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

Posted : 3 weeks, 5 days ago at Oct 26 9:34

Joss, Joss, Joss... Why must you make us nerds so happy? For years now, Joss Whedon has brought us joy with a stream of wonderful projects, starting with Buffy, and thereafter, Firefly. Now his latest masterpiece is a well-conceived, fun, satirical take on the superhero-genre. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a three-part "tv series" that was aired online for free to the residents of US. The first episode is Act I of the story, the second Act II and the third Act III obviously. As you might have guessed from the title, the series shows us the blog of Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris), along with a lot of actual footage from his life. Dr. Horrible aspires to be supervillain, part of The Evil League Of Evil, but his nemesis Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), a selfish asshole, tends to foil ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 19 13:19

First of all, let me say that Joss Whedon is one of my heroes, so I may be a little bit biased. Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog definitely lived up to all of the hype surrounding it. It was funny and charming, plus what's not to love about an evil super villain who sings all the time? But what I loved most about this was that, in the span of three episodes that were all less than 20 minutes in length, Joss and co. have managed to create characters that are extremely multi-dimensional. You know what motivates each of three main characters, and you get to see how their character develops throughout the show. The acting was all phenominal - how could it not be with Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day? Fillion was hilarious as Captain Hammer, and it was amusing to see h...Read more

Rating : 10/10