In 2008, during the most recent Writers Guild of America strike, brothers Joss, Jed, and Zack Whedon created Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Shortly after its release, this three part miniseries became a huge internet sensation. Besides having the talented minds of Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and his brothers, the project boasted talented actors like Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Felicia Day (The Guild), Nathan Fillion (Castle), and Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory). Over the span of forty-three minutes, there are fourteen incredibly catchy songs and loads of quotable dialogue (I've had some of the lyrics stuck in my head all day thus I felt the need to blog about it).
Dr. Horrible is a villain with a video blog who updates his viewers regularly on his various villainous schemes. On the vlog he mentions his progress on his Freeze Ray that will stop time, how he melted gold bars to destroy the status quo, and what advances he has made toward his 'laundry buddy,' Penny. However Dr. Horrible, also known as 'Billy buddy,' inadvertently introduced Penny to his arch-nemesis Captain Hammer. Being a ladies man, Captain Hammer instantly sweeps Penny off her feet and Dr. Horrible tries to win her back at the Laundromat, but the more he tries to win Penny's heart, the further away Dr. Horrible gets from his objective, which is to get into the Evil League of Evil. With Captain Hammer always foiling his plans, Dr. Horrible must find a way to win the girl and obtain a spot in the League.
This miniseries is hilarious yet I somehow find myself often on the verge of tears because that's what Whedon does. He makes you laugh and get emotionally invested in the characters, but then he tears your heart out.
Still, if you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. This is something that I can watch over and over again.
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