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Joss Whedon's "Doctor Horrible" Set To Launch
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kdawson
on Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:03 PM
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Ololiuhqui writes "During the writer's strike, Joss Whedon came up with a musical idea. Now his diabolical plan is about to be unleashed in the form of a streaming-only release, with a DVD shortly to follow. The three-part Doctor Horrible series stars Neil Patrick Harris as the eponymous doctor, Felicia Day as the woman of his dreams, and Nathan Fillion as the doctor's nemesis, Captain Hammer. Reportedly made for 'less than six figures,' the series has already received rave reviews and will no doubt showcase Whedon's musical facility, as well as his proven ability to squeeze the most out of a budget."
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Not Surprising (Score:5, Informative)
- Greg
Re:Not Surprising (Score:4, Funny)
I must confess I have no idea what you are talking about. Rarely do I feel lost on teh internets, but this did it for me.
Is this where I turn in my geek card?
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Re:Not Surprising (Score:5, Funny)
Are you sure yours wasn't a forgery to begin with?
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Other awesome Joss' works (Score:5, Informative)
Don't forget to also check out the others Joss' current works:
This guy is feminist, pro-gay and atheist: he should run for POTUS!
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Prince Of The Universe, *Sucka*.
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I guess so since even if you haven't heard about it which may not disqualify you. You apparently can't seem [wikipedia.org] to follow [imdb.com] a link [youtube.com] to find out.
No! Dr Who plots not being totally logical!? (Score:3, Funny)
Who would have thunk it! Next thing you'll tell me is that Star Trek isn't based on solid science!
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Not surprising, really, if you remember Once [wikipedia.org] More [imdb.com], with [youtube.com] Feeling [amazon.com].
Remember it? In my house we sing it!
Bunnies...it must be bunnies!
Re:Not Surprising (Score:5, Insightful)
I was like 10 when that show came out, and I'm 22 now. I didn't give a shit about tits then dude, it was a good sci-fi show about battling demons and vampires, that mixed-in some good non-vampire story elements.
You really can't find too many shows where the title character isn't attractive. If the story was shit, no amount of T and A would have kept it going for like 7 seasons.
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Re:Not Surprising (Score:5, Informative)
Fixed.
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Fixed.
Re:Not Surprising (Score:4, Funny)
Porn is a fun online game about battling popups and malware with boobs
Fixed...?
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Re:Not Surprising (Score:5, Insightful)
Personally I thought Willow was much hotter than Buffy, especially in the early seasons when Willow was the nerdy high-school girl.
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Ugliness Man calling... (Score:5, Funny)
What's the premise? Someone keeps moving his chair?
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I wish I had mod points. A "They Might Be Giants" reference. How many of the current Slashdot crowd are going to get that? Bravo Sir.
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Haha, first thing I thought of actually.
Would you mind if we balance this glass of milk where your visiting friend accidentally was killed?
Re:Ugliness Man calling... (Score:5, Funny)
The slashdot crowd not get a TMBG reference? Surely, you must be new here.
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I'm not THAT new....
....and don't call me Shirley....
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Something unpleasant must have spilled on your brain, because that's MISTER Horrible.
Unless he got a PhD in the time since the song? I suppose it's possible.
O..k (Score:2)
Does anyone else feel this is a little bit like a professional baseball player showing up to pitch at a little league game? Sure, he gets a lot of outs, but what did you expect?
It must be bunnies! (Score:4, Funny)
bunnies...
bunnies...
BUNNIES!
(or maybe midgets)
Inside the US only? (Score:5, Insightful)
WTF? US viewers only?
It's called the WORLD wide web, not the fucking US-wide web.
What possible reason could there be for not showing it elsewhere? What evil could I possibly get up to with a (free to watch) movie clip?
Ridiculous.
A fix for us foreigners (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:A fix for us foreigners (Score:5, Funny)
Unless, that is, you hate freedom. *accusing stare*
Disclaimer: the above comment was made in jest; in no way, shape, or form should it be taken as the true opinion of the author. America is not inherently superior to other countries, but the premise can make for a good joke.
This comment is known to the State of California to be a cancer causing agent.
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You could just come to America. Unless, that is, you like freedom. *accusing stare*
There, fixed it for you.
