Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Although only consisting of three fifteen-minute acts and produced by a Hollywood insider—television creator Joss Whedon—Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is still arguably the webseries that fully put the medium on the entertainment industry map. An online musical containing catchy tunes sung by the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day, Dr. Horrible set the Internet on fire when it premiered in July 2008. Telling the story of, in Whedon’s words, “a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to,” the webseries garnered praise from Time magazine, Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter. Later release on DVD and CD, and spawning a prequel comic book adaptation, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is the perfect example of what can happen when quality storytelling meets the growing potential of the World Wide Web. 

 

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Review of the Emmy-winning webseries creation from Buffy the Vampire Slayer mastermind Joss Whedon, siblings Jed and Zack Whedon, and Jed’s fiancé Maurissa Tancharoen.

Dr. Horrible Continues Conquest of All-Things Media Review of the one-shot Dr. Horrible comic book, as well as several online mini comics, that were all written by webseries co-creator Zack Whedon.

Dr. Horrible and How to Be a Villain An analysis of the lead character from the musical webseries Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, using Neil Zawacki’s tongue-in-cheek book How to Be a Villain as a guideline. 

The Evil League of Evil Exploration of the criminal organization in the webseries Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog as well as its members, both those that appeared in the musical and others created by fans.

Horrible Turn Takes Fan Fiction to a Higher Level Review of Horrible Turn, the online fan film that serves as an unofficial prequel to the Joss Whedon musical webseries Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

The Philosophy of Joss Whedon: In His Own Words An examination of the small-screen works of Joss Whedon through the words of their creator, as collected in the book Joss Whedon: Conversations. 

Whedonistas: Female Reflections on Joss Whedon Review of the book Whedonistas! A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them, which is filled with personal reflections. 

Dr. Horrible Revisited: Three Years Later An analysis of the online musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and the impact it has had on the webseries medium three years after its initial release (July 11, 2011).

Dr. Horrible Conjures Up Internet Buzz Article exploring the Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog webseries from Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon and the Internet buzz surrounding it (April 14, 2008).

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