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Neil Patrick Harris only seems to shine when he plays a genius. We all met him as Doogie Howser, MD, the iconic boy physician. Then, he sort of disappeared and popped up in Harold and Kumar and How I Met Your Mother. Now, Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Firefly, etc.) has him playing an evil (well, sort of) genius hellbent on joining The Evil League of Evil. His name is Dr. Horrible, and he’s got a Sing-along-blog. It sounds stupid, but it’s awesome (and free to see, for now, on Hulu).
The Evil League of Evil is led by a sort of demented Mr. Ed. The story is both about Dr. Horrible’s efforts to join the league, his fights with Captain Hammer and his love, as ‘Billy,’ for a girl he stalks at the laundromat. The web show is full of great exchanges, like the one that Billy and his paramour have over fro-yo on washing machines:
"I want to be an achiever, like Bad Horse…"
"The Thoroughbred of Sin?"
"I meant Gandhi."
Dr. Horrible does his dastardly deeds by inventing evil devices. We can relate to that. Our lives are filled with devices, but we didn’t think they were evil. Turns out they sort of are. At least, cell-phone rechargers are. Did you know your recharger is wasting power when it’s plugged in, even if your cell phone isn’t attached? We didn’t either. Now that is EVIL. Captain Hammer, save us! Or, you could just unplug the things.
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