Dr. Horrible released today on Amazon.com - Dr. Horrible

Amazon said mine is coming home. :)

Yep got my emails to say that the DVD and the CD have shipped.

Isn't this kind of old (and much repeated) news?

It's kinda of a tradition to have a release day thread. And besides it gets it over and done with.

Huh....just funny trying to understand the rules here I guess.

Personally I'm bummed that even with expedited shipping which is supposed to take 8-12 days to Oz, mine isn't set to arrive for 25 days.

Beth | December 19, 08:14 CET

mine isn't set to arrive for 25 days.

Same here. I may invent a holiday in late January just for the occassion.

just funny trying to understand the rules here I guess.

Also means I can add any review links to this entry from this point onward.

Simon | December 19, 08:18 CET

Ive emailed Amazon to ask for a reduced postage rate given the "delay" itll be interesting to see what they say.

P.S Sorry about the lack of apostrophes my computer is acting up

Beth | December 19, 08:25 CET

Thank you, Simon. That was my understanding on the subject. Also, I thought it might be good to have an easy-access link here today for those that were unable to pre-order, like myself. This way, now that it's out, people can order using overnight delivery and be enjoying this great DVD by tomorrow. :)

kungfubear | December 19, 08:25 CET

Ive emailed Amazon to ask for a reduced postage rate given the "delay"

I didn't know they did that.

Simon | December 19, 08:28 CET

I don't think they do, but I'm suggesting to them that they should, it doesn't hurt to ask, so long as one does so politely anyway...

kingfubear why weren't you able to pre-order?

Beth | December 19, 08:30 CET

A lack of financial weight (Christmas is approaching, so I have to shop for others, not myself) and economic stress (food and stuff is expensive lately) equals out to me without the necessary green to pre-order anything, or order for that matter. Unless I get it for Christmas from an observant friend or family member (which could happen), then I'll have to wait until the New Year to buy the DVD.

kungfubear | December 19, 09:37 CET

I'm in the UK and have ordered from amazon.com a few times - and whilst the estimated time for delivery is usually quite disheartening, the items have generally arrived a lot quicker (I think the last thing I ordered from them came within 6 days). Of course those orders weren't being shipped at the busiest time of the years post wise!

Hilary | December 19, 10:11 CET

Hey- Remember we were going to do a Musical Commentary of the Musical Commentary of the Musical? So, having said that...

I’m an antipode
So it won’t ship here for a while
But you can make me smile
By reviewing it ‘Whedon’-style

Was it everything
You ever wanted it to be?
An egg-filled DVD
With applications to the ELE

Time to scream and cheer
Now Dr Horrible is here
Let us, your review, hear
(C’mon the cost was not too dear!)

So watch it now…
...and sing.

missb | December 19, 11:43 CET

hm, the dvd is in the top 30 for a while now (something, some major holywood productions would dream of). Does that mean that joss might pick up enough money to finance his next "fun" projects, regardless what network supports him?

Snugels | December 19, 12:04 CET

I agree, Hilary. My order from US Amazon have arrived surprisingly fast, the less than a week deliveries from order day are pretty damn impressive, especially when comparing to the 3-5 weeks it has taken with TFAW.

Anyways, I'm still waiting for a PAL release, or news of one. I guess I could settle for NTSC format and just play it on my computer.

Eerikki | December 19, 12:10 CET

you know what relistening to the soundtrack made me want badly? vocal tracks separately. there's a lot of complex harmonical work on most of these songs, and I'd like to hear it better. It's little things like Penny's last line in "A Man's..." or the polyphony of "So They Say" with Penny and Billy.

Jonathan Coulton just did this recently with his greatest hits album.

