John Cassaday Dollhouse interview at CBR.
Cassaday was given the invite to step behind the camera from his former "Astonishing" writer and "Dollhouse" creator Joss Whedon early in the show's first season. "It was about the span of a year between him asking me to do it and actually getting the green light," the artist told CBR. "The big stumbling block was [the series] just getting renewed. Once that happened, it was up to Joss to work his magic and get me through the right doors. I truly didn't get too worked up over it until I was completely approved and given shooting dates. There was just too much that was out of my control, so I just let the hands of fate do that voodoo they do."