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It’s Official – Dr Horrible Pt II
There will be a second Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon said in a Thursday conference call with reporters to promote Dollhouse. The main question, he says, is whether he does it “on a shoe string again” or goes bigger budget and “invites other people into the process.” Either way, he promises that it won’t affect the storyline.
Source: www.tvguidemagazine.com
I dont care, as long as it stays independent, and online-purchasable.
If that means a small budget, its fine by me.
Dr Horribles DVD was all regions, cheap and free from stupid adverts (WIN for fans).
It also gave the creators more money (%) then going ver a big publisher (WIN for creators).
The future should be independent, internet/dvd based productions. Please dont go back now
September 18th, 2009 at 7:56 amSqueeeeeeeeeeee!
September 18th, 2009 at 8:34 amThank you Joss! You’re awesome!
I always knew they would, even when Joss seemed uncertain. Hey! It didn’t really end! It’s at least a trilogy. I kind of hope they stick to the shoestring budget so it doesn’t look all sell-outy.
September 18th, 2009 at 2:14 pmI concur with Redd and Thomas. Whatever it takes to produce another awesome piece of artwork.
I’m still amazed every time I watch it, I couldn’t have imagined a better cast to play those roles, and the songs, writing, and acting are phenomenal. Definitely deserving of the Emmy it received.
Thank you Joss Whedon, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, Simon Helberg, and all the other actors and behind the scenes people that made it happen.
Now if only Joss’s entire next jaw dropping series would be online. Can you imagine a Firefly/Dollhouse/Buffy quality series in a purely online format like the Guild? I see that as one possible direction for the future.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:26 pmWOOT! That’s awesome news, thank you!
September 18th, 2009 at 11:40 pmOh wow, I am so excited! This is my happy dance.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:12 pmDear god! I can’t wait!?!?!!!
September 20th, 2009 at 8:03 pmWOOT. This is going be Legen…Wait For It…Dary!!!
September 20th, 2009 at 8:42 pm^__^
Dude, you’re NOT m nemesis….
Short and sweet: Dr Horrible wird fortgesetzt. Ausserdem hat er die Emmy-Verleihung ĂĽberfallen und sich so einen der Preise ergaunert….
September 21st, 2009 at 2:59 amThis sequel is worthless without Felicia Day. Clearly Penny should be resurrected as a villain: Bad Penny – She keeps turning up.
September 21st, 2009 at 4:42 amAs much as I love the idea of a second one, and I know Joss Whedon would do it right, I don’t think that it’s necessarily the right move.
What made Dr. Horrible’s sing a long Blog so great was that it played on the stereotypes of good and evil. It was the villians perspective. And in all rights one of the best pieces of independent storytelling because it was so canny.
I’m seeing the possibilities of the second, but I don’t think it’ll be better or even live up to the original.
Dr. Horrible’s story in my mind was wrapped up nicely. We don’t need to see what happens after he goes into the evil league of evil because after that he’s your a-typical super-villian.
All the best for production, though.
September 21st, 2009 at 7:46 amWOOT! I LOVE YOU JOSS! Now we just need some more FIREFLY!!!! pretty please!!! ^_^
September 21st, 2009 at 8:38 amOh my gosh… TOTALLY made my morning/entire year! I cannot wait!!!!
September 21st, 2009 at 9:04 amThis is better news than Jesus coming back.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:27 amDO WANT
Now please.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:46 amJesse, we’re talking about Joss Whedon, here. I doubt he’ll create a predictable story-line.
I’m excited for more NPH and more Fillion. Another “Everyone’s A Hero” type of song would make the world a better place.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:38 pm*doing happy dance*
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 amI’d actually like to see ‘on a shoestring’ again. Sometimes it’s the lack of a big budget that gives something it’s appeal (look at the Evil Dead movies). Either way, though, I’m sure it’ll be great!
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 amFreaking sweet. I know Joss will do us proud.
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:46 amWithout Felicia Day (Since she’s dead) this shit will bomb.
That is, unless Dr. Horrible can bring her back to life…
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 amMad Scientist+Dead Girlfriend = Clone/Robot Girlfriend.