John Darc | December 19, 12:43 CET

No fair doing lyrical commentary on the musical commentary to the musical unless you've really heard it. I'm unrealistically hoping for the DVD today. If it comes, I promise lyrical commentary/review a few hours later. I can't promise easter egg directions cause I suck at that.

dreamlogic | December 19, 13:20 CET

Yesterday at 1 a.m. my order shipped from a location that's only a 46-minute drive from my house (Capitol Heights, MD --> Vienna, VA) but I'll have to wait several days because of not choosing expedited shipping. (*can't I just drive to the warehouse & pick it up myself?*) Sigh.

SteveP | December 19, 13:31 CET

Are you sure it's going to take that long, SteveP? When I lived in Chicago I would often get Amazon shipments from the North Park warehouse in a day or sometimes even same day after shipment, even though I was using the Supersaver shipping. Amazon's expected delivery date would be several days later than when I actually got it.

KernelM | December 19, 13:52 CET

Amazon says I should be getting mine by the time I get home from work, and I can't wait. I'm gonna watch it as soon as I get home.

ChampBlankman | December 19, 14:08 CET

Yeah, mine shipped yesterday and I should get it today, when Amazon told me I'll get it after Christmas. They always stretch delivery dates to cover their butts, so they look better when it arrives "early."

pat32082 | December 19, 14:13 CET

Awesome, missb!

Pointy | December 19, 14:51 CET

Even though it should be waiting for me when I get to my father's house on Tuesday, I don't think I can watch it because he will not want to and it isn't that big a place. Maybe I can send him out for a long long walk around the block. He's 85, it could take a while...

Lioness | December 19, 15:06 CET

KernelM, I'm hoping you're right. I agree that Amazon is conservative in delivery ETAs... managing expectations. "Fingers crossed" for an arrival today!

SteveP | December 19, 15:09 CET

It was a pleasant surprise to find the "Your order has shipped" message in my inbox. It took me a moment to figure out what it was, since all the things I'd ordered for gifts are already hidden in my closet. Of course tracking still says it won't be here until after Christmas, but it shipped from only one state away, which usually means 2 days at most. So the one Christmas present I bought for me will actually be here. Maybe I'll wrap it and put it under the tree to surprise myself.

Sassafras | December 19, 15:10 CET

Lioness, that's hilarious (in a Seinfeld sort of nasty way)! Thanks for brightening my day.

SteveP | December 19, 15:14 CET

Dr. Horribly is currently the 12th best selling DVD on Amazon.com. However five of the 11 DVDs above it are different releases of The Dark Knight, and there are three versions of Mamma Mia. So technically it's in 7th place. ;)

Hexaphim | December 19, 15:24 CET

Mine should arrive today as I got the email yesterday and I'm in the same metro area as the distribution center. Yeah!
My brother-in-law won't be getting an IOU for his birthday gift and I'll have something to watch while babysitting this weekend. Woo-Hoo!

gt0163c | December 19, 16:28 CET

Wow. 12th place? That's extraordinary. I think there are people besides us buying this thing. I mean, we have the power to do much in re: Whedonverse DVDs (included buy multiple copies) but there is more to this than us.

Here's why I think so: On the strength of a laugh out loud article in the last issue of Entertainment Weekly about "The Room," supposedly the Citizen Kane of terrible movies, I went straight to Amazon to order a DVD of it. (I'm a sucker for auteur movies that are so terrible they're genius-good. Plan 9 is one of my all-time favorite things.) Turns out that "The Room" is completely out of stock, probably because of the EW publicity. Everyone wants the thing. But, here's the thing: what item is paired by Amazon with "The Room" DVD? You know, the "frequently bought together; customers who buy The Room also buy X product!" Why, X product is the Dr. Horrible DVD.

