Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a short film made by Joss Whedon (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity fame) and starring Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, a wannabe supervillain (alter-ego non-descriptly known as 'Billy') with his heart set on taking over the world and proving himself a super villain, while at the same time getting Penny (Felicia Day), the cute girl at the laundromat, to notice him. Things turn messy when Dr. Horrible's plans are foiled by the egotistical "superhero", Captain Hammer and all attempts at villainish nobility by Dr. Horrible are thrown out the window! Traditional superhero roles are reversed and drama (nay, even angst) ensues! I won't give everything away, but if you haven't seen this, check it out. I'm not too terribly fond of the Buffy writing/story style, but something about Dr. Horrible connects with me, and I'm always glad to see people putting out musicals, even in this relatively small a scale, and especially through the medium of the ubiquitous internet. Note: There are a couple of PG moments, just so you know. Special thanks to Megan for introducing me to this gem.
My favorite line: "Four sweater vests!" You'll know what I mean when you see it in Act II.
The music is just so catchy.
Sounds funny! Also, you mean Serenity--not Serendipity.
ReplyDeleteAh yes... *edits* Amazing the difference one little "dip" can make.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious. Also, you mean Firefly, not Serenity or Serendipity. This show makes me miss that show.
ReplyDeleteActually, no, I meant Serenity. He wrote the 2005 film screenplay. I didn't remember that he was involved with Firefly until now, and even so I don't really know that much about it, but I do remember when Serenity was released. Interestingly, Serenity also stars Nathan Fillion, who appears as Captain Hammer (and who also appeared in a Season 3 episode of LOST I watched last night).
ReplyDeleteI believe that the movie Serenity was actually based on the Firefly series.
ReplyDelete*ahem*
ReplyDeleteFirefly was a show created by Joss Whedon and it aired on Fox in 2002. It got cancelled pretty swiftly and only 14 episodes were made (not all of them airing). Because the fans (Browncoats) were so passionate and because Firefly is so awesome, they finally made the movie, Serenity, which came out in fall of 2005.
Serenity picks up about 2 months after where the series ended. Both are awesome.
...is my geek showing?
I knew I could count on you to clear things up! It pretty much coincides perfectly with the research I did earlier today to make sure I hadn't blogged something that was horribly incorrect.
ReplyDeleteI should have known you would know, especially considering the "Vera" video posted on your blog last week.
I have to see it. I promise soon. But I expect great things out of this.
ReplyDeleteHey, I think I deserve some credit for introducing you to this. I'm STILL in love with it. A lot. My favorite is "It's curtains, Dr. Horrible. Lacey, gently wafting curtains." Also the bit about how people have layers.
ReplyDeleteDuly noted. Post edited to thank Megan for pointing me in the direction of this great work.
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