Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

An aspiring supervillain, trying to get into the Evil League of Evil, finds himself entangled in a Love Triangle with his Arch Enemy and a girl he knows from the laundromat.

A three-part Web Original video series, created by Joss Whedon as a more-or-less direct result of the Writer’s Guild of America strike of 2007-2008. The series was released for free until July 20, 2008, and became available only via iTunes after that. Also, there’s a prequel comic from the point of view of Captain Hammer here written by Zack Whedon. The official fansite exists here.

Characters:

Dr. Horrible a.k.a. Billy (played by Neil Patrick Harris), the aspiring supervillain. Currently designing a gun that will freeze time.

Captain Hammer (played by Nathan Fillion), Dr. Horrible’s arch-enemy.

Penny (played by Felicia Day), who uses the same laundromat as Dr. Horrible and volunteers at a homeless shelter.

Moist (played by Simon Helberg), Dr. Horrible’s friend. He seems to have superpowers related to getting things slightly damp.

NOTE: Song titles listed on the page as of July 2008 are best guess until the official soundtrack is released, as they are not listed by title in the credits for the web show. Tropes include:

* Almost Kiss: In Act II, after Penny’s song, you can see them inching in towards each other before Penny mentions Captain Hammer.

* Amusing Injuries: Well, Captain Hammer considers them amusing while he inflicts them on a helpless Dr. Horrible.

o Captain Hammer’s injuries from the exploding Death Ray, and his reaction to them, also count as this. "I think this is what pain feels like!"

* Anti Villain: That trope fits Dr. Horrible like a glove. At least, up until the point where he changes his gloves.

* Arch Enemy: Doctor Horrible says that Johnny Snow is not his archnemesis, but rather that’s Captain Hammer, who dislocated his shoulder...twice.

o And threw a car at his head.

* Attack Of The 50 Foot Whatever: In Dr. Horrible’s fantasy revenge daydream sequence during "Brand New Day" at the end of Act II, he turns into a giant and stomps Captain Hammer flat.

* Be Careful What You Wish For: What poor Billy gets in the most painful way possible.

* Better Than It Sounds: A made-for-Internet short film deconstructing comic book archetypes, done on the cheap during the WGA strike. And it’s a musical.

* Bond One Liner: Two, right after each other, one of which is a Metaphorgotten, by Captain Hammer in Act III.

Captain Hammer: A death ray! Looks like Dr. Horrible’s moving up. Let’s see if this one works any better than the others.

Dr. Horrible: Don’t!

Captain Hammer: I don’t have time for your warnings. You give my regards to Saint Peter...or whoever has his job, but in hell.

* Blond Guys Are Evil: Note the titular character. He’s also blond in the companion comic.

* Blown Across The Room: Captain Hammer, upon firing Horrible’s death ray.

* Break The Cutie: Dr. Horrible’s humiliations in Act II are only the latest in a long line of humiliations and injuries inflicted on him by Jerk Jock Captain Hammer.

Dr. Horrible: "Listen close to everybody’s heart / and hear that breaking sound / hopes and dreams are shattering apart / and crashing to the ground."

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