Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Lugesin kõigepealt uuest Joss Whedon'i (Firefly) lühiprojektist Metsavana blogist, kuid ei leidnud kohta, kust seda vaadata ning nukrutsesin siis edasi. Täna aga kuulasin After Dark nimelist podcasti, milles räägiti nädala jooksul nähtud asjadest ning nad alustasidki just Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) kiitmisega. Õnneks nad mainisid seal, et väljaspool USA elavad fännid saavad seda näha Hulu'st ning nüüd olengi elamuse võrra rikkam ja edastan sõna.

Näitleja Neil Patrick Harris (Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay) on algaja villain Dr. Horrible, kes peab video blogi ja tahab pääseda tuntud villain'te ridadesse, kuid tema plaane nurjab Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion - Firefly). Oma n-ö tavaelus kohtub NPH pesumajas tüdrukuga, kellega ta ei julge rääkidagi. Kui tema unistuste tüdruk ja Hammer käima hakkavad on see Dr. Horrible'le viimaseks piisaks karikasse.

Muusikaliste numbritega lühisari koosneb kolmest ~14 min. pikkusest osast. Kes tutvustusest aru ei saanud, siis tegu on komöödiaga, mis küll viimases osas tõsisema pöörde võtab. NPH rokib! Teise osa lõpus laulab ta ülihea loo. Nathan Fillion on omas elemendis ja tuntud headuses. Olen võib-olla ainus, kes teab seda punapäist tüdrukut lühisarjast The Guild, mis võitis YouTube parima sarja tiitli. Guild pilab omamoodi World of Wordcraft mängu ja mängijaid, mida ma pole kunagi mänginud...

Joss Whedon on pannud jälle märgi maha. Koos oma kahe vennaga kirjutatud (sealhulgas fantastiline soundtrack) väike projekt, mida võib mitu korda vaadata. Soovitan!


Joss Whedon kirjutab:

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. What is it? A mad, twisted, fever dream? A gay romp, filled with hi-jinks and hootenanny? A mushortio?

Dr. Horrible's sing-Along Blog is the (true) story of Dr. Horrible (wow, really?), a low-rent super-villain trying to get into the Evil League of Evil, defeat his boorish nemesis, Captain Hammer, and win the girl of his dreams, Penny (or at least talk to her.) It was directed by Joss "me" Whedon, and written by... oh let's not get bogged down in the details. Let's ask the tough questions: Why would you ever watch a musical about a super-villain?

First off, you got something better to do? Need to wash that hair (or a man right out of it)? Need to watch another "blood spatters 'n' semen" procedural? Need to work in order to live? Bah.

Dr. Horrible is diabolical, relentless and surprisingly hummable. It's presented in three separate acts, so if you don't like one, you're perfectly free to suck it up and watch the other two in pain! And it's on HULU, the premier site for people who like joy and life and children and America. More importantly, HULU is one of the best fort-under-attack movies ever made, and Michael Caine's blue eyeshadow is adorable.

Oh. That's ZULU. Well, fine. Point being, HULU hosted Dr. Horrible for free for a week, which we, the mushortio-makers, are forever grateful for, and now you can stream it for free on their site. How awesome is that? I know, you're humbled. Stop groveling. Just remember: the more you watch it, the more you will understand about life and the universe and hydroponics. You'll laugh, you'll cry.... and you just might learn long division. With songs! PLEASE watch it. We're so lonely...

Kisses,
Joss "me" Whedon
Agent of H.U.L.U. (Hydroponically Undeveloped Loofa Users.)
(Hideously Ugly Laminating Umpires?) (I don't think this site really exists.) Bye-ee!