"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (2008) TV series

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He has a Ph.D. in horribleness!

Plot:

An aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.

Plot Keywords:

Hyphen In Title | Period In Title | Apostrophe In Title | Punctuation In Title | Unrequited Love

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Neil Patrick Harris	...	Billy / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Hammer (3 episodes, 2008)
Felicia Day	...	Penny (3 episodes, 2008)
Simon Helberg	...	Moist (3 episodes, 2008)
Nick Towne	...	Bad Horse Chorus #1 (3 episodes, 2008)
Jed Whedon	...	Bad Horse Chorus #2 / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Rob Reinis	...	Bad Horse Chorus #3 / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Otto Michael Penzato	...	Van Driver / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Lance Lanfear	...	Hawaiian Shirt Guy (3 episodes, 2008)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

Timescience Bloodclub

Trivia:

In the DVD's real commentary, the cast jokes that the dark haired lady with sun glasses sitting next to the Captain Hammer Groupies when Captain Hammer is singing "Everyone's a Hero in Their Own Way" is Sarah Michelle Gellar. Joss Whedon sets the record straight with TVGuide.com and says that it was *not* Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Quotes:

Dr. Horrible: [after describing about the freeze ray failure] Captain Hammer threw a car at my head.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tur-Mohel: Evil League of Evil Application (2008) (V)

Thank God for the Writer's Strike

I read Joss Whedon and his brother's were bored during the Writer's Strike last season and came up with the idea for Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. All I can say is at least one phenomenal thing came out of that strike! This three part comedy/drama with music is the most entertaining thing I've seen all summer. Neil Patrick Harris is absolutely inspired as the not so horrible, Dr. Horrible. Nathan Fillion is as adorable as ever as Captain Hammer, but he gets to reach in and find some shallowness too. This is fifty minutes, when you put all three parts together, of silliness, twists and turns, all with a soundtrack. It's only free online until July 20th, then you have to buy it. But the season pass at iTunes is only $3.99 and it is well worth the money. I highly recommend this for anyone who loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer's musical episode, who loves Joss Whedon or Neil Patrick Harris.