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Jeremy Riggs


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This looks so cool!  A three part web show featuring Neil Patrick Harris and others written by Buffy's Josh Whedon.

We gotta make sure to bump this when Woo returns!

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A LETTER FROM JOSS WHEDON

Dear Friends,

At last the time has come to reveal to you our Master Plan. BEWARE! Those with weak hearts should log off lest they be terrified by the twisted genius of our schemes! Also pregnant women and the elderly should consider reading only certain sentences. Do not mix with other blogs. Do not operate heavy machinery while reading this blog. You must be this tall to read. ‘Kay?

It is time for us to change the face of Show Business as we know it. You know the old adage, “It’s Show Business – not Show Friends”? Well now it’s Show Friends. We did that. To Show Business. To show Show Business we mean business. (Also, there are now other businesses like it.)

ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!

"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog" will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that part is) right on Drhorrible.com, in mid-July. Specifically:

ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.

ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.

ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.

All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th. Then they will vanish into the night, like a phantom (but not THE Phantom – that’s still playing. Like, everywhere.)

And now to answers a few Frequently (soon to be) Asked Questions:

1) Why, Joss? Why? Why now, why free, why us?

Once upon a time, all the writers in the forest got very mad with the Forest Kings and declared a work-stoppage. The forest creatures were all sad; the mushrooms did not dance, the elderberries gave no juice for the festival wines, and the Teamsters were kinda pissed. (They were very polite about it, though.) During this work-stoppage, many writers tried to form partnerships for outside funding to create new work that circumvented the Forest King system.

Frustrated with the lack of movement on that front, I finally decided to do something very ambitious, very exciting, very mid-life-crisisy. Aided only by everyone I had worked with, was related to or had ever met, I single-handedly created this unique little epic. A supervillain musical, of which, as we all know, there are far too few.

The idea was to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn out a really thrilling, professionalish piece of entertainment specifically for the internet. To show how much could be done with very little. To show the world there is another way. To give the public (and in particular you guys) something for all your support and patience. And to make a lot of silly jokes. Actually, that sentence probably should have come first.

2) What happens when it goes away? Does it go to a happy farm for always like Fluffy did when mommy was crying and the neighbor kept washing his fender?

No, Dr horrible will live on. We intend to make it available for download soon after it’s published. This would be for a nominal fee, which we’re hoping people will embrace instead of getting all piratey. We have big dreams, people, and one of them is paying our crew.

And somewhat later, we will put the complete short epic out on DVD – with the finest and bravest extras in all the land. We’ll go into greater detail about that at Comiccon, but we’re changing the face of Show Friendliness a second time with that crazy DVD.

3) Joss, you are so kind, and generous, and your forehead is like, huge, like SCARY, like I think I can see Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint hanging off it… what can WE do to help this musical extravanganza?

What you always do, peeps! What you’re already doing. Spread the word. Rock some banners, widgets, diggs… let people know who wouldn’t ordinarily know. It wouldn’t hurt if this really was an event. Good for the business, good for the community – communitIES: Hollywood, internet, artists around the world, comic-book fans, musical fans (and even the rather vocal community of people who hate both but will still dig on this). Proving we can turn Dr Horrible into a viable economic proposition as well as an awesome goof will only inspire more people to lay themselves out in the same way. It’s time for the dissemination of the artistic process. Create more for less. You are the ones that can make that happen.

Wow. I had no idea how important you guys were. I’m a little afraid of you.

4) Joss, do you ever answer a question simply or coherently?

Shledzguohn?

There’ll be more questions, and more long, long answers, but for now I’m just excited that we’re actually making this happen. We (and a lot of other people -- gushing to commence soon) worked very hard on the show and we hope/think you guys will be pleased.

Until July 15th , I remain, yours truly, -j, of the firm j, j, m & z.

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How to describe "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog?" High-quality superhero-and-supervillain fun. With a swell soundtrack of original tunes.

