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The series was released for free until July 20, 2008. After that time it was placed on iTunes for purchase (USA, Canada and UK only) and for free with ads on Hulu.com (United States only) with the revenue from both going to pay the cast and crew. Overwhelming response crashed the servers, and vigorous international response prompted the team to make the videos viewable internationally. A DVD was released in [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M5UDGS December, 2008].
There's an [https://web.archive.org/web/20110704072355/http://drhorrible.com/ an official site] with liner notes for the various songs, merchandise links, and other goodies. There are also several [[Prequel]] comics: three half-length ones on the Dark Horse [[Myspace]] page for [http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=12&storynum=2 Captain Hammer], [http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=17&storynum=1 Moist] and [http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=23&storynum=1 Penny], a full-length print [http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-655/Dr-Horrible-one-shot one-shot for Dr. Horrible himself], and a 3/4 length comic featuring the ELE and Johnny Snow that's exclusive to the trade paperback collecting all the previous comics, all written by Zack Whedon.
There is also an [http://doctorhorrible.net/ official fansite]. And a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210713200311/http://www.horribleturn.com/ fanmade prequel], ''[[Horrible Turn]]'', that has been recognised by Joss as "[[Perfectly Cromulent Word|itsy kitschy glitzy]]." Whether that is to be taken as a compliment remains to be seen. Also on the fan front is Doctor Octoroc's [http://www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible.php 8-bit version of the musical.]
Rumors swirled about a [[Sequel]] for some time before being officially confirmed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726084558/http://www.whedonopolis.com/article.php?story=20100403171418153 whedonopolis]. It is currently in the process of being written. Little else is known.
The series won the 2009 People's Choice Award for "Favorite Online Sensation" as well as several 2009 [http://www.streamys.org Streamy Awards] for:
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It also won the 2009 Emmy for ''"[[Overly Narrow Superlative|Outstanding Special Class Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program]]"'', making it potentially the ''first'' show to have won an Emmy without having ever been aired on television. Possibly a unique honor; definitely exceptional. It also picked up the 2009 [[Hugo Award]] in the more conventional "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form" category.
The DVD commentary takes two
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'''<big>From this point forward there are unmarked spoilers. Read ''after'' seeing the 'sodes. The trope references won't make much sense until you do, anyway.</big>'''
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* [[Living Legend]]: Captain Hammer, Bad Horse, and the Evil League of Evil are all incredibly well known. By the end of Act III, so is Dr. Horrible.
* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: The Doctor converting his Stun Ray into a [[Death Ray]] in Act III. Also at the end of Act III, the Doctor changes the color scheme of his [[Mad Scientist]] getup.
* [[Lonely
* [[Lonely Piano Piece]]: Penny's theme and song, as well as the beginning of "Everything You Ever". Doubles as a [[Simple Score of Sadness]].
* [[Loose Lips]]: Dr. Horrible has a blog, which he uses to talk to his fans about various things he's done and is planning to do. This backfires on him when it turns out his viewing audience includes Captain Hammer and the LAPD.
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"The Evil League of Evil is watching so beware / The grade that you receive'll be your last, we swear"
"It's a brand new me / I got no remorse / Now the water's rising / But I know the course / I'm gonna shock the world / Gonna show Bad Horse / It's a brand new day / And Penny will see the evil me / Not a joke, not a dork, not a failure." }}
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* [[Playing the Heart Strings]]: The beginning of [[Tear Jerker|"Everything You Ever"]] with violins, and throughout with the harp strumming.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: Moist is always [[Blessed with Suck|icky wet due to his profuse sweating]], and it's bad enough that when he brings Horrible the mail, the top few pieces are soggy.
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{{quote|'''Groupie number 2:''' "This is his hair."}}
** Hey, that's [[Perverse Sexual Lust|NATHAN FILLION'S HAIR]]!!! What's wrong about...?! Oh...
* [[Twitchy Eye]]: A nervous squint (so pronounced as to resemble a [[Hollywood
** When Dr. Horrible discusses Penny with Moist, expressing his hope that he will soon make "audible connection" with her.
** After Horrible receives Bad Horse's letter and declares that he will go ahead with his heist to steal the Wonderflonium to prove his worth as a villain.
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{{quote|'''Penny:''' ''Here's a story of a girl/Who grew up lost and lonely/Thinking love was fairytale/And trouble was made only for me... Grief replaced with pity/For a city barely coping/Dreams are easy to achieve/If hope is all I'm hoping to be...''}}
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Dr. Horrible at the end.}}
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: The other reason why Dr. Horrible has to commit a murder.
{{quote|'''Bad Horse Chorus''': He saw the operation you tried to pull today/But your humiliation means he still votes "neigh"/And now assassination is just the only way/There will be blood, it might be yours...}}
* [[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame]]: In the ELE comic, Johnny Snow saves the city's water from being poisoned by freezing it entirely. Which ''impresses'' the ELE and causes the media to call him a villain, leaving him to mope miserably that "I'm a '''good''' guy!"
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