Geeks, gays, and lotsa folks in between got a real kick in the pants over the weekend when Buffy and Firefly creator Joss Whedon revealed on his fansite that he is in production on a three-part web musical starring none other than out actor Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion. Joss can explain it better than I can:

So.....

The bag is catless.

During the strike I started writing a musical intended as a limited internet series, 3 episodes of approximately 10 minutes each. Writing with me was my brother Jed, his fiancee Maurissa, and my other brother Zack. To my shock and surprise, we finished it. To my greater shock and surprise, we managed (with the help of many people I'll be praising at length soon) to drag it into preproduction (yes, just as DOLLHOUSE was given a start date two months away and all my comics were due.) And today, after a grueling week of writing everything ever while trying to be a producer, I got to start shooting. A musical.

This much I will say: It's the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he's too shy to talk to. And I'm having the time of my life.

"DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG"

Neil Patrick Harris.....as Dr. Horrible

Nathan Fillion..........as Captain Hammer

Felicia Day.............as Penny

And a cast of Dozens!

Coming soon.

I know plenty of gay Buffy fans whose favorite episode was "Once More With Feeling", the legendary all-singing, all-dancing ep. Likewise, NPH is going strong these days, and who isn't itching to see Nathan Fillion sing and dance, possibly even in tights?