Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is so open and self analyzing that now it's exclusively available on iTunes, now. The 3 acts of the web-isodes were free to view for a limited time on their site. The digi-grass roots project has become fruitful and plans on releasing a DVD and Soundtrack soon :) The DoctorHorrible.net fan site has the scoop, along with a podcast to keep you up to date with the latest.

"For 'Buffy' fans, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is similar to the famous 'Once More With Feeling' musical episode, exploring familiar Whedon territory with some favourite Whedon stars: Nathon Fillion from 'Firefly', Felicia Day also from the last series of 'Buffy', plus Neil Patrick Harris and cameos galore: is the good guy good, is the hero the heroine with a day-job, and does the bad guy *want* to be horrible? Lots of fun, with some good music and clever, thoughtful lyrics and some surprising performances; you start believing! I lol'd at the groupies and the baddies, and stay around for the credits." ~ dubyah1

Well I luv the witty social, story, the cleaver music... and how hot is Neil Patrick Harris!?. Doogie Howser M.D. has grown-up to become Dr. Horrible. Still full of thoughtful introspection, but with a grander eye on saving lives. Rolls that have many layers that cause us to look deeper into the state of ourselves with a sense of humor. hehehe. I recommend that you Click it Out!

A little piece of web junk to tide over How I Met Your Mother fans until the new season: Neil Patrick Harris as the "shoe fairy" on a future episode of Sesame Street, via YouTube.

I'm wrapping up a busy week, but in the upcoming days on Mentos and Manatees, we'll get caught up onthe Summer Movie Suicide Mission with reviews of Wanted, Meet Dave, Mamma Mia!, and The Dark Knight. Plus, we'll take a look at the outstanding new HBO mini Generation Kill, and see what's up with the Madison Avenue crowd on the new season of Mad Men.

Thanks for the huge response to the movie list this week. I'd like to make Let's Play a Game a regular feature. Any suggestions for tedious list making exercises are more than welcome. Now let's all have a nice weekend.

>> Sesame Street: Neil Patrick Harris has Telly's New Shoes [YouTube]

The good news is, there seems to be a natural overlap between the Whedon-nerd and musical-theatre-nerd talent pools.  So much of the singing is pretty good.  (Keep an eye out for an all-too-short contribution from a certain monkey, who is my favorite cloth-based performer since Beaker tore up Ode to Joy.)  The better news is that the less musically inclined seem to know their limits; there's an awful lot of lip syncing going on, which probably makes up in ear-sparing what it lacks in excitement.

There's also adorableness to be found in the Music Videos section, where Billy and Penny's romance is heartbreakingly scored by Michael Buble, and Bad Horse's singing cowboys are reimagined as jaunty anime troubadors.

Sadly, what might be the most anticipated area is also the thinnest -- the In World section, where tributes, reimaginings and add-ons should be reigning supreme.  Of course, Wonderflonium is still in its early days; Dr. Horrible itself only went live a little over a week ago.  There is an adorable vid of Dr. Horrible as a child -- who knew Fisher Price made chainsaws? -- and a standout sidekick application from a "Dr. DreadFul."  And surely more great creative content will crop up as time goes on.    

Wonderflonium is a great idea.  Whedon-love has always been the sort of fanship that brings people together.  Is it fully delivering on its promise?  Maybe not yet.  But the great thing about this site is, if what's it's got to offer isn't satisfying you, you don't have to wait for something new and exciting ... you can make the magic happen yourself.  So have at it, people!

- Lee Pace and Anna Friel have all the scoop on the second season of Pushing Daisies.

- More than 3,000 props from Battlestar Galactica will be auctioned off for charity when the fourth and final season commences early next year.

- Robot Chicken announces a sequel to their Emmy-nominated Star Wars episode, to air Nov. 16.

- The self-destruction of a broadcast network: NBC fumbles their way through the TCAs.

- And in case you haven't seen it yet, here's Neil Patrick Harris as the Shoe Fairy on the upcoming season premiere of Sesame Street.

George Michael finished 2 sold out shows at Madison Square Garden this week and did an interview with Good Morning America and unbeknowst  to him, a mini-interview with hopefully our new correspondant from New York City who I call G.E.D. and the "E" stands for everywhere cuz that is where he seems to be.