How on earth? There is absolutely nothing these two DVDs have in common. And it isn't just some Amazon software matching my searches to preferences they've logged about me. No. My husband gets the same pairing when he tries it out on Amazon and although he loves the 'verse, he's never bought any of it from Amazon. Has EW also been promoting the hell out of Horrible lately? I haven't found much of anything about that. My theory is that maybe EW readers tend to also be 'net hipsters and so are searching out cool things to buy this holiday season, plain and simple. Somehow the "Horrible" DVD has seeped into broader 'net consciousness. Or maybe it's only that a huge number of EW readers are also Whedonverse freaks and it starts there. Hmm. Who's to know. Anyway, "Dr. Horrible" seems to be one of the cool things these days. Hooray!

God. I must be so excited to (hopefully) get my Horrible DVD today that I'm seeking to fill time with Horrible DVD arcana and insane, tenuous musings. Forgive me, all.

Edited to add: It's now 11th on the list. Keep it rising, folks!

[ edited by phlebotinin on 2008-12-19 16:44 ]

phlebotinin | December 19, 16:29 CET

Okay, one more somewhat insane post and then I promise to be quiet - for a while:

I just listened to the entire Mother Jones interview with Joss about womb envy, etc. The interview was much discussed in this thread. Joss talks about Dr. Horrible and the WGA strike near the end of the interview. However, what nobody mentions in the thread is that Joss also says that during the WGA strike, he was very busy having meetings and trying to strike a deal "with the folks up north" for some other big project that he keeps nameless. He says that the deal is still being negotiated and it surprised him that the thing he got rolling instead during the strike was "Horrible." Thank god for "Horrible," but what's this mysterious "up north" deal? Anyone know anything?

phlebotinin | December 19, 17:04 CET

Cabin in the Woods?

pat32082 | December 19, 17:19 CET

Really? It's just Cabin in the Woods? I thought that deal was finalized much longer ago than the Mojo interview took place. Ah well.

phlebotinin | December 19, 17:26 CET

In this interview he mentions that, even though the announcement was made at Comic-con, he and Drew hadn't started trying to sell Cabin yet by around the time the strike was starting (if the date on the interview's to be believed) so it may well be CitW.

That said, Cabin seems like it was always going to sell to a studio (if it needs a $30 million budget then it's not exactly indie material ;) which presumably means that Joss couldn't have tried to broker a deal for it without breaking the terms of the strike, so maybe there is still a mystery project floating around.

Saje | December 19, 17:34 CET

I've got mine in my hands right now! I had it shipped to my work. On my lunch, I'm going to pop it into my laptop and watch as much of it as I can.

shishkarobb | December 19, 17:42 CET

I know that projected delivery dates are usually on the conservative side, but I'm still having a happy/grumpy dichotomous moment because mine has shipped but the delivery date is into February. Geesh. Are they sending it the other way round the world? And allowing time for it to get delayed in a war zone somewhere?

Okay I'm not complaining. If I'd been born 500 years ago there wouldn't have been aeroplanes, America, dvds, Joss Whedon or NPH. I'm good to hang around in this century for a bit and wait for it to fall through my door.

skittledog | December 19, 18:30 CET

I admire your ability to wait until lunch, shiskarobb! I don't share your discipline. Is anybody (expecting prompt delivery) planning on waiting until Christmas?

fanbuoyant | December 19, 18:31 CET

If that's true phlebotinin, then it's like the second wave of awesome discovery of Dr. Horrible. We, of course, were the first wave. Almost 6 months later comes the second wave. What a good Christmas!

korkster | December 19, 18:31 CET

To answer your question, peacemonger, no.

korkster | December 19, 18:46 CET

The ELE applications are well done. And I especially liked that those who didn't make the cut (myself included) get a "Dishonorable Mention".

shishkarobb | December 19, 18:46 CET

(...still in Kentucky.
Being held hostage?
Conspiracy?
Delay is making me cranky & feverish.
Quick, bring me a Dr.)

[ edited by kazzmere on 2008-12-19 19:05 ]

kazzmere | December 19, 18:52 CET

I'm seriously considering taking a couple of vacation hours to leave work early and watch it. It should be at my house now.

montresor | December 19, 19:01 CET

*glares at unopened box of gift DHSABs*

Snow! I need more snow! Just another inch or two!

cabri | December 19, 19:07 CET

Also means I can add any review links to this entry from this point onward.