The first thing I noticed about the Internet musical created by the brothers Whedon -- Joss, Jed and Zack and Jed's fiance, Maurissa Tancharoen -- was how fabulous it looks. No YouTube grainy-blurry here, thanks to the talents of director Joss and d.p. Ryan Green.

The second thing I noticed about the production was ... nothing because a few minutes in to Thursday night's screening of the 40-minute program at CAA, I was thoroughly engrossed. Gotta hand it to Joss and Jed for their skill in penning the tunes, which really make "Dr. Horrible" work as a tuner.

Not gonna spill any story details, at the request of the creators, other than to say it's cheeky and comic book-y with a love story at the center. It is, of course, elevated by the strength of its cast. Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are fantastic; it wouldn't work if they weren't as good as they are in their roles. Felicia Day is just right as the unconventional love interest; sidekick Simon Helberg is equal parts perspiration and inspiration.

"Dr. Horrible" is a Joss-led attempt to test-drive the made-for-Internet production business, on his own dime (more like low six-figures though no one would get specific on the budget) and with a lot of help from industry friends. It was, as might be expected, very liberating and tons of fun, Harris opined in a post-screening chat with reporters and bloggers.

"We had the freedom to be like professional amateurs," Harris said, and that sensibility was "worked into the vibe of the film."

The plans and the initial script work on "Dr. Horrible" were hatched during the writers strike. It was based on an old idea that Joss had been kicking around, and of course "let's do something for the Internet" was a mantra of the picket line during the WGA's 100-day war.

"Dr. Horrible" was shot over seven days at the end of March, with much of the music recording work done at Joss' home studio. They made a point of getting the blessings of the DGA, WGA and SAG, and Joss was committed to offering even more generous residual terms for the talent, in success, than they would receive under guild contracts.

"You don't make a statement about what we can accomplish as a community...by screwing people over," Joss said.

"Dr. Horrible" is a stab at new media, but it will launch with a nod to the olden days. Skein will debut free online at

www.drhorrible.com in three parts next week -- July 15, July 17 and July 19. By the time the third installment goes up, however, viewers will have 48 hours to check it out before it is pulled to build anticipation for a forthcoming DVD release, download options and more.

"We want to make an event out of it, like an old TV event, something were you have to be in a certain place at a certain time" to see it, Whedon says.

"Dr. Horrible" will get a special reprise later this month at Comic-Con -- a no-brainer for stoking interest among distribs in the DVD and Internet download offerings. (Joss' main man at CAA, Chris Harbert, is working overtime to pull all those deals together.)

The Whedons and Tancharoen are already giving some thought to a followup program; there's clearly more to explore in Dr. Horrible's world. But at the moment Joss has to devote plenty of his energy to his other new offspring, the Fox midseason drama "Dollhouse," on which Jed and Maurissa are also writers. Zack, meanwhile, is on the staff of Fox's other big-ticket new drama, "Fringe." But they all are promising a killer DVD release with extras, outtakes and not one but two commentary tracks.

As far as Joss is concerned, "Dr. Horrible" was a shot of pure joy -- writing, directing and producing a tuner from scratch.

"If this is just my mid-life crisis -- it's the most awesome one imaginable," he said, with feeling.



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bump 4 woo

It starts Tuesday

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I think Neil patrick Haris has a flair for comedy...and this looks hysterical!

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If I were twenty years younger I think my life would have taken a completely different direction.

Whedon's concept here is to potentially start eliminating the need for networks. Oh sure, they'll always be around. But ANYONE with an imagination has the ability now to create a television show or movie for viewing by the entire WORLD.

Networks will eventually pop up that are completely based on the internet, and once the TV and Computer are merged fully (within the next five years I'd say) everything will change.

It's an exciting time for music, movies and television. But not if you're part of the establishment.

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Riggs, I have 3 words for you...

Witness Relocation Band

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Duly noted smile

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bump again for LS

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