In the GMA interview, he talked about how music saved his life thru his battle with depression and commented about the awkward time in his late 20's: "It was a terribly depressing time. I had my very first relationship at 27 because I really had not actually come to terms with my sexuality until I was 24."

"I lost my partner to HIV then it took about three years to grieve, then after that I lost my mother. I felt almost like I was cursed.

"The only thing that got me through it was my music. It survived. I wrote very, very little, but the little I wrote did well and kept my head above water. It was depression and shock which just went on for years."

"As the 24 or 25-year-old that could not believe how quickly all of his dreams had come true, could not believe how blessed he'd been, and then just this absolute nightmare. You have to believe that there's some reason it happened in that order. I was supposed to learn those things a bit earlier than other people so I could put it in to work."

Deep ish if you ask me.  Let's get to the positive stuff.

George spoke with G.E.D. impromptu and off the cuff and his only request was no photos.  He came off as a total gentleman and shared how great the tour has been and it is def his last in the U.S.  We are sad to hear that but understand.

George told G.E.D. that he is planning to release a CD/DVD package of the North American Tour with all the songs played over here and the songs he will do overseas later this year that he did not do on the American tour, will be on the DVD & CD which he hopes to have in stores in December. YES!

This tour was awesome and aside from a certain someones Coachella DVD..cough cough...(Prince) cough cough (please release the Coachella DVD) cough cough....scuse me...had something in my throat, this DVD would be something I would be looking forward to.

Now, this came straight from George's mouth and we hope it does get released by the time he expects it to be, but we understand, but remain hopeful. The date we saw in L.A. was off the chain and I am sure Dr. Phil, Scary Spice aka Mel B., Victoria Beckham, Bo Derek, and others can agree to.

The celebs seen at the MSG show in NY were Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, as well as Kenny Goss and George's father.-Dr.FB

Thanks to the contribution of G.E.D.

This is the last Muppet-related post, I promise (I promise nothing). Via Videogum.

Thanks to a good friend who had the kids for a sleepover, Anthropapa and I got to go out on the town last night. Probably not the best financial decision given that we're moving soon, but sometimes mental health  takes precedence. Also probably the last major fun we'll have before the hellish insane big move.

We had dinner at Casa del Sol, a funky Mexican restaurant in Nyack. I had Caribbean jerk chicken over mixed field greens with mango, avocado, and pickled sweet red onion. Yum. Also a margarita, which I could only drink half of. I'm just not a drinker.

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Then we sauntered over to Riverspace to see Helen Hunt's new film, Then She Found Me, her directorial debut. It was really, really good. People actually developing and maturing, right up there on the screen. Adoption, death, divorce, reuniting, parenting, infertility, aging, sex, work, religion, betrayal . . . no wonder the film was not produced by a major studio. And Colin Firth, you just can't go wrong with that.

The big downer was the two tickets on the windshield when we went out to our car after. We never put the new registration sticker in the window, so they thought it had expired. And we hadn't gotten the car inspected. And the court date is scheduled for after we're gone! So it looks like we'll have to pay up, just what we need right now. Grrr.

On the way home we drove through a huge thunderstorm, with enough rain pelting down that Anthropapa drove about half the speed limit. It was amazingly beautiful, and we badly needed the rain. I'm a bit sad that Idaho is so dry, because I love storms. It's going to be just like Sacramento, I think: sunny and hot pretty much all the time, except with a little added snow in the winter.

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The other night we bought this very silly mini-film from iTunes.

Joss Whedon, of Buffy and Firefly fame, made this with his friends and family during the recent writer's strike. It's pretty unique in content and format: a supervillain musical! And the good guy is kinda bad, and the bad guy is supposed to be a hero, and the girl is very good but kind of wishy-washy...so it's kind of a mixed bag. All you geeks out there (and you know who you are) will get a kick out of it. Neil Patrick Harris is really expressive and subtle (when he's not practicing his evil laugh), and Nathan Fillion sports some major smarm and enormous biceps.

Plus I'd really, really love to have my own Shoe Fairy.  Imagine how awesome that would be.  I could have shoes to hop AND shoes to mop.  And maybe a cute pair of Mary Jane's just for fun.

