Whedonesque : Comments on 16880 : Countdown to Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

Does anyone know if it will begin airing at 12:01 a.m. EDT?

Some fan I am. I completely forgot about this. Stupid school essay.

Whhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Why start on a Tuesday though? Is there a reason for that?

Someone has a link to the offical time in another thread. If that's of any help.

NYPinTA | July 14, 22:50 CET

Tuesday is officially Dawn Kidnapping Day, NYPinTA. Everyone knows this.

Sunfire | July 14, 22:53 CET

I feel about this project in the vein of the gal that made the I Miss Buffy! album, only more so. I've missed seeing Joss' work so much it's like I have a phantom limb that got hacked off awhile back, and it's been itching and aching. This will be the lovely appetizer before the Chocolate Souffle known as Dollhouse arrives, and I'm going to savor every bit.

Tonya J | July 14, 22:55 CET

I thought it was a little quiet around here. Now I expect long missives on time, cheese, pants, beer, goggles, fungus, acting, astronaut vs caveman and a myriad of other topics.

Go on, you know you want to.

danregal | July 14, 22:55 CET

Tonya J - I must admit phantom limbs weren't even on the list of possible things I thought we might talk about. But there you go, the wonder and variety that is the W.

danregal | July 14, 22:57 CET

I'm all a'twitter - um, and I can feel my phantom limb waving "hi" and snapping its fingers to the phantom music.

I want to tell everyone on the Internets about it, but I hafta work, and that sucks, except it's good, too.

(I'm gonna assume it's 12:01 a.m. PST USA, like doctorhorrible.net, in the absence of anything further - but I'll be checking the site 9:01p.m. PST USA, just to be safe.)

QuoterGal | July 14, 23:00 CET

But, but, Dan, there was Chocolate Souffle in there too! Everyone loves Chocolate...

Tonya J | July 14, 23:00 CET

Long missives on beer? Hmmmm. Anyone want to debate whether the panic in the capital markets will limit InBev's ability to secure $45 billion in debt financing necessary to pay the $52 billion purchase price for Anheuser-Busch (AKA Budweiser)?

I didn't think so. What's up with Britney Spears?

BrewBunny | July 14, 23:01 CET

Tuesday is officially Dawn Kidnapping Day, NYPinTA. Everyone knows this.

D'oh! I did not know this. Except now that you say it, I know it to be true.

I thought maybe it was for numerogical reasons. Like choosing the 15th because of the 1 and the 5. The 1 ensuring that it will be the number 1 internet web series musical about superheroes that day and the 5 because it's a number that is easy to multiply and divide with. (5 times 2? 10! 5 times 50? 250! See? Easy. Multiplying by 7 or 8? Totally sucks.)

NYPinTA | July 14, 23:04 CET

I'mma do a little dance!

*dances*

Nolan | July 14, 23:13 CET

I've told practically everyone I know to tune in tomorrow. Can't wait!

Saturn Girl | July 14, 23:14 CET

I wonder if Dr. Horrible has super-talented evil brothers like Joss has super-talented evi...good brothers?

Drs. Horrible, Terrible, and Morally Reprehensible will see you now.

UnpluggedCrazy | July 14, 23:23 CET

Why start on a Tuesday though?

A double Whedon whammy? If the Powers and Titans thing is true I'm guessing there will be official blurb about it tomorrow at E3. And now some glee. *GLEE*. That is all.

Simon | July 14, 23:24 CET

I'm very excited! I hope that they get a DVD ready soon. And I keep reading about possible sequels. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

*runs to watch the trailer ONE MORE TIME*

violyns | July 14, 23:26 CET

NYPinTA; don't forget, "Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday" ;)

peepiecheep | July 14, 23:28 CET

Wait... what? Double whammy? Powers and Titans? Is this a riddle?

C'mon. This thread isn't fair! Now I'm craving chocolate, worrying about having "phantom limbs" and there was math! (Which, I know, was my fault. Sorry.) Now a riddle??

NYPinTA | July 14, 23:29 CET

And now some glee. *GLEE*. That is all.

I don't think I've ever seen you use all caps before, Simon. Glee indeed.

Sunfire | July 14, 23:43 CET

I want to not go to work tomorrow! But, I know that time will move faster if I do...
Poo.... dle.

