Silly Mom Thoughts

Wow, it has almost been a week since I last blogged?! What an awful, slacker blogger I am! A thousand apologies, but my guess is, with two kids running around, two in-utero, and a short story to wrap up for the contest, you all understand, right?

On with business.

Everyone who knows me knows I’m a sucker for two things: 1. Good, tongue in cheek comedy and 2. Musicals. I love musicals. Everything about them makes me grin. Though I do enjoy the older musicals like Annie and The Music Man, among others, I truly love current renditions of traditional musicals.

For instance, The Phantom of the Opera (okay, so part opera, part musical, but still) was superb. The music sucked me in, held me captive, and made me want to watch the movie and listen to the soundtrack over and over again. Then, there is Rent. What an amazing musical that is! Though I haven’t had the opportunity to see it on or off Broadway (as a matter of fact, the only one I have seen off-Broadway was Annie), I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and have listened to the Broadway soundtrack. The message, and the music, are still so powerful, even without seeing it live.

These are only two examples of amazing musicals, in my opinion.

Then, Dr. Horrible came into my world.

Of course, I really shouldn’t be lining Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog with musicals such as Rent and Phantom, but it holds its own place in my musical-loving, comedy-appreciating heart.

Joss Whedon, the creator of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, teamed up with his brothers Zack and Jed Whedon as well as close friend Maurissa Tancharoen to create Dr. Horrible, a superhero spoof comedy, during the writer’s strike last year.

The best part?

It went on the web for free. Not even a single click-through ad. How cool is that?!

It stars the ever-talented Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly), and Felicia Day, who make the movie the cheesy, sentimental, and often comical musical it is. I have a soft spot for it because I think Neil Patrick Harris is not only completely delicious (yeah, I know he’s gay), but stunningly talented. Plus, I love that the entire musical is based around Dr. Horrible’s video blog entries. Too creative!

Wanna see it?

It’s still free. And, it’s only 40 minutes long, though I’m certain you’ll wish it was longer.

One warning, before you watch: You will have many of the songs stuck in your head for days and will probably have to watch it again to laugh at the best lines over and over again.

Welcome to hilarity: Here’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog on Hulu.com!

I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think.

“Freeze Ray, tell your friends.”