Wise words Simon. I added Speechlady's link to this entry for you.

Simon | December 19, 20:05 CET

I'm not sure if this warrants its own thread, but according to the product page on amazon the DVD is now available as a digital download for $4.99. I've never tried that before so I don't know if it's identical to the DVD in terms of all the extras ... does anyone know?

ETA: Ok, I just spoke to one of the amazon digital download CSRs and he told me the digital download is just the feature. So no extras.

[ edited by karosurly on 2008-12-19 20:57 ]

karosurly | December 19, 20:21 CET

It's also on Amazon's front page, which makes sense since it's an exclusive. And now it's #9 in Movies and TV. :)

cabri | December 19, 20:47 CET

I'm so bummed, my DVDs I received today are rather U-shaped, all bent to hell! I have to send both of them back... :(

The shipping box appears fine, though, very odd. Dammit.

mister0 | December 19, 23:10 CET

Oh Succatash, what a horrible disappointment! How can they mail something that looks like that?! Grrrr Argh!!

embers | December 19, 23:20 CET

I received today are rather U-shaped, all bent to hell!

Well that sucks. I hope the replacements come very soon.

Simon | December 19, 23:27 CET

Succatash, I'm bummed for you. :(

korkster | December 19, 23:29 CET

That does suck. Sorry, Succatash. I'm curious, though--U-shaped in what way? I'm trying to picture it (and I'm secularly praying mine don't look like that...).

pat32082 | December 19, 23:30 CET

What a bummer, Succatash! Was it like they were warped by heat?

karosurly | December 19, 23:39 CET

Or by evil?

Simon | December 19, 23:40 CET

Good point, Simon -- Succatash, was the U-shape made by a horseshoe?

karosurly | December 19, 23:43 CET

Heh, it's like someone grabbed each end, lengthwise and tried to bend them in half. I wonder if their shrink wrap machine jammed on it or something.

I just got off the phone with Amazon and they are sending replacements.

ETA: I'm referring to the cases, not the actual disks. I never even bothered trying to open them.

[ edited by Succatash on 2008-12-19 23:54 ]

mister0 | December 19, 23:45 CET

Oh, that's horrible, Succatash. My heartfelt sympathies. I hope you get the replacements very, very soon. Evil is definitely at work - evil of the worst kind.

Mine have arrived but I haven't been able to get to them yet. Perhaps they'll be U-shaped, too. If so, I'll be in the finest company.

phlebotinin | December 19, 23:54 CET

Question...is the commentary going to be offered on iTunes for download? I already have the series off iTunes and while I'd love to support Joss' work in all that I can do, Christmas has been pretty pricey for me (big family), and I'm really cutting back to make up for it.

the ninja report | December 20, 01:36 CET

Watching right now! Wish I could write some musical commentary of the commentary but my writing just might be worse than my singing.

But I'm singing anyway!

deadbessie | December 20, 02:58 CET

Guys - I've been watching for a while and will return to it immediately. I just gotta say, this DVD is phantasmagorical beyond my expectations....

I've already found one rather strange Easter Egg trigger thingie. But I will say not a word.

Oh, and Commentary! The Musical - WOW.

phlebotinin | December 20, 03:05 CET

Amazon responded so fast to my issue. I've already got Next-Day delivery tracking for the replacements. I'll get 2 new DVDs on Monday 22nd. Wow.

mister0 | December 20, 03:27 CET

Wow is a great word!

mister0 | December 20, 03:27 CET

What? Wait! Phlebotinin found an Easter egg and won't tell?!?! WTF? Why?

