Being a huge Whedonverse fan my hopes were that this series would be more fun than a ship with a Capissen 38 engine filled to the brim with terrifying space monkeys Sadly I was slightly disappointed during the first few minutes as Dr Horrible Neil Patrick Harris NPH spoke directly to the camera and later answered emailed questions I shouldnt admit this but it took me until the first song to actually 145get it its premise is initially set around Dr Horribles video blog Hey Bob it even mentions that in the frakkin title of the show What can I say This is what the lack of Joss on the tube or silver screen has done to me side note 145Serenity 2 anyone Universal Joss Captain Tightpants Hows that for an intro AnywaysRecapsAct IThe world is a mess and I just need to rule itWe first meet Dr HorribleBilly while he is recording his video blog in his apartmentlair Dressed in a lab coat a
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Two of my favorite things in all of show business— musical comedy and Joss Whedon — combine in the funniest, freshest TV special of the summer, which happens to be available only on your computer starting in mid-July.I had the great good fortune late last week to get a sneak peek at all 42 minutes of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Whedon's stylishly scrappy, lovably cheesy and insanely tuneful return to the form for which he showed such incredible aptitude in the classic "Once More, With Feeling" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Dr. Horrible, written during the writers' strike and filmed in six days this spring "on favors and waivers" by a crew of longtime Whedon loyalists, will be streamed for free in what Whedon cheerfully calls an "Internet miniseries event" on the show's official website (www.drhorrible.com) in three chapters. Part 1 will be available Tuesday, July 15, with the following segments (each roughly 14 minutes) available July 17 and 19. All three parts...
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