Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

[slayer]

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here's the trailer for the highly anticipated Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!

Joss Whedon's newest released work of art will be shown exclusively online for 5 days. starting on July 15th part one will be shown, then on July 17th part two and so forth...on midnight of July 20th the three segments of the complete one episode show will be gone until released again for a price ($) and then it will go to live on in DVD land!!!

add to the hype and tell all your friends! spread the word!!

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you can click the banner to go to the official site and see the trailer, it is taking forever through Vimeo it seems...

[comptonassmel]

Ooh I read about this on tvguide.com and totally forgot about it...I am so glad you posted this! I love Neil Patrick Harris AND Joss, so I am REALLY excited!

[Parrotheadpress]

Ditto!

[slayer]

DR. HORRIBLE TOMORROW!!!

[comptonassmel]

Ooh I will have to make sure I catch it!

[slayer]

do my part to spread the word.... :)

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DR. HORRIBLE IS NOW UP AND RUNNING - SEE ACT ONE NOW!!!

i thought it was brilliant, neil and nathan are awesomeness!!! i loved the freeze-ray song...:D:D:p

JOSS rocks :eek:

[slayer]

the site has totally crashed, but don't forget to check it out later!!

[Fat Elvis 007]

It's back up! *sqeeee!!*

It's pretty much what I was expecting. Cheesy, kinda dumb in spots, but at the same time charming and funny.

Best line: "It's curtains for you, Dr. Horrible! Lacy, gently wafting curtains!"

[CallMeClark]

I love it! Luckily I watched it early in the morning yesterday before the site crashed. :)

[slayer]

awesome! ACT II is up now!! :)

[CallMeClark]

Yep. I love it. I am gonna watch ACT II at work today. :)

[Fat Elvis 007]

The second act was even better. I love how sweet and powerful some of the music is, especially in the opening song of Act II.

[CallMeClark]

All the songs remind me of "Once More With Feeling." Joss is pretty good at writing songs... comedy and emotion all in one. :)

[slayer]

seriously!! i'm totally excited, b/c i would be surprised if corp. tool end up dead! :lol:

[comptonassmel]

I'm watching it right now! I have always been a huge Neil Patrick Harris fan, as well as Joss Whedon. This is WAY better than I thought it would be, and I had high hopes. It's just so ridiculous and funny. Joss needs to constantly make musicals!

[CallMeClark]

I love it!

I loved the first song of Act III.

Oh, and Act II, funny line, "My penis is the hammer." :lol:

And did everyone catch the cameo by Marti Nixon as a news caster?

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I cannot believe they killed Penny. :(

[comptonassmel]

Act III was awesome, even though the end was ruined for me b/c I looked at this thread as I was watching it.

"I think this is what pain feels like!"

[Fat Elvis 007]

Guh. Wasn't this supposed to be a light, fluffy comedy? I guess Joss just couldn't let it be.

I'm simultaneously satisfied and disappointed in the finale.

On one hand, I get why he didn't want to have a happy ending. But it was very derivative of stuff like "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Sweeney Todd." But I guess that can be called an "homage."

I'm just mad that I somehow got so emotionally invested in these characters.

I demand a sequel now.

[comptonassmel]

Yes, a sequel would be grand. I love N.P.H. so much! Especially when he sings in a lab coat!

[Parrotheadpress]

Well, this just proves even further that with Joss, no one is safe.

[comptonassmel]

But even with Joss killing people off, I still enjoy everything he does.

[slayer]

i know, if anyone ever ended up in a successful and happy relationship where no one died, it would be amazing :lol: nonetheless, dr. horrible is awesome!!

[comptonassmel]

Yes yes. I can't wait for more musicals from Joss!

[Fat Elvis 007]

i know, if anyone ever ended up in a successful and happy relationship where no one died, it would be amazing

That would be amazing for Joss. Sadly, he just keeps going back to the same bag of tricks. Death and tragedy is too predictable for him now. I had hoped this would be his attempt at something more lighthearted, but I was disappointed. Happy endings DO happen sometimes in real life, Joss; having every one of your characters end up miserable and with dead loved ones is no more realistic than having them ride off in the sunset.

I still loved it, but I think the ending was a bit too cliched and we should have been warned that it would be so dark, since it was marketed as a light comedy.

[comptonassmel]

I don't think Joss always has EVERYBODY die...and besides, I like that everything he does has that darkness. There is light and darkness together, like he is trying to show the balance between the two.

[slayer]

I don't think Joss always has EVERYBODY die...and besides, I like that everything he does has that darkness. There is light and darkness together, like he is trying to show the balance between the two.

yes, he kind of does have at least one of two die, leave or untouchable. i can't think of one example where that hasn't happened, so enlighten me. balance? i'd like to see a normal balanced relationship that has no casualties...but that's joss and i adore his work :rolleyes:

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That would be amazing for Joss. Sadly, he just keeps going back to the same bag of tricks. Death and tragedy is too predictable for him now. I still loved it, but I think the ending was a bit too cliched and we should have been warned that it would be so dark, since it was marketed as a light comedy.

well it's cliché for him, but if he did let there be a happy ending that would have been cliché also...so nobody wins

[slayer]

unfortunately dr. horrible is no longer available to view for free online. but you can still buy it from itunes!

[comptonassmel]

People die all the time. Having a story of people involved in just daily life without casualties would truly be a work of fiction. There is no way that Buffy would have worked if everyone had remained unscathed at the end of the day.

And by balance, I meant the fact that there was so much actual brightness in Dr. Horrible, and that Penny was so sweet, and yet there was so much darkness in the end.

I didn't expect Joss to produce something that resulted in a simple happy ending, especially after everything I have seen from him.