The issue is being addressed (Score:5, Informative)
apparantly [doctorhorrible.net]
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Only in the US (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Only in the US (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm stunned. I thought the era of evil foreigners was long over (well, online evil foreigners that is).
oh well. I'll wait for a pirate to break the law to let me watch a free internet video. What a strange world.
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WTF are you talking about, did you click the link?
Time Zone Notes:
Doctor Horrible is set to launch Act 1 at 12:01am EST - that means that the time zones in other parts of the world are:
US/Eastern Mon 14th 10:01 PM
US/Central Tue 15th 12:01 AM
US/Pacific Tue 15th 2:01 AM
Europe/London Tue 15th 6:01 AM
Europe/Paris Tue 15th 7:01 AM
Australia/Perth Tue 15th 1:01 PM
Australia/Sydney Tue 15th 3:01 PM
New Zealand Tue 15th 5:01 PM
Is he quoting worldwide timezones as a cruel joke? I believe what you are referencing is the note in the FAQ which most likely pertains to the DVD release.
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Well then maybe try downloading from iTunes by using that HUGE button right beneath the streaming video.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=284353399 [apple.com]
Re:Only in the US (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah, that doesn't work either. It calls up the Dr. Horrible page where you can 'download all episodes' for 'free' but when you select that, it fails with an unspecified error. It does (helpfully) give you the option of downloading it for $1.99.
Um, I don't think so. Everyone in the states gets it for free and fuck the rest of the world? I don't think so.
Fail.
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Well damn then, I guess it was a cruel joke. In light of my snarky comment, I invite you to come to my house and watch it on my big screen. When you leave, you may take George W. back with you.
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Yeah, the big button that then says "I'm sorry but this isn't available in [your country] iTunes store yet".
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Re:Only in the US (Score:4)
Honestly, I feel like a real dick for my comment. Can I slingbox it for you guys?
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Re:Only in the US (Score:5, Informative)
Since it's hosted by Hulu, they won't stream to a computer outside the U.S
Looks like it's fixed now. The homepage reads:
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I just finished the first installment(No Spoilers) (Score:5, Informative)
There is only One True Doctor! (Score:3, Funny)
And he is... DOCTOR WHO!
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Which doctor?
Available outside the US now as well (Score:5, Informative)
The free world saves the day again (or something).
Budget (Score:4, Interesting)
his proven ability to squeeze the most out of a budget.
If you read the scripts Whedon wrote for Buffy, they're full of in jokes about his budget woes. One constant complaint: Buffy's house supposedly had three bedrooms, but he didn't have the budget to show all three of them in one episode. Another one has a long description of the hell-factory in the third-season premiere; he talks about huge vats of boiling stuff and strutting hordes of evil demons, and winds up by mentioning (by name) one of his producers, who's standing in a corner tearing his hair out, because Whedon has just blown the season's entire effects budget in one episode.
Slashdotted. . . And manipluative. (Score:3, Interesting)
The Masterplan website is dead.
I was wondering how he planned to serve up a video to a million people in one evening when he already said he had no budget.
Though, being Joss, (ie, a genius), he certainly recognized this would happen and that it would create ground-swell interest. (That which you want but can't have, you REALLY REALLY want.)
I love the man's work, but I must say that I do NOT like being manipulated outside of the story. It's impolite. Buffy didn't need marketing. It sold itself because it was good. Firefly was the same way, (it's problem wasn't a lack of viewer support but a lack of executive support. Market to those goons). The fans didn't need selling, and they don't need it here either.
But I do tend to take a strong position against being psychologically manipulated. I dislike it more, it seems, than the average websurfer. But whatever the case, I'm sure this will be a big hit and I look forward to downloading it from some fan-driven initiative, (like Pirate Bay), in a few days time. Good luck, Joss!
-FL
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Re:Nathan Fillion (Score:5, Insightful)
Uh, he starred in Serenity the movie which was after Firefly.
He starred in Drive, by Joss Whedon.
He knows it's the shithead Fox execs that are the problem, not Joss.
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Couldn't let this "informative" comment get by with such an inaccuracy.
Drive was actually by Tim Minear, the executive producer of Firefly. Who also keeps getting shows canceled by Fox. (I really wanted to see what happened in that race.)
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Enjoys breaking *some* gender stereotypes (Score:5, Funny)
If you see a girl between the ages of, oh, twelve and twenty-five in any of his shows, and she is looking harmless and is coming towards you, just save everybody some needless exertion and kill yourself.
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Thoroughly mainstream.