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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog- 12-19-2008

Old 11-28-08, 05:38 PM
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog- 12-19-2008

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is up for pre-order on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Horribles-Sing-Along-Blog-Patrick-Harris/dp/B001M5UDGS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1227915430&sr=8-6
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Oh yay! I loved this, good to see it's going to be on DVD.
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Awesome news! They kept saying it would be out by Christmas, but I was starting to not believe them.
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Hell yes. I wonder if this will be wide release, meaning on sale other places? Seems reasonable, may just pre-order it now.
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OK, I loved the episodes as much as the next NPH fan and Whedon fan boy (I never got into Buffy or Angel but my love of Firefly knows no bounds) but the $14.95 price tag seems a little excessive. Wasn't the entire episode something like 45 minutes?

I also noticed Amazon lists the run time as 100 minutes. Unless that includes the extras I know that has to be a mistake.
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Originally Posted by pridesticks06
Hell yes. I wonder if this will be wide release, meaning on sale other places?
Not in the short term since it says Dr. Horrible will be dumped onto DVD-Rs and burned on demand.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Not in the short term since it says Dr. Horrible will be dumped onto DVD-Rs and burned on demand.
Good eye, didn't see that.

"This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. "

I've honestly never seen this before.
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I'm in.

Do these DVD-Rs usually have artwork?
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Joss Whedon's comments on the release (courtesy of his post on Whedonesque.com):

Well, my turkey (or, in some cases, tofurkey) stuffed friends, we literally just put the finishing touches on the disc. Is it worth fifteen hard-earned dollars? Absolutely. In fact, I can say without reservation that the Dr. Horrible DVD is worth $15.23 EASILY. More, if your dollars weren't the hard-earned kind, just the kind you have lying around in your mom's purse. God knows WE'VE worked hard to earn 'em. "Commentary! The Musical" is the most painstaking and exhausting piece of whimsey I have ever mistaken for a good idea. It has nearly twice as much music as Dr. Horrible itself -- since you can't really talk that much during a commentary musical or it sounds like a regular commentary. (Which we also have, with the stars and writers, plus making-of's, ELE applications, and a few items left lying around by a notorious Bunny...) I can say without hesitation that I hesitate to say it's great. And by great I mean ridiculous. It's sophmoric, solopsistic, silly and the most fun I've had being exhausted since the fabled Mushortio itself. And everyone sings beautifullly. Which enrages me. I a little bit hate my friends now.

The listed street date is, by the way, a little later than we'd expected -- I'm hoping Amazon is just playing it safe and we can beat that date. More on that as we learn it. Expect a twittering sensation.

Finally, I just want to say "thank you" to everybody who has supported this venture. We've been able to pay our crew and all our bills, which means a lot. What means more is proving that completely independent ventures can muscle their way through the blizzard of big-budget behemoths. (A blizzard of behemoths? Back to writing school, alliteration-junkie!) All that rhetoric about the future of entertainment that flew about during the Strike is still entirely true. We need to find our own way of producing entertainment. A lot of people are watching Dr. Horrible to see if it's any kind of model -- way more people than I expected -- and it means everything to me to help pave the way for artists to start working and making a living from the ground up. There are a couple of real pioneers in this that I know personally: Felicia Day, I'm thrilled to say, and choreographer Chris Elam are both looking far ahead in terms of monetization and interactivity. Me, I'm more like Jimmy Stewart in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", but at least I'm out there. Thanks, he finally summed up, to you.

My story has become tiresome! But wait till you hear the songs.

Did we cover "silly"...?
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Originally Posted by DeputyDave
OK, I loved the episodes as much as the next NPH fan and Whedon fan boy (I never got into Buffy or Angel but my love of Firefly knows no bounds) but the $14.95 price tag seems a little excessive. Wasn't the entire episode something like 45 minutes?

I also noticed Amazon lists the run time as 100 minutes. Unless that includes the extras I know that has to be a mistake.
Well, for something that was a one-off, I don't mind paying for this just because I loved it so much. That said, the problem with things that have a rabid fanbase is sometimes people get greedy... some of the merch that has come out for Whedon related stuff lately has made me shake my head, but no one is forcing me to buy it.
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I've watched this, like 20 times already and plan on picking up the DVD as well. It's funny, I tend to not like musicals with the exception being when Joss is writing it..
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I'm gonna buy the shit out of this.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
I'm in.

Do these DVD-Rs usually have artwork?
I'm wondering the same thing.
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Just so I am clear, this amazon DVD-R will have all of the bonus features and will be the only way to own this (for now)?
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Originally Posted by SI78
Just so I am clear, this amazon DVD-R will have all of the bonus features and will be the only way to own this (for now)?
Yes, if you're talking about physical DVDs
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Anyone have this yet or pictures of the case?
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My order just shipped for this! Maybe I can get it before christmas!
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ANyone seen a copy of this yet?
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My copy arrived from Amazon yesterday. I'll probably watch it tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Anyone have this yet or pictures of the case?
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Just got this for christmas! The disc does have artwork, no insert though. The case smells terrible :\
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What exactly makes the disk at Amazon.com an Amazon exclusive? Is it just because they got it early, or is there more material?
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Originally Posted by movieking
What exactly makes the disk at Amazon.com an Amazon exclusive? Is it just because they got it early, or is there more material?
I know you can get it via Citi rewards points too.
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
I don't know about the DVD, but holy crap, NICE Marvel Omnibus collection!! Very cool!
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Originally Posted by movieking
What exactly makes the disk at Amazon.com an Amazon exclusive? Is it just because they got it early, or is there more material?
Amazon.com is the only place you can buy the DVD, period.

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