Joss Whedon Finally Wins Emmy, Dr. Horrible Interrupts Awards Show
Neil Patrick Harris Hosts, Shows Up as Alter-Ego
Dr. Horrible is a 42-minute tragic-comedy musical that began entirely as a streaming series of episodes on the web and was later released on DVD. The host of last night's Emmy Awards, Neil Patrick Harris, played the somewhat evil but very lovable Dr. Horrible in the award-winning production. Fittingly Dr. Horrible himself staged an interruption of the Emmy Awards.
You can view Dr. Horrible's interruption of the Emmy Awards here:
Dr. Horrible Interrupts the Emmy Awards
Dr. Horrible was a landmark production for the internet, one devised by Joss Whedon at the time of writer's strike and using a host of his friends and family for cast and production, including brother Zed Whedon who co-wrote and appeared.
Felicia Day played Penny, the tender-hearted activist for the homeless who was the target of affection for both the (not so) evil Dr. Horrible and his nemesis Captain Hammer, portrayed by Nathan Fillion.
The production won the Emmy Award for Short-Format Live-Action Special Class award at the Emmys' Creative Arts ceremony. In his acceptance speech Joss Whedon called it the "most incomprehensible category."
You can view Joss Whedon's acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible at the Emmy Awards here:
Joss Whedon Emmy Award Acceptance Speech
Whedon has long been a cult favorite for his television work, which includes the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and (currently) the FOX show Dollhouse which is set to begin its second season this Friday night. He also directed the feature film Serenity, which was a sequel to the series Firefly.
Despite his popular and critical recognition, mainstream success has mostly eluded Whedon because his shows have not been huge ratings hits or award-winners. Whedon has been nominated for an Emmy only once before, for the episode "Hush" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 2000. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996 as one of the writers of the movie Toy Story.
It is ironic that Whedon finally found major awards success with an entirely new media format. Dr. Horrible is still available online and you can watch the production that started all this right here:
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog
Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible is also available on DVD, which includes a new sing-a-long commentary from Neil Patrick Harris and the rest of the cast.
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Post a CommentI love Dr. Horrible--I have the soundtrack on my computer, and I listen to it all the time. I'll have to go check out that clip. Neil Patrick Harris + Joss Whedon= genius. Oh, and, yes, Whedon should have won an Emmy for that wonderful episode "Hush"...Probably should have won one for "The Body" too... Oh and for Firefly...You know what, it's becoming obvious that I'm a Whedon fan-girl now. I should just back out of this ramble. Great article!