Hah:

It IS a misunderstanding, but not in the way that you'd want it to be.

Felicia is right, they're not going to air #13. But guess what -- they never were. Because they only paid for 12 plus pilot (remember, the original scrapped pilot that didn't air?). The studio (NOT THE NETWORK), in what is actually a great business move, ordered an extra episode that they knew from the get-go would never air. Hello getting the DVDs to fly off the shelves.

I have VERY intimate firsthand knowledge of what went down with this show (I was Kevin Reilly's assistant), so I know what I'm talking about.

Tim sez:

Okay. So maybe I can help clarify this somewhat. Because we scrapped the original pilot -- and in fact cannibalized some of its parts for other eps -- we really ended up with 12 episodes. But the studio makes DVD and other deals based on the original 13 number. So we created a standalone kind of coda episode. Which is the mythical new episode 13. The network had already paid for 13 episodes, and this included the one they agreed to let us scrap for parts. It does not include the one we made to bring the number back up to 13 for the studio side and its obligations. We always knew it would be for the DVD for sure, but we also think Fox should air it because it’s awesome.

Also, I still find it weird when I see him posting at Whedonesque.

article about DH being unofficially canceled

And I just got a panicked e-mail. Le sigh.

So we created a standalone kind of coda episode.

Hm, so Tim's episode really is supposed to be the finale, pretty much? And Joss's episode is a...thing? Like a "Primeval"/"Restless" thing?

I've heard several comparisons to Restless so I think, yes.

And I just got a panicked e-mail.

I got an IM saying "can't say I didn't expect it as soon as it was announced" meaning as soon as it was announced that the show was being developed.

I've heard several comparisons to Restless so I think, yes.

Ah, cool. Thanks. That makes more sense; at least Tim's episode will feel finale-tastic.

more discussion at sepinwall's blog:

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After declining to provide any feedback to The Hollywood Reporter, E! and the New York Times about the episode change, FOX's publicity department provides a Dollhouse update at address the fact it's the #1 topic on Twitter right now:

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Isn't the Twitter thing done by the web department?

That was very informative.