Hurry! Time is Running Out to Catch "Dr. Horrible!"

You don't have to drop a house on me!

At the urging of: son Evan, who writes two blogs - one for the Herald-Dispatch on video games (Blog: The Video Game) and one on music (Evan Listens Z-A); my pal Angela, who writes two blogs for the H-D - one about television shows (Stay Tuned) and one on American Idol (Idol Chit-Chat); and my pal Len, who used to work at the H-D (see how it's all connected?) - they've all been urging me to go watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (which you can find at www.drhorrible.com).

So I did - and guess what? It's a hoot! It's an Internet-only mini-film created by Joss Whedon. There are three segments in all, and each one runs about 12 minutes (or so). It follows the story of Dr. Horrible (played perfectly by Neil Patrick Harris, of How I Met Your Mother), who's trying to join a league of super-villains, but is thwarted by two obstacles.

The first is a really annoying superhero, Captain Hammer, played with zest by the terrific Nathan Fillion (could we please have more Firefly?) The second obstacle: Dr. Horrible finds himself falling in love with a woman he meets at the laundromat (played sweetly by Felicia Day).

Like any good musical, it's not unusual for the characters to suddenly burst into song - and the songs are fun, sweet and/or very well done. It's all done in a low budget but very creative way.

Now here's the tricky part - you can watch the first two episodes free, and the third and final episode will be available tomorrow - but only until midnight Saturday night. Then, to see the Doc's adventures, you'll have to buy the DVD.

So don't waste time hanging around here - go check it out! You'll be glad you did! But after you're finished, drop back by - we miss you when you're gone!

Oh, and I just realized my pal Angela also blogged about the show - you can read her entry right here. We try not to blog about the same things, but the funny bit is - this falls outside both our blogs! It's not TV and it's not musical theatre - but it's a weird combination of the two, so what the heck!