Doug Petrie appeared in a web-based film in 2008.
Dr. Horrible 's Sing-Along Blog is a 2008 musical comedy-drama miniseries in three acts , produced exclusively for Internet distribution .. musical. Musical film. comedy-drama. comedy-drama. miniseries. miniseries. acts. act ( drama ). Internet. Internet. Filmed and set in Los Angeles , the show tells the story of Dr. Horrible -LRB- played by Neil Patrick Harris -RRB- , an aspiring supervillain ; Captain Hammer -LRB- Nathan Fillion -RRB- , his nemesis ; and Penny -LRB- Felicia Day -RRB- , their shared love interest .. Neil Patrick Harris. Neil Patrick Harris. Nathan Fillion. Nathan Fillion. Felicia Day. Felicia Day. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. supervillain. supervillain. The movie was written by writer / director Joss Whedon , his brothers Zack Whedon -LRB- a television writer -RRB- and Jed Whedon -LRB- a composer -RRB- , and writer / actress Maurissa Tancharoen .. Joss Whedon. Joss Whedon. Zack Whedon. Zack Whedon. Maurissa Tancharoen. Maurissa Tancharoen. Jed Whedon. Jed Whedon. The team wrote the musical during the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike .. musical. Musical film. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive , yet professionally done , in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike .. Reception has been overwhelmingly positive .. On October 31 , 2008 , Time magazine named it # 15 in Time '' 's Top 50 Inventions of 2008 .. It also won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite Online Sensation '' , and the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Short Form .. In the inaugural 2009 Streamy Awards for web television , Dr. Horrible '' won seven awards  : Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series , Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series , Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series , Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series -LRB- Harris -RRB- , Best Editing , Best Cinematography , and Best Original Music .. Streamy Awards. Streamy Awards. It also won a 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class -- Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs .. Creative Arts Emmy Award. Creative Arts Emmy Award