It’s not often that my love for mad scientists and pompous super heroes gets to merge with musicality and freeze rays…but by god Dr. Horrible managed to exceed my wildest expectations! For those who don’t know, Dr. Horrible is a direct to internet 3-part comedy musical starring Neil Patrick Harris. Some time ago the DVD came out and brought the 50 minute delight to televisions everywhere. What you need to know is that Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind FireFly (One of the best TV series ever), Angel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer wrote and directed the film. Now with Joss Whedon’s latest series Dollhouse getting the axe, it seems the timing is right for Whedon to produce his highly anticipated sequel. And this pretty much guarantees that Whedon will swear off Television networks (Aside from Buffy’s long run, he’s had nothing but heartache with each premature series cancelation).
So, while Whedon may be ready to get the singing going, Neil Patrick Harris only has a 3 month window of opportunity coming up in which to get back to the lab (How I Met Your Mother goes on hiatus during the off season).
I for one don’t doubt that we can get an equally good product from these guys no matter how much (or little) time they are given. However, if fans (myself included) where offered a theatrical remake or sequel that would bring increased budget and production values, then we would take that in a heartbeat… even if it meant using that old freeze way on the production calender.
For anyone who wants a refresh, or (gasp) missed Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, here’s the trailer:
This is one of my favorite songs in the movie. It’s from a scene in which the cocksure hero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) starts dating Penny, Dr. Horrible’s crush:
If you’re interested in a full fledged review of the Dr.’s first outing, click on the following video… it’s a review I made before joining the excellent staff here at Watchmojo.com, enjoy!:
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