Mirage | July 14, 23:45 CET

I'm three quarters tempted to stay up to 3:00 a.m. (my time zone), even though that'd make working afterwards a big, fat problem.

Anyone have any guesses as to where/how/when it'll be downloadable for a fee? I'm hoping it's soon after the 19th and that iTunes is one of the venues. As for the DVDs, nothing in the world will prevent me from ordering a gazillion of them. Vive Dr. Horrible and His Horribleness!

phlebotinin | July 14, 23:46 CET

Joss should probably post what time it's going up, if he wants to make it a TV style event.

Although I bet we crash the website.

gossi | July 14, 23:50 CET

As I pointed elsewhere, technically is already "tomorrow" in some places of the planet. So glad that I'm in the western hemisphere today, instead of you know back in the eastern hemisphere...

Numfar PTB | July 14, 23:50 CET

gossi, Joss mentioned that they have two servers. I'm probably outing myself here *happily passes the science ingredient*, but isn't that a good, non-crashy kind of thing?

Or am I just way too optimistic about getting to see this without slamming my desk against the desk?

deadbessie | July 15, 00:17 CET

Although I bet we crash the website.

Yes, I think that's a cert Gossi - although if we could wait until after I've seen it at least once would be cool.

*is excited*

The Do That Girl | July 15, 00:17 CET

SOOOOOOOO excited!!! Can't wait any longer!! Feel like I may explode!!

Gazzy | July 15, 00:22 CET

deadbessie: Or am I just way too optimistic about getting to see this without slamming my desk against the desk?

Wow. Just how strong are you?? :P

(Sorry. Way too much sugar today! And excitment!)

NYPinTA | July 15, 00:24 CET

Hmm, so my recent waking up at 3:00 a.m. insomnia bouts have not been a random annoyance, but are merely the cosmos preparing me for tonight.

Note to self - do not do that strange thing of turning the computer off before going to sleep tonight.

barboo | July 15, 00:29 CET

I'm planning to do the same thing as QuoterGal, checking the website at 9 pm PDT, just in case the 12:01 is Eastern time. It would be nice for us on the west coast though to have something adjusted for our time zone for once. ;)

I am so excited waiting for this, and Thursday, and Saturday, and then seeing it on the big screen all at once next week. If I squeed, that's what I'd be doing right now!

samatwitch | July 15, 00:51 CET

Holy crap! This whole time I've been thinking that 12:01 am (PDT) Tuesday meant 36ish hours from now, and just realized that it's actually less than 12ish hours from now.

::does the Dance of Joy::

BrewBunny | July 15, 00:52 CET

This is an incredibly exciting week, with both Dr. Horrible AND E3 going on. Can't wait 'till tonight!

Racoon Boy | July 15, 00:52 CET

What exactly is E3? (If this is another obvious reference I'm not getting...)

NYPinTA | July 15, 00:53 CET

NYPinTA, as far as I know it's a sort of gaming and electronics conference.

Calleyzkat | July 15, 00:57 CET

Ah. Thanks. Back to the joyous anticipation. :)

NYPinTA | July 15, 00:58 CET

I've done everything short of telling complete strangers about it...*Wait* I did that too!
So I'm ready!

Lioness | July 15, 00:59 CET

T-10 hours. Not that I'm paying it any attention.

Sunfire | July 15, 00:59 CET

I'm just thinking of all of the bandwith being used from corporate and nonprofit servers worldwide to stream Dr. Horrible tomorrow - if one could channel that and have it power a freeze ray - hey, maybe I could get into the Evil League of Evil, too.

So Dr. Horrible is Glory?

Zannadoo | July 15, 00:59 CET

For those who like me are fidgeting, the most recent notes on the official Facebook page are funny.

Sunfire | July 15, 01:04 CET

Does anyone else absolutely adore the song that plays in the teaser? Especially the dramatic swelling as all the action clips are playing? Everything I'm doing today I'm internally playing that song in my head. It makes everything a bit more bearable.

Calleyzkat | July 15, 01:05 CET

It makes everything a bit more bearable. Even math?

NYPinTA | July 15, 01:08 CET

NYPinTA Wow. Just how strong are you?? :P

Well, I was born with a full head of hair and the ability to bench press 500 pounds. ;)
I think I've reached my sugar limit too. So excited that I can't even type straight!

