25 June 2013
Dr. Horrible, for String Quartet
26 May 2012
Quote of the Day: Joss Whedon
I've been a fan of Joss Whedon since I discovered Buffy the Vampire Slayer back in the late 90's. With each new project (Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, Dollhouse...) he proved his awesomeness to me. In the land of Hollywood, he was the quirky producer, who made shows with "cult followings".
And then he got hired to direct The Avengers. And it is a HUGE hit. Right after it came out, and the box office was going through the roof, here's (part of) what he posted on Whedonesque.com -- a fan website that he uses to occasionally post stuff for his fans, since he is (self-admittedly) too lazy to get his own website:
"What doesn't change is anything that matters. What doesn't change is that I've had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most articulate group of -- I'm not even gonna say fans. I'm going with 'peeps' -- that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt of. When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have STOPPED watching, I've had three constants: my family and friends, my collaborators (often the same), and y'all. A lot of stories have come out about my 'dark years', and how I'm 'unrecognized'... I love these stories, because they make me seem super-important, but I have never felt the darkness (and I'm ALL about my darkness) that they described. Because I have so much. I have people, in my life, on this site, in places I've yet to discover, that always made me feel the truth of success: an artist and an audience communicating. Communicating to the point of collaborating. I've thought, 'maybe I'm over; maybe I've said my piece'. But never with fear. Never with rancor. Because of y'all. Because you knew me when. If you think topping a box office record compares with someone telling you your work helped them through a rough time, you're probably new here. (For the record, and despite my inhuman distance from the joy-joy of it: topping a box office record is super-dope. I'm an alien, not a robot.) So this is me, saying thank you. All of you. You've taken as much guff for loving my work as I have for over-writing it, and you deserve, in this our time of streaming into the main, to crow. To glow. To crow and go 'I told you so', to those Joe Blows not in the know. (LAST time I hire Dr. Seuss to punch my posts up. Yeesh!)"
And then he got hired to direct The Avengers. And it is a HUGE hit. Right after it came out, and the box office was going through the roof, here's (part of) what he posted on Whedonesque.com -- a fan website that he uses to occasionally post stuff for his fans, since he is (self-admittedly) too lazy to get his own website:
"What doesn't change is anything that matters. What doesn't change is that I've had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most articulate group of -- I'm not even gonna say fans. I'm going with 'peeps' -- that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt of. When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have STOPPED watching, I've had three constants: my family and friends, my collaborators (often the same), and y'all. A lot of stories have come out about my 'dark years', and how I'm 'unrecognized'... I love these stories, because they make me seem super-important, but I have never felt the darkness (and I'm ALL about my darkness) that they described. Because I have so much. I have people, in my life, on this site, in places I've yet to discover, that always made me feel the truth of success: an artist and an audience communicating. Communicating to the point of collaborating. I've thought, 'maybe I'm over; maybe I've said my piece'. But never with fear. Never with rancor. Because of y'all. Because you knew me when. If you think topping a box office record compares with someone telling you your work helped them through a rough time, you're probably new here. (For the record, and despite my inhuman distance from the joy-joy of it: topping a box office record is super-dope. I'm an alien, not a robot.) So this is me, saying thank you. All of you. You've taken as much guff for loving my work as I have for over-writing it, and you deserve, in this our time of streaming into the main, to crow. To glow. To crow and go 'I told you so', to those Joe Blows not in the know. (LAST time I hire Dr. Seuss to punch my posts up. Yeesh!)"
Labels: Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Firefly, random awesomeness
18 April 2011
Quote(s) of the Day: Joss Whedon.
I'm not sure I can pick just one quote from this interview.
How about this one:
question: ["Dr. Horrible"] was totally financed out of your own pocket?
Joss Whedon: Mm-hmm. I’m like, hey, you know what? Some mid-life crises are cars. They cost about this much. Mine has songs in it.
But how could I not pick this?
question: When you look at the success of "Glee" do you feel like that couldn’t have happened without things like the “Buffy” musical episode “Once More, With Feeling”?
Joss Whedon: No, but boy am I going to tell people that now. I’m going to run that theory up a flagpole. There’s other things like “High School Musical” that were more influential. However, let’s just say I invented television and leave it at that.
Or this bit, regarding how non-Whedonite fans get cranky when "Serenity" beats out more established scifi movies (like, say, "The Empire Strikes Back") in polls:
question: It’s like being a parent, and letting your child find its way in the world.
Joss Whedon: I can’t control how beautiful and popular my child is. What can I do?
Or (and I promise this is the last one), this gem about the upcoming "Avengers" movie that he's going to direct:
question: Can you say when you start production on “Avengers”?
Joss Whedon: We’re just a hardscrabble bunch. Guerilla filmmaking. I start production a week from Monday. I’m going to get started on the script now. Apparently that’s a thing. I don’t get it. Improv stunts are always way more exciting-looking.
