Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Joss Whedon releases “Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog”

Why it was a great day to be a geek: Our favorite geeky TV creators were on strike during the Writer’s Guild of America strike. But one creator, the inimitable Joss Whedon, couldn’t HELP but continue creating, and ended up subverting the studio system and bringing us the best villain (and the only villain) ever to be the star of his own musical! Whedon made it seem possible to create smart, fun, and VIABLE entertainment with a small budget, good writing, and a way to upload to the internet, and now it seems like everyone is doing it!

Why it was bittersweet: The BEST part of Dr. Horrible wasn’t on the web at all, but on the DVD release! The commentary track was ITS OWN MUSICAL called “Commentary: The Musical!” Better songs than the original Dr. Horrible, and it’s only available on the DVD, thus canceling out a bit of the awesomeness of creating something specifically FOR THE WEB. But it’s a new medium that we’re still figuring out how to make profitable, so these kinks are to be expected.