Comments on: Master Plans and Invincibility

By: Aaron Luing

Aaron Luing — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:03:07 +0000

“Soon I Will Be Invincible” was a good book. I heard about it, and immediately went out to find a copy. I read it, and it ALMOST met my expectations. I’m not saying its bad, but I felt that it was leading up to something bigger than it did. And “Watchmen” does better in the whole “bringing heroes and villains to life” thing. As for Dr Horrible, it was AMAZING! I went in expecting a campy show, watched thinking it was going to work out in the end, and held my breath as I watched the last 7 minuets (not really, but you get the idea). It’s not only a brilliant comedy, but wonderful drama, inspired music, and the best ending anyone could ask for. Skullcrusher Mountain was good, but I think Dr. Horrible beat you. Sorry.

By: Music

Music — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:52:27 +0000

I never liked Dr. Horrible

By: Poe

Poe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:31:48 +0000

I kinda thought Dr. Horrible was overrated, the reasoning being that your songs are so much better. As far as production value is concerned, Horrible sounded like an 8th grade play on tape. And lyrically, at best they occasionally got close to Skullcrusher’s brilliance, but never really made it. It could have had such an awesome quality, but I feel like it just seemed… lame.

By: dr_brundle

dr_brundle — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:24:41 +0000

I posted this over at the Dr. Horrible community, but seeing as I got the idea from Cambiata there, I figured I’d better post it here too!!
Here’s my Dr. Horrible vid, set to I Crush Everything.
YouTube Link

By: Self-Aware SD Card

Self-Aware SD Card — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:01:58 +0000

Joss has mentioned the possibility of more Dr. Horrible…

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/25/dr-horrible-sequel-has-been-planned-dvd-contest-announced/

C’mon, Jonathan. Get some JoCo/JoWe colab goin’.

By: Dwight Wannabe

Dwight Wannabe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:58:31 +0000

I had serious “Skullcrusher Mountain” synapse whiplash as I watched Dr. Horrible.

Great little web gem, but it would have been even better if Jonathan had been tapped for a couple songs.

By: Martha Garvey

Martha Garvey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:22:30 +0000

Yeah, they’re addictive.

But so is the idea of NPH in a Jonathan Coulton musical. Please, God I do not believe in, make it so.

By: Jason C. Brand

Jason C. Brand — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21:19 +0000

OMG… I love Dr. Horrible (had watched it from the 15th) and the songs are now stuck in my head… mostly Brand New Day and On The Rise. I also really enjoyed Soon I Will Be Invincible. And yes, both of them reminded me of both Skullcrusher Mountain.

By: Self-Aware SD Card

Self-Aware SD Card — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:05 +0000

I am convinced that the central theme and some portion of the song lyrics were JoCo-inspired.

Sample:
“And Penny will see the evil me,
not a joke, not a dork, not a failure.
And she may cry, but her tears will dry
when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Australia.”

Woah, a complete “The Future Soon”/”Skullcrusher” vibe.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:25:23 +0000

I cannot believe my eyes, how the world’s filled with filth and lies. And it’s plain to seeee, evil inside of me is on the rise.

Dr. Horrible is my hero. Er…villain. Whatever.

Keep your head up, Billy buddy.

By: Elie

Elie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:47:38 +0000

Met Austin Grossman last year at Comic Con. He was in a couple of panels and then at his publishers booth. I found him to be one of the most fascinating people I talked with at the whole con. After all the time I spent listening to him talk, I just HAD to get his book. I was not disappointed. I loved it so much, I got the Audible version. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Recommended to EVERYONE!

By: Laura Madison

Laura Madison — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:48:45 +0000

Yeah–>i did hear bout it and checked ti—good stuff! My best friend loves it!!!

By: kevin t.

kevin t. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:50:17 +0000

Jonathan-
Amazingly, when i watched Dr. Horrible, I hadn’t even THOUGHT about you in a year or so (no offense – it’s been a busy year!), and I immediately was reminded of your music and sense of humor, and was almost certain that you MUST have written the songs. I said to my wife – “I’m telling you that had to be the guy that wrote that ‘did I say overlords? – i meant protectors’ song… and that skull crusher song”

I’m still a little shocked that it wasn’t you, to be honest…
Anyway, thanks to Joss Whedon, I’m a fan of your music again, and glad you’ve still got stuff up on Emusic

By: Jim Leesch

Jim Leesch — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:01:30 +0000

Wow. Just when you couldn’t get any cooler. It’s like this blog post was ripped right out of my conversation with friends Friday night. “Hey, you’ve got to go see this Dr. Horrible Sinalong Blog, and oh, by the way, have you read ‘Soon I will be Invincible?’”
My hero.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:59:54 +0000

Ditto for what HopefulNebula said… my boyfriend just showed me Dr. Horrible this morning and my first thought (well, after “Oh oh! Nathan Fillion, yay! DAMN Fox for cancelling Firefly”) was “Hey, I wonder if Jonathan Coulton knows about this!?” Apparently so

By: Cambiata

Cambiata — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:18:34 +0000

Act I : Skullcrusher Mountain
Act II: The Future Soon
Act III: I Crush Everything

By: Cambiata

Cambiata — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:32:14 +0000

Act III: Wow.

