Dr. Horrible

[Raph]

How come nobody is talking about this? It goes away tomorrow.

http://www.drhorrible.com

Joss Whedon making an Internet-distributed indie comic book musical...

[NiX]

Someone thought it was useless

[MahrinSkel]

If you like Joss Whedon, you'll like it.  If you didn't like Buffy or Angel, you won't like it at all.  It's a funny one-off musical, with some good gags and even some deep meaning.

--Dave

[Signe]

Buffy was meh.  I liked Angel.  I hate musicals.

[Aez]

I didn't even last 1 min.  This is boring.

[Merusk]

I didn't even last 1 min.  This is boring.

Keep watching. You have to make it through the slow letter reading intro part. I nearly stopped, too, but it does get better.

[Selby]

I didn't even last 1 min.  This is boring.

I made it through Act I.  Still boring.  But then I hated Buffy and Angel.

[Samwise]

It's got Doogie and Mal as a lame supervillain and a superpowered asshole.  And they SING.  I don't understand what's not to like.

[Engels]

I'm digging it, and Buffy bored me silly.

[jpark]

Very good.

The future of actor self promotion?

[Yoru]

I liked the first two acts, but I felt the third was kind of a let-down. They tried to cram too much into it, whereas the first two are centered more around singular major character development events.

But the songs are fun, and this is probably the first thing Joss Whedon has done that I haven't thought to be pure crap.

[Merusk]

Very good.

The future of actor self promotion?

Probably, yes.  There was a bit in EW (the wife gets it) a few months back about Will Ferrell and the other guy who started funnyordie.com. In that interview they mentioned that a lot of their corner of  liked the idea of releasing web content for the sheer fun of the project and the chance to do something different.

We're just beginning to see the first wave with the second and third tier actors in projects like Dr. Horrible and The Guild in addition to Funny or Die.

[Engels]

But the songs are fun, and this is probably the first thing Joss Whedon has done that I haven't thought to be pure crap.

You didn't like Firefly? Burn him! 

[Tebonas]

I would watch the phonebook read by Felicia Day, even with the sound turned off.

But I liked this for its other qualities as well. I found it funny and Harris actually was good in it.

[Samwise]

Yeah, NPH completely stole the show.

I'm sad it was over so fast.  Part of me wants them to make more episodes, but the other part of me is pretty sure they would only go downhill from here.

[Evil Elvis]

Unhappy ending was 100x better than just-a-fantasy ending.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Unhappy ending was 100x better than just-a-fantasy ending.

I just watched it and yes, it was completely awesome.

[Litigator]

Stuff I loved:

1. "Wonderflonium"

2. The Bad Horse song.

3. "Balls" at the end of act 1.

4. "The Hammer is my penis"

5. "It's a brand new day; yeah, the sun is high; the birds are singing; 'cause you're gonna die!"

6. "It's a good day to be homeless."

7. "I hate the homeless"

8. "We totally had sex."

9. "I'm in pain! This is what pain feels like!"

10. Dr. Horrible robbing the bank with Moist as his henchman

11. The "Goodfellas" tracking shot through Dr. Horrible's party, with the Bad Horse Chorus and Dr. Horrible giving the pound to the guy in the pimp suit.

12.  The Evil League of Evil reveal with Bad Horse at the head of the table.

13. The sad last shot.

Very great, and worth watching.  I might even buy it on itunes after they take it down.

[lesion]

THE THOROUGHBRED OF SIN! He's a bad horse. Best character in the history of time.

[Litigator]

THE THOROUGHBRED OF SIN! He's a bad horse. Best character in the history of time.

He'll make you his mare.

[Abagadro]

I think Fake Thomas Jefferson is a bit more terrifying.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I'm going to second

"The hammer is my penis"

for being the best line.

[Yoru]

Has the soundtrack been released on iTunes or anything? I'd definitely buy it. Reportedly, the DVD will even come with bonus tracks not in the webcast version.

[Phildo]

I liked NPH's deliver of "The freeze ray needs work," and "Captain Hammer threw a car at my head."

[Ironwood]

That's great stuff.

[ahoythematey]

I only liked the Buffy movie and Firefly.  I remember a friend of mine dragging me to the drafthouse singalongs of Buffy, and the only real fun I got out of it besides getting to spend time with her was through tormenting the hardcore fans there by saying I liked the Dawn character.

Eh, somebody will have to force me to watch this, not going to do it on account of recommendations from the likes of you riff-raff.

[DraconianOne]

I only liked the Buffy movie

Admitting that you fail at life would be less embarassing and earn you considerably more respect.

[Tale]

Very good.

The future of actor self promotion?

What?

This cost six figures to make. It employed dozens of people. It was written and funded by one of the top TV writer/directors in the world.

This is what they did during the writers' strike. Whedon now has to try and make his money back in untested ways.

I only liked the Buffy movie and Firefly.  I remember a friend of mine dragging me to the drafthouse singalongs of Buffy, and the only real fun I got out of it besides getting to spend time with her was through tormenting the hardcore fans there by saying I liked the Dawn character.

Eh, somebody will have to force me to watch this, not going to do it on account of recommendations from the likes of you riff-raff.

I only liked Firefly. It was superb and I was very moved when the ensemble cast and crew had to part ways. The Buffy/Angel universe was tacky schlock of the kind that pulp fantasy novel-reading geeks everywhere quote Python-style until I strangle them all, one by one, to repair the human race and make the world just aaaaace.

Dr Horrible was great. Highly recommended.

[ahoythematey]

I only liked the Buffy movie

Admitting that you fail at life would be less embarassing and earn you considerably more respect.

Well, in my defense I do like a lot of bad movies, it's been 10+ years since I actually saw the movie, and it had Paul Reubens stabbed with a ruler.  I probably do fail at life too, so meh.  Seeing as Tale seems to run along the same track of thought that I do, maybe I will check out Dr. Horrible after all.

[Engels]

The Buffy/Angel universe was tacky schlock of the kind that pulp fantasy novel-reading geeks everywhere quote Python-style until I strangle them all, one by one, to repair the human race

Amen, brother. Preach it to the skies.

[jpark]

Very good.

The future of actor self promotion?

What?

This cost six figures to make.

Like I said...

[Tale]

Like I said...

So it's the future of actor self-promotion for already well-known actors who don't need self-promotion? I was thinking struggling actors. The only reason it's recouping any money is the already well-known names attached.

[Tebonas]

Lets see how the "The Guild" DVD sells, then we see how that self-promotion works for not so well-known actors.

And this is hardly the first time they tried that for known actors either. Sanctuary for example.

[jpark]

Like I said...

So it's the future of actor self-promotion for already well-known actors who don't need self-promotion? I was thinking struggling actors. The only reason it's recouping any money is the already well-known names attached.

Ya if you're thinking of actors waiting tables until they get their big break - I agree - too expensive for them.  But for actors who had minor film/TV exposure - or are entering their twilight years - or are now out favor - a vehicle like this may be teh new venue for them to get back in the public eye and solicity some interest.

[Lantyssa]

I loved it.  The perfect amount of camp.  Although it made me sad, too.