How about this one:
question: ["Dr. Horrible"] was totally financed out of your own pocket?
Joss Whedon: Mm-hmm. I’m like, hey, you know what? Some mid-life crises are cars. They cost about this much. Mine has songs in it.
But how could I not pick this?
question: When you look at the success of "Glee" do you feel like that couldn’t have happened without things like the “Buffy” musical episode “Once More, With Feeling”?
Joss Whedon: No, but boy am I going to tell people that now. I’m going to run that theory up a flagpole. There’s other things like “High School Musical” that were more influential. However, let’s just say I invented television and leave it at that.
Or this bit, regarding how non-Whedonite fans get cranky when "Serenity" beats out more established scifi movies (like, say, "The Empire Strikes Back") in polls:
question: It’s like being a parent, and letting your child find its way in the world.
Joss Whedon: I can’t control how beautiful and popular my child is. What can I do?
Or (and I promise this is the last one), this gem about the upcoming "Avengers" movie that he's going to direct:
question: Can you say when you start production on “Avengers”?
Joss Whedon: We’re just a hardscrabble bunch. Guerilla filmmaking. I start production a week from Monday. I’m going to get started on the script now. Apparently that’s a thing. I don’t get it. Improv stunts are always way more exciting-looking.
Labels: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Firefly, movies
12 April 2011
Dr. Horrible + My Little Pony = Insanely Awesome
Want more? They've also done Freeze Ray, Bad Horse, and Caring Hands.
[h/t Whedonesque]
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, random silliness
10 February 2011
Quote of the Day: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
From "Everyone's a Hero":
Everyone's a hero in their own way
Everyone's got villains they must face
They're not as cool as mine
But folks, you know it's fine to know your place
Everyone's a hero in their own way
In their own not-that-heroic way
Everyone's a hero in their own way
Everyone's got villains they must face
They're not as cool as mine
But folks, you know it's fine to know your place
Everyone's a hero in their own way
In their own not-that-heroic way
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
24 September 2010
Quote of the Day: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Actually, it's from the song "The Art", from "Commentary! The Musical!":
My tortured actor's process:
Stand here and do what Joss says
My tortured actor's process:
Stand here and do what Joss says
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
21 January 2010
A "Horrible" Calendar
Usually I get 2-3 calendars for Christmas. This year I only got one (it was the best one, though -- thanks, Soto!) and I found I really missed having a second one. I was at the mall today and I dropped by the calendar kiosk where they had calendars for 75% off. I figured I'd get a landscape or flower calendar, anything pretty to look at. As I looked around the kiosk, I was shocked to find a Dr. Horrible calendar! I had no idea such a thing existed! I got it, of course, and it's AWESOME!!!
It was also $3.82.
It was also $3.82.
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
17 January 2009
Quote of the Week
I got Dr. Horrible on DVD -- yay!! (And I'm totally bringing it on Tuesday, Soto, and forcing you to watch it. Don't worry, I won't force you to watch "Commentary! The Musical". But it's pretty good, too. I think my favorite song is Nathan Fillion's "Better Than Neil". Anyway........)
Apparently Dr. Horrible won a People's Choice Award (off camera, of course). This is from the thank you "speech" Joss Whedon posted:
We are so proud to have won the award for Best (not user-generated) Web Sensation of 2008 or as I refer to it — The Most Specific Award in the history of mankind. We look forward to the competition for Best Web Series Starting with “Doctor” and ending with “Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
Apparently Dr. Horrible won a People's Choice Award (off camera, of course). This is from the thank you "speech" Joss Whedon posted:
We are so proud to have won the award for Best (not user-generated) Web Sensation of 2008 or as I refer to it — The Most Specific Award in the history of mankind. We look forward to the competition for Best Web Series Starting with “Doctor” and ending with “Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
03 September 2008
Dr. Horrible ... Again!
If you don't mind watching commercials, you can watch it for free!
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
18 July 2008
Quote of the Week
From the aforementioned "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"...
Dr. Horrible: [I obtained the wonderflonium] at my famously successful heist last week. I say "successful" in that I achieved my objective [of stealing the wonderflonium]. It was less successful in that I inadvertently introduced my arch-nemesis to the girl of my dreams, and now he's taking her out on dates.
Dr. Horrible: [I obtained the wonderflonium] at my famously successful heist last week. I say "successful" in that I achieved my objective [of stealing the wonderflonium]. It was less successful in that I inadvertently introduced my arch-nemesis to the girl of my dreams, and now he's taking her out on dates.
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
17 July 2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Go watch it! Quick! It will all go away on Sunday, so don't miss out! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
And then wait until Saturday for Part III! Wait! Wait! Wait!
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
