think of these latest facts?