Seriously, hoping to see it once before it crashes. Otherwise I'll be dragging the laptop (that I just bought this weekend because the other is still in the shop and I was afraid of missing all the goodness) to work and sneaking off to find a wireless connection.

deadbessie | July 15, 01:08 CET

Arrrrrssseeee ! Goddamnit Joss, why haven't you spoken to my boss and got me sound at work yet ? My job you say ? 'K, guess I sort of see that.

May have to sort some headphones out or something. And wait for my boss (who sits directly opposite me) to pop out. For 20 minutes. Maybe he'll have had a particularly "aggressive" curry tonight. Fingers crossed.

ETA: Wooooot ! Obviously ;).

[ edited by Saje on 2008-07-14 22:18 ]

Saje | July 15, 01:14 CET

And a big "eeeeeeeewwwwww" goes to Saje for giving me that mental image of the results of his boss' "aggressive curry."

BrewBunny | July 15, 01:19 CET

Well I work till 2:30am so when I get home I'll be watching this piece of AWESOME!

badwolf | July 15, 01:20 CET

Thank JOSS I checked Whedonesque today. I usually do, religiously, but I'm a bit off today and didn't think I should tamper the black.

However, if I did that stupid move, I would have missed out on the count down, phantom limbs, chocolate, math (yay!), people being outed as "modem nerds", and my all-time favorite debate on what time zone we should schedule our GLEE & SQUEE.

Sometimes I think myself a dummy. Luckily, I let my fingers do the driving. :)

korkster | July 15, 01:23 CET

... for giving me that mental image of the results of his boss' "aggressive curry."

I live to serve ;-).

Saje | July 15, 01:30 CET

Although I bet we crash the website.

Here at WHEDONesque, we don't crash websites, we fandango them.

The One True b!X | July 15, 02:20 CET

Well, I for one am happy with the time the show is launching - it'll be ready for me to watch when I get home from work! No staying up late, no getting up early. A perfect ten minutes of entertainment for this evening.

crossoverman | July 15, 02:52 CET

Oh b!x, 'fandango' reminds me of when the 'Serenity' preview tickets were going on sale, and would be sold out even before Universal got the information up at their site, because of the fans finding the tickets on fandango! LOL

Hopefully this will not be that bad, since they claim to have two great big servers...
but I will be online late tonight waiting to see it!

embers | July 15, 02:59 CET

New twitter says "It begins... EST"

Five hours!!!

hacksaway | July 15, 02:59 CET

embers, that's where it came from, except not because we got there first, but because we did in fact crash Fandango at least once for those screenings.

So from then on out, I never use "crash" here. I use "fandango".

The One True b!X | July 15, 03:05 CET

Just as long as you don't use those freaky paper bag puppets, bix.

BrewBunny | July 15, 03:07 CET

New twitter says "It begins... EST"

Five hours!!!

I just noticed that on Facebook. Yay! (I assume they mean EDT. ;)

Sunfire | July 15, 03:09 CET

Squee!!!

Can someone help me with the timing thing? I'm normally on EDT but I'm visiting the 'rents in CA. What time will it be up and available *here*?

OzLady | July 15, 03:12 CET

OL, if it's midnight on EDT, then you get to see it at 9 pm PDT.

BrewBunny | July 15, 03:14 CET

Damn. It launches during Sony's E3 conference. >< Oh well. CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW! :D

Rhodey | July 15, 03:17 CET

Okay, so: above linkiness says something about 12:01 AM US Pacific time. Yes? Is this so? Oh, great persons who understand time zones, please let thy knowledge flow. Metaphorical cookies for those who assist me (and others on the Pacific coast, I guess.)

If this is in fact the case, then I don't even have to make special wakiness plans; only do what I normally do, which is stay up late and go to sleep at my normal time: 1:00. All of a sudden, it's nice and shiny here.

Ooh! Ooh! And, YAYYYYYYYYYY! I'd do a dance, except I'm really sore and slightly broken. Ah, well, these phantom limbs shall hold me up...or contribute to my nonexistent PTSS. Plus, I have Yossarian's bad liver, and see everything twice.

