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Title: Dr. Horrible
Post by: DanteShepherd on 01 Jul 2008, 08:13: Just in case no one has seen this (although I doubt it), Whedon has a new musical for online viewing only coming out shortly:

http://www.drhorrible.com/

This has potential to amuse me endlessly.

And a review (with a description that even the DVD extras will be a musical):

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Roush-Dispatch/Joss-Whedon-Dr/800042425
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Post by: RobbieOC on 01 Jul 2008, 11:17: This looks interesting enough. I'll probably check it out (especially since it's free). An interesting project for these guys to undertake, to say the least.
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Post by: ThePQ4 on 01 Jul 2008, 12:01: I think it's going to be hilarious.
My sister is a bigger Wheadon fan then me and has been following the project religiously for months.
I love Neil Patrick Harris.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 15 Jul 2008, 21:09: Act 1 is up and wonderful. (http://www.drhorrible.com/act_I.html)
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Post by: ThePQ4 on 16 Jul 2008, 10:17: Yes, it is wonderful. My sister basically forced me to watch it this morning.
I liked the song in the Laundry-Mat.
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Post by: Ladybug on 16 Jul 2008, 13:19: This is amazing. I'm so glad it is available outside the US even though the video on the site is from hulu, because I feared it wouldn't be. Watched it twice already, and looking forward to the next "act".
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: imagist42 on 16 Jul 2008, 21:17: Watched it. The first bit of monologue while he's blogging is kind of meh, but I held on until the first song started and I was quite pleased with the rest. Not laugh-out-loud funny all the way through, but refreshingly good for something free on teh interwebs.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 16 Jul 2008, 21:57: Act 2 is up, with easily what will the best line of the entire thing! (http://www.drhorrible.com/act_II.html)
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Post by: imagist42 on 16 Jul 2008, 22:18: If you're talking about the line at 11:15, I agree.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 16 Jul 2008, 23:12: Dang I only saw Act I this morning and now Act II is up. Life is good.
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Post by: imagist42 on 17 Jul 2008, 09:10: I also like the line "Oh, look at my wrist, I've got to go..." followed up by peaking into the washer and saying "I don't love these."
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Post by: RobbieOC on 17 Jul 2008, 09:29: "You know, like pie."

That was my favorite. Something about it, I don't know.

I'm pretty sure the line he's talking about is "The hammer is my penis." Cause that's the one that made me laugh the most.
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Post by: imagist42 on 17 Jul 2008, 12:50: Yeah, that's at 11:15, I just didn't want to spoil the surprise for anyone else.

The build-up and timing of the delivery is just perfect.
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Post by: Betagold on 17 Jul 2008, 14:12: I love this. I got linked to it off of the new comic from the Mac Hall guys, the name escapes me, and fell in love with it. This would make an awesome stage musical...
Thoughts:
The hammer is my penis is one of the top three lines of this whole thing.
Brand New Day and With My Freeze Ray tie for the best songs so far.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: Ladybug on 17 Jul 2008, 15:29: It's a brand new day. Yeah, the sun is high. All the birds are singing that you're gonna die!

I seriously love this so much. I've recommended it to a bunch of people, and they've all loved it as well.
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Post by: Slick on 17 Jul 2008, 20:18: Fucking yes.

"...smells like cumin..."

I always wanted Firefly to come back as the show that could redefine the medium and prove that an internet-based TV show could survive. I really fucking hope this is where he's headed because fucking fell guys, maybe it could happen?

Like I would rather wait for the DVD but bloody hell I am going to pay for downloads of this to show my support. Fucking right.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: imagist42 on 17 Jul 2008, 20:39: I almost feel like paying for the download just to get better sound quality. The distortion in the streaming audio is almost bad enough to ruin "Brand New Day" for me. And after all, it's only $3.99.
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Post by: redbeardjim on 18 Jul 2008, 12:23: The Bad Horse songs have me rolling.
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Post by: morca007 on 18 Jul 2008, 12:30: I can hardly wait to buy the DVDs.
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Post by: CamusCanDo on 18 Jul 2008, 16:36: For us international viewers:

