Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

AJA · Sat 19/07/2008 14:26:50

I'm a bit surprised this hasn't been posted here, so I decided to do it myself...

www.drhorrible.com

"The story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up,
and the cute girl from the laundromat heâ€™s too shy to talk to."

Watch it on Hulu.com

It's an Internet musical written by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Angel, Firefly), Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. If you haven't seen it yet, you still have some time until the free viewing ends midnight Sunday July 20th.

Go watch it now! It's great!

Gamer_V · Sat 19/07/2008 18:59:12

I found this thursday and I agree, it's great!

I hadn't seen the third act yet, so thanks for reminding me.

Darth Mandarb · Sat 19/07/2008 19:26:06

Such greatness and brilliance ... and yet Firefly was canceled. Short-sighted, money-grubbing, capitalist pigs over at fox!

Anyway ... this is/was great as well! Joss is so brilliant and totally underrated in his time. I still listen to my mp3s of the Buffy Musical (from all those years ago) and have been known to spontaneously break into the theme song from Firefly or the Ballad of Jayne.

evenwolf · Sat 19/07/2008 19:55:57

I didn't see a link in your post. I could be utterly blind since no one has mentioned it yet:

http://www.drhorrible.com

hedgefield · Sat 19/07/2008 20:22:04

Man, I love this! It made me laugh out loud a number of times. Brilliant idea and perfect execution. Kudos to Whedon.

Matti · Sat 19/07/2008 20:26:07

Quote from: evenwolf on Sat 19/07/2008 19:55:57
I didn't see a link in your post. I could be utterly blind since no one has mentioned it yet:

http://www.drhorrible.com

Hehe, the picture is the link...

Zyargeikunn · Sat 19/07/2008 20:37:33

Yes, it's absolutely brilliant. To be honest, I didn't expect anything less from Joss Whedon, I love anything from Firefly to Buffy Comics. I want Joss Whedon to write adventure games!

By the way, german TV shows Serenity tonight (for the first time I think, Firefly hasn't even aired once over here).

Stupot · Sat 19/07/2008 22:44:22

I just watched this. I'm not really a massive Joss Whedon fan but this was pretty funny.

Makeout Patrol · Sat 19/07/2008 23:38:14

Ahahahaha

Nathan Fillion does not get enough recognition, the man is a comedic genius. If he and Paul Rudd were in every movie, we would live in a much happier society.

[Cameron] · Sun 20/07/2008 04:52:19

I watched all that last night after being linked in the news section of Penny Arcade. Man Joss Whedon rules, and everyone else involved. I'll buy this when it's DVDerized. I think Fillion got some of the best laughs.

Stupot · Sun 20/07/2008 15:41:00

What was the point in the moist guy though?... he added absolutely nothing whatsoever to the plot.

OneDollar · Sun 20/07/2008 16:04:57

Thanks for the link, its fantastic. I really need to finish Firefly at some point. The moist guy provides a way to get an insight into what Dr Horrible is thinking, proof that he's not a complete loner and some comedic moments

Zyargeikunn · Sun 20/07/2008 16:06:38

Quote from: Stupot on Sun 20/07/2008 15:41:00
What was the point in the moist guy though?... he added absolutely nothing whatsoever to the plot.

Yeah, and it's absolutely hilarious to see him trying to open a glass jar.

Darth Mandarb · Sun 20/07/2008 16:32:16

Quote from: OneDollar on Sun 20/07/2008 16:04:57I really need to finish Firefly at some point.

YES!! You definitely do! It's my favorite show of all time. I'm actually working on a Firefly fansite ... but it's nothing to do with Dr. Horrible so when I finish it I'll make a topic for it on its own

I thought Moist was sooo Joss' style ... throw in something that serves no necessary point, just adds richness and fullness to the plot. Sure he's a got a PHD in horribleness ... but he's also got friends and life outside of being horrible! I thought it was hilarious!

AJA · Sun 20/07/2008 16:35:56

Who wouldn't want their own completely useless henchman.

OneDollar · Sun 20/07/2008 22:59:53

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Sun 20/07/2008 16:32:16
Quote from: OneDollar on Sun 20/07/2008 16:04:57I really need to finish Firefly at some point.

YES!! You definitely do! It's my favorite show of all time.

I said something similar to a friend of mine and his response was "What? You didn't watch it all in one go?". Relax Darth, I'll go watch the rest the next time I have some shirts to iron or something

I'm also waiting for the AGS fan game...

On another more topic based note, what was the ending about? My interpretation was

Spoiler

He got one of the things he always wanted but lost the other in the process. He pretends to be really happy with his new status but in the final shot we see he'd rather have her back

[close]

but then my brother suggested

Spoiler

that the final webcam shot of him in normal clothes meant it was all in his head or something

[close]

I reckon I'm right

, but how did you guys see it?

(And yeah, got to love the twisting the jar lid and dropping the money bags jokes from Moist)

vict0r · Sun 20/07/2008 23:28:38

This was absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing

Stupot · Mon 21/07/2008 00:06:01

Spoiler

I don't think it was all in the head. He really was evil, otherwise he would have got the girl. He didn't get the girl because it would have been against the very TV/movie/webisode code which dictates that the bad guy always loses. Although he was our 'protagonist', he was still very much a bad guy. Captain hammer was our 'antagonist' but at least he wasn't building death-rays and such... he was still a douchebag though and deserved his own kind of cumuppance. So neither guy deserved the girl - and the best way to rub salt into the wounds of both men was to kill her off.

To me that little flash at the end was just a reminder of his normal, laundry-guy side.

[close]

Makeout Patrol · Mon 21/07/2008 00:45:00

Quote from: OneDollar on Sun 20/07/2008 22:59:53
Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Sun 20/07/2008 16:32:16
Quote from: OneDollar on Sun 20/07/2008 16:04:57I really need to finish Firefly at some point.

YES!! You definitely do! It's my favorite show of all time.
I said something similar to a friend of mine and his response was "What? You didn't watch it all in one go?". Relax Darth, I'll go watch the rest the next time I have some shirts to iron or something I'm also waiting for the AGS fan game...

On another more topic based note, what was the ending about? My interpretation was
Spoiler
He got one of the things he always wanted but lost the other in the process. He pretends to be really happy with his new status but in the final shot we see he'd rather have her back
[close]
but then my brother suggested
Spoiler
that the final webcam shot of him in normal clothes meant it was all in his head or something
[close]
I reckon I'm right , but how did you guys see it?

(And yeah, got to love the twisting the jar lid and dropping the money bags jokes from Moist)

Spoiler

My interpretation is that Joss Whedon has always thought it would be hilarious to make something where, in the end, the hero's life turns to absolute shit, and the ending is the exact opposite of what the viewers want. Now that he doesn't have any producers to please, he's free to go about doing it.

[close]

Hell, it's what I'd do.

Frodo · Mon 21/07/2008 03:00:36

This is brilliant. I LOVE it.

I wanna get the dvd when it is released.

Thanks for posting this.