OK, I promise. This will (almost probably) be the last mention I make of Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog until next week. It’s just that stuff keeps happening and I’m so excited about it. Plus, we want to get the word out so that more and more people know. But, honestly, I do have other Whedony stuff to talk about. Really, I do.
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I know I keep going on and on about Dr. Horrible, but I’m just so excited about a new Whedon project and Dollhouse is still in the future. First of all, here’s a link to the official myspace. But more importantly, the dates are here!!!! I’m so amazingly thrilled about this, I can’t stand it.  The first part will air on Tuesday, July 15, the second part on Thursday, July 17, and the third part on Saturday, July 19.  All three parts will remain up until Sunday, July 20.  All to be viewed free!   After that, Dr. Horrible will be available for download. 

In honor of the dates being revealed, I’m going to repost some of what Joss had to say over at Whedonesque.
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Fan Community

I’ve been thinking a lot about fan communities lately. I am trying to build FanaticSpace into thriving fan community after all. To do that I need to know… what is a fan community?

Let’s take a look at a few different ways fans can come together to form a community online.

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With all the time that Dragon Con sucked up in the last month or so I almost forgot about Guild Wars. More specifically, I almost forgot about Guild Wars: Eye of the North. It’s the first expansion as well as the last product to be released for Guild Wars. After this we’ll have to wait for Guild Wars 2.

To be perfectly honest, I was leaning towards skipping this one. Nothing I’d heard about the game before the release made me want to buy it. The game itself was never what had my interest. What I’m hoping for is the resolution to one little dead end quest. I want to find out more about one very minor character from the very beginning of the very first game.

I want to know what happened to Gwen.

After seeing that video I think I’m gonna have to buy it. That seems to be proof that Gwen will finally make her return. There are other clues, Just look at how ArenaNet abbreviates the game title.

• Full title.

  Guild Wars: Eye of the North.

• Obvious abbreviation.

  GW:EotN.

• Abbreviation used by ArenaNet.

  GW:EN.

That alone sparked a handful of threads on Guild Wars forums. It’s really no surprise either. Gwen has been one of the more beloved characters since beta testing. Well, beloved to some. There are players who are downright sick of Gwen. I can’t really blame them either.

There have been a few hoaxes involving the possible location of this character. Stories about how to find her. Stories about how she would return some day. Will she be a Hero? Will she be a villain? Is she still alive at all or is she in the Underworld? There are so many questions surrounding her. I’m not surprised that some players are sick and tired of all the speculation.

You have to hand it to Anet though. They recognized the mystery. They fanned the flames bit by bit with clues. They held back on giving any real answers. They’ve managed to take an ordinary NPC and make her a legendary figure in the story of Tyria.

JJ Abrams is playing mind games with his fans again. Setting up web sites to argue back and forth over some crappy Lovecraft prophecy ripoff. Yes, more flash puzzles, faked site hacks and confusing videos abound. Swirling around in this mess is a new movie, known only at this time as Cloverfield.

Here’s the mysterious(spooky music) movie trailer.

Lots of flash, things go boom, no information. Yep, that’s a JJ Abrams movie all right. Just listen to sound around 1:11. Sounds a lot like the monster from Lost to me. That’s my prediction. Cloverfield is Lost - The Movie. Near the end it says “In Theaters 1-18-08″. When is Lost supposed to end? 2010 isn’t it? What would be a great way to build interest in the last couple of seasons of a show that will probably have been on 2 years too long by then? That’s right, a movie.

Ethan Haas, Van Mantra and whatever other name that pops up will probably be anagrams. Just like Ethan Rom and many other names found in Lost.

I just hope Locke is in it. As long as John Locke survives, screw the rest of ‘em.

What do you think? Is JJ Abrams in a rut or what?

Here’s a quiz I took not too long ago. It’s been around for a while I think.

You scored as Monk. You are a Monk: You are an essential piece of any team, keeping the party alive and well-protected. You are always the first target for enemies, so be careful! Monk 55% Necromancer 40% Warrior 35% Elementalist 35% Mesmer 35% Ranger 25% Which Guild Wars Profession Are You? created with QuizFarm.com

 I find it very funny that I scored 55% as a monk. If you’re familiar with Guild Wars you’ll know why.