Our beloved out & proud Neil Patrick Harris will be making an appearance on Sesame Street as a singing shoe fairy -- I shit you not. In the meantime, I'm still trying to figure out the educational value of a shoe pixie that shoots crotch rings and sings about footwear.

The video and more info after the jump.
Hopefully the fairy of matching shoes
will fix this mess.

Just when you thought he couldn't get any gayer, TowleRoad.com reported earlier today that Harris will be on the famous children's show, dressed as a dapper mythical figure chanting about foot apparel. But, don't call him a "shoe fairy":

"Not the shoe fairy – the fairy shoe person. It’s quite a different connotation. I was asked by Sesame Street to be a part of a song and I just leapt at the opportunity. Jim Henson was the only person I ever wrote a fan letter to as a kid and I’m a wild fan of puppets and the Henson Company in general. They wrote a song, wanted me to sing it. There are all these different mythical characters this season. Sandra Oh plays another type of fairy that Abby Cadabra creates and so we got to do this big musical number with puppets and dancing. It was a great, great afternoon. It’s one demographic that I have yet to win over."

Check out the video here.

Isn't that fabulous?! Now just get the "fairy shoe person", Bert and Ernie in the same episode and you've got yourself a veritable Sesame Street Pride march.

Rico

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]]> http://popdaily.wordpress.com/?p=60 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:40:26 +0000 Jessie http://popdaily.wordpress.com/?p=60 I saw this commercial on TV earlier and thought it was very clever. Neil Patrick Harris poking fun at his Doogie Howser doctor days in a new Old Spice commercial! Enjoy!

Joss Whedon has done it again.  And with more pure brilliance.  Only this time he's working with Neil Patrick Harris in the mix.  Also featured is Nathan Fillion (whom Joss LOVES and refuses to let die, so he gets put in EVERYTHING Joss does... LOVE IT!).

The name of this new project is Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a mini-webseries.  It's the story of a low-rent supervillain who is desperate to be a part of the EVIL LEAGUE OF EVIL, but his application is still being reviewed.  Harris stars as Dr. Horrible, and Nathan Fillion plays his nemesis, Captain Hammer.  Felicia Day rounds out the cast by playing Penny, the girl of Dr. Horrible's dreams, and Captain Hammer's reality.

This webseries was born out of frustration during the Writer's Strike, and Joss has pointed out that he created this to prove that so much more could be done with little money.  Whole franchises could be formed on very little budget, and so far, that seems to be the plan for the Dr. Horrible series.  There are plans for merchandise as well as DVDs and a soundtrack, and maybe even a sequel or two.

I found out about this yesterday, although I vaguely remember reading or hearing about it a looong time ago.  Anyhoo, I downloaded the 3 Act story, and have not stopped laughing since.  I've watched it about 3 times, and honestly, it is so very funny.  The writing (as any Joss fan would know) is so great, and the acting is fantastic.  And for a low-budget project, it was surprisingly well done.

You can find it on iTunes, and I'm sure the DVDs and soundtrack will be available eventually.

In the meantime, check out the websites, both official and unoffical.  Trust me, they're so worth it.

While checking out recent article links on Whedonesque this morning, I stumbled across a YouTube video, featuring two of my favourite things – Neil Patrick Harris, and SHOES!

NPH appeared as “The Fairy Shoe Person” in a song and dance number on an episode of Sesame Street. And it’s fabulous! (Suck on that Feist! You and your “1,2,3,4” song number on Sesame Street can’t hold a candle to NPH singing about shoes!)

Check out my article on the subject over at TheTVShowBlog.

NPH is having quite the year, and I think I have a renewed love for musical numbers based on his performances in this Sesame Street clip and in Dr. Horrible. Come this fall, he may take home an Emmy for his awe-some portrayal of Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother. Who’s joining me in my declaration of 2008 being the year of NPH?

My heart is exploding. I love this so much. Also, watch all of this too cause it's fantastic. Really, all I want to do is watch NPH sing. All day long.

If that clip isn't working, watch here..

Don't expect to find out who the mysterious mother is when CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother returns for its fourth season this fall. Guest star Sarah Chalke, the center of much recent speculation, will be returning for at least four episodes at the beginning of the season, but co-creator Craig Thomas isn't ready to make the big reveal yet.