What I'm hoping for is that someone will transcribe the lyrics to Commentary! The Musical! Because some of it was sung too quickly for my old ears....

embers | December 20, 03:33 CET

Quick, someone transcribe the musical commentary. I'm laughing over all the best stuff. The second song, holy crap. And Nathan? OMG. Almost half way through.

deadbessie | December 20, 03:35 CET

Yes, "wow" really is a great word, Succatash. I'm so glad you're getting your replacements on Monday.

phlebotinin | December 20, 03:35 CET

embers, I didn't find an Easter Egg - per se. I sort of did. Shall I invisitext what I found? Is that acceptable in this thread?

And yes, please, someone transcribe the commentary. Please!

phlebotinin | December 20, 03:37 CET

I think people show post any transcriptions of Commentary! over at .org. It's just easier to follow that kind of thing over there. There's an existing lyrics thread for Dr. Horrible. If that thread's getting too long someone could start one just for Commentary!.

[ edited by Sunfire on 2008-12-20 03:45 ]

Sunfire | December 20, 03:44 CET

Have found an Easter egg but cannot get it to trigger -- losing my mind over here! (grrr) argh!

Commentary! was amazing...

knitgrrl | December 20, 04:13 CET

I have found an easter egg, but I have no idea what the crap to do with it. Even google has failed me.

Giles_314 | December 20, 04:19 CET

Yeah, I can't get the Easter Egg I found to work either.

deadbessie | December 20, 04:31 CET

If I recall some other thread or article, there's an Egg that requires something other than the DVD, although it gave no indication just what that meant.

b!X | December 20, 04:33 CET

Yeah, that's what it implies. But no idea what to do about it. Oh well. Someone will figure it out.

Giles_314 | December 20, 04:36 CET

Yes, I have found the egg, and do not know what to do with it. I came here hoping someone would have the answer. Apparently not. Damn it.

In any case, the whole package was fantastic. Commentary! The Musical is almost as funny as Dr. Horrible itself.

Was this not the best year ever for superhero movies? With Dr. Horrible, The Dark Knight, and Iron Man, it's kind of like an amazing peak for the genre.

UnpluggedCrazy | December 20, 04:40 CET

I'm as stymied as the rest of you. Here's something I tried: I typed in just the numbers to google and got the most hilariously wrong ISBN number for a book. But did we all get the same number? We must have. Maybe it's something that we could use in some sort of access to the official website?

[ edited by phlebotinin on 2008-12-20 05:00 ]

phlebotinin | December 20, 04:42 CET

Tried that, too, phlebotinin -- no luck, of course.

Unless Joss is trying to tell us something REALLY disturbing...?

knitgrrl | December 20, 04:57 CET

You know it, knitgrrl. How about the seeming clue on the back of the DVD box? There's that "Count the Letters" logo. Is this some sort of substitution code?

phlebotinin | December 20, 05:02 CET

Yeah, the Wiccan number 9780793529865 didn't bring up anything likely at google.... Oh really? That WAS what it was supposed to bring up? *eyeroll*
And in scenes, act II, Moist dries up but surely that isn't all there is? I mean there should be an egg hiding, right? Now I must rewatch and listen some more because I'm still completely enthralled (and delighted that so many more people have theirs now!).

[ edited by embers on 2008-12-20 06:52 ]

embers | December 20, 05:14 CET

#8 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
#1 in Movies & TV > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Comedy
#3 in Movies & TV > Musicals & Performing Arts
#4 in Movies & TV > Action & Adventure > Superheroes

sunfish22 | December 20, 05:20 CET

Okay, I've listened to Commentary! straight through two times now. It's BRILLIANT. Brilliant. So fun, so clever. Even poignant. And tuneful - so damned tuneful. And the wee talking bits in between the songs are hysterical.

