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I’m very happy to see that gorgeous Enver Gjokaj is working again after the cancellation of Dollhouse.  He is appearing on Lie to Me tonight on FOX at 8:00PM.  (A fine show, BTW, starring Tim Roth.)

As if Friday’s Victor-rific episode of Dollhouse wasn’t hot enough, we learned in the second episode’s credits that Enver Gjokaj has a twin brother, who played Victor’s doppelganger in a brief nightmare sequence. Victor is brutally battling himself — at first I thought it had been done with very meticulous CGI, but the credits revealed that one Demir Gjokaj played opposite Enver.

I did a bit of research and learned that the other Gjokaj brother is a real estate analyst, and seems to have some righteous politics. I wonder if he’s as talented as his bro in the acting department?

In any case, it warms my heart that nature saw fit to make two copies of that handsome strand of DNA. The world has become hotter by 100%.

[Watch the Dollhouse episode "Attic" on Hulu]

ABC’s remake of the paranoid 80′s classic “V” took the network by surprise, garnering a much huger audience than they had anticipated. There was some concern that the show wouldn’t live beyond its four filmed episodes (which concluded tonight). But now it’s poised to return in March of 2010, and since it’s a proven money-maker, I have a few free suggestions on how the producers can goose the ratings even further.

In no particular order:

1. More lizards. We only got a brief glimpse of Alan Tudyk’s lizard eye, and a peek at Morris Chestnut’s lizard forearm. If you want me to keep watching, fill the Spring season with more reptilian madness… (and feel free to go over the top with the V-human hybrid baby).

2. Live rodent consumption. You’ve probably already lost a third of your fanboy audience by not having Morena Baccarin recreate the most famous scene from the 80′s version. Gore it up; you’ve got CG on your side. Give the kiddies nightmares.

3. Film in New York City. Please. You’re insulting us; that’s clearly Vancouver. And think of the wry commentary you can make about the Disney-fied NYC — it’s increasingly resembling the Mother Ship anyway.

4. Cast Eliza Dushku and Enver Gjokaj. These two sexy and capable actors need work after the cancellation of Dollhouse, and it would give you a fresh new legion of young, horny scifi viewers.

Good luck, V. See you in March.

Dollhouse always had a tough road to hoe, as it occupied the time slot directly adjacent to the brilliant Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. TSCG not only advanced the “Terminator” mythology into compelling new territory — it also decisively severed its association with sad old Governor Schwarzenegger. The complexity and intelligence of the writing set the bar extremely high for whatever show would follow… such was the task set for Dollhouse.

For those who don’t know: Dollhouse is based on the urban legend that there is an elite brothel that houses stunning young men and women, all of whom have been “wiped” clean of identity and memories, so that they function something like blank discs (“dolls”). Various personas can be uploaded into the dolls, so that the client can have highly customized fantasies. The dolls are not just for sexual pleasure: they can be programmed with esoteric knowledge and physical skills as well, so occasionally a client will hire one to be a stealth ninja backup singer for Beyonce, etc. A highly potent premise, eh?

Tonight’s episode has made me an official fan. It reached deeper into the implications of the technology, philosophically and scientifically (and sexually, but it had that right from episode one). The client, in this story, was a wealthy middle-aged heiress who regularly made total brain scans of herself — so that if she were murdered, she could be “revived” through a doll and finger her killer. The writers ran with it: watching one’s own funeral, the religious ideas raised, and of course the Oedipal wrecks (thanks Woody Allen).

These are the things we have to consider as we get closer to a mechanistic theory of consciousness, and as machines get smarter. “Downloading” one’s mental state seems more and more plausible as science advances (TSCC touches on this to great effect as well)… the questions raised in the Dollhouse are real. They’re just posed in a fantastic, over-the-top setting (which makes for top-notch sci-fi in my book).

P.S. — The show is filled with doll-worthy beauties, I must say. Top of my list is Enver Gjokaj, who is not only überhot but also very talented, jumping from persona to persona quite convincingly.