For those of you who haven’t heard, before Joss gets to working on Dollhouse, he’s doing the Internet musical miniseries Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Say what? “It’s the story of a low-rent supervillain (Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible), the hero who keeps beating him up (Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer), and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to (Felicia Day as Penny).”
It will come out somewhere, possibly on the computer. In the meantime, there is a very excellent Dr. Horrible fansite with lots more info.
…Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, an entirely independent made-for-Internet (but no word yet on where you’ll find it) musical-comedy, conceived during the fallow strike period.
Here’s what we know: Three acts, or episodes. 30 minutes total. Written with his brothers. Starring, as the title would-be super-villain, the versatile Neil Patrick Harris (whom Joss told he he saw and loved in his and my favorite composer Stephen Sondheim’s 2004 Assassins revival) and Whedon repertory favorite Nathan Fillion as the hero. Felicia Day (who played Vi, one of the slayerettes in Buffy’s final season) rounds out the main cast. In a nod to Buffy’s “Once More With Feeling” musical episode, Joss’s old partner in crime Marti Noxon (well remembered for her “parking ticket” aria) has a cameo as well. (Marti introduced the screening, telling a funny story of how she and Joss once sneaked into a sing-along screening of the episode, and how tickled she was when fans threw underwear at her on the screen—referring to a lyric in which she says she isn’t wearing any.)
How much do we want to see and to be able to sing along to this Doctor Horrible? Almost as much as the legions of fans who camped out for hours (some overnight, we’re told) in hopes of getting into the Cinerama Dome for Thursday’s marquee Paley Center event.
Joss Whedon: “I literally drove here from wrapping the shooting of an independent short called “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog.” It’s my next musical starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. It’s going to come out somewhere, possibly the computer. It’s awesome.”
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