Song from 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' Starring: Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible/Billy Felicia Day as Penny Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer Directed by Joss Whedon
I think that was actually the point. Hammer had no compunctions about killing. Which actually shows his true colors as maybe not such a good guy after all. Horrible hesitated showing, perhaps, he's not such a bad guy as he wanted everyone to see him.
It's very interesting how hammer is a piece of shit but does good? Dr horrible is a nice and genuine guy but does bad? Actions and words... Both aren't good people??? It's very interesting Though I believe Dr horrible could be redeemed. Hammer can not
They act like the death ray is a technological upgrade to the freeze ray, but after multiple viewings over all these years, I realized it's basically just a gun. Instead of doing all that science, he could have just showed up with a gun.
'You're beginning to fear me', 'Can you really hear me', 'I bring you pain' and 'I think you're slipping away', all of these work as Dr. Horrible singing to Billy more than to anyone else. Especially with how the next song starts.
They couldn't have picked a better actor than Neal Patrick Harris to play Dr Horrible. His facial expressions when talking to the camera & his singing are only 2 talents of his that made this short story musical one of the best ever.
@@ShadyNetworker honestly! i just now found this after only hearing "Brand New Day" since 2018 lol. the song writing and lyrics is so satisfying to hear tbh, this song is one of my favorites for both the sound and the lyrics
@xMrFarenheitx It was just coincidence really. I watched this waaaay after Firefly but couldn't find a decent version of the songs (With video) which could also be used as an MP3 by those that wanted to. I just stuck them up incase anyone else wanted to see / listen to them.
BrowncoatRoss ehh? I found it hilarious you would post the songs from a movie Nathan Fillion was in, considering how he was Firefly. However, i'm guessing this was the joke. :P I see what you did there.
Short of the "a thing" cut I'd say this is the peak. It's the moment, the only moment in his life, that billy was Dr. Horrible. He was embracing it, a supervillain, about to kill his rival, and get everything he ever wanted. But then he saw penny, dying, her final words dedicated to the man that he hated most. He was billy again, but the world saw him as Dr. Horrible. He had lost everything that made him want to be Dr. Horrible. He was vulnerable, alone. Instead of dressing casually outside and as horrible indoors, it flipped. Because he was Billy, deep down he was just a man, not the great supervillain he had made for himself. This is the peak of Dr. Horrible, not his later achievements, not whatever villainy he engaged with after this, this is when Dr. Horrible was real. Not a hidden face behind closed doors, not a façade worn under the command of bad horse, a real, self-made supervillain. And one mistake, one foolish error made in the interest of becoming everything he thought would impress penny and let him prove himself to her, reduced Dr. Horrible to a meaningless moniker, rather than a person. The song itself is also a highlight, yes. Great sound, and that moment of Horrible clarity is exemplified by the Dr. Horrible theme in the song during the death ray reveal.
Gets like necromanced or whatever happened to dead bowie, becomes evil out of anger that billy used her death to further his own growth as a villain, I can see it.
It's sad when you realize how hesitant Horrible was in killing Hammer, only to then be opposed by Hammer's total willingness to kill Horrible.
Not sure it was hesitation
@@redrasegarden there was definitely hesitation. Growing up online has ruined human's ability to read facial expressions & body language.
I think that was actually the point. Hammer had no compunctions about killing. Which actually shows his true colors as maybe not such a good guy after all. Horrible hesitated showing, perhaps, he's not such a bad guy as he wanted everyone to see him.
Horrible's motivation for being a villain was Hammer's portrayal of being a "hero".
It's very interesting how hammer is a piece of shit but does good? Dr horrible is a nice and genuine guy but does bad? Actions and words... Both aren't good people??? It's very interesting
Though I believe Dr horrible could be redeemed. Hammer can not
They act like the death ray is a technological upgrade to the freeze ray, but after multiple viewings over all these years, I realized it's basically just a gun.
Instead of doing all that science, he could have just showed up with a gun.
The thought of him just pulling out a gun is so funny to me and I don't know why
*stun ray
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Maybe the idea of just picking a gun instead of making one sounded to easy and boring for him
Would bullets even work on Captain Hammer?
"Run away! Say it was Horrible." Goes hard.
“I bring you pain; the kind you can’t suffer quietly,” is such an amazing line. Something about it just goes right to the core and makes you fear him.
Not her she looks turned on
'You're beginning to fear me', 'Can you really hear me', 'I bring you pain' and 'I think you're slipping away', all of these work as Dr. Horrible singing to Billy more than to anyone else. Especially with how the next song starts.
God Neil is such a good villain
You mean hero right?
