Words can not express how much in love with Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog I am… You know it’s a Whedon-penned production when I’ve already got a dozen or so quotable lines written down and I’ve only watched it once so far. And, umm, the first part is only a little short of 14 minutes long. I might have to add Zack and Jed to the list of Whedon men whose brains I adore…

I want to talk more about it but I don’t want to spoil anything! So, what are you waiting for? GO WATCH ACT I!

Neil Patrick Harris was made to work with Joss Whedon. No, seriously. I can see how Joss thought he was perfect for the part. The blog part of Dr. Horrible definitely has a hint of the Barney Stinson that blogs about him. There aren’t many people who can pull off actually using “BTW” while talking out loud but NPH can and does. Plus, the man is just a damn fine actor. His facial expressions here? Perfect. And that mumbling scene at the beginning? Fantastic! He really disappears into every character he takes on and that’s not an easy feat.

Felicia Day is also so very perfect for the role of Penny. Felicia is beautiful, no doubt, but she’s got a sense of frailty about her that humanizes her. It makes us believe she could actually be attracted to Dr. Horrible’s Billy (B. Horrible? Too funny. Joss likes William’s and likes to make them evil, eh?). Which is to say, if I can buy two people as a couple, I’m more likely to get invested in one having a crush on the other. I definitely felt for Dr. Horrible when Captain Hammer came flying in and knocking the girl of his dreams off her feet, you know, literally.

And y’all know I love Nathan Fillion. What’s to dislike? Even when he’s playing an egomaniacal super-hero I love the man. Captain Hammer throwing back his hair? CRACKED ME UP. Haha. That whole scene wasn’t my favorite and it’s weird to feel more sympathy for the “evil” character than the “good” character so I think that could explain why. However, I’ve now watched a few more times and that scene makes me laugh more and more each time. Just proves what I knew to be true anyway… Joss’ work just gets better the more you watch.

Can we just talk about how fucking awesome this “Internet” product is? This is the perfect example of why I think quality will win out every time. Sure any Joe Schmoe with a video camera can make movies for the web but this is the kind of stuff I want to see. It’s why I think production companies are being short-sighted if they aren’t looking into what they can do with the Internet. Throughout history the method of delivery has gone through many evolutions but at the end of the day people just want you to tell us a good story.

Ok, it’s way too early for me to do a good job discussing that so I’m going to go back to Dr. Horrible and how much I fucking loved the camera shot through the glass doors of the dryers in the laundromat. LOVED IT. It’s the little things that please me. Like the cut back to Dr. Horrible during dream dance sequence with Penny and he’s moving his shoulders to the music. Also really loved that first song. It was perfectly timed – just as Dr. Horrible’s video blog was getting to be a bit too much we cut to song that literally does make you want to sing-along. “That’s the plan. Rule the world. You and me. Any day… With my Freeze Ray I will stop…”

I have to get to work so I need to stop babbling now. I leave you with some of my favorite lines so far…

• “A lot of guys ignore the laugh and that’s about standards…”
• “It’s not about making money, it’s about taking money.”
• “The world is a mess and I just… need to rule it.”
• “Ok, dude, you’re not my nemesis.”
• “Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool”
• “Look, I don’t have time for a grudge match with every poseur in a parka.”
• “I’m just a few weeks away from a real audible connection.”
• “He rides across the nation, the thoroughbred of sin.”
• “A heinous crime, a show of force, a murder would be nice of course.”
• “You know me? Cool.”
• “We would be able to provide 250 new beds, get people off the streets and into job training so they could buy rocket packs and go to the moon, and become florists…”
• “She talked to me. Why did she talk to me now?”
• “A man’s gotta what a man’s gotta do. Don’t plan the plan if you can’t followthrough.”
• “I remember it differently.”
• “Are you kidding?! What heist were you watching?”

Oh, and don’t forget you can also buy the acts or a full “season” pass on iTunes.
Totally worth the $3.99 you’ll pay: