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Is the world safe from the evils of Dr. Horrible, or do we still have tuneful reasons to fear his return?

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Is the world safe from the evils of Dr. Horrible, or do we still have tuneful reasons to fear his return?

The answer to the question — which has been the subject of debate and anticipation among fans of the online-but-still-sort-of-TV musical-comedy sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog — seems to be yes.

But not soon.

Neil Patrick Harris, who starred in the Joss-Whedon-produced web series that was probably the best thing that came out of the Hollywood writers’ strike, was asked this week if he and the Buffy/Angel/Dollhouse creator will reconnect to do another Dr. Horrible run (earlier reports have said Whedon is interested, particularly now that Dollhouse has ended its prime-time run).

"I keep asking him if it’s going to happen, if there’s going to be any kind of Dr.-Horrible-ness, and they’re anxious to do it," Patrick told a group of TV critics who visited the set of How I Met Your Mother on the last day of the semi-annual TV press tour.

The main issue, said Harris, is finding a time when stars’ and producers’ schedules align.

"We have from April to August off, which isn’t a huge window," he said, "and that’s coming pretty soon, so I wouldn’t expect it to happen this hiatus. But maybe a year from then?"

That’s wonderful. And horrible.

Just wondering …. how many out there were fans of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (which can still be found of iTunes)? And do you want to see more?
 

Brad Oswald

Brad Oswald
Perspectives editor

After three decades spent writing stories, columns and opinion pieces about television, comedy and other pop-culture topics in the paper’s entertainment section, Brad Oswald shifted his focus to the deep-thoughts portion of the Free Press’s daily operation.

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