Act 1 (http://www.whedon.info/If-DrHorrible-com-is-down-watch.html)

Act 2 (http://www.whedon.info/Dr-Horrible-s-Sing-Along-Blog-Web,27168.html)
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: imagist42 on 18 Jul 2008, 21:20: Okay this got pretty terrible pretty fast. Why did you have to go and take yourself seriously again, Joss? :-(
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Post by: Postino on 18 Jul 2008, 23:29: Agreed you can't announce to everyone that your making a comedy and then go and try to change it to a tragedy at the last second.
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Post by: Plasticity on 18 Jul 2008, 23:57: Yeah how dare he not do what you expected.

This was alright throughout. I do not really like Whedon, but I prefer this to some running off into the sunset happy ending bullshit.
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Post by: Betagold on 19 Jul 2008, 09:27: Unexpected endings are my favorite endings.
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Post by: ThePQ4 on 19 Jul 2008, 21:54: I don't know about everyone else, but I really liked the end!
(And I loved "Dead Bowie" and that Darkhorse was really a horse! hahahahahha)

But seriously, I loved that final song. I made me shiver a little.
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Post by: supersheep on 19 Jul 2008, 23:06: This is a good thing! A very good thing! It is a superhero musical! With Nathan Filion! WATCH IT.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 20 Jul 2008, 01:22: I finally watched it, and I nearly started crying with joy.

Edit: Also, really sorta ended in an unexpected way.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: parm on 20 Jul 2008, 01:51: <whisper>

Hi. Uh. My name is parm and..... uh.... well, I've never really liked anything Joss Whedon has done. Apart from Firefly. But everything else just leaves me cold, like he's trying too hard to be zany BUT WITH A TOTALLY STRAIGHT FACE all the time. I guess this means I have to leave the internet now. Sorry.
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Post by: Tom on 20 Jul 2008, 03:49: GET OFFA MY INTERNETS BITCH!!!
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Post by: imagist42 on 20 Jul 2008, 11:56: Sit down, Sparky. No, no, sit down. There you go. That's a good Sparky. Goooood Sparky.
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Post by: parm on 20 Jul 2008, 13:09: Hey, I said I liked Firefly. And I definitely had a thing for Willow. So it's not all bad.
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Post by: imagist42 on 20 Jul 2008, 13:18: Quote from: parm on 20 Jul 2008, 13:09
And I definitely had a thing for Willow. So it's not all bad.

I hope this means you've been watching How I Met Your Mother. It's got Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris from this and is ridiculously funny.
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Post by: Gridgm on 20 Jul 2008, 15:55: start reading joss whedon instead of watching him and you won't feel inferior when you start feelign aprehension when you hear what should be a good plot
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Post by: EllJayusMaximus on 20 Jul 2008, 16:13: Quote from: Gridgm on 20 Jul 2008, 15:55
start reading joss whedon instead of watching him and you won't feel inferior when you start feelign aprehension when you hear what should be a good plot

I'm having enough trouble trying to read THAT from start to finish... >.>
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Jul 2008, 20:15: Buffy Season 8 is pretty much the best thing Joss has ever done.
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Post by: Tom on 20 Jul 2008, 21:13: Guys, I was 11 when Buffy finished it's run on TV. Since then It's only ever been late night re-runs on TV or Cable and I've only watched the first two episodes on TV links. I didn't know about Buffy 4/3 years ago when I went to Hong Kong so I didn't end up going home with an illegally produced box-set but I did end up coming home with Firefly. Full season, the cheapest legal option is over $300 Australian. I would've downloaded it by now but my ISP gives us 2GB a month and in family of 7 that just barely lasts a week even without people downloading. For a similar reason I haven't yet been able to watch this yet.
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Post by: Inlander on 20 Jul 2008, 21:21: Do you have a D.V.D. rental place nearby? Are you a member? It will almost certainly have every single episode of Buffy available for weekly hire.
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Post by: Tom on 20 Jul 2008, 21:29: They have the first 3 seasons, each season is divided into groups of 3 or 4 episodes and you have to pay 5 dollars to borrow it for a week. In the long run if you were watching it that way it'd probably be a better idea to just buy the DVD outright. I live in a supposedly affluent area in the Eastern Suburbs so things are rarely ever fair, I really ought to get a job.
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Post by: Inlander on 20 Jul 2008, 21:50: I'm surprised they only have the first three seasons. I'm knee-deep in rental Buffy down here.
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Post by: hack on 21 Jul 2008, 00:13: i curse you whedon for the 'bad horse' theme.

