Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog
If good looks was a minute/ You know that you could've been an hour- Smokey Robinson, 'The Way You Do The Things You Do'
Fanboy Hall of Famer, Joss Whedon, directed this awesome, awesome web film over the writers’ strike last year. I don’t know how this flew under my radar until now. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, Firefly’s Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day. Very funny, very geeky.
There is also a strong resemblance between our own Mister Furious and Doctor Horrible. 
24 is Back!! (and not a moment too soon)
We don’t have a lot of time, so I’m just gonna come out and say it: 24 is back. And for those of you that are hearing this for the first time, I have some disturbing news: four hours have already transpired!! That might not seem like a big deal, but it’s not like missing four episodes of the other dramas. You miss a couple hours of Desperate Housewives and you don’t find out about so-and-so’s gay son being the father of what’s-her-name’s bastard child. You skip four hours of 24 and you’ve missed a plot twist, an assassination, a nuclear explosion, a breach in security, and countless angry variations of the word “DAMNIT.”
Before I cast any more stones, I have to admit that I barely tuned in to last Sunday’s season opener myself. Had the preceding repeat Simpsons not been so damn funny, I might have changed channels, popped in a DVD, or even (gulp) read something. I just wasn’t prepared. Nobody was. The last time 24 aired was 18 months ago and I guess I let myself get too used to its absence. Yes, I’m aware they had a mini-movie 24: Redemption (or 24 Carat Blood Diamond as I call it) about a month ago, but I don’t really think that even comes close to the involvement you get from a regular season episode.
Anyways, I was about ten minutes into the premiere episode when I made a sickening realization: I was watching 24 wearing a blue Snuggie and eating macaroni and cheese. What happened to me? Jack Bauer is defending himself to a Senate Subcommittee on the big screen (37 inches…’nuff said), and I’m picking Saltine crumbs out of my functional wizard blanket. It just seemed wrong…like eating JuJuBees at a showing of Angela’s Ashes wrong. I was ashamed of myself for letting Jack down. 24 is a program that doesn’t mess around and takes it self very seriously. It’s only right that we do the same. Here are some viewing tips:
1) Be seated the second you hear the trademark “beeps”. You can shuffle around during the previous episode recap, but you should be seated by “The following takes place between..” sentence.
2) Turn off your cell phone. It’s a distraction. (Plus, they can track it! Have you learned nothing?)
3) If you must eat during the show, pick a food you don’t have to look at in order to consume (potato chips, thin crust pizza, etc.). How the hell are you gonna know how Jack spotted the sniper if you’re face down in a sloppy enchilada?
4) Take a shot of whiskey whenever Jack says “DAMNIT!” -not because you’re an alcoholic, but to take the edge off (you’ve had a rough day).
5) If you miss an episode, get to a site like hulu and catch up for FREE online. Don’t let anybody tell you what happened. It just won’t be the same….damnit.
“Suspect located. He appears to be a wizard or a member of a gospel choir. Eliminate with extreme prejudice.”
O'Hare Arpt., IL
