Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

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A brief look at Joss Whedon's recent Internet sensation, a 40-minute low budget musical caper wot him and his mates did wen everyone woz on striking. As a piece of entertainment, it was classic Whedon and very enjoyable (not as strong as the Buffy musical, but bravo to the impressive performance put on by Neil Patrick Harris as the titular evil underachiever), but it certainly won't set the world on fire. What is important to note is the way it was made and distributed through Whedon's influential connections and bypassing the network studios completely. I'm confident that the cast and crew will be able to make enough money back through DVD sales, but even if they don't, that's not the point. This must be one of the biggest projects that avoided the creative stranglehold of the studios, and if it's any indication of what could be done in the future, be it a very, very long time from now, that's important. Having said that, I'm glad Whedon's coming back to TV proper with Dollhouse next year, starring Eliza Dushku, Tahmoh Penikett, Dichen Lachman (of Neighbours' Katya 'alien-face' Kinski fame), and a wealth of other actors that would make a Scrabble player very happy.