"I am not prepared to say either way whether (Chalke) is the mom," said Thomas. "But I will also say we're not antsy to tell people who the mom is in the premiere of season four. We have a little mystery going."

But he did promise that the premiere will address the two cliffhangers from the finale--Ted's proposal to Stella and the sudden emergence of Barney's feelings for Robin. A wise strategy since, at this point, the show's audience is far more invested in the burgeoning potential for a Barney/Robin romance than they are in the yet-to-be-revealed mother of Ted's children.

The series seems to have been building towards the Barney and Robin storyline ever since the season one episode in which the two characters bonded over laser tag and cigars. "There will never be a more perfect woman for Barney than Robin," Thomas said. "I think the audience will see very quickly that we're not defanging Barney. We'll see a guy who has these feelings and has no clue what to do with them."

And apparently Lily will have an important role in the storyline as well. "Lily's going to play into it a bunch, as the only one who can tell something's a little odd about Barney, something a little different than before the bus hit him. It's fun to see her recognize him."

Speaking of Barney, his words of wisdom will be captured for posterity and published in The Bro Code, set to hit bookshelves in late November. Co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have signed a deal to write the book, along with show writer Matthew Kuhn, who has written Barney’s blog for the CBS web site for the past three years.

Barney's "Bro Code" was featured in the season three episode "The Goat," and includes such nuggets as, "Should a Bro pick up a guitar at a party and commence playing, another Bro shall point out that he is a tool."

Parece-me que o Emmy desse ano está bem justo - diferente de algumas edições anteriores. Mas enquanto esperamos pela cerimônia, que ocorrerá dia 21/09, podemos conferir o resultado do TCA Awards desse ano, que teve como destaque o drama de época Mad Men (HBO).
Voltando a falar sobre o Emmy Awards, queria dizer que fiquei feliz em ver que a animação para adultos Robot Chicken (antes exibida pelo Cartoon Network) estava concorrendo na categoria "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)"; em português, "Prêmio de melhor animação (para um programa com menos uma hora)". Top Chef (Sony), junto com Project Runway (People and Arts) e outros três programas estão concorrendo ao "Prêmio de melhor reality-show de competição". Scrubs (Sony), que tinha concorrido ao "Prêmio de melhor série de comédia", entra na disputa com 30 Rock (Sony), According To Jim (Sony), Californication (Warner Channel), In Treatment (HBO) e My Name Is Earl (FX) pelo "Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-hour Series". Só o que deixou a desejar foi a melhor comédia do ano, The Sarah Silverman Program (Sony), não estar concorrendo ao "Prêmio de melhor série de comédia". E onde está Six Feet Under (HBO)? Mais uma vez, o melhor drama da HBO/Warner fica de fora...

(*) O nome da emissora junto com a série de TV não é a mesma que a produz, e sim o canal em que é transmitida no Brasil.

VENCEDORES DO TCA AWARDS 2008

Programa do ano
John Adams (HBO)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (PBS)
The Wire (HBO)

Melhor Comédia
30 Rock (NBC)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
The Office (NBC)

Melhor Drama
Damages (FX)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Wire (HBO)

Melhor filme minissérie ou especial
John Adams (HBO)
Masterpiece: Cranford (PBS)
Masterpiece: The Complete Jane Austen (PBS)
The War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (PBS)
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)

Melhor programa novo
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Damages (FX)
Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Melhor ator/atriz cômico
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Ray Wise (Reaper)

Melhor ator/atriz dramático
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)
Glenn Close (Damages)
Paul Giamatti (John Adams)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
David Simon (The Wire)

Melhor programa infantil
Curious George (PBS)
High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
WordGirl (PBS)
Yo Gabba Gabba (Nickelodeon)

Melhor programa de notícias
Alive Day Memories (HBO)
This American Life (Showtime)
Frontline (PBS)
Nimrod Nation (Sundance Channel)
The War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (PBS)

Heritage Award (prêmio pela importância histórica)
M*A*S*H (CBS)
Roots (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sesame Street (PBS)
The Wire (HBO)

(*) De vermelho, as séries vencedoras.