(I wonder if the folk who put out Ninja Ropes are going to pay something to the Horrible Team? They should. It's a gorgeous song...Well, there are the bleeped-out moments. Heh.)

phlebotinin | December 20, 05:41 CET

Okay, so we've gotten this far with the easter eggs: Wiccan 9780793529865 entered at google.com leads to Mariah Carey entries. During "The Music", Making of thingy Felicia says she "went a little too Mariah Carey", if you hit enter when she say that a little ELE countdown starts. That's where we hit a wall. Countdown to nothing. Uggh.

deadbessie | December 20, 05:43 CET

AHA!!!! So the Mariah Carey ISBN thingie was a real clue! Hah! How hilarious. Keep up the good work. I'm compulsively re-listening to Commentary! The Musical. Fantastic stuff. Downright hypnotic.

[ edited by phlebotinin on 2008-12-20 06:38 ]

phlebotinin | December 20, 06:37 CET

Yeah...I've found a couple, but then it just leads back to the main menu. That's pretty evil if there's nothing actually there.

DVD rocks though.

hacksaway | December 20, 07:14 CET

Dude, I cannot believe I missed the Mariah Carey thing. I mean I googled it, but... Okay, it makes total sense that I didn't get it. But now I am not going to let anything slip past me...

I think the Count the Letters thing is a clue, because if it's a company, they don't have a website, which is just weird. Then again, Mutant Enemy doesn't have a website... Hmmm. But next to count the letters it has U, D, L, and R, which are in the Up, Down, Left, and Right. Does it mean something that there is an addition sign in the middle of them? Do we have to count the letters in the countdown? I'm just throwing stuff out there.

[ edited by Giles_314 on 2008-12-20 07:46 ]

Giles_314 | December 20, 07:31 CET

Good thoughts, Giles_314 and deadbessie, etc. I'm way too sleepy now to play along. But, I thought I'd add this: When I first fed those numbers directly into google, I got a specific Mariah Carey reference: Mariah Carey's "Music Box." Maybe "Music Box" is some especially specific clue? Huh. It would be rather funny if the Easter Eggs never really went anywhere, wouldn't it? Very...Horrible. Whatever. The music is so superb, guys, isn't it?

Okay, I can't resist reaching sleepily into crazy territory: In "Steve's Song," the last song on Commentary!, he spouts out a long string of numbers part of the way through. Related to our puzzle? Or am I turning into a total nut? Perhaps it's not an either/or..

[ edited by phlebotinin on 2008-12-20 07:57 ]

phlebotinin | December 20, 07:54 CET

Besides the Mariah Carey one, there's another hint in the credits of the making of featurettes. Look for the yellow letters.

There's a weird graphic in the middle of the FBI warning thing. I don't know if there's any significance to that. Maybe you need a passcode during the countdown? Are easter eggs usually this complicated?

hacksaway | December 20, 07:54 CET

Ooh, cool, hacksaway! Of course! I wondered at the time what the deal was with those colored letters in the credits of the special feature(s). That seems to tie into the "Count the Letters" on the back of the DVD box. Hey, maybe it's as simple as finding the numerical equivalents of the credits letters, then plugging in *those* or *that* number elsewhere. Huh.. I don't know of any other show/movie that has done such insanely convoluted easter eggs. Not that I'm an expert. Maybe the "Lost" people have done something like this? Sounds up the Lost folks' alley, if anyone's. It's mighty cool, I have to say.

phlebotinin | December 20, 08:01 CET

Somewhere, you know, Joss is laughing. Purple-crushed-velour-with-frilly-cuffs-wearing Joss sits in an oversized wing-backed chair by the huge stone fireplace at his Weslyean manor, cackling maniacally at the very thought of his dozens of minions trying to decipher the secrets to his creation.
In between trying to get baby puke up off the carpet and last-minute gift shopping and such.

DisChunk | December 20, 08:02 CET

Ooh, I'll have to check out Steve's song and the yellow letters. But tomorrow. I need to stop thinking about it for now. As for it's complexity, I wouldn't put it past those guys to do something extremely complex, just for us. We'll see, I guess.

