Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
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| Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog | |
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| Series | |
| Air date | July 15-July 20 2008 |
| Characters introduced: | Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer, Penny, Moist (more..) |
| Performed Songs: | Freeze Ray, Bad Horse's Letter, Caring Hand, A Man's Gotta Do, A Man's Gotta Do (reprise), On the Rise, Bad Horse's Call, Story of a Girl, Brand New Day, So They Say, Everyone's A Hero, Slipping, Everything You Ever |
| Cast & Crew | |
| Directed by: | Joss Whedon |
| Written by: | Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen |
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Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog is a 43-minute tragicomic musical in three acts, each released separately. It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain, Captain Hammer, his nemesis, and Penny, their mutual love interest. The movie was written by writer/director Joss Whedon, his brothers Zack Whedon and Jed Whedon, and Jed's fiancée, actress Maurissa Tancharoen. The writing team penned the musical during the WGA writers' strike. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike.
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[edit] Plot Sypnosis
[edit] Act 1
- Main article: Act I
Dr. Horrible reads mails from the readers of his blog. Between them, he reads one from Johnny Snow, who claims is Dr. Horrible's nemesis. Dr. Horrible responds that his nemesis is Captain Hammer. When another email asks him about the "her" he references in the blog he launches into singing Freeze Ray, and talks about the "her", Penny, who he sees at the laundromat. He is interrupted, however, by Moist, who arrives with a letter from the Evil League of Evil, telling him he'll be watched, in order to determine his admission to the League. Dr. Horrible decides that the timing is perfect, as he is just about to steal a case of Wonderflonium to complete his Freeze Ray.
The next day, Penny is searching for signatures for the Caring Hands Homeless Shelter, in order to get a new building for it. She stumbles upon Dr. Horrible, who is busy trying to steal the Wonderflonium. Penny recognizes him as one who goes to the laundromat, and they formally meet, Dr. Horrible using his real name, Billy. She informs him of the shelter they are trying to build, but Dr. Horrible sniggers to the idea of doing it by getting signatures. However, at that moment, a guard with the Wonderflonium case appears, and Dr. Horrible's attention shifts to it, making Penny leave. He hesitates for a moment if he should go with Penny, or continue with the plan. He chooses the latter, because a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. However, as he is controlling the van with the Wonderflonium in it, Captain Hammer shows up and destroys the sensor that controlled the van. The van looses direction, and is about to hit Penny. Dr. Horrible sees that, and starts pushing the "Brake" button. However, Captain Hammer arrives, and throws Penny violently to the garbage, just as Dr. Horrible successfully stops the van. Penny, however, thinks that Captain Hammer stopped it. As they burst into song, Dr. Horrible runs away with the Wonderflonium.
