The Paley Center for Media Announces Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" and "Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" at PaleyFest09
Monday, February 9, 2009
Los Angeles, CA-The Paley Center for Media will present Joss Whedon's highly anticipated return to television, Dollhouse (Fox) and an additional panel celebrating his pop-web phenomenon Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at this year's twenty-sixth annual William S. Paley Television Festival (PaleyFest09). Additional members of the cast and creative team from both series will be announced shortly. The complete schedule for PaleyFest09 will be announced on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. The two Joss Whedon projects join the previously announced Fringe (Fox) and True Blood (HBO) at this year's Festival.
Returning to the historic Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, PaleyFest09 will be held from April 10 to 23, 2009. Named for William S. Paley, founder of both the Paley Center and CBS, the annual pop-culture festival celebrates television's rich and diverse programming and the creative process behind the medium. During each evening, the audience views episodes or highlights of the featured work and has the opportunity to ask questions of the cast and creative team or the individual involved in its production.
Available now at ticketweb.com for the first time is an all-inclusive Festival pass that will include one guaranteed ticket for premium seating each night, access to Festival events, free parking, concession stand vouchers, one Paley Center general Membership for one year, and other benefits. The PaleyFest09 Premium Festival Pass is available now at ticketweb.com. Starting February 18, 2009, three PaleyFest09 Ticket Packages will be announced and available, also at ticketweb.com. Individual tickets will go on sale to Paley Center Members on Thursday, February 26, 2009, and to the general public beginning the following Sunday, March 1, 2009.
PaleyFest09 is made possible in part by a grant from the William S. Paley Foundation. PaleyFest09 is sponsored in part by Microsoft Zune and Netflix, Inc. The Los Angeles Times is the Festival's Platinum Media Partner, and LA Weekly is a Media Partner.
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