"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:

Dr. Horrible's evil lair was not a set. It was an actual home that had been made over by the television show "Monster House" to look like a mad scientist's lab. The various bottles and tubes that could be seen in the background, in reality, were alcohol dispensers in a special bar that was built for the house by the kooky home makeover show. Even the over-sized chair that Dr. Horrible sits in was an actual part of the homeowner's living room.

Quotes:

Penny: You're not really interested in the homeless, are you?
Dr. Horrible: No, I am, but... it's a symptom. You're treating a symptom while the disease rages on, consumes the human race. The fish rots from the head, so they say. So I'm thinking, why not cut off the head?
Penny: [pause] Of the human race?
Dr. Horrible: It's not a... perfect metaphore.

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.