Joss Whedon’s “Dr. Horrible”
News from Joss Whedon, the creative head behind several Buffy episodes, Firefly (“the most cancelled show on TV”), and Serenity – a movie I could watch over and over again… especially the River fight scenes… but I digress.
Joss brings us “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog“. Starring Neil Patrick Harris (a.k.a. Doogie Howser) as Dr. Horrible, Nathan Fillion (yes, Malcolm Reynolds) as Captain Rey… er… Hammer, and Felicia Day (Buffy’s Vi) as Penny.
The story (without telling too much) is typically Whedon, so to speak. Dr. Horrible wants to enter the League of evil superheroes, led by Bad Horse — there, you have it. To fulfil his plans, he has to beat his arch nemesis Captain Hammer, who also happens to have caught the eye of Penny. Now Penny is the secret love interest of Dr. Horrible, giving him even more reason to hate (and kill) Captain Hammer.
As the title suggests, there is some singing involved. The music is not too cheesy, and, sorry, not too catchy. But the acting and direction is great. And you can be sure there is a twist at the end.
The first three episodes will be available for free, although the download will be taken down soon. Of course the acts are only available in the US. Pscha! Anyway, enjoy it while it lasts.
