Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris

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Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris

Posted: 7/15/08 at 2:40am

The first of three parts of this funny musical webisode with Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day is online.

http://www.drhorrible.com/act_I.html

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#2

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/15/08 at 3:11am

Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion together would have been enough, but a musical?

This was so completely made for me. Good times, guys.

#3

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/15/08 at 5:19am

Thanks for the link! Made me realize just how much I miss Joss Whedon. His songwriting skills haven't evolved much since Buffy's musical, but since I love that episode, they still work for me. Looking forward to the next two installments!

#4

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/15/08 at 7:11am

Seriously? The songs in this and Buffy may sound a little amateur because of quality of some of the singing and the orchestrations, but I think he musicalizes situations more intelligently than many to most people writing for the stage at the moment.

He also, to me, proves there's a way to film a musical without apologizing for it, without making a gimmick to explain the singing away.

These comments stem from both this episode and Buffy's "Once More With Feeling."

#5

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/15/08 at 9:37am

Wait, you say "without making a gimmick to explain the singing away", then cite the Buffy episode? LOL, frankly!

The thing that bothers me about this is an incredibly small and petty thing; once again, people are going to start crawling around the internet going "I love musicals, Joss Whedon is brilliant!". And I can't stop myself wanting to die a little more every day whenever someone says that. Which they constantly do whenever he churns out a mere forty-odd minutes of musical every few years.

(Which is probably the same speed Adam Guettel works at, now I think of it. Good job he's a better composer...)

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Updated On: 7/15/08 at 09:37 AM

#6

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 11:47am

ACT II is online now http://www.drhorrible.com/act_II.html

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#7

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 4:07pm

"Which is probably the same speed Adam Guettel works at, now I think of it. Good job he's a better composer..."

Oh God, would that he were a better composer. I just can't believe he sprang from the loins of anyone related to Richard Rodgers. I find his stuff boring, tedious and pretentious.

Weedon may be no Rodgers but he gives Hammerstein and Hart a run for their money. His songs can be very clever (and yes, some can be very flat but H 2.0 had some clinkers too).

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Updated On: 7/18/08 at 04:07 PM

#8

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 4:40pm

Has anyone been able to get this onto their ipod? I bought a "season pass" on iTunes, and it downloaded onto my laptop but doesn't seem to have synced to my ipod. (I was just wondering if there was a reason for that, other than my faulty technological skills.)

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#9

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 4:55pm

It's one of the better musicals I've seen in a while, which is kind of sad when you think about it.

Edit: Finished watching Act II. Awww, I feel badly for him. Even if he is evil.

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Updated On: 7/17/08 at 04:55 PM

#10

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 5:26pm

i watched the two eps, and seriously, that whedon guy should NOT be writing lyrics. plus, nathan and the other chick don't sing that well.

#11

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 5:37pm

this is so clever & a lot of fun!

#12

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 7:34pm

... I kinda wanna show Bad Horse the Broadway production of 'Assassins'. Srsly, the dude already got JFK, what more does he need?!

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#13

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 10:34pm

Man, I'm so obsessed with Dr. Horrible! So witty, fun, and interesting. The songs definitely get stuck in my head!

#14

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 10:40pm

I'm so in love with this. People need to stop nitpicking and just enjoy the sheer awesomeness.

#15

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/17/08 at 11:50pm

I'm in love with this. It might have something to do with my love for Neil Patrick Harris, though...

#16

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/18/08 at 2:34pm

I bought the season pass - works on my ipod...

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#17

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/18/08 at 5:49pm

I'm not a huge fan of the music, but NPH is totally awesome in this and I'm enjoying the plot.

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re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 12:49am

you just feel like giving NPH a hug. I think the first song in Act II is awesome. Are they releasing the songs?

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#19

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 12:56am

So. Act III.

Damn.

I loved it.

But...damn.

Updated On: 7/19/08 at 12:56 AM

#20

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:55am

heres the link to Act III: http://www.drhorrible.com/act_III.html

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Yes, but sometimes people have a third deeper layer thats the same as the first. Like pie. Dr. Horrible

#21

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 3:07am

Eh, I definitely hoped for something more than what Act III delivered, but that will never change the fact that NPH is pretty much the best.

#22

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 4:42am

For what it was -- three webisodes rather than a full-blown musical or television episode -- Dr. Horrible worked very well for me. The songs aren't stuck in my head the way the songs from Once More With Feeling were, but they worked. I'll be interested in seeing what extras surface where.

#23

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 5:18am

That was GLORIOUS!

#24

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 7:14am

Neil Patrick Harris is king. :3

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#25

re: Musical Internet Series Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick

Posted: 7/19/08 at 1:34pm

Sorry, but...

What the hell kind of ending was that???

Edit: Okay, I have now recovered and see that it really couldn't have ended any other way. But, still, what a friggin' downer.

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Updated On: 7/19/08 at 01:34 PM