By: Javier

Javier — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:16:21 +0000

I just watched Act III. Great!!!!

I want morrrre!!!!!!!!!!!!! >-(

By: Bob L

Bob L — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:38:41 +0000

Soon I will be Invincible is an awesome book. I’ve been forcing copies on un suspecting friends

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:41:02 +0000

I watched these and immediately came here, KNOWING there would be a thread of some sort.

I could not stop thinking about the parallels through the whole thing. It’s nice not to be alone.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:00:12 +0000

Wow, this is so very awesome! And I couldn’t agree more with the whole “JoCo * Whedon” thing.

“All the birds are singing that you’re gonna die.”

Sheer brilliance.

By: ChrisB in SEA

ChrisB in SEA — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:48:56 +0000

It’s funny how, when I watched the first episode, I could only think of “Skullcrusher Mountain” and during the second I thought that the show would fit quite nicely into the “Soon I Will Be Invincible” universe… and then I come here.

Timing!

By: Wilson

Wilson — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:03:28 +0000

Sadly, Dr. Horrible doesn’t have a low-bandwidth version. I only have low-bandwidth at home (not dialup, but slow DSL) and the thing doesn’t buffer properly and is all jittery. I’m able to watch the current ones at work, but because Act III will only be up for 2 days (what’s up with that??), I won’t be able to watch it.

Thanks, Josh.

By: Demetrius

Demetrius — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:03:35 +0000

“JoCo * Whedon is the intersection of awesome and win.”

Winsome”

By: Demetrius

Demetrius — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:01:46 +0000

It’s good to know that TMBG’s Mr. Horrible finally finished graduate school.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:30 +0000

It’s an exciting thing for me when one of my favorite musicians posts about something by my favorite writer/show-creator. JoCo * Whedon is the intersection of awesome and win.

By: Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:38:49 +0000

The world needs more evil overlord love songs. After all, bowser complexes (as I call them) are so common amongst those both evil and overlording.

By: Austin Grossman

Austin Grossman — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:32:26 +0000

JoCo – thanks for the mention! “Respect the dome” = my new motto.

Dan – I was hoping for that too. Kind of still am.

By: HopefulNebula

HopefulNebula — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:40:31 +0000

Heh. I just got linked to DHSAB, got reminded of you, and came here to be sure you knew about it. I guess so.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:21:42 +0000

*was just dropping by so she could link some folks who’re gushing over Dr. Horrible to Skullcrusher Mountain*

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:31:35 +0000

I spent most of the novel hoping Dr. Impossible would win.

By: twinschick1

twinschick1 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:20:59 +0000

Love it! I agree with MitchO, NPH is brilliant in this. Thanks for sharing this!

I just added Grossman’s book to my holds list at the library the other day. Just waiting for it to come in…

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:18:40 +0000

That was so awesome. Can’t wait for Act III!

By: Marcy

Marcy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:05:31 +0000

Thanks, JoCo, this is really cool!

By: mymatedave

mymatedave — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:42:26 +0000

Just read Grossman’s book and Dr horrible. He’s got a Phd in horribleness you know, both very cool.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:28:06 +0000

“The Hammer is my penis.”

By: jadelennox

jadelennox — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:20:23 +0000

Hee. When I watched the first episode of doctor horrible the first thing I posted in my blog was a link to "The Future Soon" and a comment that Dr. Horrible's song sounded familiar.

By: MitchO

MitchO — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:07:33 +0000

I probably would have suggested NPH to star in JoCo: The Musical even before this, but now it’s a necessity! The little twitches and smarky looks he gives Dr. Horrible is nothing short of brilliant.

By: Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:37:07 +0000

Austin was a guest on The Sound of Young America, and he was great:
http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/09/podcast-austin-grossman.html

By: Jer

Jer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:30:04 +0000

I’ve seen some links in my time (younguns) but the Dr. Horrible thing is a Good Link ™. Brief but extremely satisfying, like a piece of Dove dark chocolate. Time to disseminate.