Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

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Conceived as an "online miniseries event" during the 2008 writers' strike, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 42-minute musical romp that bears the distinctive stamp of Joss Whedon. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) plays the title character, who video-blogs about his twin goals to join the Evil League of Evil and to woo the fair Penny (Felicia Day, of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Web series The Guild), a woman he met at the local laundromat. Dr. Horrible is foiled on both fronts, however, by his arch-nemesis, the self-absorbed superhero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion, Whedon's Firefly).

Dr. Horrible was written by Whedon, his brothers Zack and Jed, and Jed's fiancee Maurissa Tancharoen, and the songs were written by Joss and Jed (who also produced, orchestrated, played, etc.) with some lyrics by Tancharoen. (Jed and Tancharoen have backup singing roles.) The offbeat, off-the-cuff humor is laugh-out-loud funny, and just like Dr. Horrible wants to take over the world, the songs will take over your head: they're engaging ("My Freeze Ray"), stirring ("My Eyes"), and sweet ("Penny's Song"). "So They Say" is particularly evocative of Jonathan Larson's Rent, but as with Joss Whedon's musical episode of Buffy, "Once More with Feeling," the influences are diverse. It's hard to imagine a better cast. Harris, who's sung Sondheim on Broadway, is a great lead and clearly the best singer, Day is completely charming, and who better than Captain Tightpants to play the pompous superhero? One could argue about the ending, and the independent budget shows, but Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a complete hoot for people who enjoy musicals with quirky humor. Plan on watching it multiple times. --David Horiuchi

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Even if you've already watched or downloaded Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a number of bonus features might entice you. There are two commentary tracks: Harris, the three Whedons, Tancharoen, Day, and Fillion recorded a spirited track discussing the movie, and there's also "Commentary! The Musical" in which they ignore the movie and sing about the writers' strike and each other (e.g., Fillion sings "I'm Better than Neil")--the songs aren't as good as the Horrible songs, but it's good silly fun. A 20-minute making-of discusses the cast, the recording sessions, and how the movie became a phenomenon, and 10 videos (a half-hour total) were recorded by fans who want to join the Evil League of Evil. And when's the last time you wanted to pause the FBI warning? --David Horiuchi

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Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) stars as Billy, A.K.A. Dr. Horrible, a budding super-villain whose plans for world domination continually go awry. His two goals: getting accepted into the Evil League of Evil, and working up the guts to speak to his laundromat crush Penny, played by Felicia Day (The Guild). The only thing standing in his way is Captain Hammer, Billy's superhero arch-nemesis played by Nathan Fillion (Firefly). With one big score, Billy could get into the E.L.E. and earn the respect of Penny, but only if he can keep her away from the dashing Captain Hammer...

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Actor
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Nathan Fillion
- Felicia Day
- Simon Helberg
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Binding: DVD
Creator
- David Burns
- Michael Boretz
- Maurissa Tancharoen
- Jed Whedon
- Zack Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
EAN: 0883629697581
Format
- Closed-captioned
- Color
- Widescreen
- NTSC
Is Eligible For Trade In: 1
Label: Mutant Enemy, INC.
Manufacturer: Mutant Enemy, INC.
Product Group: DVD
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: Mutant Enemy, INC.
Release Date: 2008-12-19
Running Time: 43
Studio: Mutant Enemy, INC.
UPC: 883629697581

Fun and Catchy!, 2010-03-09; By: Shannon Davis(Los Alamitos, CA - USA)
"Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is a musical about a mad scientist (Doctor Horrible) who wants to make it into this evil league, but so far all of his plots have been foiled by Captain Hammer. We end up seeing two plot lines that twist together in this story, as Doctor Horrible's actually a normal guy named Billy when he's not bent on causing evil. Billy has fallen in love with Penny and wants to get into the evil league and take over the world. He figures that it'll be easy enough, but Captain Hammer not only ruins his plan but steals his girl too.

The cast is simply amazing! If you love Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and/or Felicia Day then this is the movie for you! I have to say that Nathan Fillion's portrayal of Captain Hammer was even reminiscent of his role on "Castle" at time which made it even more fun! Neil Patrick Harris is just simply wonderful in this! And though Felicia Day doesn't seem as well known as the other two in the cast, she is simply wonderful to watch and listen to her sing! I absolutely love her in "The Guild" and in this!

I have to say that I didn't set the bar very high when I was told about this, but I watched it and thought that it was simply fantastic! It's fun and the tunes totally stay with you. I have the soundtrack on my iPod now! I'd recommend this for people who like either anything that this fantastic cast is in or if you don't know any of the actors then it'd be a safe bet if you like musicals and comics ;)

This is a very fun superhero-type of show.

It has a very different feeling though, I think, because I found myself rooting for Doctor Horrible instead of Captain Hammer.

Plus, it's Joss Whedon's so you know it's pure brilliance :D

If you like Joss Whedon, you must own this, 2010-03-03; By: H. Mazarakis
The songs are great; my kids downloaded every single one from iTunes. The story is fun but not without meaning. Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia day are fantastic. Contains Joss Whedon's trademark combination of humor and tragedy.

Really funny..., 2010-03-02; By: snowlaiden(usa)
I didn't expect this to be as funny as it was, but it is really great. The soundtrack is funny and catchy and Neil Patrick Harris does a great job in this "sing a long blog" as Dr. Horrible and Nathan Fillion a.k.a "the Hammer" (the reason I watched this in the first place) is the perfect non-perfect hero . I could watch this a thousand times and still think its funny. I loved it...

Nice quirky musical---just seemed to end too soon, 2010-03-02; By: Viva(So. Cal.)
This was a fun ride, filled with great songs performed with flair by Harris, Fillion, et. al. It would be more fun to see it with a group of fans with the appropriate props, of course, but it's still very entertaining on its own if you're by yourself. Joss Whedon continues showing off the musical talents that he first regaled us with in the BTVS musical episode and Firefly. There is also a rather somber conclusion to this short movie; it left me wanting more. Maybe a sequel or two?

Catchy, 2010-02-11; By: Theodore Bookwell(BFE, MN)
I was introduced to this title by my cousin, and had a little bit of a low expectation. I rented it, and every song got stuck in my head. The story is simple but fun and NPH does a great job as Dr. Horrible.