Well comming into this I can’t say I really knew who Joss Whedon was and definitely was not a fan (not bad not good just not a fan). I am a fan now however.

The first time I saw Act III I was disappointed I have to say. Now I have rewatched all the episodes more times than I probably should have and it was the perfect ending. Penny and Billy never could have made it as a couple, they both wanted change but that isn’t enough. They both had diametrically opposed visions to bring about change and they never could have co-existed.

Of course Capt. Hammer was such a cheese ball and so unlikable (in a likable way) that we just couldn’t have stood for him getting the girl. Think how upset folks would have been if he had ended up with Penny…

The story was just so cool. If you want a deep meaning and to disect it its there but if you are in it for some laughs and whats just on the surface it is still great.

I am not convinced that there will be more other than the extras on the DVD and if there arn’t thats OK this was fantastic and leaves a lot to the imagination which is sometimes better than being told how everything has to be. Musicals are really hard to pull off and I don’t know of a single musical sequel that lived up to the original (Greese II was just crap where the original is a classic).

I think this is just lightning in a bottle and I want to get that bottle and savor it for all its worth. Tomorrow I will be getting this off of iTunes to savor until the DVD and hopefully the soundtrack are available. I just can’t wait for Halloween to see how many Dr. Horribles, Capt. Hammers, and groupies there are.

Thanks!

My thanks also to all involved, a truly ground-breaking work of art.

I just made a massive post, forgot to log in, and lost it. Bah.

I agree… there are thanks that need to go around. Joss, his brother (Zack doesn't get enough props, I think), the actors, they really do deserve a round of applause.

If I had gotten this as a gift on mybirthday, and it was for me and me alone, there'd be no way in hell I'd say anything by "Ye gods, this is incredible! Thanks! Best gift ever, really!" That's not exactle what this is, though. This is a public piece, one the Whedons et al put out there for public viewing, criticism (good and bad), and dissection. This is something that Joss Whedon knew would get play – anything with his name attached to it will get play, and he knows it, he'd be naive not to. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just something that, well, just is. It's not completely altruistic. An experiment? Yes. A gamble? Maybe some. But a totally altruistic gift? I'm fairly certain it wasn't. Even Doogie said that Joss was thinkingabout more than a couple webisodes.

Joss has stated at least once, if not more often, that this was a potential launching pad for something… bigger. Bigger how? He wouldn't be Joss Whedon if he was that straightforward. This is something to look at as more akin to an extended prievew in a movie, or a TV pilot, it's not going to stop here.

So while I think that everyone involved with the project deserves a huge round of thanks, I also think that the ones putting their opinions out there have every right to do so.

Man, I said I was done with Whedon. Just when I thought I was out, they… well, you know. Aarrgghh.

Brothers, Jed also worked on this.

dannycolt said:

It´s kinda obvious that many of the "dissatisfied" people on this forum are actually just lashing out a little because they are mourning for Penny. 

While part of me is 'mourning for Penny' a larger part of me was amazed at the depth and brilliance that Josh and gang shared in Acts I & II, the lack of which made Act III such a disappointment.  I planned on 'thanking' them by buying DVD's for friends and family (they same way I did with Firefly & Serenity; I only saw an episode here or there of Buffy and was never able to get into the story).  Sadly, after Act III, while I will probably buy a DVD for myself, I won't buy any others for friends or family, and it has a lot more to do with the 'blah' quality of Act III than it does with Penny's death.  I'm not normally vocal, if I don't like something I walk away.  The reason that this has me as vocal as it does, is that Acts I & II were so awesome on so many levels and I want to share that awesomeness; but Act III was 'blah' and 'blah' in comparison to 'awesomeness' is… well it's bad; and so, to avoid sharing the 'blah' bad letdown with friends and family, I simply won't share any of it, and that has made me sad and vocal.

TheGamut, if you read his post, was not saying "anyone with a dissenting opinion better shut up" & if you read any of his other posts you will be reassured that this is the case, that he's not that kind of dude. There is another thread called "alternate endings" which I'm guessing this thread is a response to.