INDICADOS AO EMMY AWARDS 2008

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Spader, Boston Legal
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Kevin Spacey, Recount
Tom Wilkinson, Recount

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris
Judi Dench, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
Laura Linney, John Adams
Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damages
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
David Morse, John Adams
Stephen Dillane, John Adams
Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Denis Leary, Recount
Bob Balaban, Recount

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Eileen Atkins, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation)
Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
Laura Dern, Recount

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Stanely Tucci, ER
Glynn Turman, In Treatment
Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck
Charles Durning, Rescue Me

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rip Torn, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock
Tim Conway, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Sarah Silverman, Monk
Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock
Edie Falco, 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ellen Burstyn, Big Love
Dihann Carroll, Grey’s Anatomy
Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anjelica Huston, Medium
Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Jon Stewart, host; 80th Annual Academy Awards
Stephen Colbert, host; The Colbert Report
David Letterman, host; Late Show With David Letterman
Don Rickles, performer; Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Tina Fey, host; Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Outstanding Miniseries
The Andromeda Strain
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
John Adams
Tin Man

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Bernard And Doris
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
A Raisin In The Sun
Recount

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
Creature Comforts America
King of the Hill
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)
Blue Harvest (Family Guy)
Imaginationland (South Park)
Justice League: The New Frontier

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother
The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Dexter
Heroes
Mad Men (two nominations: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Shoot")
Pushing Daisies
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Movie
The Andromeda Strain
John Adams
Recount
Tin Man

Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming
80th Annual Academy Awards
50th Annual Grammy Award
Hell’s Kitchen
MADtv
2007 MTV Video Music Awards

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Californication
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
The Tudors

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
The Bronx Is Burning
The Company
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
John Adams
Recount

Outstanding Choreography
Dancing With the Stars; Routine: Mambo / "Para Los Rumberos"; Choreographer: Julianne Hough
High School Musical 2; Routines: "What Time Is It?", "Fabulous", "Work This Out", "I Don’t Dance", "You Are the Music In Me", "For One"; Choreographer: Kenny Ortega
So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Hummingbird and Flower / “The Chairman’s Waltz”; Choreographer: Wade Robson
So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Transformers / “Fuego”; Choreographer: Shane Sparks
So You Think You Can Dance; Routine: Table / “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”; Choreographer: Mandy Moore

Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series
According to Jim
Californication
In Treatment
My Name Is Earl
Scrubs
30 Rock

Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Lost
Mad Men
Rescue Me

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie
The Andromeda Strain, Part 1
Bernard And Doris
The Company
John Adams, "Don’t Tread on Me"
John Adams, "Independence"
Sense & Sensibility (Masterpiece Theatre), Part 1

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
Autism: The Musical
Deadliest Catch
Ice Road Truckers
Meerkat Manor
This American Life

Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Carrier
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef

Outstanding Commercial
"Brother of the Bride," Hallmark
"Carrier Pigeons," FedEx
"Delivery," Travelers
"It’s Mine," Coca-Cola
"Swear Jar," Bud Light

Outstanding Costumes for a Series
Desperate Housewives
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Bernard and Doris
Comanche Moon
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
John Adam
Tin Man

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Entourage
Flight of the Conchords
The Office, "Money (Parts 1 & 2)"
The Office, "Goodbye, Toby"
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Boston Legal
Breaking Bad
Damages
House
Mad Men

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
80th Annual Academy Awards
The Colbert Report
Company (Great Performances)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Saturday Night Live; Host: Tina Fey

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Bernard and Doris
The Company
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
John Adams
Recount

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
Autism: The Musical
Project Runway
This American Life
The War

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica
Boston Legal
Breaking Bad
Heroes
Lost
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock
Weeds

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
The Andromeda Strain, Part 1
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
John Adams
Recount
Tin Man, Part 1

Outstanding Picture Editing of Clip Packages for Talk, Performance, Award or a Reality-Competition Program
80th Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live; "After The Academy Awards (I’m F***ing Ben Affleck)"
Jimmy Kimmel Live; "5th Year Anniversary Show (I’m F***ing Matt Damon)"

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino
Company (Great Performances)
Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow
Movies Rock
We Love Ella! A Tribute to the First Lady of Song (Great Performances)

Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies—10th Anniversary Edition
Autism: The Musical
Deadliest Catch
This American Life
The War

Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef
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DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG: Parts I-III

First, I must say that I've had these songs in my head for days now. Joss Whedon and his cohorts has done yet another good job of coming up with various catchy and diverse songs to put together an entertaining show. Well done. If I had to choose, I'd say Part II probably had my favorite songs in it, but really, they all had outstanding numbers.

