A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do

Time for a non-movie, blog or vlog review:

The other night I watched the DVD of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, created by Buffy the Vampire Slayer auteur Joss Whedon and starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion.

I had been reading comments here and there on the Web about this online drama/musical and never got around to checking it out. But when I saw that a DVD would be released before Christmas, I had to have it.

Few pieces of entertainment have given me as much joy, excitement and heartache as Buffy, and the Once More, With Feeling musical episode was pure genius.

Dr. Horrible was a treat. It has some great music and lyrics, plenty of laughs, and as he likes to do to his fans, Joss knows how to rip your heart when you least expect it.

The Dr. Horrible site has links to a lot of the reviews.

And the production even got the attention of the American Film Institute and the People's Choice Awards (Winner of Favorite Online Sensation).

Here is Joyce Eng in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer writing for TV Guide:

Ready for another end-of-the-year retrospective catalog?

Courtesy of the list-happy folks at the American Film Institute, AFI has unveiled its Top Eight Moments of Significance in film, television and web to honor performances, trends and pretty much anything that can't be shortlisted on, say, AFI's Top 10 Films list.

Among those earning kudos are everyone from Tina Fey and Dr. Horrible to Slumdog Millionaire and the Olympics.

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Noting the Internet as a force to be reckoned with (Hulu.com gets a shout-out), Joss Whedon's Web musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, starring Neil Patrick Harris, was singled out for its cult status and putting the Internet on the map as a potentially lucrative distribution outlet.

As for film, the Mumbai-set Slumdog Millionaire — which missed the Top 10 Film list because it's not an American production — was cited as 'a monument to the possibilities of cross-cultural storytelling.' ..."

So, check it out, especially if you are a fan of the Whedonverse!

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