Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

I didn't talk about this back when I first saw it because it was on the Internet. But screw it, Joss Whedon made it and it has multiple episodes, it qualifies for a TV post.

Written and filmed on a meager budget during the Writers' Strike by Joss and his brothers, Dr. Horrible is a quick, light, enjoyable bit of musical entertainment featuring Malcolm Reynolds, Doogie Howser, and that girl who's in commercials sometimes and other stuff I guess. It's Whedon's usual combination of comedy, action, and romantic tragedy, although a bit heavier on the first one and not really at all with the second. His inclination for unusually themed musicals began with a season six episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where all the characters suddenly start bursting into song and dancing as a part of the actual plot involving some demon who liked show tunes.

Dr. Horrible's similarly wacky, with the titular character video blogging about his attempts to become a serious villain and join an evil guild, while at the same time his super hero nemesis gets too close to the girl he has a crush on. It's pretty simple and cheaply filmed, but it's quite funny, thanks mostly to the leads, and the musical numbers are generally pretty darn catchy. I'm not really a musical fan, but its various songs tend to pop up and get stuck in my head more often than the average one I've seen. The whole thing's only three 15 minute segments, and it's totally worth finding it online somewhere.