Can't wait to enter the world of Dr. Horrible? Now you don't have to!
Dark Horse, the comics company that brings you Buffy:Season 8 comics, has once more done a great thing for Whedon fans: as part of their One-Year Anniversary of "MySpace Dark Horse Presents," Dark Horse has released a free 8 page comics tie-in featuring Dr. Horrible's nemesis Captain Hammer!
Get to know the Captain before Dr. Horrible is released -- check out "Be Like Me!" written by Joss's brother, Zack Whedon.
Issue #12 of "MySpace Dark Horse Presents" will be available starting Wednesday, July 2 at: Darkhorse Presents
Joss Whedon's three-part web serial Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blogwill get its Internet debut on July 15, with subsequent Acts arriving every two days. Whedon made the announcement on community blog site Whedonesque late last night. All three parts will be available until July 20, when "they will vanish into the night, like a phantom."
Afterwards, the full series will be available to be purchased as a download, and later as a feature-laden DVD. The intent to generate income is part of the plan, notes Whedon, because "We have big dreams, people, and one of them is paying our crew."
Simultaneously, the DrHorrible.com site has gone "live" and includes the ability to sign up for email announcements.
Building on the anticipation for its appearance online next month, Joss Whedon has released a trailer for his superhero spoof, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
The three-part online musical is due to hit the Web in time for San Diego's Comic-Con, at which Whedon and the Dr. Horrible cast will be appearing.
Updated: Sources have now backtracked from the reported release date as Fox Home Entertainment has contacted HDTV Magazine and High Def Digest that while a Blu-ray release is planned, the date is not yet official.
Firefly, the single season science fiction series from Joss Whedon, will be re-issued as a high definition Blu-Ray box set on September 23-- nearly exactly six years since it first aired on the FOX network. The 14-episode series which is generally considered to have been mishandled by the network, gained a cult following and led to the motion picture Serenity which premiered three years ago.
Jewel Staite, who portrayed the character of Kaylee in both the series and movie, revealed at an Australian convention in late May that she had been approached by Fox Home Entertainment to record new commentaries for the release.
Amazon is currently taking pre-orders for Firefly on Blu-Ray, priced at $62.95.
This week, TV Squad celebrates Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel on Retro Week. In 1998, Joss Whedon reinvented the horror genre by imbuing a petite, blond girl with the power to vanquish vampires as the Slayer. Though destined to fight the fanged, Buffy would go on to battle other evil creatures, including eventually, the greatest love of her life, Angel. The star-crossed pair would soon realize they were not destined to be together, and Angel would selflessly move to Los Angeles to star in his own series.
Survey this week's Retro Squad at TV Squad all this week, and check back here at Whedonage for our own Buffy and Angel memories!
A controversy has been brewing with a Joss Whedon-inspired fundraising effort, as apparently the monies raised in two cities went missing last year-- a fact which is only now being revealed.
Started in 2006, Can't Stop the Serenity aims to helpthe Whedon-supported non-profit Equality Now through local showings of Whedon's film Serenity. Since its founding, CSTS has reportedly raised over $160,000 for the non-profit. Last year, however, the Denver and Dallas/North Texas local organizers appeared to have misappropriated the funds their screening raised, to the sum of $7500.
In his personal blog, Christopher Frankonis-- the original CSTS founder-- aired the situation, writing what he termed a "gut-wrenching statement" that called to task the current organizers for the "on-going unethical stall" of not disclosing the lost money to fans. Frankonis reported that he knew about the situation since at least February, but kept silent under the assurance that it would be made public to fans by this year's organizers.
Current global organizer Beth Nelson responded in the CSTS forums, that the reason for the delay was to complete the investigation into the missing funds, so that they might be recovered. She notes that CSTS has initiated a system of checks and balances requiring proof of donations and financial statements from event organizers.
Both point out that these two incidents are unique, that the organization continues to do significant good, and that fans should not be dissuaded from attending CSTS events due to the work of "two bad apples".
Joss Whedon's time-traveling saga in Runaways ties up in issue 30 with what's been described as a "jaw-dropping" conclusion. The final Whedon issue finds the super-powered kids trapped in 1907, trying to avoid a gang war in the streets of New York. Art by Michael Ryan (New X-Men).
Whedonites came out in force in SCI FI's poll for "Top Things You Must Read, Watch And Do To Save The World".
Nearly 20,000 participants rated their favorite science fiction television, movies and books, along with positive actions they inspired-- with the top ten results being posted on Sci Fi's site.
The short-lived series Firefly took the top spot in TV shows to watch among respondents, while Buffy the Vampire Slayer came in at #10. In SCI FI's own staff estimation, Buffy clocked in at #8.