@@xela540 a protagonist doesn't have to be the hero
He doesn’t have to be a hero but I’m not so sure he’s actually a villain 🤔
He's more of an anti hero here
Dr Who 2023 specials are gonna be great with him as the villain
Honestly the thryme scheme here is utterly genius. "Savior" with "grave your" was a stroke of brilliance.
* you're
@@hellterminator yro'ue
"Yeah yeh it's two Rs, H-o-r-r- BURRRRRN!!!!!"
That and Hammer meet Nail gets me everytime
Epic
They couldn't have picked a better actor than Neal Patrick Harris to play Dr Horrible. His facial expressions when talking to the camera & his singing are only 2 talents of his that made this short story musical one of the best ever.
That moment when he laughs is the best indicator that yes, he is truly realizing his evil potential!
that look at the camera when he says “and social change” is great
"Anarchy...that I run!" Is one of my favourite lines haha
This is some good atmosphere building there! The crooked camera angles, the fearfull reactions, the stance of Dr. Horrible... Amazing
I always hear: "Hammer, me Neil"^^
🤨
These are some Sondheim-level lyrics, praise I don't give flippantly.
dr horrible is underrated af
Best... ending lead up... ever...
I can never seem to find a video of the following "WAAAAAAAAAY!!!!" which is one of my fave moments 😂😭
The Toy Maker freezing The Doctor and raids Unit HQ in The Giggle in a nutshell
1:07 this transition is insane
Edit: I love the line “Look at him! Not a word! Hammer meet nail!”
Edit 2: Where was he concealing the death ray?
...hammerspace.
1:27 the 😌 face- I love it. 😂
2:05 Now I'm imagining Bruce Campbell saying that line.
Why is this so good?
Excellent writing, excellent acting, excellent singing.....it's truly underrated, even 15 years after its release.
@@ShadyNetworker i love passion projects so much. I have dr horrible on dvd
@@ShadyNetworker honestly! i just now found this after only hearing "Brand New Day" since 2018 lol. the song writing and lyrics is so satisfying to hear tbh, this song is one of my favorites for both the sound and the lyrics
Please tell me he got an award for this?! NPH is SO talented!
Best Horrible song.
Captain Hammer will save us.
@xMrFarenheitx
It was just coincidence really.
I watched this waaaay after Firefly but couldn't find a decent version of the songs (With video) which could also be used as an MP3 by those that wanted to.
I just stuck them up incase anyone else wanted to see / listen to them.
What other villein song calls out all of humanity?
"Anarchy that I run"
I find it hilarious how Dr Horrible jerks his head at the groupie at 0:57
I love this
BrowncoatRoss ehh? I found it hilarious you would post the songs from a movie Nathan Fillion was in, considering how he was Firefly. However, i'm guessing this was the joke. :P I see what you did there.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!
Muhaha-ha indeed 🐎😺🐮😋
This song was better than the entire rest of the musical
Short of the "a thing" cut I'd say this is the peak. It's the moment, the only moment in his life, that billy was Dr. Horrible. He was embracing it, a supervillain, about to kill his rival, and get everything he ever wanted.
But then he saw penny, dying, her final words dedicated to the man that he hated most. He was billy again, but the world saw him as Dr. Horrible. He had lost everything that made him want to be Dr. Horrible. He was vulnerable, alone. Instead of dressing casually outside and as horrible indoors, it flipped. Because he was Billy, deep down he was just a man, not the great supervillain he had made for himself.
This is the peak of Dr. Horrible, not his later achievements, not whatever villainy he engaged with after this, this is when Dr. Horrible was real. Not a hidden face behind closed doors, not a façade worn under the command of bad horse, a real, self-made supervillain. And one mistake, one foolish error made in the interest of becoming everything he thought would impress penny and let him prove himself to her, reduced Dr. Horrible to a meaningless moniker, rather than a person.
The song itself is also a highlight, yes. Great sound, and that moment of Horrible clarity is exemplified by the Dr. Horrible theme in the song during the death ray reveal.
Captain Hammer: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Wtf i'm doing here help
No no no man, it’s cool here
@SirMerryDapperIV No problem!
Season 2 would have had Day as a new bad villain.. this was her origin story.
Who is day?
@@tonypringles2285 my guess is Penny, played by Felicia Day
Gets like necromanced or whatever happened to dead bowie, becomes evil out of anger that billy used her death to further his own growth as a villain, I can see it.
...goddamn that japanese girl at 0:53 is cute...
One of the writers I believe
@@jandcstopmotion7774 Also, Joss Whedon's sister-in-law via his brother Jed, who I think was also a writer for this?
Also, she's Thai.
She's Joss Whedon's sister in law, co-writer of this, and co-showrunner for the upcoming Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D tv series