Thanks to Tina who gave me the heads up about this one: Joss Whedon wrote a musical. Neil Patrick Harris stars in the lead role.
Do I need to say more?
How about: Act I and Act II are free online now, with Act III going up July 19.
Go forth and bask in the awesome.
Not only is Joss Whedon my master. I’m also crushing on Dr. Horrible.
…The hammer is my penis.
I am sooo glad you reminded us about this, I totally forgot what with getting home at 330AM from seeing The Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger had so much fucking promise.
Part II’s already up. And don’t forget the delicious Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer.
Dr. Horrible is my online boyfriend….
squee… It’s all lovely! I can’t wait till it’s out on DVD.
Perhaps in time for Christmas.
Nathan Fillion. Sigh. I just loaned my beloved Firefly DVDs to a friend who has yet to experience the genius of Joss Whedon. And I’m already regretting it because I need to watch them again.
Whedon is my new god. NPH is MY BOYFRIEND and Nathan Fillion is my other boyfriend.
Oh I am waaaaaay ahead of you. Spread the Dr. Horrible Love!
(There will be blood, it might be yours, so go kill someone, Signed Bad Horse)
Made me want to sing and dance and take over a shiny new Australia. And how dare they release the third episode on Sunday? Now I have to go into the office & look busy on a weekend to get my trunk line connection speed.
Anybody know what Whedon’s intent was? Is he trying out new characters for a new TV series or movie? (Please, please.) A new comic book series? Or was he just messing around?
Suckiness is not being able to watch these.
Each time I click on the button for Act I (and now for Act II), I get this “hulu.com” BS saying, “this video is not available at this site”
What in the effin’ hell does that mean, people?
Me, pissed off at the internets (and obviously deprived of Dr Horrible goodness)
New Joss Whedon Show!
Dollhouse (it has Faith and Fred and the guy who played Helo on Battlestar Galactica).
Mmmmmmmm, new Joss . . .
Actually I was reading that Dr. Horrible was a product of the writer’s strike, but The Dollhouse is coming in early 2009. The Dollverse
I’ve said this to my friends already, but it bears repeating. I loved Dr Horrible, but I can tell you already how it will end: unhappily. Why? Because of the cardinal rule of television: Joss Hates Happiness.
spamword: death55 – a hint a how unhappy it will be?
Guess I’m the only one who didn’t like it. Watched half of the first one and clicked out. I don’t get it. Really not a whole lot funny there. Sorry!
Just a teensy tiny correction…this is Joss’s SECOND musical. He also wrote a BRILLIANT (if cheesy) musical episode for Buffy. Hinton Battle, people! HINTON BATTLE was in it! LOVE him.
But Joss is a writing god. Seriously. Just a freakin’ GENIUS.
I have my suspicions about who/what Bad Horse is going to end up being, but knowing how Joss writes, he’s going to blow my mind, break my heart, and make me love him for it.
And as a HUGE Firefly fan (well, huge fan of ANY Joss show), it’s making my head explode because I want Nathan Fillion dead! LOLOL.
It should be noted that the videos will no longer be available for free viewing after July 20th. You can download all three episodes from iTunes for $4, but this is an “experiment” and after the 20th, they’re going to cross their fingers and hope they can make money off it to pay for production costs. So if you want to watch them, don’t wait!
My computer wouldn’t show it but my co-worker’s worked fine. I’m on Win 98; she’s on XP. Try a different OS or browser.
This was full of win. I may pay for it anyway simply because I like giving money to things I enjoy and want more of!
Vinca, that is a very good point. But hopefully it’ll end unhappily with an awesome song.
They’re doing a full screening of Dr. Horrible at ComiCon this year, with all the stars attending. I am so there.
If you go to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (it’s an actual blog, while the other address is for the videos only), you’ll see Joss’s answer to that question:
As I told SBSarah, I don’t know what I like more—the smirky smarminess of Captain Hammer, with his hair “blowing in the breeze”, or Dr Horrible, who wants to create a freeze ray so that he can finally have time to think of the right thing to say to the girl of his dreams. I’m looking forward to finding out how Joss resolves the dilemma—will Dr. Horrible commit an assassination or will Bad Horse make him his mare?
