How do you expect to make it into the Evil League of Evil without a memorable laugh?
Sorry, I watched Dr. Horrible for about the twentieth time last night. It was just as good as ever, of course.
Today is my brother's birthday. We celebrated with Carrabba's and a Birthday Cookie. (Not to be confused with a birthday cake. Our family is not overly fond of cake, you see.) Other than that and church, the day passed with little consequence. No complaints from me, mind you. Cookies and Carrabba's is quite enough consequence for me.
...I thought I had a good post topic brewing in my mind, but it slipped away. Instead, I'll talk about Dr. Horrible some more, or at least what I know of it. Okay? OK.
During the Writer's Strike (remember the Writer's Strike? Ahh, memories), Joss Whedon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame decided to create a low-budget musical webseries to be initially released completely free of charge or advertising. He pulled together some of his closest cohorts, including Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day leading the cast. The whole affair is wonderfully written and performed, especially considering the circumstances. But that's not the important thing.
Joss proved that it's possible to produce low-budget content for the internet and, after releasing it for free, monetize it effectively. While others had done this before him, none had done it so effectively, or with such a high quality product. This series of three fifteen-minute acts set a precedent. If Joss can do it, we can do it. Granted, we don't have the resources Mr. Whedon has, and we certainly don't have the rabid fanbase (Not yet, anyway), but the guy who had his two most recent shows canceled within the first two seasons due to low ratings managed to create waves that still haven't settled.
Is Dr. Horrible the finest film ever produced? Probably not. Is it historically significant for the world of film? I would guess so. While there was already web-based content from several major television shows, the quality was typically lacking, or was simply outtakes of what they didn't have time to air. Now, creating original, innovative content specifically for a web audience is not only possible, it's practical.
"So what?" You may be asking. Well. Allow me to encourage you to act upon your dreams, whatever they may be. Apply for that job. Talk to that certain someone you're interested in. Start a blog. Whatever it is, try it. What's the worst that could happen? You fail, and try something even better next time? They don't have to be your biggest dreams. We all have little dreams that could turn into something big, right?
Three random thoughts:
1. This didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. Hopefully that doesn't say anything negative about its quality...
2. If you haven't seen Toy Story 3 yet, you are missing out.
3. If you haven't seen Toy Story 1 or 2 yet, you may not be welcome back here.
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