Joss Whedon's "Doctor Horrible" Set To Launch

Ololiuhqui writes "During the writer's strike, Joss Whedon came up with a musical idea. Now his diabolical plan is about to be unleashed in the form of a streaming-only release, with a DVD shortly to follow. The three-part Doctor Horrible series stars Neil Patrick Harris as the eponymous doctor, Felicia Day as the woman of his dreams, and Nathan Fillion as the doctor's nemesis, Captain Hammer. Reportedly made for 'less than six figures,' the series has already received rave reviews and will no doubt showcase Whedon's musical facility, as well as his proven ability to squeeze the most out of a budget."

Comments

Not Surprising

[gbulmash]

Not surprising, really, if you remember Once More, with Feeling .

- Greg

Re:Not Surprising

[willyhill]

I must confess I have no idea what you are talking about. Rarely do I feel lost on teh internets, but this did it for me.

Is this where I turn in my geek card?

Re:Not Surprising

[ya really]

Is this where I turn in my geek card?

Are you sure yours wasn't a forgery to begin with?

Re:Not Surprising

[Yold]

I was like 10 when that show came out, and I'm 22 now. I didn't give a shit about tits then dude, it was a good sci-fi show about battling demons and vampires, that mixed-in some good non-vampire story elements.

You really can't find too many shows where the title character isn't attractive. If the story was shit, no amount of T and A would have kept it going for like 7 seasons.

Re:Not Surprising

[Jerry Smith]

it was a good fantasy show about battling demons and vampires

Fixed.

Re:Not Surprising

[Nimey]

Personally I thought Willow was much hotter than Buffy, especially in the early seasons when Willow was the nerdy high-school girl.

Ugliness Man calling...

[Anonymous Coward]

What's the premise? Someone keeps moving his chair?

Re:Ugliness Man calling...

[Gulthek]

The slashdot crowd not get a TMBG reference? Surely, you must be new here.

It must be bunnies!

[Anonymous Coward]

bunnies...
bunnies...
BUNNIES!
(or maybe midgets)

Inside the US only?

[Audent]

WTF? US viewers only?

It's called the WORLD wide web, not the fucking US-wide web.

What possible reason could there be for not showing it elsewhere? What evil could I possibly get up to with a (free to watch) movie clip?

Ridiculous.

Only in the US

[gehrehmee]

Since it's hosted by Hulu, they won't stream to a computer outside the U.S. I never thought I'd have a motive to pirate a free internet video.

Re:Only in the US

[Audent]

I'm stunned. I thought the era of evil foreigners was long over (well, online evil foreigners that is).

oh well. I'll wait for a pirate to break the law to let me watch a free internet video. What a strange world.

Re:Only in the US

[jamie]

Since it's hosted by Hulu, they won't stream to a computer outside the U.S

Looks like it's fixed now. The homepage reads:

All those outside the USA who have been eagerly awaiting Doctor Horrible's Act 1 should now be able to view it via the Official Web Site. If it doesn't load, try clearing your browser cache and doing a forced refresh of the page (Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the F5 key).

I just finished the first installment(No Spoilers)

[sleeping123]

I just finished watching it and I've gotta' say, extremely well written. The whole cast turns out to be fantastic singers, which is a hilarious change of pace for those of you who know Nathan Fillion from Firefly. You'll love his "A Man's Gotta' Do! Next installments are on Thursday and Saturday. I'll be watchin' at midnight!

A fix for us foreigners

[Dzimas]

Grab a copy of Hotspot Shield and enjoy the same streaming media that red blooded Americans enjoy - hotspotshield.com

Re:A fix for us foreigners

[moderatorrater]

You could just come to America.

Unless, that is, you hate freedom. *accusing stare*

Disclaimer: the above comment was made in jest; in no way, shape, or form should it be taken as the true opinion of the author. America is not inherently superior to other countries, but the premise can make for a good joke.

This comment is known to the State of California to be a cancer causing agent.

The issue is being addressed

[Chuck Chunder]

apparantly

Enjoys breaking *some* gender stereotypes

[patio11]

If you see a girl between the ages of, oh, twelve and twenty-five in any of his shows, and she is looking harmless and is coming towards you, just save everybody some needless exertion and kill yourself.

Other awesome Joss' works

[YA_Python_dev]

Don't forget to also check out the others Joss' current works:

• Dollhouse, a TV series that will start on January 2009 (but there will be pirated episodes on TPB probably much sooner); enjoy the trailer and an interview;
• the BtVS season 8; I'm not a comic book person, but this is incredibly awesome! Guess who Buffy is sleeping with now? ;-)

This guy is feminist, pro-gay and atheist: he should run for POTUS!

Available outside the US now as well

[the_other_chewey]

It can be watched from outside the US now as well: http://doctorhorrible.net/now-available-outisde-usa/105/

The free world saves the day again (or something).

Re:Nathan Fillion

[Joe the Lesser]

Uh, he starred in Serenity the movie which was after Firefly.

He starred in Drive, by Joss Whedon.

He knows it's the shithead Fox execs that are the problem, not Joss.