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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 40-minute, 3-part musical comedy produced for the
Internet, telling the story of a low-rent
supervillain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he's too shy to talk to. The movie was written by
Joss Whedon and his brothers Zack Whedon (a lesser known television writer), Jed Whedon (a composer) and Jed's fiancée, Maruissa Tancharoen (an actress). The writing team penned the musical during the
WGA Writer's Strike. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike.
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Whedon says plans are being made to find a venue for the series that will enable it to earn its money back and pay the crew, with a first release on the Internet, then
iTunes[3][/sup] with a further release on
DVD, with some "amazing extras."
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According to TV Week,
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Hulu and in the U.S.
iTunes Store. Despite Hulu not normally being available outside the U.S., Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is accessible internationally and the videos are available to view.
Whedon funded the project himself, and enjoyed the independence of acting as his own studio. âFreedom is glorious,â he comments. âAnd the fact is, Iâve had very good relationships with studios, and Iâve worked with a lot of smart executives. But there is a difference when you can just go ahead and do something.â As a web show, there were fewer constraints imposed on the project, and Whedon had the âfreedom to just let the dictates of the story say how long itâs gonna be. We didnât have to cram everything inâthere is a lot in thereâbut we put in the amount of story that we wanted to and let the time work around that. We aimed for thirty minutes, we came out at forty two, and thatâs not a problem.â
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Captain Hammer (Nemesis of Dr. Horrible) Online comic is now available.
[10][/sup] It will be printed later this year in a Dark Horse Presents graphic novel.
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Dr. Horrible Website and will be available for free viewing until July 20. Like many TV programs they will later be made available to download for a nominal fee and will be available on DVD at a later date.
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