Being dead never stopped parodic superhero musicals before!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:54 amlol Cloning is an /awesome/ idea! How about this for a storyline:
After creating a half-dozen or so clones that are tragic/comic mistakes (e.g. stereotypical ‘Dumb Blonde’, ‘Paranoid Schitzo’, etc. – Felicia should have a *ball* with those!), Dr. Horrible finally creates one that seems perfect, until she reveals herself as ‘Bad Penny’ by doing something so horrific that she is automatically inducted into the Evil League of Evil, whereupon she takes it upon herself to ‘clean up’ the League by getting rid of second-class villians…like Dr. H, before deciding to take over the ELoE herself.
She should outclass Dr. H in every way possible, constantly reminding him that he is only even *in* the ELoE by pure fluke, and torturing him with guilt.
The epic battle (of course there has to be one.) has Dr. H convincing Captain Hammer to stop moping around and being a coward, and help fight BP. Along with the other clones, and the second-class villains and henchmen who were kicked out, they take on BP, who by now has assassinated her way to the head of the League, and who pits its full resources against Dr. H & crew.
After everyone else but Dr. H & CH has been killed, BP pursues them back to Dr. H’s lab. CH is wounded and disabled (again), and Dr. H has to make the conscious choice to kill BP with his (more functional) Death Ray, while she plays on his emotions, alternately taunting him (“How many other people have had the chance to kill the only woman they have ever loved…twice.”), and trying to convince him not to kill her. He makes the choice and pulls the trigger, killing her instantly. Unfortunately for him, it malfunctions (again), and the misfire mortally wounds Dr. H. After he falls, there is a hiss from the background, and the clone chamber opens up one last time, revealing _Good_ Penny, who, after Dr. H exposits making one, last attempt to recreate his lady love, has /him/ die in /her/ arms. (CH, almost killed for a second time by villains, switches sides, as the rest of the heroes don’t kill, and can’t hurt him. He gets into the ELoE by claiming that /he/ killed BP.)
What do you think?
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:18 pmif it wasn’t 12:30am and my family wasn’t sleeping down the hall I’d be jumping around screaming my fool head off right now!!!!!!
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:31 pmI’d personally like to see Penny back as a sort of ‘Dark Phoenix’ kinda deal: back from the dead, and all evil now
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 amDr. Horrible’s Sing A Long Blog II: Penny, Undead Queen of Hell
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pmIncredibly great news! I still can’t stop viewing Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, even though I’ve seen it at least 30 times. I’m absolutely obsessed with it. I bought the DVD and mailed it to a friend in Canada who cannot access it online.
Thanks, Joss!
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 pmNumfar! Do the dance of joy!
September 30th, 2009 at 7:28 amYes! I love this show! I am so glad he’s doing a second one! I think it’ll be great small or big, small makes it more awesome, but either way it’ll be great!
September 30th, 2009 at 9:00 amJoss is a genius!
This made my day! Can’t wait to see what Joss has planned!
September 30th, 2009 at 9:02 pmPenny probably will come bak but I’m thinking that Johnny Snow has a part here…
The first Dr. Horrible is so evidently an orgins story I don’t know how people can say there shouldn’t be a second show.
That said, I hope fans will be forgiving instead of flouting ownership and critiquing every little thing they don’t personally like. Sequels are already hard because the novelty and newness isn’t there in the same way, you still have to do enough similar things to make the old fans feel comfy and then bring in enough different elements to keep audience interest and devotion.
Then again, Empire Strikes Back, the hands-down favorite Star Wars film among surveyed males on the street was a sequel.
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 pmOMG!! so excited about this!! I really hope Penny can come back in some way though
Although NPH is all I need for this to be amazing!
October 4th, 2009 at 3:12 pmThis is great news. Anything Joss Whedon does, anytime, anywhere – I’m there. Heck, watching re-runs of anything Joss Whedon has made is better than watching anything on “live” tv.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:12 amWhat if, in the meantime… there was, say, a prequel? Maybe one released online… maybe even before thanksgiving … with even more original music than the first… with a story that explored Billy’s personal journey from wanting to save the world to him “wanting to rule it”?
October 14th, 2009 at 12:30 pmThis is great, i love DR. Horrible! i always thought it should be longer
and if there is going to be a number 2.
October 19th, 2009 at 3:09 pmdefinatly put in johnny snow haha how can you not. and of course, DR Horrible and his pals (moist and such) keeping it a secret from the Evil Legue of Evil should build some sort of machine to bring Penny back to life. that would be awesome. you cant have a Dr Horrible with out dear Penny!
cant wait!