I'm going to bed. Hope no one figures it all out while I'm asleep.

Giles_314 | December 20, 08:04 CET

Remember now, Drew Goddard is involved. Drew + Joss 4Ev- uh, I mean, when Drew and Joss get together, the convolution level seems to increase logarithmically.

Plus those other three Whedons are probably giggling like crazy right now too.

DisChunk | December 20, 08:05 CET

Drew Goddard is involved by sitting around in a brief cameo at the end of the film itself. What does that have to do with producing the DVD.

b!X | December 20, 08:09 CET

I noticed the yellow letters too. I thought maybe if I put them all together they would make a phrase. Whaddaya know, they didn't.

And how the hell long into Commentary! does Felicia mention Mariah Carey? Because I want to go press enter now.

UnpluggedCrazy | December 20, 08:15 CET

They say Enter at Act 2.

The Mariah Carey mention is during her section of the Making of Music featurette.

hacksaway | December 20, 08:22 CET

I dunno, what DOES it have to do with producing the DVD?

DisChunk | December 20, 08:30 CET

You guys are good. My old lady eyes never would have seen those. Yellow letters spell Enter at Act 2. Hitting enter there seems to go to a third egg. Moist Dries Up egg has Dr Horrible face on the countdown, Felicia/Mariah egg has Wonderflonium case and the yellow letter egg has Professor Normal face. But we still haven't been able to open any. Trying to read the ELE/FBI warning, still have old lady eyes.

Edit to say I'm slow, y'all beat me to it.

[ edited by deadbessie on 2008-12-20 08:53 ]

deadbessie | December 20, 08:51 CET

My kid is busy doing math and says that Steve's song 76606.762359 ^ is a prime number, 5868596039. Which doesn't mean anything to me. And the only thing we noticed in the FBI/ELE thing was 24B. I should really go to bed. It's 2 o'clock, I still need to wrap presents for Christmas party tomorrow.

deadbessie | December 20, 09:04 CET

To comment on Commentary!, I love Maurissa's song. It's so wrong, yet so right. And catchy too. Although violin+math actually sounds like Felicia. And on that note, catch Guild fever! Great stuff.

The white board behind Joss in the "What just happened?" featurette has Dollhouse stuff on it. The writing's pretty hard to decipher though.

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6 in Movies & TV!

[ edited by hacksaway on 2008-12-20 12:25 ]

hacksaway | December 20, 11:49 CET

To comment on Commentary! I have to say that I love ALL the songs. Maurissa's should be the break out pop hit, Felicia's spoof of 'The Art of Making Art' is histerically funny, and I'm pretty sure that ALL of Steve's Song (including the numbers) was an effort to squeeze in the maximum number of esses (that is the plural of 's' right?) as possible. I've taken up playing Ninja Ropes, and I wonder if Joss is laughing, or crying because we are 'Pick Pick Picking Apart'?

I am in love with this DVD.

embers | December 20, 16:04 CET

I am in love with the DVD too, embers.

This just came in from the Dr. Horrible Twitter:

"we're #1 dvd in entertainment weekly. wowee. and not to worry, lyrics for "commentary! the musical" will be up soonish"

Yeah, I get the hardcopy of EW and was so happy to see that indeed, Dr. Horrible is listed as #1 in DVDs by the ever-reliable Ken Tucker. But I couldn't find a link to it on the website. As for the lyrics for "commentary!" being up soon, that's fantastic news. Now if they'd only release the tracks on iTunes or something...Greedy, yes, I'm greedy.

I don't have time today to work on the eggs issue. Damn. Have fun with it, the rest of you.

phlebotinin | December 20, 19:07 CET

I got an Amazon package in the mail today that I didn't have time to open before work. It might be my own free-shipping copy which would be pretty damn fast for Amazon, only 3 days! *crosses fingers*

cabri | December 21, 00:08 CET

Fingers crossed for you, cabri.

