Dr. Horrible Day

As Kris reminded me within three seconds of my getting to work, it's Dr. Horrible Day! Act I launches today, Act II comes out on the 17th, Act III is on the 19th, and then it all disappears in a poof of smoke on the 20th.

But fear not-- episodes are available for download on iTunes. This is actually my first purchase from iTunes since I bought the iPod Touch apps a couple of months ago. Eep.

I know that Dr. Horrible will succeed. There is little doubt in my mind. A few reasons why:

--The marketing has been awesome and has solidly built a sense of presence. I already felt like part of a community before the show even launched.

--Neil Patrick Harris. Nathan Fillion. A couple of other people who I'm sure will gather a cult following after this'un.

--They don't have much to lose. Dr. Horrible is a low-budget, three-part show shot for the web. The majority of the effort went into writing the thing, and into making it something good. Can you imagine it? Spending effort on the quality of something, instead of focusing solely on the bells and whistles?

--Joss Whedon has a following that would jump off a cliff for him if they asked him to. (Which cliff, Joss? Eh? Eh?)

I'm not going to talk about the first act before people have had a chance to see it. So. Go see it.