Okay, this is me effusive and incoherent with joy. Ignore as needed. :)

Oh, and Saje, eew. (And may I follow that with a gnyaaah?) Also, I might point out that epsom salts in his coffee would do the same. ;)

BandofBuggered | July 15, 03:35 CET

"I might point out that epsom salts in his coffee would do the same."

Oh? *files that away for future use....*

Me, here at home, still excited.

NYPinTA | July 15, 03:50 CET

Shirts!

danregal | July 15, 04:10 CET

Sleeves!

Oh. This isn't a word association game?

NYPinTA | July 15, 04:14 CET

There's only about 30 hours til it airs! It actually went by pretty fast.tomorrow my cellphone will change its usual Doctor Who wallpaper for a Dr Horrible one!

okelay | July 15, 04:24 CET

30?

The One True b!X | July 15, 04:26 CET

I'm doing my happy dance of excitement! I have missed Joss-TV so much that the severed limb analogy makes complete sense. I will watch it as soon as I can, after it's up. Hopefully the site won't be fandangoed for me! (Thanks b!x)

joni | July 15, 04:27 CET

I'm stupid. when someone tells me it airs at midnight, for some reason I always think it's midnight the next day. as in, from Tuesday to Wednesday. and then I get nasty surprises,like finding out my university admission results a day early. and well,now that I've realized it's 6 hours away. I think. according to my rarely-used and pretty much non-existed math skills

okelay | July 15, 04:33 CET

pretty much non-existed math skills

Perhaps this is the math instruction Joss was singing to us in my dream.

The One True b!X | July 15, 04:34 CET

I was going to wait until morning to watch this, but I don't want to miss an opportunity to fandango the intarwebs. Guess I'll have to set my alarm for middlenight-ish and watch it with the rest of the world. Can't wait!!

beck | July 15, 04:34 CET

Oh dear. For anyone else confused with the time zones, use this handy timezone converter. If I calculated correctly, midnight EST means 7 in the morning here in The Netherlands. Seeing as it's already 2:30 in the night here, I'm guessing I'll start watching after the website has been fandango'd ;).

Which wouldn't be bad (assuming it's back up when I wake up), except then all of you guys will have already seen it, and it's more fun to be there when the insanity starts. Otoh: it's also nice to be, y'know, awake while watching ;)

Even math?

Hey, math can be fun! As long as it's not integral calculus. Give me some (linear) algebra any time of the day. What? Too nerdy?

Perhaps this is the math instruction Joss was singing to us in my dream.

Bix, I still feel your dream should be released. Maybe it would be another nice extra on the Dr. Horrible DVD. Or, alternatively, we could do a live performance on Conesque (with cabri singing *Gwpaapa* *Gwpaapa* in tune with the music, on the background).

ETA: replaced previous statement with actual time here, heh ;)

[ edited by GVH on 2008-07-15 01:45 ]

GVH | July 15, 04:44 CET

Math? fun? that sounds like an oxymoron. I have never been able to find the fun in math. or in numbers in general. I'd rather have letters,words.

okelay | July 15, 05:05 CET

Hey, there are bunches of letters in math, y'know. Hell, sometimes, when we're using math for actual physics, we have to expand to the greek alphabet to get more letters, because we've used up all the regular ones ;).

But yes: math can be fun. And so can language. Which I why I combined both and became a writer for popular science magazines ;) (also: I've now stayed up even later. I'm so gonna miss out on the first buzz...)

GVH | July 15, 05:56 CET

Well,some people like you can combine them.Me, I stay as far away as possible from math and science. I like humanities, languages. Also,I think I've been perpetually scarred by school so I can never,ever go near it. The closest I get is reading xkcd.

okelay | July 15, 06:38 CET

Hand me the math ingredient!

The One True b!X | July 15, 06:56 CET

[big whine] Its already July 15th in my sucky perverted Southern Hemisphere timezone! Oh Joss, haven't I waited long enough!! Hulk Angry! Hulk Smash! [/big whine]

...Glad I could share in the blinding anticipation.

shpedoinkel | July 15, 07:10 CET

Ha. "perpetually scarred by school..." Yep.

Less than an hour now... or three. We'll see.

NYPinTA | July 15, 07:12 CET

I just woke up in dreary old Sydney... So, what US timezone are we going by? Eastern? Central? DoctorHorrible.net is saying PSD, which means I have to wait another 3.6hrs.

I think I'll just refresh every 15 minutes from my 2pm.