But let's get to the review, shall we? So as not to spoil the end for some of our RSS readers, I'll try to save the spoilers for the bottom, so let's go through performances first. (And let me apologize if I don't get the exact titles of the songs correct.)

I thought it was great. I really did. I enjoyed every minute--even the not so joyful ones. I think I was most excited about Neil Patrick Harris' performance. I knew of his interest and talent in singing from various interviews I'd heard from the cast of How I Met Your Mother, so I was thrilled to get to see him in action. And really, every time he opened his mouth, I loved it. His expressions and small gestures especially. His small shoulder dance in "Freeze Ray" and the small smirk at the beginning of "You're Gonna Die." I really just loved him and frankly still want to give him a hug.

Captain Hammer was a trip. "Corporate tool" is probably the best description of this person possible. My favorite was when he sang about his hair in "A Man's Gotta Do." I know some people might not have enjoyed his Hero song all that much, but it was entertaining. I'm glad he got a moment to sing his own song without having Penny or Horrible cut in.

And Penny was lovable, which I found surprising. I don't know why. Her lament was a little bored to me--I guess it was too reminiscent to Tara's "I'm Under Your Spell" in the Buffy musical, and I didn't necessarily need to know that Penny had a sad childhood. I'd rather just see her as a woman who grew into a nice person who cared. But either way, her smile did cheer me up, and I rooted for the good guy--er, the bad guy--to get together with her in the end (that's Dr. Horrible if you couldn't tell). Joss, in a few interviews, mentioned the feelings that were evoked every time Penny and Horrible sang together, and really, it couldn't be more true. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back and listen to "On the Rise," the first song in Part II.

Now, let's get to the plot.

So when I heard "Sing-Along Blog," I really had no idea what to expect. I loved the concept. I liked the video blogs intermixed with the storyline. It really added a great aspect to the thing, and really, in the end, it packed a hardcore punch. The severe cut from the final song to his heartbroken, guilt-ridden face with "I won't feel...a thing" is just so strong. It's one that will stay with you.

Actually to be honest, I'm quite mad at myself (much more so than with Joss) for not realizing the end. I've been a loyal follower of Joss' work: Buffy, Angel, Firefly/Serenity. So the fact that I didn't see Penny's death coming is really just a bad note on me. I've been reading other reviews, and I never thought that Penny would become a secret supervillian, but I really never thought of her fate. My mind was focused the ultimate showdown of Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer. I was considering their deaths--or really, the lack thereof, since I doubted Joss would kill them off (hey, I was right). For some reason, I just was expecting something...I don't want to say happy. Something lighter, I guess. In the end, I just came up with a blank slate.

Honestly, I'm a little torn on my opinion of Penny's death. On one hand, it blindsided me. I wasn't expecting it. On the other hand, Joss generally kills someone off! Plus, it tends to be something that other stories tend to do. If someone's fighting over a girl, the most tragic would be a hero's death or the death of the loved one. It makes sense that he would sacrifice what he loved most to get what he wanted.

Not to say I'm not hurt or miffed. It took me a couple watches (and I had to watch all three parts together) to really accept it as a decent end. And here's what I think: In the end, Penny sees Dr. Horrible as Penny and tells him that Captain Hammer saved them. Throughout the show, Dr. Horrible laments on society and the status quo. It's quite revealing that in the end, the character that seems to see so much good in humanity and seems to see the most about the world is the one blinded the most. She never sees the supervillain--probably to the benefit of Dr. Horrible's broken heart--and she still thinks Captain Hammer is the hero, like we saw in the first rescue scene. It was Captain Hammer that causes the errs, even if they were originally set into action by Dr. Horrible.

But Dr. Horrible has a point. Would it upset the status quo if he puts poison in the water supply, as he sang? Penny still saw everything in black and white, despite her almost discovery during both Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible's final songs. Meanwhile, the rest of society just shifted their attentions to Dr. Horrible--their new superstar. He may be bad, but the merchandise is still sold and fans are still made. So really, Dr. Horrible becomes the worst villian but the status quo remains the same. Society just wants someone to talk about.

