Appearing On A Computer Near You!
On July 15th, Joss Whedon (the creator of Buffy, Angel and Firefly) released his latest project: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. This was the first ever superhero musical, featuring an evil villain, his arch-nemesis, a pretty girl, with some sweet ballads and belting anthems. Most significantly, this mini-epic was released on the Internet, for free at www.DrHorrible.com.
You can find out more about this exciting Internet event here, watch the trailer, buy the DVD, read the comic, vote on your favorite quotes and leave your comments.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Why, What, When and Then
Why did Joss do this?
Joss Whedon wrote this during the Hollywood writters strike of 2008, and filmed it in 6 days on a minimal budget and relying on the lots of family and friends and calling in many favours. Instead of be broadcast on the traditional medium of Television, this project was shown to millions around the world via the Internet.
"Whether this has any impact on the Internet is unclear to me. It will be something that hasn't been done. And although some people came up with a plan on how to monetize this right away, our first priority was to put this out. We do it for the fans, we do it as an advertisement for itself and for just this culture, this idea of people who are doing something smaller scale but hopefully in such a way they can reach a lot of people.
source: review by TV Guide
What is it?
This is a musical comedy in three parts, featuring the wannabe mad scientist Dr. Horrible bent on taking over the world (played by Neil Patrick Harris). There is also Penny (Felicia Day), the cute girl he really likes, and Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) who keeps beating him up.
These three characters all get big numbers, from lyrical ballads to soaring comic anthems, written by Joss with his brother Jed. If you've seen the Buffy episode "Once More With Feeling", you'll already have an idea what it could be like.
When can I watch it?
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was streamed for free on the show's official website until July 20th. It is available to purchase as individual episodes ($1.99) or as a "season" ($3.99) through iTunes in the US & Canadian stores and will be available in other countries soon.
What'll happen now?
There is plans to release it on DVD some time in the future, with "the best bonus features in the land". There could well be a soundtrack album released as well.
Watch The Video...
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and iTunes Australia ($5.99).
Buy Dr. Horrible on DVD
To quote the master plan: "We will put the complete short epic out on DVD - with the finest and bravest extras in all the land. We'll go into greater detail about that at Comiccon, but we're changing the face of Show Friendliness a second time with that crazy DVD".
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/03/2008)
Due for release on December 19th, and available to Pre Order Now!
Avg. Customer Rating: 
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Get The Horrible Soundtrack
You can now download all 14 Dr. Horrible tracks as MP3s from Amazon.
« click on the button to hear samples.
"All hail Joss Whedon and his merry troupers. If you are hooked on the soundtrack to the musical Buffy episode 'Once More With Feeling', you'll also adore this soundtrack. Felicia Day, Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are a delightful surprise on vocals. As enjoyable to hear as it is to watch."
Also available internationally from iTunes.
Best Quotes from Dr. Horrible
Vote for your favorite quotes, or add your own:
"It's curtains for you Dr. Horrible. Lacy, gently, wafting curtains."
Captain Hammer4 points
"And sometimes there's a third, even deeper level and that one is the same as the top surface one. Like with pie."
Billy2 points
"Home is where your heart is, so your real home's in your chest!"
Captain Hammer1 point
"Justice has a name, and the name that it has, besides Justice, is Captain Hammer."
Mayor0 points
Captain Hammer - Web Comic
"Be Like Me"
Joss returns along with his brother Zack with an exclusive comic tie-in to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, their much talked about series of upcoming musical webisodes. This eight page feature introduces the world to Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's squeaky clean arch enemy.
The Dark Horse Comics officially present the online comic
"Captain Hammer: be like me! (Nemesis of Dr. Horrible)"
(click on the images to turn the pages).
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Dr. Horrible Fansite
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Here are the latest blog entries from the Doctor Horrible Fansite - visit the site for more news, rumours and discussion.
- Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Official Fan Site » Dr Horrible DVD ...
- Official Fan Site for Joss Whedon's Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day & Simon Helberg.
- DVD nearly here
- The long awaited Dr. Horrible DVD release is due to be released any day now. There have been doubts about the ability to release the DVD before Christmas as previously indicated due to word that just last week work was continuing on the ...
- Laura281 on Neil Patrick Harris - Top 25 Entertainers of the Year
- I'm glad they picked him for the list. He truly deserved it.
- hellos to all on No Act IV
- when i first saw it, right before billy said his last two lines, i was convinced that some sort of happy ending would be acheived through a time travel ray. yes, i know, it was silly. i just kept thinking "the bar isn't at the end quite ...
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Fan Comments
Are you excited about this show? Have you told all your friends about it yet?
Have you watched it yet? What did you think? Was it awesome or what?
Please leave your comments below...
jfield wrote...
I love NPH, Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion! Yay, Dr. Horrible. And yay you for this lens!
Posted November 10, 2008
Culrec_Zandier wrote...
Phenomenally funny. This is the new up and coming campy cult classic!
Posted October 25, 2008
aj2008 wrote...
I have just joined the Dr Horrible cult. Am involved in Amateur Musical theatre - I want to do this show!
Posted October 15, 2008
SemperFidelis wrote...
I like the MP3 module you've added since my last visit. Nice touch! :)
Posted October 14, 2008
Charanne wrote...
Fluffanutta are you slight crazy ? I great lens. You gave me inspiration to show some of my crazyness in a lens too.
Posted October 01, 2008
Wottonian wrote...
Hulu seem to have closed the loophole that allowed me to watch the series here in the UK! How horrible of them! Thanks for the heads-up tho enjoyed it while it lasted!
Posted August 21, 2008
Gentlemangino wrote...
I feel complete now as I went to the Comic-Con , but the day Joss was there I arrived late ,hence, I missed the panel :( but now I'm complete ,GOOOOOOOOOODDDDD LENS. Thank you.
Posted August 17, 2008
kab wrote...
I watched the first two parts and totally forgot to watch the third.
Posted August 17, 2008
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Once More, With Feeling
from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The episode Once More, With Feeling was a breakthrough for television. It was a musical where the cast did all their own singing and Joss Whedon wrote all the music and lyrics. It was an amazing achievement and the Audio CD is also brilliant, featuring all the songs from the episode plus some scores and suites from other episodes:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling
(Audio CD)
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/03/2008)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling
(MP3 Download)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/03/2008)
Firefly / Serenity
a Sci-Fi Adventure by Joss Whedon
Written by Joss Whedon, and staring Nathan Fillion, Firefly is a Western in Space. Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) leads his compact crew on a quest for survival - they are renegades with an amoral agenda, taking any job that pays well. Unfortunately, this series was canceled after only 11 episodes were aired, but it soon picked up a cult following amongst it's fans, and all 14 episodes can be got on DVD. In 2005, the movie Serenity continued the story of the ship and its crew.
More of Dr. Horrible on the Internet
- Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
- on IMDB.
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
- on Wikipedia.
- Doctor Horrible Fan Site
- on MySpace.
- Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on DVD
- Released on December 19th.