Anticipation... deafening.

Braeden Fireheart | July 15, 07:20 CET

I love my math. Don't be talking bad about my lovely math.

TamaraC | July 15, 07:21 CET

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.

I just can't talk 'cause I'm on a deadline - but I'll break at 9:00p or 12:00a, whenever it airs...

*grumbles*

(No work for 3 days and now I got two rush jobs. It ain't fair... but it is money, so I'll shut up now. *sigh*)

ETA: Tamara, your math frightens me, but if people like you didn't like it, we'd be sunk - so yay for folks who like math, of whom I am not one...)

[ edited by QuoterGal on 2008-07-15 04:27 ]

QuoterGal | July 15, 07:25 CET

The Dr. Horrible Twitterfeed just posted "...30..."

It's midnight EST, people. Brace yourselves...

C. A. Bridges | July 15, 07:33 CET

Yay!

NYPinTA | July 15, 07:35 CET

Yup, saw it, it's verra soon...

I prolly shouldn't hold my breath 'til then, huh?

QuoterGal | July 15, 07:36 CET

Dumb question: why is the link for this story not to the offical Dr Horrible's page?

NYPinTA | July 15, 07:39 CET

Doc typed ...30... in twitter at 9 minutes ago.

Whoops...somebody already saw it.

[ edited by Anonymous1 on 2008-07-15 04:44 ]

Anonymous1 | July 15, 07:41 CET

Oops, it's 12:01 AM. lol Eeven better. :D

Rhodey | July 15, 07:41 CET

This is a handy tool for working out time zones... www.worldtimeserver.com

Beth'll | July 15, 07:49 CET

Or... in real time - just 6 minutes from now.

QuoterGal | July 15, 07:54 CET

IT'S UP! and how do canadians access it? :(

Rhodey | July 15, 08:02 CET

I get a message saying "this video is not available on this site". What did I do wrong?

NYPinTA | July 15, 08:05 CET

It's 12:06 a.m. -- has it been fandango'd yet? I'm waiting until later since I stay up until 4:00 a.m. anyway, but it's kind of fun watchin' y'all freak. ;)

cabri | July 15, 08:08 CET

Nice timing...I completely forgot because I've been heavily engrossed in a programming project and decided to take a break and visit Whedonesque. I admit...I squee'd...like forgetting it was Christmas until waking up Dec. 25th.

But now I'm sad because the page is telling me "This video is not available at this site."

Might there be a direct link to a page on Hulu?

Please don't make me download iTunes...it molested my machine last time I did.

GrrrlRomeo | July 15, 08:09 CET

*wibble* Getting a message that it can't be accessed outside the US *wibble*

purplewolf | July 15, 08:11 CET

~~That is midnight Pacific time, and right here where I am on the West coast it is only 9 pm. So y'all gotta wait another 3 hours!~~
OMG! It is up early! I must watch now! But I'm trying to watch the Closer to....!

[ edited by embers on 2008-07-15 05:35 ]

embers | July 15, 08:13 CET

It was 3 hours earlier than expected...but I can't watch.
Dammit! I don't want to wait til the DVD comes out!

okelay | July 15, 08:14 CET

You sure embers? Because the icon for act I just became active a few minutes ago.

GrrrlRomeo | July 15, 08:15 CET

Amazing! NPH is outstanding, and our Captain Hammer's the best ever swaggering hero. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do . . . Now to watch it again . . .

beck | July 15, 08:19 CET

Hulu? HULU? US residents only? WHAT IS THIS? *head exploding a la Gentlemen when Buffy screams*

shpedoinkel | July 15, 08:27 CET

craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap. I can't see it. *cries*

BTW, I have a friend in Texas who watched it once already, so time zone doesn't matter.

NYPinTA | July 15, 08:28 CET

I'm so disappointed - I thought this was supposed to be viewable for those of us outside the US :(

[ edited by Beth'll on 2008-07-15 07:22 ]

Beth'll | July 15, 08:42 CET

Twitter says they are working on it and there are ways around the US only issue, people.

TamaraC | July 15, 08:49 CET

From the wording from their twitter blogs and facebook, I don't think it was supposed to be just US tonight. I think that was a glitch. Not done on purpose.

NYPinTA | July 15, 09:18 CET

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