As much as I hate that Penny died and I still question whether it was necessary or just Joss' habit to tear apart his fans' emotions, I like the final thought. Even though looking back, it seems like a predictable ending as far as classic literature is concerned, I suppose it's ok. I don't know, honestly. I still go back and forth, though I like Penny's status quo mentioned. And it makes me feel good that Penny saw everything, but to her Dr. Horrible will remain her Billy Buddy.

Now, on brighter notes, Joss did a good job. I enjoyed. I'll definitely be buying the DVD and soundtrack (rumor is, the commentary on the DVD will be sung as well, btw). I loved the music. I loved the jokes. I loved Bad Horse and the rest of the League. And now suddenly I'm a larger fan of Neil Patrick Harris and a new fan of Felicia Day (she's not just the Potential that stayed alive and took care of the injured on the bus anymore!). Oh, and Nathan Fillion ain't that bad anyway. I'll be keeping my eye out on new projects--and Internet projects.

That is another great thing about this musical, which maybe I'll delve into another day. I like that we're now exposed in a grander scale the series that are Internet only. They can be successful (despite some other failures). So way to go Writers' Strike.

So way to go, Joss and crew. This was definitely NOT Horrible. And hey, if you're still upset about Penny, just think of it this way. At least he didn't chop the head off the human race...being Penny, that is.

Anyways, thats besides the point.  Yesterday, I was informed of a made for the internet musical blog called Dr. Horrible.  Its a Joss Whedon thang, and seeing as though I do love Buffy, and most things Joss, I was intrigued.  THEN, i found out it starred Neil Patrick Harris...and I am pretty much in love with everything he does, so I figured I'd check it out.  THEN, i found out it was being taken offline last night, and i had mere hours to watch it.

So I did.

Whedon is the creator of the TV shows "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly." "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," is a musical superhero spoof starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion. It was freely available streaming online through July 20, and will be available for download and on DVD.  Its only $3.99 for all three episodes.  Buy it.

It was great, and musical, and ridiculous, and starred some of his old favorites.  And now you can buy it on iTunes.  Good thing I got in early.  Cuz im cheap.  I would recommend it though, and I apologize I didnt inform you sooner.  I just didnt know.  If you are a fan of the Buffy musical episode, "Once More With Feeling," you will find it especially enjoyable.  The Whedon brothers have a knack for writing lyrics, harmonizing and creating something worth seeing.  Maybe they will start showing this in theatres for a sing-along as well...especially since they pulled the Buffy showings.

I watched the new Harold & Kumar movie (yes it's crap) last nightand found that, like the original, it does feature Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson fom How I Met Your Mother) which is awesome! I did see some of the posters featuring Harris and because of that slogan I am starting a revolution (a cult if you like) based around the saying above. What Would Neil Patrick Harris Do?

Who needs jesus when you've got a wingman like NPH?

For those who think i've gone completely mental. I have.

Come on people join the cult campaign and remember, if you don't know what to do, just ask yourself "WWNPHD?" and you'll find the answer.

Sorry I thought that slogan was amazing and i said to myself "that's so going in my blog!". Did anyone pick up the HIMYM references there? That image would be so good on a t-shirt.

Check it out.

Three episodes of around 15 minutes featuring Neil Patrick Harris [Doogie Howser M.D., Harold & Kumar,] Nathan Fillion [Firefly, Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place] and Felicia Day [The Guild, Buffy] in an evil villain musical. Not exactly something you see everyday but definitely something that should be seen more often.

Read about it all in context in Joss' Master Plan.

Click on the following links for Acts I, II, and III at DrHorrible.com for a limited time for free, or purchase all three thirteen-minute long acts for $1.99 apiece.

Oh Joss Whedon, you had at me at NPH.

And here's a teaser, the last song of the second installment wherein Doctor Horrible (who holds a hold a PhD in horribleness), vows to destroy his arch-nemesis superhero Captain Hammer after he admits to wooing Penny, Horrible's love interest, and wanting to bed her only because he knows the Doctor is carrying a torch:

Whedon and company haven't actually named any of the songs as of this moment-- speculation will most likely be laid to rest once an album is released, Once More With Feeling style. Though fans, ok probably just me and that guy have been calling the aforementioned ^ "You're Gonna Die".

Enjoy!