In my blog slacking, I never got a chance to blog about the Internet video that, well, broke the Internet, so to speak. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is the brain-child of Joss Whedon, who is the creator of such popular sci-fi geeky TV shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. I was never much of a Buffy or Angel fan, but I did dig Firefly (and the movie it spawned, Serenity), which died an altogether premature death.
Joss Whedon came up with the idea during the Hollywood writers’ strike. He wondered whether one could distribute viable video entertainment, essentially bypassing the Hollywood studio machine. Split into three acts, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog features Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, a wannabe super villain who dreams of being accepted into the Evil League of Evil and eventually taking over the world, efforts he chronicles in his video blog. His nemesis is Captain Hammer, played by Nathan Fillion, whom Firefly fans will recognize as Captain Mal Reynolds. They also vie for the attention of Penny, played by Felicia Day, who will be a familiar face for Buffy fans.
The three acts add up to just under 45 minutes. It’s basically a musical/comic book superhero parody. And though I’m anything but a fan of musicals, I enjoyed this a great deal.
You can buy all three acts for $3.99 from iTunes. Or, for a limited time, you can see it for free at the Dr. Horrible web site. Or just watch it here:
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