[Fat Elvis 007]

People die all the time. Having a story of people involved in just daily life without casualties would truly be a work of fiction.

:confused: I wasn't aware "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" was a documentary.


There is no way that Buffy would have worked if everyone had remained unscathed at the end of the day.

I liked that Buffy dealt with death, but that was always a darker show than this, even in Season 1.


And by balance, I meant the fact that there was so much actual brightness in Dr. Horrible, and that Penny was so sweet, and yet there was so much darkness in the end.

I didn't expect Joss to produce something that resulted in a simple happy ending, especially after everything I have seen from him.

I just don't see why a happy ending is some kind of sin these days. They DO happen in real life, sometimes.

[slayer]

People die all the time. Having a story of people involved in just daily life without casualties would truly be a work of fiction. There is no way that Buffy would have worked if everyone had remained unscathed at the end of the day.

And by balance, I meant the fact that there was so much actual brightness in Dr. Horrible, and that Penny was so sweet, and yet there was so much darkness in the end.

I didn't expect Joss to produce something that resulted in a simple happy ending, especially after everything I have seen from him.

i just meant that i stead of joss always killing off the love interest he could try and let them be happy once in a while; something that lasts.

and i didn't realize you were being so straight-forward, but yeah i guess it was bright out. big surprise with the sun; it being california and all. but i would still like to see a balance of reality too - it's not all dreadful, love can actually last.

no i wouldn't expect anyone to have thought it would be an happy ending, but it would have been nice.

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I liked that Buffy dealt with death, but that was always a darker show than this, even in Season 1.

i agree, this was no sweeny todd.


I just don't see why a happy ending is some kind of sin these days. They DO happen in real life, sometimes.

totally.

[Fat Elvis 007]

i just meant that i stead of joss always killing off the love interest he could try and let them be happy once in a while; something that lasts.

and i didn't realize you were being so straight-forward, but yeah i guess it was bright out. big surprise with the sun; it being california and all. but i would still like to see a balance of reality too - it's not all dreadful, love can actually last.

no i wouldn't expect anyone to have thought it would be an happy ending, but it would have been nice.

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i agree, this was no sweeny todd.



totally.

Good to see we agree on something. :)

[slayer]

yes, finally! i still need to get back to you on buffy before i fall too far behind in the thread - but i'm pre-writing my response and i'm trying to make it as efficient and precise as i can...:eek: wow, geek alert!

[Fat Elvis 007]

yes, finally! i still need to get back to you on buffy before i fall too far behind in the thread - but i'm pre-writing my response and i'm trying to make it as efficient and precise as i can...:eek: wow, geek alert!

Heh. I didn't do that with my response to you...no, I certainly did not...;)

[slayer]

:lol:

[number8]

This web series is just soo amazing ... You can watch the 3 webisodes at the official site or on Hulu. I just watched it today and WOW, instant fan. I'm already also a fan of NPH, after seeing him on HIMYM and Harold and Kumar.

I love how it makes fun of the superhero stereotypes. I found it's also pretty ironic how that Dr. Horrible is portrayed as the protagonist, while Captain Hammer is portrayed as the antagonist. It gives a new take on the ever-so familiar concept of superhero shows/movies.

Overall, this series is awesome! Great story (although the ending was a bit strange), and ridiculously catchy songs. According to Joss Whedon at Comic Con, there will be another part. Soundtrack and DVD is also coming too.

http://www.drhorrible.com

[slayer]

yes, complete awesomeness. i can't believe it took you so long to watch it :lol:

[number8]

I honestly never knew about it. :lol: I personally haven't really followed Joss Whedon's work. But the I saw the advertisements and images on iTunes, so I went and checked it out. Good thing I did not miss out!

[slayer]

seriously. joss is my master, muah ha ha!!

[Ginx]

I loved this series - they said it'll be coming to dvd towards the end of the year and they were playing around with the idea that they could do a movie. :)

The panel for this show is on YouTube if you're interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHArg4ipH9Q

[number8]

The Laundry Day song is so awesome. :lol:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog

[comptonassmel]

I am excited for the MUSICAL commentary that Joss mentioned in Entertainment Weekly...that is very unique and should be entertaining, whether it is good or bad!

[number8]

Yeah, that sounds cool. Apparently there's also some numbers performed by the cast that wasn't included in the three-part act.

[comptonassmel]

Joss has said that he has TONS of extras planned. I am super excited to see what he has got for us on the DVD.

[number8]

Soundtrack has been released on iTunes Store. CD release date is still unknown.

I plan on waiting for the CD though.

[slayer]

it's complete awesomeness. i will probably buy the cd also. b/c i love it that much...

[number8]

Lol I love the song "Brand New Day", "My Eyes", and "My Freeze Ray".

So awesome.

[The Ninth Doctor]

I've seen this like five times now. It is incredible.

I think I have act 1 memorized.

Brand New Day is the greatest, followed closely by My Eyes, Slipping, and then the final.

[badwolf]

I really like 'My Eyes'. 'Slipping' is a great song as well, I really love when he's like "That's 2 r's, H-O-R-R..."

[nicmar]

I loved the whole thing a will happily pay for the dvd even after I bought it from Itunes

[niceangelbaby]

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[mysticalweather]

Any word on when the DVD will be released? I heard it was supposed to be out for this holiday season, but I don't know if they've announced a release date yet.

[klim]

The DVD and CD are available for pre-ordering on amazon.com right now. It will ship on the 19th (at least the dvd). Go order it now! :)

[nicmar]

can't wait. I will probably watch my Itunes version again as well. Now all we need is for an announcement about the next chapter.

[ginnyfan]

Oh this was lovely. :D I cried. I tried to sing along. I laughed a lot at Bad Horse. *cackles*