i... can't... get... it... OUT... OF... MY...MIND..!
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Post by: Lines on 21 Jul 2008, 07:58: Is there a link up for Act III yet? The first two are pretty hilarious and I want to know what happenssss!
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: CursedMortivore on 21 Jul 2008, 08:27: Act 3 went up Saturday, but as of Sunday night is pay to watch, seeing as they are putting it on DVD. But, it is only $3.99US for all three if you feel like picking it up on iTunes.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: Liz on 21 Jul 2008, 10:39: Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 20 Jul 2008, 21:29
They have the first 3 seasons, each season is divided into groups of 3 or 4 episodes and you have to pay 5 dollars to borrow it for a week. In the long run if you were watching it that way it'd probably be a better idea to just buy the DVD outright. I live in a supposedly affluent area in the Eastern Suburbs so things are rarely ever fair, I really ought to get a job.

I'm pretty sure my local library has quite a few of the seasons that you can check out for free with a library membership. You should check out a few in your area, maybe you will get lucky!
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Post by: Blue Kitty on 21 Jul 2008, 17:33: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. I wanted to watch episodes 2 and 3 today.
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Post by: Lines on 22 Jul 2008, 05:48: BK, you can watch this Act II. It's the one I watched yesterday.

Quote from: CamusCanDo on 18 Jul 2008, 16:36
Act 2 (http://www.whedon.info/Dr-Horrible-s-Sing-Along-Blog-Web,27168.html)

That's actually why I asked about Act III, as all the ones from the website are down, but those two are still up.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: CamusCanDo on 24 Jul 2008, 15:40: Act III is also up on the site I linked.
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Post by: pilsner on 25 Jul 2008, 12:33: Quote from: roxie_vinyl on 24 Jul 2008, 09:23
I have watched this SO. MANY. TIMES. Thank you Joss for this 4 dollar gem :)

Ditto. Totally worth the iTunes download. Supporting this sort of initiative is something I'd do just on principle.
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Post by: RobbieOC on 25 Jul 2008, 15:04: It's amazing how rewatchable it is!

And it feels weird when I talk to people about it, and I actually use the phrase "Joss has become much better at musicals since Once More, With Feeling." But he has! The music in this is just way better than OMWF, though that is probably because his brother actually wrote the music this time. Which was a good decision by everyone involved.

Did any of you guys read the Dark Horse tie-in comic about Captain Hammer? So good.
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Post by: MarkTBSc on 26 Jul 2008, 04:19: Damn I loved 'Dr. Horrible'. Yeah, I was kinda upset by it going dark but then that's Joss. I heard that he was considering a sequel. If he does then I suspect that'll lighten the mood.

Did anyone else notice that Dr. Horrible isn't actually evil? Sure the Evil League of Evil is evil but Dr. Horrible is actually Chaotic Good. I suspect that the Sequel will involve the good Doctor becoming disenchanted with the league, bringing about their destruction and then organising his own criminal organisation out of the disenfranchised henchmen's guild.

Hmmm... So molecularly destabilised gold smells like cumin? Worth remembering.
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Post by: MarkTBSc on 26 Jul 2008, 05:49: Are you sure? I saw Dr. Horrible, with Captain Hammer bang-to-rights, hesitate.

Plus the Captain is such a Douche I'm not sure killing him would count as Evil.

Of course, it's possible you're being Sarcastic... I can't tell when you do that and it's annoying.