I was just in the supermarket, standing in line and leafing through People Magazine's "Best and Worst of 2008" issue. Lo and behold, "Dr. Horrible" is in their "Top 10 TV Shows" list. Damned straight. What is that now: Time, People, Entertainment Weekly - all of them have "Horrible" on their top ten "best of" lists. To quote Zach Whedon on his "Commentary!" track. "Uh huh. Yeah."

Last I checked, the Dr. Horrible DVD was #6 in the bestselling DVDs on Amazon. Yowza.

[ edited by phlebotinin on 2008-12-21 07:54 ]

phlebotinin | December 21, 00:23 CET

Maybe it's a sly reference to the Slapsgiving episode of How I Met Your Mother? Barney: "Marshall's countdown to NOTHING!" :)

kungfubear | December 21, 01:25 CET

The Soundtrack CD is Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86 in Music.

#9 in Music > Soundtracks

[ edited by Anonymous1 on 2008-12-21 04:44 ]

Anonymous1 | December 21, 04:39 CET

Well I have a theory that its a demon..no wait thats a different series! Too corny....

Ok but to the easter eggs The colors of the countdown numbers seem to match up with the colors of the groupies t-shirts the Wonderflounium Count is red to green which matches up with the color shirts of groupie one. Then the Dr. Horrible Countdown corresponds to groupie two...hmmm am I on the right track or do I really really need to go to bed!

wilder | December 21, 05:39 CET

phlebotinin, I agree, this is the first commentary that you'd actually want a CD of. Utter brilliance.

And I like how everyone involved in Dr. Horrible's making refers to it as a movie (the credits box on the back DVD cover is just like that on a movie poster, including the words "A Joss Whedon Film"), yet it keeps winding up on all of these TV lists. Oh well, not going to complain about praise!

UnpluggedCrazy | December 21, 08:20 CET

A mushortio walks in many worlds. Also categories are a deeply flawed human invention.

Sunfire | December 21, 21:49 CET

I'm just glad they are including it in so many lists! We can't wait until they have top ten internet lists....

embers | December 21, 21:53 CET

Regarding those eggs: Actually, the countdowns for both Wonderflonium (Mariah Carey) and Professor Normal (Act II) go from green to red, making Dr. Horrible (Moist Dries Up) the odd man out with his blue to green. But wait! Wonderflonium is also the odd one out because the backgrounds of its numbers don't match the page background.

TheJoyofZeppo | December 22, 05:36 CET

Got it. You have to push 5. No idea why. But whatever, it works!

Okay, found the Moist one. It's 6 to get into that one. Funny stuff.

[ edited by hacksaway on 2008-12-22 10:08 ]

hacksaway | December 22, 07:53 CET

I listened to Commentary! last night. It is the geekiest thing I have ever heard. It is wonderful.

Sunfire | December 22, 18:05 CET

So has anyone found anything else with the eggs? I'm confused about how it all fits together...

SenseiJJ | December 23, 00:04 CET

When do you do those things, hacksaway?

ETA: Ah, I got it.

[ edited by swanjun on 2008-12-23 05:34 ]

swanjun | December 23, 05:20 CET

Easter egg thread on .org.

Sunfire | December 23, 05:27 CET

It's at number 3 now, behind The Dark Knight and Wall-E. Pretty impressive.

Rachelkachel | December 24, 07:45 CET

Yay! Mine arrived today and I'm in England. I only used the expidited shipping rather than priority, so I am amazed it arrived before Christmas, but am very happy it did!

stfletch2000 | December 24, 16:09 CET

I am LOVING The Musical Commentary and have a new found love for ninja ropes. Just found the three easter eggs and I'm still confused... why moist? does the never ending number on the box mean anything? is the hidden page with the credits important? why do we have to add 1? and most importantly will there be a commentary soundtrack? Either way I love this dvd!!!!

Whedonette | December 27, 18:56 CET

December 19 2008