Love it. I love Dr Horrible- but I hope Penny dumps them both, as neither is boyfriend material. Don’t touch the hammer, Penny!
NPH and his lack of interest in women makes me cry at night.
NPR did a story on this during “All Things Considered” and I was sure the server would crash before I got to watch it. Thank you, SB, for providing the link and brightening my Friday evening.
Oh my – that was brilliant!!!
Dr Dreadful has apparently applied to be Dr Horrible’s sidekick. He’s British, has hair on his face, a great scary laugh, and a superpower!
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/07/supervillain-ap.html
submit word: already 55.
I most certainly am NOT.
I’m just sad because it’s over. I love Doctor Horrible like anything! Watch Act III, see the squeeing fangurls—that’s me.
But yes, don’t prepare for a happy ending—remember the hero is a villain!
Also, don’t rely on iTunes if you’re outside the US and Canada—they won’t let you have it.
GRRRRRR…..ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH (had to watch the credits to get my fave mutant at the end of ep3)
Once More With Feeling!!!
By far my fave Buffy episode. I so love Joss’ talent and Dollhouse is the only new show I am really looking forward to this fall.
Jessa, thank you—I tried that. Still no joy.
*sigh*
*kicking rock*
*pouting*
Guess I’ll hope the DVD thing comes through and get it then.
*sigh*
azteclady, I was looking on the Dr. Horrible blog and this is apparently a fairly well-known problem. In the FAQ, they suggest: Clear your browser cache/cookies
Turn off your firewall (eg, Norton)
Update to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player
Try a different browser (some report it works better for them in Internet Explorer).
If that doesn’t work, some guy named Josh says:
“Everyone — I had this same problem in firefox and have the solution. The problem for me was that firefox was set to not send a referer header and so the security model that hulu.com uses did not work. The fix (for firefox) is:
Type “about:config†without the quotes into one of your firefox browser window location bars and press enter.
A long list should appear with a “filter†box at the top. In that box, type “refererâ€
The long list should now be reduced to one entry, which is called “network.http.sendRefererHeaderâ€
If you are having this problem, the value for that line is probably 0 or 1. It needs to be set to 2 to allow referers for links AND embedded content (1 is for links only, 0 is no referers at all).
Double-click the line and type “2″ (without the quotes) into the text box that pops up.
Go back to http://drhorrible.com/act_I.html and it should work!”
Hopefully, that will help.
Joss Whedon is a genius! Only he can make a villian a hero (even when he’s not doing it so broadly as he is with ‘Dr. Horrible’).
An interview with Joss’s brother in my local alterni-rag hinted that some of the characters could return, maybe in their own web shows. Yay!
In Dollhouse news, apparently there’s already a “Save the Dollverse” coalition. No, the show hasn’t started yet; yes, the fans fear it will be cancelled. You gotta love Browncoats. Their devotion, their energy… their completely justified paranoia.
Oh my. There is still no Joss but Joss.
That was made of win and pie and heartbreak.
And I am curently deconstructing it, frame by frame, trope by trope with a friend.
For tropes, go HERE
The musical for all of us who rooted for the villains.
And of course, Cap’n Tightpants…singing.
my world reels to this moment.
I knew NPH could sing—he played Mark in a road production of Rent—but I had no idea Nathan Fillion could sing so well! Comedy, drama, tight-pants-wearing, singing… Is there anything he can’t do? *g*
And only in Joss Whedon’s world is there a villain named Moist. *draws pink sparkly hearts on everything*
I watched Act 1 yesterday, but was going to watch the rest later because I’m listening to a book. I’m glad to learn about today being the last day so I can see them first. Thanks!
@SB’s – Since when does clicking on the headline in a feed reader (Google) bring me to SB’s home page, instead of the actual post?