I really like DeadlyDad’s idea, it’s a nearly perfect plot line. Unfortunately, now that it’s been published here, there’s no way it could come to pass…
Bad Penny would probably have to destroy and rebuild the Lincoln monument in her own image.
October 20th, 2009 at 8:59 pmWell the very last half a scene is of Dr. Horrible back in civilians in front of his web cam. I love the idea of a sequel to see if he stayed in the ELoE or if he left from guilt, and if he left from guilt, what could the story be?
November 21st, 2009 at 9:08 pmjust found this site… can’t believe i didn’t before! i’ve definitly watch Dr. Horrible at least 12 times…
anyway, this article made my day!!!!!!!!! now i shall tell all my friends and obsess over it for the next week.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:08 pmOh yes! I could see Bad Penny being a wonderful plot device. The heroes have fallen. Now let the struggle for power really begin – And think of the guilt angst and nightmares…. Can’t wait!
December 11th, 2009 at 5:59 pmI think they should stay low budget, because they don’t need anything more, the first was so good and that was part of its charm
December 27th, 2009 at 3:21 amnow if only they will make more firefly i could die happy
January 4th, 2010 at 4:34 pmSHINY!
January 10th, 2010 at 6:26 pmOh my god, Oh my God, Oh my God!!!!!!! I just watched it again for the 20th time and I STILL love it!! I”M soooo happy for a part 2!!!
January 12th, 2010 at 1:19 amBRICKS HAVE BEEN SHAT
January 12th, 2010 at 9:50 pmYeah! I can’t wait!
February 14th, 2010 at 12:04 pmTHATS JUST SO AWESOME! I just hope Felicia Day will be part of it again!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:48 pmwill neil p. harris be in it?
March 10th, 2010 at 4:03 pmI would rather the Dr. Horrible stay with just the one, the ending was perfect.
March 12th, 2010 at 5:02 pmThat´s GREAT! Can hardly wait!
March 24th, 2010 at 9:39 pmJust… no clones, please. Or robots. Or insta!sequel!girlfriends…
Pretty please with Wonderflonium on top?
I LOVE DeadlyDad’s idea.
I have mixed feelings about the sequel, because Dr. Horrible as it is is so perfect I feel like the only way it could go is down.
Then again, I completely trust Whedon’s writing talent, so I’m pretty sure it’s going to add to the original.
The only way I see this not working at all would be if they change the actors.
April 7th, 2010 at 8:13 amEEEE!!!! So excited!
Here’s my plot idea:
April 22nd, 2010 at 2:20 pmOkay, So I really like the evil penny idea, but Instead of a clone evil penny should be Penny’s twin sister!! She’s the head of the ELE in Canada, and is transferred to the US. Dr. Horrible is really glad at first until he realizes how evil she really is. etc. etc.
I’m sure Felica Day will be back some how, be it flashbacks, Penny’s ghost, or something. Too many people loved Penny for her to be cut out of a sequal.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!…although i think it should be low budget, because it will seem more original, like the first one
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:16 pmEh. I really think Penny should just stay out of the picture. Sure, she played a big part in the first movie, and yea, people are upset she died. But bringing her back would ruin the style of the movie. I’m sorry, but people die in books and movies all the time because its necessary. I’ve taken four years of Honors English courses and I’ve heard “Now you realize WHY (enter character name here) had to die?” I feel like just bringing her back would totally bash her death in the first Dr. Horrible (“Don’t worry, she comes back”) AND will be too clichĂ©. It’s a fan favorite so its not creative. No offense.
June 14th, 2010 at 7:04 pmI cannot wait! I love, love, LOVE Dr. Horrible.
I’m watching it right now, haha. I ordered it off of Amazon a few moths ago and I was on a trip when it came to my house, which upset me. But, when I got home I watched it like three times before school. (Both commentaries, and normal.)
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June 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pmJoss is amazing, Neil is the BEST, and Dr. Horrible holds a PHD in Horriblness!!!!
I’m soooo excited for this, I just wish there was more news about its expected release date and such.
August 15th, 2010 at 10:27 amBut Penny will definatly be back. I definatly think it’ll be in clone/AI form, seeing as how everything is evil science genious. But I don’t think he’s going to stay in the ELoE. I think he’ll drop out due to guilt and then put forth all his effort into a hermit, shut off the world, bringing back Penny-ness.