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Neil Patrick Harris Horror Comic Musical Comes to iTunes

by Will Safer on July 25, 2008 at 04:54 PM



Some of the brightest starts of Hollywood put their creative talent to the test during the writers' strike last year, among them "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, who teamed up with "Buffy The Vampire" creator Joss Whedon to produce the online-only musical miniseries "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog," a whimsical tale of right vs. wrong, and love, that has steadily built a fanbase since it hit the Internet last July.

The three-part series is now available on iTunes for $1.99 per episode.

The Hollywood writers' strike was a boon for online entertainment as many writers, directors and actors tested the waters of a more open version of content distribution. Getting major attention was Will Ferrell's "Funny Or Die," but many other top comedic talents had their creative juices flowing around the 'net.

(Among our personal favorites was My Damn Channel's "Horrible People.")

Whedon's goal with "Dr. Horrible" was "to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn out a really thrilling, professionalish piece of entertainment specifically for the internet. To show how much could be done with very little."

In the end, he and his cohorts produced a fine piece of comic musical diversion. [Source: iTunes, via Urlesque.]

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