I mean "Wow sarcasm! That's original!"
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Post by: RobbieOC on 26 Jul 2008, 14:35: I think a pretty strong case could be made for Dr. Horrible being evil, though. I mean, he's actively pursuing evil deeds just to be evil, which seems pretty evil to me. He stole the "Wonderflonium" and he had no problem taking advantage of Penny's death to get into the ELE (though, this is open to quite a bit of interpretation, and I wouldn't be surprised if we find out in a possible sequel that he only took the position to take out Bad Horse and co.) - all of which paint him to be a pretty evil dude. Hesitating to do a bad thing doesn't make you good. It just means you're human. We don't know whether he would have actually killed Captain Hammer or not, unfortunately.

Though, some of his actions are understandable since Captain Hammer was such a douche to him.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: MarkTBSc on 26 Jul 2008, 15:48: There's a line between evil and bad. The best example I ever heard - which came, oddly enough, from a science fiction dog - was that Evil was hurting someone who hadn't hurt you or when hurting was not required.

Dr. Horrible stole the Wonderflonium which is bad, criminal but not evil (I think we'd all agree that while Mal Reynolds could be bad, he wasn't evil). He attempted to unseat the rightfully elected leader of the people at the Town hall which is bad, but not Evil (What's that saying? When treason prospers then none dare call it treason). The whole 'killing' thing can be argued both ways. He had an opportunity to kill the man he hates most in the world but didn't, and maybe even couldn't, do it. That's not evil. Taking his place in the ELoE after Captain Hammer caused Penny's death could be viewed as both unethical and immoral but not Evil. He may not even have realised what he was doing at the time if he was too traumatised.

The Doctor's whole game plan was to take over the world and make it a better place. I'd say that's a good goal, even if it involves some sundry naughtiness along the way. To my mind he's more Han Solo or Mal Reynolds than The Emperor or Adelai Niska. In fact, under my initial description, Captain Hammer would fall into the Evil category.

And y'know what? It occurs to me that I'm taking this waaaaay too seriously.

Ummm.... Wibble? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAuL4gyevQ
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Post by: RobbieOC on 26 Jul 2008, 21:17: So, it's kind of a tricky way to say that the ends justify the means?
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Post by: katarat on 31 Jul 2008, 10:31: Just watched all three acts - they are all still available online at the moment. Great stuff: funny, dark, smart! Great interweaving duets showing the different points of view.

I almost hate to analyze Dr. Horrible’s character, because the musical itself presents him in his proper complexity. Anything we say here is going to be oversimplification. On the surface, he is a wannabe supervillain, so you might think he’s a bad/evil character. But he isn’t motivated by the desire to hurt people. His view is that the world sucks and the solution is for him to take over. And of course, he wants the girl he is too shy to approach. But he just can’t win for losing. Captain Hammer, the self-centered boob, has all the luck and popular opinion on his side. The tragic ending leaves us with the perfect amount of dissatisfaction and frustration. I’m hungry for more!
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Post by: SimpsonsParadox on 02 Aug 2008, 11:44: Watching Act III kind of ruined the series for me until the final song started. That song is perhaps the best song out of all three acts (And it only gets better when it shows the Evil League of Evil).

If we're hypothesizing about the characters motivations, though, I believe that Captain Hammer and Doctor Horrible are different sides of the same coin: Captain Hammer is a 'good' guy who really is evil (Or, at the very least, not as good as his position would normally demand) where as Dr. Horrible is an 'evil' character who really does good things (In Act I, you can see him attempting to stop the van even before it puts Penny in mortal danger.)
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Post by: Uber Ritter on 02 Aug 2008, 22:28: Act III might be a bit Joss Whedon for my tastes. It was still good.

"The Hammer is my penis" will be a joke between my girlfriend and I for the next month or so at least.
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Post by: Betagold on 03 Aug 2008, 16:03: I started playing City of Heroes about a week ago. I saw a guy yesterday that was Captain Hammer, but they couldn't use that name, so his name was "TheseAren'tTheHammer".

I commended and friended him. He still has no idea who I am.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: MissZahrah on 04 Aug 2008, 20:36: The first song got thoroughly stuck in my head. But I'm sorry... I'm just too much of an idealist.. I hated the ending. Damn you Joss! I like HAPPY endings. TOO MUCH REALITY goin' on in my fantasy!