The online poll, was run as part of the network's "Visions for Tomorrow" campaign, which "fosters and supports the notion that individuals can have a significant and positive impact on the future."
Hulu.com, one of the foremost online sites to offer free, high-quality streaming video of TV shows and movies, primarily from NBC and FOX and their cable networks, is going vamp. As of June 23, 2008, Hulu will begin airing episodes of Joss Whedon'sAngel, starring David Boreanaz.
TVSquad.com will also be featuring Buffy and Angel on Retro Squad for the week of June 23rd, an excellent time to drop in at TV Squad and revisit memorable moments of both shows.
In an unprecedented move, Fox is giving over an big chunk of its schedule to the Terminator. The network is set to air the entire first season of The Sarah Connor Chronicles starring Firefly'sSummer Glau, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green beginning Sunday, August 10 at 9pm. Other episodes from the first season, in order, will air at 9pm on August 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 24. The two-hour second season premiere then airs on September 8 at 8pm.
So if you missed the series' first run and have yet to view the show on DVD, mark your calendars and get ready for the second season by brushing up on the dynamic first run.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Michelle Trachtenberg heats up the track in the ABC Family original movie "The Circuit." The drama stars Billy Campbell ("The 4400") as a fading stock car racer and pits him opposite Trachtenberg as a racer whose career is on the decline -- and who suddenly finds himself competing against his estranged daughter on the track. The show also stars Drew Fuller ("Charmed," "Army Wives") as Trachtenberg's significant other.
Encore Airing: Saturday June 28, 2008 @ 1PM ET/PT.
Fearing that a new show by Joss Whedon may not be getting the recognition it deserves, a group of enterprising fans are organizing to promote Dollhouse eight months before the first episode is due to air.
On the recently launched Dollhouse Forums, Canadian site admin Nathan initially rallied the Whedonites with a battlecry "Dolls Unite! Save Dollhouse BEFORE it's in danger!" He proposed a number of save-our-show-style promotions, including advertising, organizing viewing parties, creating fansites and evangelizing potential viewers.
The fan campaign idea immediately drew both accolades and detractors.
James Marsters has been showing up everywhere lately. Now it seems, he's going to the moon. Fresh off appearances on BBC's Torchwood (as an alien time traveler) and The CW's Smallville (as an alien robot), Marsters is in final negotiations with Britain's ITV to play astronaut Buzz Aldrin. (Do we sense a theme here?)
The 90-minute telefilm, Moonshot, follows Apollo 11 astronauts Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong in the days leading up to the launch. The production begins filming June 3 in Lithuania, with a scheduled broadcast in July 2009, honoring the mission's 40th anniversary.
Jewel Staite, genius mechanic on Fox's short-lived space opera Firefly, first appeared on the SciFi Channel original series Stargate Atlantis in "Instinct," August 26, 2005. As Doctor Jennifer Keller, she was the wide-eyed new comer to the Atlantis expedition. Since then, Keller has faced her share of crisis on the show, and Staite will become a full time cast member on the series' upcoming fifth season, set to debut this July.
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This week, TV Squad celebrates Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel on Retro Week. In 1998, Joss Whedon reinvented the horror genre by imbuing a petite, blond girl with the power to vanquish vampires as the Slayer. Though destined to fight the fanged, Buffy would go on to battle other evil creatures, including eventually, the greatest love of her life, Angel. The star-crossed pair would soon realize they were not destined to be together, and Angel would selflessly move to Los Angeles to star in his own series.
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Whedonites came out in force in SCI FI's poll for "Top Things You Must Read, Watch And Do To Save The World". 
Hulu.com, one of the foremost online sites to offer free, high-quality streaming video of TV shows and movies, primarily from NBC and FOX and their cable networks, is going vamp. As of June 23, 2008, Hulu will begin airing episodes of Joss Whedon's Angel, starring David Boreanaz.
In an unprecedented move, Fox is giving over an big chunk of its schedule to the Terminator. The network is set to air the entire first season of The Sarah Connor Chronicles starring Firefly's Summer Glau, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green beginning Sunday, August 10 at 9pm. Other episodes from the first season, in order, will air at 9pm on August 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 24. The two-hour second season premiere then airs on September 8 at 8pm..jpg)
Jewel Staite, genius mechanic on Fox's short-lived space opera Firefly, first appeared on the SciFi Channel original series Stargate Atlantis in "Instinct," August 26, 2005. As Doctor Jennifer Keller, she was the wide-eyed new comer to the Atlantis expedition. Since then, Keller has faced her share of crisis on the show, and Staite will become a full time cast member on the series' upcoming fifth season, set to debut this July.