“But, happenstance has been a major theme for Whedon for awhile now, and he goes the distance to make his characters suffer. I think people unsatisfied with the end might be missing its subtlety; it wasn't Horrible's attempt to kill Hammer that caused Penny's death, it was his hesitation to kill. That's got to be one monumentally bitter pill to swallow.”
“You are all aware of Joss Whedon's new mini-epic, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, I'm sure. If not, get over there now…it's only freely available until Sunday night.
All I can say is that it is about time someone made a sympathetic, musical tribute to supervillains. Now I'm wondering, though…the ending is not satisfactory. I want more. Whedon cannot simply stop here with a single 3 part event. I want a weekly series on the internet!
“I guess that means we should actually pay for these episodes, as encouragement.”
PZ Myers
“I did not miss Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and neither should you. It's absolutely magnificent, the whole cast is outstanding, and my fellow ACME alum Felicia Day is sensational. I want the soundtrack, and I want it NOW! Shane Nickerson said that it's probably the best thing he's ever seen that was made for the Internet, and better than most sitcoms. I totally agree, and wish Shane would stop saying these things before I get a chance to say them.”
Wil Wheaton.
“The world is a mess, and I just have to rule it.”
Dr. Horrible
I’m a Joss Whedon fanboy. Perhaps I’m not as rapidly fanboyish as some – I don’t subscribe to every Joss-related forum, website and newsletter – but whenever I hear about a new project from Mr. Whedon, I automatically start to salivate. I’ve been looping Acts I and II of his smash-hit web serial Dr. Horrible all day today. I simply can’t get enough of this show, its clever and witty lines, and contagious music.
Joss also has a new project called Dollhouse scheduled to debut for the 2009 spring season on Fox. The fears from a lot of Joss’s fans is that Fox will do to Dollhouse what they did to Firefly – cancel it before it can really get going. According to an interview with Joss, however, there’s a good chance that Dollhouse will get a fair shake this time around:
Joss Whedon, creator of Fox's upcoming midseason SF series Dollhouse, told SCI FI Wire that he's OK returning to the TV network that canceled his beloved Firefly after mishandling it.
"These are different people," Whedon said in an interview in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 14, part of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "They didn't do to me what was done to Firefly."
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Joss has this uncanny knack for finding some of the best people to work with and to work for him, and I’m excited to see both the conclusion of Dr. Horrible and the debut of Dollhouse.
Dr. Horrible: “You’re kidding! What a crazy, random happenstance!” #