ipl-logo

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Analysis

826 Words4 Pages

When Joss Whedon wrote and filmed Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, no one on the crew thought it would grow to the fame it has now. I believe that Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog represents the cult fiction genre well with how closely the fans followed and waited for the next release of a segment. Cult fiction is a genre that has large following of loyal fans that closely follow the production. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog became a cult in itself almost instantaneously just because of the names involved in writing and creating the film were already known. The Whedon family and Maurissa Tancharoen were already well known for their different productions in the industry before Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was produced as either a book or …show more content…

He had a fandom before writing Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog because he had helped produce and fill the numerous roles of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avengers, the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. His fandom closely follows all of his creations and it did not take long for them to jump on the boat of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. When Joss Whedon’s fandom watched the first act of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, they could barely wait for the release of the next two acts. The other writers helped make Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog a cult fiction as well because they each have had different produced numerous items that had their own …show more content…

Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. He was not only known for acting but he also engaged in Broadway and singing, which also brought his own cult following numbers higher. Neil Patrick Harris has an even bigger cult following now as his fame grew from numerous acting jobs, but especially through How I Met Your Mother. His cult following brought people to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog years after the production just because his name is associated with the production. People I know personally have watched the film just because they knew Neil Patrick Harris was a lead role in the

Show More
Related
798 Words | 4 Pages

It is truly a masterpiece that captivates its audience. Even those who do not want anything to do with the product it is still entertaining due to the humor

Read More
174 Words | 1 Pages

Everybody’s buying Fall Out Boy’s new album, American Beauty/American Pyscho. The Fall Out Boy boy band recently became very popular throughout America in 2014 when their song Centuries, started to hit the number 1 music charts. Originally a fairly popular band throughout the Alternative music industry, they quickly accumulated the attention of music listeners all around the world. The boys also began collaborating with singers like Wiz Khalifa and bands like Paramore or Panic!

Read More
422 Words | 2 Pages

he went on and on about Mark Twain." Chris is very intelligent, it was an accident that he died. That wasn't in his plan whatsoever. His attraction to be independent and strongly minded in nature led to his attraction to these high-risk

Read More
333 Words | 2 Pages

Specially Jack Nicholson’s character R.P. McMurphy who was the main character of the movie. The thing McMurphy did to fake his insanity and stay at the asylum were thought out and did a good job of keeping the audience thinking of if it would actually work. Besides from what the characters were like the music was also fitting

Read More
275 Words | 2 Pages

Actor, comedian, and producer Tyler Perry exemplifies grit through both his perseverance and his stamina. As a child, Tyler grew up in New Orleans where neglect and severe physical abuse surrounded him. His father would constantly brutally beat him and his mother. Tyler endured through the pain and soon learned that this abuse was not at his fault, after several years of thinking he was to blame. He also forgave his father even after all the trauma he had put him through, On the Oprah Winfrey show where he got discovered he said “It 's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people.

Read More
750 Words | 3 Pages

Everybody Hates Chris, a TV Show Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York from 1985 to 1989. Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy comedian Chris Rock narrates this very funny and touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the 1980s Uprooted to a neighborhood and bused into a predominantly white middle school two hours away by his strict Parents who work hard. This writer shows how this TV show tried to address the diversity in America and how. In addition, the way the show was based on stereotypes when depicting certain groups.

Read More
2334 Words | 10 Pages

His videos have reached millions of views and from there he was able to develop two comedy specials. Burnham often criticizes current pop culture and social issues by writing satirical

Read More
827 Words | 4 Pages

Critics were known to call his work childish and pointless, or even “not funny at all”. One listener, according to Radio Times, stated, “as a source of information it is misleading”. However, Adams received an award from the Mark Time Awards, Grand Master Awards, Hall of Fame, and The Sony Award along with multiple others. The interest of douglas Adams were not limited to just writing scripts, books, and radio shows.

Read More
1612 Words | 7 Pages

Get ‘er done” says Larry the Cable Guy as he drinks a beer, turns on NASCAR and scratches his rear end. Larry, of course, is not a real person. He is a character created by the so-called comedian Daniel Whitney, a native of Pawnee City in the state of Nebraska. Despite being a work of fiction, Larry the Cable Guy is a remarkably accurate depiction of the common redneck. The vast majority of those who relate to Whitney’s work are themselves beer-swilling, gun-toting, flannel-wearing sons of the soil.

Read More
1092 Words | 5 Pages

“Beauty is not defined by your physical features, it is defined by the heart inside your chest and the love that flows through it. ”- Imania Margia. This meaningful quote written by Imania Margia explains the true significance and message shown through both the short story “Barbie” written by Gary Soto and “Pretty Hurts” sang by Beyonce. The short story “Barbie” written by Gary Soto presents a young girl named Veronica who learned from a young age, that in order to be pretty, you must fit standards and stereotypes- Barbie stereotypes.

Read More
648 Words | 3 Pages

Poetry, perhaps more than other genre of writing, often sparks controversy and discussion. Authors Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes are two authors in American Literature whose poetry is both debated and praised by critics. "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes have sparked many discussions on their controversial content. Walt Whitman was the first of the two authors to write, followed by Langston Hughes who was influenced by Whitman's work. While Whitman's poem, "I Hear America Singing" reflects the happiness of the American people, the poem written by Hughes takes a different approach.

Read More
1371 Words | 6 Pages

In 1964 world famous Motown singer Sam Cooke released a “A change is going to come.” This song included rhythmic melodies and soulful sounding lyrics, but this song contained and obviously deeper undertone of race relations in America. It sounds as a description of Cooke’s life up until this time and how he believes with the tide of civil rights activist a change was evidently going to eventually come. In this song Cooke chooses his lyrics in an ambiguous way to leave it to interpretation. These questions of the lyrical choice center on the American identity and who Cooke was referring to.

Read More
2016 Words | 9 Pages

In 2013 the pop punk/pop rock band Fall Out Boy shocked fans and listeners around the world with the announcement of their new album, Save Rock and Roll. Save Rock and Roll debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 earning the band their second career number one. The leading single on this album as well as their second career number one, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” achieved triple-platinum certification in the U.S. and charted worldwide. Although this album had more of a pop vibe to it than their previous albums, the majority of the songs on this album can be enjoyed by listeners of any type of music and definitely brought Fall Out Boy back into the music scene swinging from their short-lived hiatus. This album

Read More
529 Words | 3 Pages

In this paper I will be discussing “American Idiot” by Green Day as a protest song. A protest song, “is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs or songs connected to current events” (Google, 2015). People who feel strongly towards a certain political view within society create protest songs, and this is the only way they know how to express their opinions. Protest songs can come in many different musical genres such as folk and rock music.

Read More
872 Words | 4 Pages

There have been many protest songs in the United States; the freedom of speech has contributed to powerful music and protest words that are written in song. The song that will be discussed throughout this essay is “American Idiot” by Green day. This song speaks volume about the uneducated “America” and puts emphasis on the destruction that reality television is making on the United States of America. Listening to the unspoken word and read between the lies, for that then you will understand. The song “American Idiot” was released during the 2004 presidential election, where George W. Bush was selected into office for the second term as President of the United States of America (source).

Read More

More about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Analysis

Related Topics

Open Document