Dr.Horrible: internet musical by Joss Whedon

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Dr.Horrible: internet musical by Joss Whedon

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It's amazing! Joss is back on a live screen after so long.

And if you want to try and see what this Whedon guy is about, that could be a great introduction. Rather than watch 144 episodes of Buffy, or 110 episodes of Angel, or 14 episodes of Firefly, here it's just 40 minutes of Joss Whedon's best, just 3 short acts.

And it has Nathan Fillion in it, and Neil Patrick Harris. And some great songs (especially in Act II!). And it's filled with philosophical goodness, humour and heartbreak.

Try it, it's free through this Sunday, July 20th. And then it will cost like 2$ to get from iTunes.
It can be watched from here, from the official site:
http://drhorrible.com/

Or from this back-up place:
Act I: http://www.whedontube.com/item/4QRP98RTN2673K31
Act II: http://www.whedontube.com/item/8TKMZPX8SDYLB9BQ
Act III: http://www.whedontube.com/item/G7NKF6JFY8Y5NZPS

And if someone wants to discuss it here, I'd be happy to oblige. :)
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We do the weird stuff! :D
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We watched part I yesterday and will watch part II today. It was sly, funny, satirical, and had Nathan Fillion in it. Four out of four.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Primula Baggins wrote:We watched part I yesterday and will watch part II today. It was sly, funny, satirical, and had Nathan Fillion in it. Four out of four.
And Neil Patrick Harris! Five out of five. Just finished watching Act III and loved it. It's not what I would have expected, but it worked out so rightly. "Freeze Ray" has been stuck in my head since the 15th.

So, Joss, when do we get a sequel? :foryou:
And it is said by the Eldar that in the water there lives yet the echo of the Music of the Ainur more than in any substance else that is in this Earth; and many of the Children of Ilúvatar hearken still unsated to the voices of the sea, and yet know not what for what they listen.
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Primula Baggins wrote:We watched part I yesterday and will watch part II today.
Part II really ups the ante! It has killer songs, in the beginning and in the end. Great stuff. And 3 layers of a pie? And "I'm naturally like this", not mentioning the meaning of "hammer"?

But wait until you see part III...
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Awesome. Just Awesome.
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I was quite saddened by the ending, even though I was expecting it.

But after further reflection, it's classic Joss Whedon, and ultimately one of only three possible endings, the other two being either cheesy or sappy.
For the TROUBLED may you find PEACE
For the DESPAIRING may you find HOPE
For the LONELY may you find LOVE
For the SKEPTICAL may you find FAITH
-Frances C. Arrillaga 1941-1995
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I actually got to see it. It was better then I thought!!! :D
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It's temporarily back up streaming at drhorrible.com!
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Hulu turned off the international blocks for this, as I understand it.
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