Justice Has A Name…

Posted by Stropp on July 19, 2008

and the name that it has, besides justice, is Captain Hammer.

That’s right. The final act of Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is up at the Dr Horrible website.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this little series created by Joss Whedon. I’m seriously considering ordering a copy on DvD when it becomes available. It’s been a good laugh.

Normally I’m not a fan of musicals, not in the slightest. But I’m a huge fan of irreverence and satire, and Whedon is pretty much a master of those styles. That always came across in Buffy and Firefly, and it comes across here just as much. Whedon also knows how to embed a moral in the story. The tale of Dr Horrible is no exception.

Whedon set out to prove that, even with a small budget (I wonder how small considering the cast and crew though) it was viable to produce something and be profitable from it. I’ve believed that for a few years now and have been wondering when it would seriously begin.

We’ve seen the start of the rise of small web media production houses who are having success with shows like The Guild (soon to start season 2) and many of the machinima productions appearing on YouTube and various other web sites. I think Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is another move in this direction. Success always leads to imitation, so a successful Dr Horrible will prompt more independent producers to come forward and try their hand.

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