Joss Whedon‘s first assault on the Internet premiered on Tuesday with mixed results. I mean, sure it’s the NUMBER ONE download at iTunes. And sure the sound of SQUEEEE! fills the air. And sure the critics are all singing the praises of the singing villain.
But it was so popular, the Dr. Horrible folks had to get new webservers! That’s not good. They were too loved!
I…don’t want to say much about it. Act I is up for your viewing pleasure and is just over 10 minutes long. If you love NPH (and if you don’t, are you sure you’re at the right website?) and if you love Joss Whedon (if not, see the last parenthetical) you should check this out. Oh, plus there’s the lovely Felicia Day, the lovely Nathan Fillion, and songs aplenty. I will tell you this, Dr. Horrible has a good chance of making it into the Evil League of Evil if his plans go right. His “application is strong this year.”
Let’s hope Captain Hammer doesn’t screw things up like always.
Act II premieres tomorrow (tonight at midnight, actually) and Act III on the 19th. It’s only going to be free online for a few days, so take advantage of this remarkable window of opportunity while you can. Otherwise, you’ll have people like me kvetching to you endlessly: “how could you miss it? Do you want to borrow my DVD copy? Here, let me get the DVD.”
R.A. Porter is an aspiring television writer who currently toils away in the software mines. He can be found at his personal blog and stalked on Twitter.
I have no excuse for not watching this yet, but I will today!
I think the greatest self-indulgence is writing a musical its so pretentious.
The first song sounds like a Ben Folds song, not too bad.
I don't know. I probably watch the three episodes, why I don't know. I have a love hate with musicals.
There is a song I heard on XM radio the other day. Ur so gay but you don't even know it or something to that effect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbLkXhGEmo
You can't give me crap for girly aerobics or Mama Mia. :0)
Dunno. “Once More with Feeling” is still one of my top-five episode of any show all-time. Joss wants to write a musical, Joss can write a musical. Oh, and the Firefly theme song was pretty good, too.
He's not quite as good as Trey Parker, but I'd put him at a close second for young popculture-immersed creators of musicals.
yeah this is all new to me. I will have to check that out.
South Park forgot about that, yes the songs are brilliant.
Woohoo! Act II loading up now, and I just received email notification that my Captain Hammer t-shirt shipped!
Is that the one with Fillion's face on the front?
No, I got the one that looks like his uniform, the hammer on a black tee.
It's like golf, all it takes is one good shot to bring me back. One obvious over statement by Capt. Hammer is enough for me to watch part III.
That looks cool!