On a lighter note... Can't get enough of that wacky, singing mad-scientist bent on world domination??? Then check out Doctor Steel! (http://www.doctorsteel.com) More Toys, Robots, Fun, Happiness, and Mind Control Cookies than you can shake a freeze-ray at!

:laugh: :angel:
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Post by: Johnny C on 04 Aug 2008, 21:21: I think that Whedon should have gone the uninteresting conventional route and furthermore
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Post by: Nodaisho on 04 Aug 2008, 21:39: The only happy ending I know of Whedon using was the end of Serenity, and that only counts if you consider it a happy ending when one of the best characters dies. I don't think I would even consider it happy if it weren't for mal's speech at the end.

I would hate to play poker against Nathan Fillion, he could bluff having a hand better than a royal flush without his expression cracking.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: pilsner on 05 Aug 2008, 16:59: Quote from: Johnny C on 04 Aug 2008, 21:21
I think that Whedon should have gone the uninteresting conventional route and furthermore

I heard that in his next project he has a Protagonist who gets the Girl in the end but not before undergoing both Trials and Tribulations including the death of his elderly and wise Grandfather.

No it is not a Snow Crash adaptation but wouldn't that be rad?
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Post by: RobbieOC on 05 Aug 2008, 21:31: Guys, didn't they announce a sequel at ComicCon? Isn't that what I heard?

Which means things may not be as they seeeeeeeeeeem.
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Post by: Betagold on 03 Sep 2008, 18:13: So, they released the soundtrack on Itunes. Anybody pick it up? I know I did.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 03 Sep 2008, 19:57: The show is still free on hulu. I'm working on memorizing it.
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Post by: Ladybug on 04 Sep 2008, 08:04: I'm sooo close to buying the soundtrack off of iTunes, but I want the actual physical CD, and I can't afford to buy both, so I'm trying to wait. I'll be rewatching it tonight instead.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 04 Sep 2008, 17:28: I will buy this on DVD.
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Post by: 3Z3VH on 08 Sep 2008, 12:47: Or, you can buy it now on iTunes ;)
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Post by: Surgoshan on 08 Sep 2008, 17:07: DVD! It must have its precious!
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Post by: Betagold on 10 Sep 2008, 17:54: With COMMENTARY! as a DVD extra, I don't want anything but the DVD.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 10 Sep 2008, 19:34: Yeah, that and the fact that anything stored on a hard drive is necessarily impermanent by definition. I like the extras, but having an actual disc in hand is comforting.

....

But I really, really want the extras.
Title: Re: Dr. Horrible
Post by: Anastrianna on 27 Sep 2008, 09:24: So, the first time I watched it, I was feeling sick and walked in when my roommate was half way through it. I thought it was dumb as hell. Then she forced me to watch it from the beginning and I fell in love. I should have known that, coming from Joss, it would have been amazing.

I came across this short comic about Captain Hammer:

http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=12&storynum=2
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Post by: fozmo on 27 Sep 2008, 20:23: Attention, all who aspire to join the ranks of the Evil League of Evil, and such big names in villany as Fake Thomas Jefferson, Dead Bowie, and the infamous Bad Horse, the ELoE is now accepting applicants. Are YOU evil enough?

http://www.evilleagueofevil.com/

Edit: Because I can't get my comic companies and equestrian baddies straight
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Post by: Surgoshan on 27 Sep 2008, 20:27: ... Dark Horse? Are you sure you don't mean Bad Horse?

I mean, I wouldn't mind joining the likes of Archaia Press and Abstract Studio, but I don't think that's where you were going with that.
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Post by: fozmo on 27 Sep 2008, 21:16: ...Oops, got mixed up with Anastrianna's Dark Horse Comics link. Either way, a challenge to join formidable ranks.
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Post by: Anastrianna on 28 Sep 2008, 12:14: I caused confusion! woot.

lol.

sorry.
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Post by: Ladybug on 28 Nov 2008, 20:01: The DVD is available for pre-order now! (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M5UDGS)

I can barely wait to get it, it is pretty much bound to be awesome.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 29 Nov 2008, 06:08: A gasp of awe and glee! Necromancy be damned; this is worth the bump!